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Mary Jane Maffini Books in Order

Mary Jane Maffini has written 26 books, published between 1999 and 2022. The first book is Menopause Is Murder (1999) and the newest is You Light Up My Death (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
1999–2022
Pages on record
5,770 in 21 of 26 books
Reading time
96–144 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,770 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

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Mary Jane Maffini is a Canadian mystery writer, credited with three mystery series and 12 novels. Short stories by Maffini have appeared in Chatelaine, Storyteller and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and in the Ladies Killing Circle and RendezVous Crime anthologies, and two of those stories won Arthur Ellis Awards. The catalogue records 26 books from Menopause Is Murder (1999) to You Light Up My Death (2022). Series include Camilla MacPhee Mystery, Charlotte Adams Mystery, Fiona Silk Mystery and the Book Collector Mystery Series, published as Victoria Abbott. Subjects include women sleuths, women lawyers and book collectors.

How many Mary Jane Maffini books are there?

Mary Jane Maffini has 26 books, released between 1999 and 2022. They include 6 separate series.

Mary Jane Maffini Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Mary Jane Maffini 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 Menopause Is Murder by Mary Jane Maffini, book 1 of the Ladies' Killing Circle series (1999)
  2. Cover of Speak Ill of the Dead by Mary Jane Maffini, book 1 of the Camilla MacPhee Mystery series (1999)
  3. Cover of Fit to Die by Mary Jane Maffini, book 2 of the Ladies' Killing Circle series (2001)
  4. Cover of The Icing on the Corpse by Mary Jane Maffini, book 2 of the Camilla MacPhee Mystery series (2001)
  5. Cover of Little Boy Blues by Mary Jane Maffini, book 3 of the Camilla MacPhee Mystery series (2002)
  6. Cover of Lament For A Lounge Lizard by Mary Jane Maffini, book 1 of the Fiona Silk Mystery series (2003)
  7. Cover of Bone Dance by Mary Jane Maffini, book 3 of the Ladies' Killing Circle series (2003)
  8. Cover of The Devil's in the Details by Mary Jane Maffini, book 4 of the Camilla MacPhee Mystery series (2004)
  9. Cover of The Dead Don't Get Out Much by Mary Jane Maffini, book 5 of the Camilla MacPhee Mystery series (2005)
  10. Cover of Organize Your Corpses by Mary Jane Maffini, book 1 of the Charlotte Adams Mystery series (2007)
  11. Cover of Too Hot to Handle by Mary Jane Maffini, book 2 of the Fiona Silk Mystery series (2007)
  12. Cover of The Cluttered Corpse by Mary Jane Maffini, book 2 of the Charlotte Adams Mystery series (2008)
  13. Cover of Death Loves a Messy Desk by Mary Jane Maffini, book 3 of the Charlotte Adams Mystery series (2009)
  14. Cover of Law & Disorder by Mary Jane Maffini, book 6 of the Camilla MacPhee Mystery series (2009)
  15. Cover of The Busy Woman's Guide to Murder by Mary Jane Maffini, book 5 of the Charlotte Adams Mystery series (2011)
  16. Cover of The Christie Curse by Mary Jane Maffini, book 1 of the Book Collector Mystery Series as Victoria Abbott series
  17. Cover of The Sayers Swindle by Mary Jane Maffini, book 2 of the Book Collector Mystery Series as Victoria Abbott series
  18. Cover of The Wolfe Widow by Mary Jane Maffini, book 3 of the Book Collector Mystery Series as Victoria Abbott series (2014)
  19. Cover of The Marsh Madness by Mary Jane Maffini, book 4 of the Book Collector Mystery Series as Victoria Abbott series (2015)
  20. Cover of The Perfect Jack-O'-Lantern (Short Story) by Mary Jane Maffini (2017)
  1. 1
    Menopause Is MurderLadies' Killing Circle #11999 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999190
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  2. 2
    Speak Ill of the DeadCamilla MacPhee Mystery #11999 · 299 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999299
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  3. 3
    Fit to DieLadies' Killing Circle #22001 · 261 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001261
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  4. 4
    The Icing on the CorpseCamilla MacPhee Mystery #22001 · 331 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001331
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  5. 5
    Little Boy BluesCamilla MacPhee Mystery #32002 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002338
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  6. 6
    Lament For A Lounge LizardFiona Silk Mystery #12003 · 271 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003271
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  7. 7
    Bone DanceLadies' Killing Circle #32003 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003272
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  8. 8
    The Devil's in the DetailsCamilla MacPhee Mystery #42004 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004314
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  9. 9
    The Dead Don't Get Out MuchCamilla MacPhee Mystery #52005 · 335 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005335
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  10. 10
    Organize Your CorpsesCharlotte Adams Mystery #12007 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007276
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  11. 11
    Too Hot to HandleFiona Silk Mystery #22007 · 283 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007283
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  12. 12
    The Cluttered CorpseCharlotte Adams Mystery #22008 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008288
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  13. 13
    Death Loves a Messy DeskCharlotte Adams Mystery #32009 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009296
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  14. 14
    Law & DisorderCamilla MacPhee Mystery #62009 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009298
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  15. 15
    So Much in CommonMary Jane Maffini Short Stories/Novellas #12010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  16. 16
    Closet ConfidentialCharlotte Adams Mystery #42010 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010290
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  17. 17
    The Busy Woman's Guide to MurderCharlotte Adams Mystery #52011 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011294
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  18. 18
    The Christie CurseBook Collector Mystery Series as Victoria Abbott #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  19. 19
    The Sayers SwindleBook Collector Mystery Series as Victoria Abbott #22013 · 383 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013383
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  20. 20
    The Wolfe WidowBook Collector Mystery Series as Victoria Abbott #32014 · 399 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014399
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  21. 21
    The Marsh MadnessBook Collector Mystery Series as Victoria Abbott #42015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  22. 22
    The Hammett HexBook Collector Mystery Series as Victoria Abbott #52016 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016304
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  23. 23
    What I Want to Be (Short Story)Victoria Abbott Picture Books as Victoria Abbott #12017 · 24 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201724
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  24. 24
    The Perfect Jack-O'-Lantern (Short Story)Victoria Abbott Picture Books as Victoria Abbott #22017 · 24 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201724
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  25. 25
    Death Plans a Perfect TripCharlotte Adams Mystery #62022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  26. 26
    You Light Up My DeathCamilla MacPhee Mystery #72022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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Mary Jane Maffini 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.

