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Rose Donovan Books in Order

Rose Donovan has written 10 books, published between 2017 and 2023. The first book is The Mystery of Ruby's Sugar (2017) and the newest is The Art of Murder (2023). Publication order is the reading order below. 8 of the 10 books listed here are in the Ruby Dove Mysteries series, which has its own page: Ruby Dove Mysteries books in order.

Books
10
Published
2017–2023
Pages on record
462 in 2 of 10 books
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Rose Donovan writes mystery and detective fiction, the one subject the catalogue records. Donovan has 10 catalogued books published between 2017 and 2023, all credited to Donovan. Ruby Dove Mysteries and 1930s Partners in Spying Mystery are the two series filed under the name. Eight titles open on The Mystery of Ruby's: Sugar (2017), Mistletoe (2018), Port (2018), Smoke (2018), Stiletto (2018), Tracks (2018), Mask (2019) and Roulette (2019). Death in Velvet (2021) and The Art of Murder (2023) close the run.

How many Rose Donovan books are there?

Rose Donovan has 10 books, released between 2017 and 2023. They include 2 separate series.

Rose Donovan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Rose Donovan 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. 1
    The Mystery of Ruby's SugarRuby Dove Mysteries #12017 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017232
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  2. 2
    The Mystery of Ruby's PortRuby Dove Mysteries #22018 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018230
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  3. 3
    The Mystery of Ruby's SmokeRuby Dove Mysteries #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  4. 4
    The Mystery of Ruby's StilettoRuby Dove Mysteries #42018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  5. 5
    The Mystery of Ruby's TracksRuby Dove Mysteries #52018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  6. 6
    The Mystery of Ruby's MistletoeRuby Dove Mysteries #62018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  7. 7
    The Mystery of Ruby's RouletteRuby Dove Mysteries #72019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  8. 8
    The Mystery of Ruby's MaskRuby Dove Mysteries #82019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  9. 9
    Death in Velvet1930s Partners in Spying Mystery #12021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  10. 10
    The Art of Murder1930s Partners in Spying Mystery #22023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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Rose Donovan series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Rose Donovan 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.

1930s Partners in Spying Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. Death in Velvet
  2. 2. The Art of Murder

Do you have to read Rose Donovan books in order?

You only need to read Rose Donovan 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 Rose Donovan

Start with The Mystery of Ruby's Sugar (2017), the first Ruby Dove Mysteries book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Rose Donovan book?

The Art of Murder (2023) is the newest Rose Donovan book released so far.

Is there a new Rose Donovan book coming?

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

Rose Donovan at a glance

Paused
No new Rose Donovan title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Rose Donovan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
462 pages across the 2 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 231 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rose Donovan books, 8 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the Rose Donovan books are about

1 of the 10 Rose Donovan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.