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.

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.

Source: Wikidata

How many Sarah Graves books are there?

Sarah Graves has 27 books, released between 1997 and 2026. They include 2 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    The Dead Cat BounceHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #11997 · 323 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997323
  2. 2
    Triple WitchHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #21999 · 291 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999291
  3. 3
    Wicked FixHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #32000 · 290 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000290
  4. 4
    Repair to Her GraveHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #42001 · 291 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001291
  5. 5
    Wreck the HallsHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #52001 · 290 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001290
  6. 6
    UnhingedHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #62003 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003368
  7. 7
    Mallets AforethoughtHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #72004 · 332 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004332
  8. 8
    Tool and DieHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #82004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
  9. 9
    Nail BiterHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #92005 · 316 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005316
  10. 10
    Trap DoorHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #102006 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006368
  11. 11
    The Book of Old HousesHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #112007 · 375 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007375
  12. 12
    A Face at the WindowHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #122008 · 388 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008388
  13. 13
    CrawlspaceHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #132009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
  14. 14
    KnockdownHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #142011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
  15. 15
    Dead LevelHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #152012 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012336
  16. 16
    A Bat in the BelfryHome Repair Is Homicide Mysteries #162013 · 293 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013293
  17. 17
    Winter at the DoorLizzie Snow #12015 · 261 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015261
  18. 18
    The Girls She Left BehindLizzie Snow #22016 · 238 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016238
  19. 19
    Death by Chocolate Cherry CheesecakeDeath By Chocolate Mysteries #12018 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018288
  20. 20
    Death by Chocolate Malted MilkshakeDeath By Chocolate Mysteries #22019 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019288
  21. 21
    Death by Chocolate Frosted DoughnutDeath By Chocolate Mysteries #32020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
  22. 22
    Death by Chocolate SnickerdoodleDeath By Chocolate Mysteries #42021 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021288
  23. 23
    Death by Chocolate Chip CupcakeDeath By Chocolate Mysteries #52022 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2022288
  24. 24
    Death by Chocolate Marshmallow PieDeath By Chocolate Mysteries #62023 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2023288
  25. 25
    Death by Chocolate Raspberry SconeDeath By Chocolate Mysteries #72024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
  26. 26
    Death by Chocolate Pumpkin MuffinDeath By Chocolate Mysteries #82025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
  27. 27
    Death by Chocolate LadyfingersDeath By Chocolate Mysteries #92026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–

Sarah Graves 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 Sarah Graves books in order?

You only need to read Sarah Graves 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 Sarah Graves

Start with The Dead Cat Bounce (1997), the earliest published 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.

When Sarah Graves books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Sarah Graves titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 11 titles.

1990s
2
2000s
11
2010s
7
2020s
7

27 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

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.