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Mary Daheim Books in Order

Mary Daheim has written 68 books, published between 1983 and 2020. The first book is The Royal Mile / Love's Pirate (1983) and the newest is Lady MacDeath (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
68
Published
1983–2020
Confirmed
68 of 68 titles
Pages on record
17,356 in 56 of 68 books
Reading time
289–434 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 17,356 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 56 of 68 titles with a page count on record.

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Two mystery series carry most of Mary Daheim's catalogue: the Bed-and-Breakfast books around Judith McMonigle Flynn, and the Emma Lord novels about a newspaper publisher in Washington state. Eighty-four titles are catalogued between The Royal Mile (1983) and Lady MacDeath in 2020, with historical romances among the early work. The 1990s were the densest decade.

How many Mary Daheim books are there?

Mary Daheim has 68 books, released between 1983 and 2020. They include 3 separate series.

Mary Daheim Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 68 Mary Daheim 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 Destiny's Pawn by Mary Daheim, book 1 of the Mary Daheim Standalone Novels series (1984)
  2. Cover of Pride's Captive / Reunion by Mary Daheim, book 2 of the Mary Daheim Standalone Novels series (1986)
  3. Cover of Gosford's Daughter / Passion's Triumph by Mary Daheim, book 2 of the Frasers series (1988)
  4. Cover of Just Desserts by Mary Daheim, book 1 of the Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries series (1991)
  5. Cover of Fowl Prey by Mary Daheim, book 2 of the Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries series (1991)
  6. Cover of Holy Terrors by Mary Daheim, book 3 of the Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries series (1992)
  7. Cover of Gypsy Baron by Mary Daheim, book 5 of the Mary Daheim Standalone Novels series (1992)
  8. Cover of The Alpine Christmas by Mary Daheim, book 3 of the Emma Lord series (1993)
  9. Cover of Dune to Death by Mary Daheim, book 4 of the Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries series (1993)
  10. Cover of Bantam of the Opera by Mary Daheim, book 5 of the Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries series (1993)
  11. Cover of The Alpine Decoy by Mary Daheim, book 4 of the Emma Lord series (1994)
  12. Cover of A Fit of Tempera by Mary Daheim, book 6 of the Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries series (1994)
  13. Cover of The Alpine Escape by Mary Daheim, book 5 of the Emma Lord series (1995)
  14. Cover of The Alpine Fury by Mary Daheim, book 6 of the Emma Lord series (1995)
  15. Cover of Major Vices by Mary Daheim, book 7 of the Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries series (1995)
  16. Cover of Murder, My Suite by Mary Daheim, book 8 of the Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries series (1995)
  17. Cover of The Alpine Gamble by Mary Daheim, book 7 of the Emma Lord series (1996)
  18. Cover of The Alpine Hero by Mary Daheim, book 8 of the Emma Lord series (1996)
  19. Cover of Auntie Mayhem by Mary Daheim, book 9 of the Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries series (1996)
  20. Cover of Nutty as a Fruitcake by Mary Daheim, book 10 of the Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries series (1996)
  21. Cover of The Alpine Icon by Mary Daheim, book 9 of the Emma Lord series (1997)
  22. Cover of September Mourn by Mary Daheim, book 11 of the Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries series (1997)
  23. Cover of The Alpine Journey by Mary Daheim, book 10 of the Emma Lord series (1998)
  24. Cover of Wed and Buried by Mary Daheim, book 12 of the Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries series (1998)
  1. 1
    The Royal Mile / Love's PirateFrasers #11983 · 427 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983427
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  2. 2
    Destiny's PawnMary Daheim Standalone Novels #11984 · 424 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984424
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  3. 3
    Pride's Captive / ReunionMary Daheim Standalone Novels #21986 · 362 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986362
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  4. 4
    Gosford's Daughter / Passion's TriumphFrasers #21988 · 366 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988366
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  5. 5
    King's RansomMary Daheim Standalone Novels #31990 · 299 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990299
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  6. 6
    Just DessertsBed-and-Breakfast Mysteries #11991 · 220 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991220
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  7. 7
    Fowl PreyBed-and-Breakfast Mysteries #21991 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991272
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  8. 8
    Improbable EdenMary Daheim Standalone Novels #41991 · 301 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991301
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  9. 9
    The Alpine AdvocateEmma Lord #11992 · 233 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992233
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  10. 10
    Holy TerrorsBed-and-Breakfast Mysteries #31992 · 246 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992246
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  11. 11
    Gypsy BaronMary Daheim Standalone Novels #51992 · confirmed 3/4
    1992–
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  12. 12
    The Alpine BetrayalEmma Lord #21993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993–
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  13. 13
    The Alpine ChristmasEmma Lord #31993 · 266 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993266
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  14. 14
    Dune to DeathBed-and-Breakfast Mysteries #41993 · 232 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993232
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  15. 15
    Bantam of the OperaBed-and-Breakfast Mysteries #51993 · 252 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993252
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  16. 16
    The Alpine DecoyEmma Lord #41994 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994251
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  17. 17
    A Fit of TemperaBed-and-Breakfast Mysteries #61994 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994256
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  18. 18
    The Alpine EscapeEmma Lord #51995 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995288
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  19. 19
    The Alpine FuryEmma Lord #61995 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995312
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  20. 20
    Major VicesBed-and-Breakfast Mysteries #71995 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995256
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  21. 21
    Murder, My SuiteBed-and-Breakfast Mysteries #81995 · 261 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995261
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  22. 22
    The Alpine GambleEmma Lord #71996 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996304
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  23. 23
    The Alpine HeroEmma Lord #81996 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996320
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  24. 24
    Auntie MayhemBed-and-Breakfast Mysteries #91996 · 268 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996268
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  25. 25
    Nutty as a FruitcakeBed-and-Breakfast Mysteries #101996 · 266 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996266
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  26. 26
    The Alpine IconEmma Lord #91997 · 330 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997330
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  27. 27
    September MournBed-and-Breakfast Mysteries #111997 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997320
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  28. 28
    The Alpine JourneyEmma Lord #101998 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998320
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  29. 29
    The Alpine KindredEmma Lord #111998 · 309 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998309
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  30. 30
    Wed and BuriedBed-and-Breakfast Mysteries #121998 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998304
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Mary Daheim series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Mary Daheim 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.