Camilla MacPhee Mystery in order

7 books
  1. 1. Speak Ill of the Dead
  2. 2. The Icing on the Corpse
  3. 3. Little Boy Blues
  4. 4. The Devil's in the Details
  5. 5. The Dead Don't Get Out Much
  6. 6. Law & Disorder
  7. 7. You Light Up My Death

Charlotte Adams Mystery in order

6 books
  1. 1. Organize Your Corpses
  2. 2. The Cluttered Corpse
  3. 3. Death Loves a Messy Desk
  4. 4. Closet Confidential
  5. 5. The Busy Woman's Guide to Murder
  6. 6. Death Plans a Perfect Trip

Book Collector Mystery Series as Victoria Abbott in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Christie Curse
  2. 2. The Sayers Swindle
  3. 3. The Wolfe Widow
  4. 4. The Marsh Madness
  5. 5. The Hammett Hex

Ladies' Killing Circle in order

3 books
  1. 1. Menopause Is Murder
  2. 2. Fit to Die
  3. 3. Bone Dance

Fiona Silk Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. Lament For A Lounge Lizard
  2. 2. Too Hot to Handle

Victoria Abbott Picture Books as Victoria Abbott in order

2 books
  1. 1. What I Want to Be (Short Story)
  2. 2. The Perfect Jack-O'-Lantern (Short Story)

Mary Jane Maffini Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Mary Jane Maffini books in order?

You only need to read Mary Jane Maffini 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 Mary Jane Maffini

Start with Menopause Is Murder (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mary Jane Maffini book?

You Light Up My Death (2022) is the newest Mary Jane Maffini book released so far.

Is there a new Mary Jane Maffini book coming?

No next Mary Jane Maffini 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 Jane Maffini at a glance

Paused
No new Mary Jane Maffini title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Mary Jane Maffini books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,770 pages across the 21 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 294 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mary Jane Maffini books, 12 of 26, were published in the 2000s.

What the Mary Jane Maffini books are about

23 of the 26 Mary Jane Maffini 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 14 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.