Margaret Lashley Books in Order
Margaret Lashley has written 33 books, published between 2017 and 2026. The first book is Glad One: Crazy is a Relative Term (2017) and the newest is Almost a Birdbrain Idea (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 33
- Published
- 2017–2026
- Pages on record
- 330 in 1 of 33 books
Margaret Lashley writes cozy mysteries with women sleuths at the centre. The catalogue runs to 33 books published between 2017 and 2026, opening with Glad One: Crazy is a Relative Term and reaching Almost a Birdbrain Idea. The Val Fremden Mysteries and A Val Fremden Humorous Mystery form the longest run, with the Freaky Florida Mystery Adventures, the Doreen Diller Mystery books and Mind's Eye Investigations alongside them. Lashley continues to publish.
How many Margaret Lashley books are there?
Margaret Lashley has 33 books, released between 2017 and 2026. They include 6 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Margaret Lashley Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 33 Margaret Lashley 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.
- 12017–1/4
- 2How To Be Happy When Life Treats You Crappy: 14 Unusual Secrets of the Super Happy2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 32017–1/4
- 42017–1/4
- 52017–1/4
- 62017–1/4
- 72017–1/4
- 82018–1/4
- 92018–1/4
- 102018–1/4
- 112018–1/4
- 122019–1/4
- 132019–1/4
- 142020–1/4
- 152020–1/4
- 162020–1/4
- 172020–1/4
- 182020–1/4
- 192021–1/4
- 202021–1/4
- 212022–1/4
- 222022–1/4
- 2320223301/4
- 242022–1/4
- 252023–1/4
- 262023–1/4
- 272023–1/4
- 282024–1/4
- 292024–1/4
- 302025–1/4
- 312025–1/4
- 322026–1/4
- 332026–1/4
Margaret Lashley 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.
Val Fremden Mysteries in order
11 books- 1. Glad One: Crazy is a Relative Term
- 2. Absolute Zero: Misadventures From A Broad
- 3. Two Crazy: Fickle Finger of Fate
- 4. Three Dumb: Wheelin' & Dealin'
- 5. What Four: Family Fruitcake Frenzy
- 6. Five Oh: Fifty is the New F-Word
- 7. Six Tricks: Doggone Disaster
- 8. Seven Daze: Redneck Rendezvous
- 9. Figure Eight: Yard-Sale Karma
- 10. Cloud Nine: When Pigs Fly
- 11. The Devil Wears Stretch Pants
Freaky Florida Mystery Adventures in order
9 booksDoreen Diller Mystery in order
5 booksA Val Fremden Humorous Mystery in order
3 booksMind's Eye Investigations in order
2 booksInteresting Stories for Curious Minds in order
2 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Margaret Lashley title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Margaret Lashley books in order?
You only need to read Margaret Lashley books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Margaret Lashley
Start with Glad One: Crazy is a Relative Term (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Margaret Lashley book?
Almost a Birdbrain Idea (2026) is the newest Margaret Lashley book released so far.
Is there a new Margaret Lashley book coming?
No next Margaret Lashley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Margaret Lashley at a glance
- Still publishing
- Margaret Lashley published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Margaret Lashley books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 330 pages across the 1 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 330 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Margaret Lashley books, 20 of 33, were published in the 2020s.
What the Margaret Lashley books are about
2 of the 33 Margaret Lashley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Action & adventure 1 of 2 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 2 books
- Cozy mystery 1 of 2 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 1 of 2 books