Bed-and-Breakfast Mysteries in order

32 books
  1. 1. Just Desserts
  2. 2. Fowl Prey
  3. 3. Holy Terrors
  4. 4. Dune to Death
  5. 5. Bantam of the Opera
  6. 6. A Fit of Tempera
  7. 7. Major Vices
  8. 8. Murder, My Suite
  9. 9. Auntie Mayhem
  10. 10. Nutty as a Fruitcake
  11. 11. September Mourn
  12. 12. Wed and Buried
  13. and 20 more in the table above

Mary Daheim Standalone Novels

5 books

5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Frasers in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Royal Mile / Love's Pirate
  2. 2. Gosford's Daughter / Passion's Triumph

Love At Stake in order

1 book
  1. 12. A Very Vampy Christmas

Do you have to read Mary Daheim books in order?

You only need to read Mary Daheim books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Mary Daheim

Start with the first book of the Mary Daheim series you want to read: Emma Lord starts with The Alpine Advocate (1992) and Bed-And-Breakfast starts with Just Desserts (1991). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Royal Mile / Love's Pirate (1983).

What is the newest Mary Daheim book?

Lady MacDeath (2020) is the newest Mary Daheim book released so far.

Is there a new Mary Daheim book coming?

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

Mary Daheim at a glance

Died
Mary Daheim died in 2022, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Mary Daheim on record dates from 2020.
Release pace
Mary Daheim books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
17,356 pages across the 56 of 68 books with a recorded length, a median of 310 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mary Daheim books, 29 of 68, were published in the 1990s.

What the Mary Daheim books are about

65 of the 68 Mary Daheim 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 26 of 65. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.