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Marlene Mitchell Books in Order

Marlene Mitchell has written 14 books, published between 2003 and 2017. The first book is Yard Sale: Everything Must Go (2003) and the newest is The Dead Years (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2003–2017
Pages on record
2,082 in 6 of 14 books
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Marlene Mitchell is the author of the Smoky Mountain Murders series and 14 catalogued books in total. The books run from Yard Sale: Everything Must Go (2003) to The Dead Years (2017). Titles include Return to Ternberry, The Women of Magnolia, Circle of Prey, Seasons of Death and Echoes of Death. Subject tags range across historical, romance, humorous and family life.

How many Marlene Mitchell books are there?

Marlene Mitchell has 14 books, released between 2003 and 2017. 3 of them belong to the Smoky Mountain Murders series.

Marlene Mitchell Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Marlene Mitchell 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 Chester County Boys by Marlene Mitchell (2006)
  2. Cover of The Women of Magnolia by Marlene Mitchell (2007)
  1. 1
    Yard Sale: Everything Must GoGenerations #12003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  2. 2
    Return to Ternberry2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  3. 3
    The Chester County Boys2006 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006252
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  4. 4
    The Women of Magnolia2007 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007432
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  5. 5
    Seasons of DeathSmoky Mountain Murders #12010 · 330 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010330
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  6. 6
    Bent Creek2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  7. 7
    Circle of Prey2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  8. 8
    Silent Voices2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  9. 9
    Echoes of DeathSmoky Mountain Murders #22012 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012368
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  10. 10
    Shadows of DeathSmoky Mountain Murders #32013 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013310
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  11. 11
    Welcome to Wapokenetta: Home of the Squatting Woman2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  12. 12
    Portrait in Gold2015 · 390 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015390
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  13. 13
    Red Alligator Boots2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  14. 14
    The Dead Years2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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Marlene Mitchell 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.

Smoky Mountain Murders in order

3 books
  1. 1. Seasons of Death
  2. 2. Echoes of Death
  3. 3. Shadows of Death

Generations in order

1 book
  1. 1. Yard Sale: Everything Must Go

Standalone books

10 books

10 Marlene Mitchell titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Marlene Mitchell books in order?

You only need to read Marlene Mitchell books in order within the Smoky Mountain Murders series, which holds 3 of the 14 Marlene Mitchell books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Marlene Mitchell

Start with Yard Sale: Everything Must Go (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Marlene Mitchell book?

The Dead Years (2017) is the newest Marlene Mitchell book released so far.

Is there a new Marlene Mitchell book coming?

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

Marlene Mitchell at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Marlene Mitchell title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Marlene Mitchell books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,082 pages across the 6 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 349 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Marlene Mitchell books, 10 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Marlene Mitchell books are about

3 of the 14 Marlene Mitchell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.