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.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2017–2023
- Pages on record
- 462 in 2 of 10 books
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.
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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 November 2026.
- 120172321/4
- 220182301/4
- 32018–1/4
- 42018–1/4
- 52018–1/4
- 62018–1/4
- 72019–1/4
- 82019–1/4
- 92021–1/4
- 102023–1/4
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.
Ruby Dove Mysteries in order
8 books1930s Partners in Spying Mystery in order
2 booksDo 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 earliest published 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.
When Rose Donovan books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Rose Donovan titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 8 titles.
10 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
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.
- Mystery & detective 1 of 1 books