Sara Rosett Books in Order

Sara Rosett has written 39 books, published between 2006 and 2025. The first book is Moving is Murder (2006) and the newest is Murder on the S.S. Cleopatra (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
39
Published
2006–2025
Confirmed
39 of 39 titles
Pages on record
7,036 in 26 of 39 books
Reading time
117–176 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,036 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 39 titles with a page count on record.

Sara Rosett writes cozy mysteries with women sleuths, 39 catalogued books published between 2006 and 2025. Ellie Avery, an Air Force spouse and mother, solves the earliest cases: Moving is Murder (2006), Staying Home is a Killer (2007), Getting Away is Deadly (2008) and the Magnolias, Mint Juleps and Mimosas titles that followed. High Society Lady Detective, Murder on Location, the 1920s Lady Traveler in Egypt books and Zara Keane extend the catalogue, which reaches Murder on the S.S. Cleopatra.

The Murder on Location series follows a location scout who searches for film sites and encounters murders in the process, with settings in various picturesque locations.

How many Sara Rosett books are there?

Sara Rosett has 39 books, released between 2006 and 2025. They include 5 separate series.

Sara Rosett Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 39 Sara Rosett 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
    Moving is MurderEllie Avery Mystery #12006 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006352
  2. 2
    Staying Home is a KillerEllie Avery Mystery #22007 · 275 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007275
  3. 3
    Getting Away is DeadlyEllie Avery Mystery #32008 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008288
  4. 4
    Magnolias, Moonlight, and MurderEllie Avery Mystery #42009 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009288
  5. 5
    Mint Juleps, Mayhem, and MurderEllie Avery Mystery #52010 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010256
  6. 6
    Mimosas, Mischief, and MurderEllie Avery Mystery #62011 · 262 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011262
  7. 7
    ElusiveOn the Run #12012 · 358 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012358
  8. 8
    Mistletoe, Merriment, and MurderEllie Avery Mystery #72012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  9. 9
    SecretiveOn the Run #22013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  10. 10
    DeceptiveOn the Run #32013 · 246 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013246
  11. 11
    Milkshakes, Mermaids, and MurderEllie Avery Mystery #82013 · 308 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013308
  12. 12
    Death in the English CountrysideMurder on Location #12014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014
  13. 13
    Death in an English CottageMurder on Location #22014 · 262 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014262
  14. 14
    SuspiciousOn the Run #42014 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014240
  15. 15
    The Efficient WriterSara Rosett Non-Fiction #12015 · 140 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015140
  16. 16
    DeviousOn the Run #52015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015
  17. 17
    How to Outline a Cozy MysterySara Rosett Non-Fiction #22016 · 106 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016106
  18. 18
    Death in a Stately HomeMurder on Location #32016 · 232 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016232
  19. 19
    Death in an Elegant CityMurder on Location #42016 · 226 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016226
  20. 20
    Menace at the Christmas MarketMurder on Location #52016 · 100 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016100
  21. 21
    Marriage, Monsters-In-Law, and MurderEllie Avery Mystery #92016 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016320
  22. 22
    TreacherousOn the Run #62017 · 266 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017266
  23. 23
    Mother's Day, Muffins, and MurderEllie Avery Mystery #102017 · 265 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017265
  24. 24
    Murder at Archly ManorHigh Society Lady Detective #12018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018
  25. 25
    Murder at Blackburn HallHigh Society Lady Detective #22019 · 404 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019404
  26. 26
    The Egyptian Antiquities MurderHigh Society Lady Detective #32019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019
  27. 27
    Murder in Black TieHigh Society Lady Detective #42019 · 284 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019284
  28. 28
    Lady Sophia's SapphiresHigh Society Lady Detective #52019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019
  29. 29
    Death in an English GardenMurder on Location #62019 · 406 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019406
  30. 30
    Death at an English WeddingMurder on Location #72019 · 436 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019436
  31. 312020
  32. 32
    How to Write a SeriesSara Rosett Non-Fiction #32020 · 154 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020154
  33. 33
    An Old Money Murder in MayfairHigh Society Lady Detective #62020 · 282 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020282
  34. 34
    DuplicityOn the Run #72020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  35. 35
    Murder on a Midnight ClearHigh Society Lady Detective #72020 · 280 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020280
  36. 36
    Murder at the MansionsHigh Society Lady Detective #82022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  37. 37
    Murder Among the Pyramids1920s Lady Traveler in Egypt #12024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024
  38. 38
    Murder in the AlpsHigh Society Lady Detective #92024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024
  39. 39
    Murder on the S.S. Cleopatra1920s Lady Traveler in Egypt #22025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025

Sara Rosett series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Sara Rosett 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.

Do you have to read Sara Rosett books in order?

You only need to read Sara Rosett books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Sara Rosett

Start with the first book of the Sara Rosett series you want to read: Zara Keane starts with Passport to Murder of Travel Cozy Mystery Shorts (2020) and Ellie Avery starts with Moving is Murder (2006). The earliest catalogued title overall is Moving is Murder (2006).

What is the newest Sara Rosett book?

Murder on the S.S. Cleopatra (2025) is the newest Sara Rosett book released so far.

Is there a new Sara Rosett book coming?

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

Sara Rosett at a glance

Still publishing
Sara Rosett published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Sara Rosett books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,036 pages across the 26 of 39 books with a recorded length, a median of 270 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sara Rosett books, 26 of 39, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
3 of the 39 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Sara Rosett books are about

15 of the 39 Sara Rosett books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: ellie avery (fictitious character) is tagged on 10 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other Mystery authors

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.