Livia J. Washburn Books in Order
Livia J. Washburn has written 57 books, published between 1983 and 2024. The first book is The Emerald Land (1983) and the newest is Tourist Trap (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 57
- Published
- 1983–2024
- Pages on record
- 5,601 in 23 of 57 books
Livia J. Washburn writes mysteries and westerns, with 57 books in the catalogue from The Emerald Land (1983) to Tourist Trap (2024). Some titles appeared under other names: Ghost River (1990) and Red River Ruse (1991) as L.J. Washburn, Crusade: Lyron's Lament (1995) as Livia Reasoner with James Reasoner, and Rivers of Gold (1995) as J.L. Reasoner. Washburn series include Fresh-Baked Mysteries, Lucas Hallam, Delilah Dickinson, Kingfisher P.I., Evans Novel of the West, Palmetto, Tongue-Tied Witch and Our Town. Subjects include baking, murder, women sleuths, Texas, South Carolina and Phyllis Newsom.
How many Livia J. Washburn books are there?
Livia J. Washburn has 57 books, released between 1983 and 2024. They include 8 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.
Livia J. Washburn Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 57 Livia J. Washburn books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Emerald Land1983 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/419833432/4
- 219871752/4
- 31987–2/4
- 41989–2/4
- 5Ghost River (As: L.J. Washburn)1990 · confirmed 2/41990–2/4
- 61990–2/4
- 7Red River Ruse (As: L.J. Washburn)1991 · 179 pages · confirmed 2/419911792/4
- 8Rivers of Gold (As: J.L. Reasoner)1995 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4199512/4
- 9Crusade: Lyron's Lament (As: Livia Reasoner, With: James Reasoner)1995 · confirmed 2/41995–2/4
- 10199812/4
- 1119981962/4
- 12Yesterday's Flame2000 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/420002902/4
- 13Tie a Black Ribbon2000 · 214 pages · confirmed 2/420002142/4
- 1420054002/4
- 1520062642/4
- 1620063512/4
- 1720072722/4
- 182008–2/4
- 192008–2/4
- 202009–2/4
- 212009–2/4
- 22The Vampire Affair (As: Livia Reasoner)2009 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/420092822/4
- 232010–2/4
- 2420102642/4
- 2520111602/4
- 262011–2/4
- 272011–2/4
- 282011–2/4
- 29Twice As Deadly2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 3020122522/4
- 3120122332/4
- 322012–2/4
- 332012–2/4
- 342013–2/4
- 352014–2/4
- 362014–2/4
- 3720142902/4
- 38A Wild West Christmas2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 392015–2/4
- 402015–2/4
- 4120153042/4
- 422016–2/4
- 432016–2/4
- 442016–2/4
- 452016–2/4
- 4620172782/4
- 4720182922/4
- 4820183162/4
- 49Bandera Pass (As: L.J. Washburn)2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 5020182442/4
- 512020–2/4
- 522020–2/4
- 532020–2/4
- 542021–2/4
- 552023–2/4
- 562024–2/4
- 572024–2/4
Livia J. Washburn books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Fresh-Baked Mysteries in order
16 books- 1. A Peach of a Murder
- 2. Murder by the Slice
- 3. The Christmas Cookie Killer
- 4. Killer Crab Cakes
- 5. The Pumpkin Muffin Murder
- 6. The Gingerbread Bump-Off
- 7. Wedding Cake Killer
- 8. The Fatal Funnel Cake
- 9. Trick or Deadly Treat
- 10. The Candy Cane Cupcake Killer
- 11. Baker's Deadly Dozen
- 12. Black and Blueberry Die
- and 4 more in the table above
Livia J. Washburn Short Stories/Novellas
8 books8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lucas Hallam in order
4 books- 1. Wild Night
- 2. Dead-Stick
- 3. Dog Heavies
- 4. Hallam
Delilah Dickinson in order
4 booksKingfisher P.I. in order
3 booksWind River in order
3 books- 7. Ransom Valley
- 8. Outlaw Blood
- 9. Six-Gun Law
Evans Novel of the West in order
2 booksPalmetto in order
2 books- 1. Call to Arms
- 2. War Drums
Tongue-Tied Witch in order
2 booksOur Town in order
1 bookHaunting Hearts in order
1 bookStandalone books
11 books11 Livia J. Washburn titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Livia J. Washburn books in order?
You only need to read Livia J. Washburn books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Livia J. Washburn
Start with The Emerald Land (1983), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Livia J. Washburn book?
Tourist Trap (2024) is the newest Livia J. Washburn book released so far.
Is there a new Livia J. Washburn book coming?
No next Livia J. Washburn book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Livia J. Washburn at a glance
- Still publishing
- Livia J. Washburn published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Livia J. Washburn books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,601 pages across the 23 of 57 books with a recorded length, a median of 264 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Livia J. Washburn books, 28 of 57, were published in the 2010s.
What the Livia J. Washburn books are about
29 of the 57 Livia J. Washburn books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 12 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 12 of 29 books
- Baking 8 of 29 books
- Crime 8 of 29 books
- Investigation 8 of 29 books
- Murder 8 of 29 books
- Texas 6 of 29 books
- Phyllis Newsom (Fictitious character) 5 of 29 books
- History 4 of 29 books
- Westerns 4 of 29 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 29 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 3 of 29 books
- Crimes against 2 of 29 books