Ovidia Yu Books in Order
Ovidia Yu has written 19 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is Eight Plays (2011) and the newest is The Tembusu Tree Mystery (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 2011–2026
- Pages on record
- 3,042 in 10 of 19 books
- Reading time
- 51–76 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,042 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 19 titles with a page count on record.
Ovidia Yu is a Singaporean writer of mysteries and plays. 19 catalogued books open with the collection Eight Plays (2011) and reach The Tembusu Tree Mystery (2026). The fiction divides into the Crown Colony novels, which follow Su Lin, and a Singaporean Mystery run that includes Aunty Lee's Delights (2013); widows, restaurateurs, missing persons and murder investigation in Singapore supply the material. Yu has had more than thirty plays staged and holds the Singapore Youth Award (1997) and the National Arts Council Young Artist Award (1996).
How many Ovidia Yu books are there?
Ovidia Yu has 19 books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Ovidia Yu Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Ovidia Yu 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.
- 120113802/4
- 2Miss Moorthy Investigates2012 · 207 pages · confirmed 2/420122072/4
- 3The Mudskipper2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 420132642/4
- 520143602/4
- 6Snakeskin2016 · 266 pages · confirmed 2/420162662/4
- 72016–2/4
- 820173202/4
- 920172372/4
- 102018–2/4
- 1120193362/4
- 1220203202/4
- 132021–2/4
- 14The Mouse Marathon2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 1520223522/4
- 162023–2/4
- 172024–2/4
- 182025–2/4
- 192026–2/4
Ovidia Yu 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.
Crown Colony / Su Lin in order
10 booksSingaporean Mystery in order
4 booksPlaywright Omnibus
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
4 books4 Ovidia Yu titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Ovidia Yu books in order?
You only need to read Ovidia Yu 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 Ovidia Yu
Start with Eight Plays (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ovidia Yu book?
The Tembusu Tree Mystery (2026) is the newest Ovidia Yu book released so far.
Is there a new Ovidia Yu book coming?
No next Ovidia Yu book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ovidia Yu at a glance
- Still publishing
- Ovidia Yu published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Ovidia Yu books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,042 pages across the 10 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ovidia Yu books, 11 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
What the Ovidia Yu books are about
7 of the 19 Ovidia Yu 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 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 4 of 7 books
- Restaurateurs 4 of 7 books
- Singapore 4 of 7 books
- Investigation 3 of 7 books
- Murder 3 of 7 books
- Widows 3 of 7 books
- Crime 2 of 7 books