Patricia Smiley Books in Order
Patricia Smiley has written 9 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is False Profits (2004) and the newest is A Cold November Murder (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2004–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,179 in 4 of 9 books
Patricia Smiley writes mysteries with women detectives. Three series are recorded against the name: Tucker Sinclair, Detective Davie Richards and Justice Bay Mystery. Tucker Sinclair is listed as a fictitious character, and subjects place the books among business consultants and consulting firms in Los Angeles. False Profits (2004) opens the catalogue of 9 books and A Cold November Murder (2026) is the newest entry, with Pacific Homicide, Outside the Wire and The Second Goodbye in between.
How many Patricia Smiley books are there?
Patricia Smiley has 9 books, released between 2004 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.
Patricia Smiley Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Patricia Smiley 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.
- 12004–2/4
- 22005–2/4
- 320072742/4
- 42008–2/4
- 520163122/4
- 620172812/4
- 720183122/4
- 82025–2/4
- 92026–2/4
Patricia Smiley 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.
Tucker Sinclair in order
4 booksDetective Davie Richards in order
3 booksJustice Bay Mystery in order
2 booksDo you have to read Patricia Smiley books in order?
You only need to read Patricia Smiley 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 Patricia Smiley
Start with False Profits (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Patricia Smiley book?
A Cold November Murder (2026) is the newest Patricia Smiley book released so far.
Is there a new Patricia Smiley book coming?
No next Patricia Smiley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Patricia Smiley at a glance
- Still publishing
- Patricia Smiley published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Patricia Smiley books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,179 pages across the 4 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Patricia Smiley books, 4 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
What the Patricia Smiley books are about
7 of the 9 Patricia Smiley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: consulting firms is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Consulting firms 3 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 3 of 7 books
- Tucker Sinclair (Fictitious character) 3 of 7 books
- Business consultants 2 of 7 books
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 2 of 7 books
- Murder 2 of 7 books