Sarah Graves Books in Order
Sarah Graves has written 27 books, published between 1997 and 2026. The first book is The Dead Cat Bounce (1997) and the newest is Death by Chocolate Ladyfingers (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 16 of the 27 books listed here are in the Home Repair Is Homicide Mysteries series, which has its own page: Home Repair Is Homicide Mysteries books in order.
- Books
- 27
- Published
- 1997–2026
- Confirmed
- 27 of 27 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,200 in 20 of 27 books
- Reading time
- 103–155 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,200 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 27 titles with a page count on record.
Jacobia Tiptree restores a house in Maine and investigates murders, in the Home Repair Is Homicide mysteries that open Sarah Graves's catalogue. The Dead Cat Bounce (1997) starts a run of 27 books, which continues through the Lizzie Snow novels and the Death by Chocolate mysteries to Death by Chocolate Ladyfingers in 2026. Female friendship, small-town Maine and murder investigations supply the material.
How many Sarah Graves books are there?
Sarah Graves has 27 books, released between 1997 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.
Sarah Graves Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 27 Sarah Graves 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.
- 119973233/4
- 219992913/4
- 320002903/4
- 420012913/4
- 520012903/4
- 620033683/4
- 720043323/4
- 82004–3/4
- 920053163/4
- 1020063683/4
- 1120073753/4
- 1220083883/4
- 132009–3/4
- 142011–3/4
- 1520123363/4
- 1620132933/4
- 1720152613/4
- 1820162383/4
- 1920182883/4
- 2020192883/4
- 212020–3/4
- 2220212883/4
- 2320222883/4
- 2420232883/4
- 252024–3/4
- 262025–3/4
- 272026–3/4
Sarah Graves series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
Sarah Graves books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Home Repair Is Homicide Mysteries books in order
16 books by Sarah Graves- 1. The Dead Cat Bounce
- 2. Triple Witch
- 3. Wicked Fix
- 4. Repair to Her Grave
- 5. Wreck the Halls
- 6. Unhinged
- 7. Mallets Aforethought
- 8. Tool and Die
- 9. Nail Biter
- 10. Trap Door
- 11. The Book of Old Houses
- 12. A Face at the Window
- and 4 more in the table above
Death By Chocolate Mysteries in order
9 books- 1. Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake
- 2. Death by Chocolate Malted Milkshake
- 3. Death by Chocolate Frosted Doughnut
- 4. Death by Chocolate Snickerdoodle
- 5. Death by Chocolate Chip Cupcake
- 6. Death by Chocolate Marshmallow Pie
- 7. Death by Chocolate Raspberry Scone
- 8. Death by Chocolate Pumpkin Muffin
- 9. Death by Chocolate Ladyfingers
Lizzie Snow in order
2 booksDo you have to read Sarah Graves books in order?
You only need to read Sarah Graves 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 Sarah Graves
Start with The Dead Cat Bounce (1997), the first Home Repair is Homicide Mysteries book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Sarah Graves book?
Death by Chocolate Ladyfingers (2026) is the newest Sarah Graves book released so far.
Is there a new Sarah Graves book coming?
No next Sarah Graves book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sarah Graves at a glance
- Still publishing
- Sarah Graves published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Sarah Graves books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,200 pages across the 20 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 291 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sarah Graves books, 11 of 27, were published in the 2000s.
What the Sarah Graves books are about
21 of the 27 Sarah Graves books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, women sleuths is tagged on 14 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 14 of 21 books
- Dwellings 13 of 21 books
- Jacobia Tiptree (Fictitious character) 13 of 21 books
- Maintenance and repair 13 of 21 books
- Ellie White (Fictitious character) 8 of 21 books
- Maine 7 of 21 books
- Tiptree, jacobia (fictitious character) 7 of 21 books
- Female friendship 4 of 21 books
- Investigation 4 of 21 books
- Murder 4 of 21 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 21 books