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Mariah Fredericks Books in Order

Mariah Fredericks has written 17 books, published between 2003 and 2025. The first book is The True Meaning of Cleavage (2003) and the newest is The Girl in the Green Dress (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2003–2025
Pages on record
3,215 in 12 of 17 books
Reading time
54–80 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,215 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

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Mariah Fredericks writes in two modes. The Jane Prescott mysteries are historical crime set in 1910s New York, while the earlier books, among them The True Meaning of Cleavage (2003), Head Games (2004) and the In the Cards series, are children's and teen fiction about high school, friendship and tarot. Fredericks was born and raised in New York City, studied history at Vassar College, and spent years as head copywriter at the Book-of-the-Month Club. Seventeen catalogued books reach The Girl in the Green Dress in 2025.

How many Mariah Fredericks books are there?

Mariah Fredericks has 17 books, released between 2003 and 2025. They include 2 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Mariah Fredericks Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Mariah Fredericks 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.

  1. Cover of The True Meaning of Cleavage by Mariah Fredericks (2003)
  2. Cover of The Smart Girl's Guide to Tarot (As:Emmi Fredericks) by Mariah Fredericks (2004)
  3. Cover of Fatal Distraction (As: Emmi Fredericks) by Mariah Fredericks (2004)
  4. Cover of Head Games by Mariah Fredericks (2004)
  5. Cover of Crunch Time by Mariah Fredericks (2005)
  6. Cover of Love by Mariah Fredericks, book 1 of the In the Cards series (2006)
  7. Cover of Fame by Mariah Fredericks, book 2 of the In the Cards series (2008)
  8. Cover of Life by Mariah Fredericks, book 3 of the In the Cards series (2008)
  9. Cover of The Girl in the Park by Mariah Fredericks (2012)
  10. Cover of Season of the Witch by Mariah Fredericks (2013)
  11. Cover of Death of a New American by Mariah Fredericks, book 2 of the Jane Prescott series (2019)
  12. Cover of Death of an American Beauty by Mariah Fredericks, book 3 of the Jane Prescott series (2020)
  13. Cover of Death of a Showman by Mariah Fredericks, book 4 of the Jane Prescott series (2021)
  14. Cover of The Lindbergh Nanny by Mariah Fredericks (2022)
  15. Cover of The Wharton Plot by Mariah Fredericks (2024)
  1. 1
    The True Meaning of Cleavage2003 · 211 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003211
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  2. 2
    The Smart Girl's Guide to Tarot (As:Emmi Fredericks)2004 · 231 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004231
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  3. 3
    Fatal Distraction (As: Emmi Fredericks)2004 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004290
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  4. 4
    Head Games2004 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004272
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  5. 5
    Crunch Time2005 · 317 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005317
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  6. 6
    LoveIn the Cards #12006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  7. 7
    FameIn the Cards #22008 · 274 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008274
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  8. 8
    LifeIn the Cards #32008 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008272
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  9. 9
    The Girl in the Park2012 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012217
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  10. 10
    Season of the Witch2013 · 251 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013251
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  11. 11
    A Death of No ImportanceJane Prescott #12018 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018288
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  12. 12
    Death of a New AmericanJane Prescott #22019 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019304
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  13. 13
    Death of an American BeautyJane Prescott #32020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  14. 14
    Death of a ShowmanJane Prescott #42021 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021288
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  15. 15
    The Lindbergh Nanny2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  16. 16
    The Wharton Plot2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  17. 17
    The Girl in the Green Dress2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Mariah Fredericks 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.

Jane Prescott in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Death of No Importance
  2. 2. Death of a New American
  3. 3. Death of an American Beauty
  4. 4. Death of a Showman

In the Cards in order

3 books
  1. 1. Love
  2. 2. Fame
  3. 3. Life

Standalone books

10 books

10 Mariah Fredericks titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Mariah Fredericks books in order?

You only need to read Mariah Fredericks books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Mariah Fredericks

Start with The True Meaning of Cleavage (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mariah Fredericks book?

The Girl in the Green Dress (2025) is the newest Mariah Fredericks book released so far.

Is there a new Mariah Fredericks book coming?

No next Mariah Fredericks book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Mariah Fredericks at a glance

Still publishing
Mariah Fredericks published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Mariah Fredericks books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,215 pages across the 12 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 273 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mariah Fredericks books, 8 of 17, were published in the 2000s.

What the Mariah Fredericks books are about

15 of the 17 Mariah Fredericks books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: schools is tagged on 8 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.