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Susan P. Baker Books in Order

Susan P. Baker has written 15 books, published between 1989 and 2024. The first book is My First Murder (1989) and the newest is The Underground Murders (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
1989–2024
Pages on record
1,529 in 6 of 15 books
See all 15 books in order Printable Susan P. Baker checklist

Susan P. Baker has 15 books catalogued from My First Murder (1989) to The Underground Murders (2024). Mystery and crime lead the subjects, along with judges, lawyers, divorce and domestic relations. Baker's series are Mavis Davis Mysteries and Lady Lawyer Mysteries. The list also holds Murdered Judges of the 20th Century: And Other Mysterious Deaths (2003) and Heart Of Divorce: Advice From A Judge (2004). The Sweet Scent of Murder (2007) and Texas Style Justice (2018) are other titles.

How many Susan P. Baker books are there?

Susan P. Baker has 15 books, released between 1989 and 2024. They include 2 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

Susan P. Baker Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Susan P. Baker 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. Cover of My First Murder by Susan P. Baker, book 1 of the Mavis Davis Mysteries series (1989)
  2. Cover of Heart Of Divorce: Advice From A Judge by Susan P. Baker (2004)
  3. Cover of Death of a Prince by Susan P. Baker, book 1 of the Lady Lawyer Mysteries series (2005)
  4. Cover of The Sweet Scent of Murder by Susan P. Baker, book 2 of the Mavis Davis Mysteries series (2007)
  5. Cover of Texas Style Justice by Susan P. Baker (2018)
  1. 1
    My First MurderMavis Davis Mysteries #11989 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989216
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  2. 2
    Murdered Judges of the 20th Century: And Other Mysterious Deaths2003 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003256
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  3. 3
    Heart Of Divorce: Advice From A Judge2004 · 136 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004136
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Death of a PrinceLady Lawyer Mysteries #12005 · 302 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005302
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  5. 5
    The Sweet Scent of MurderMavis Davis Mysteries #22007 · 287 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007287
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  6. 6
    Suggestion of Death2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Ledbetter Street of Second Chances2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Unaware2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Murder and MadnessMavis Davis Mysteries #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Texas Style Justice2018 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018332
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Death of a Rancher's DaughterLady Lawyer Mysteries #22020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Fly Catching & Other Bits & Pieces2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  13. 13
    Not MurderMavis Davis Mysteries #42021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  14. 14
    Defensible MurderMavis Davis Mysteries #52022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  15. 15
    The Underground MurdersMavis Davis Mysteries #62024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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Susan P. Baker 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.

Mavis Davis Mysteries in order

6 books
  1. 1. My First Murder
  2. 2. The Sweet Scent of Murder
  3. 3. Murder and Madness
  4. 4. Not Murder
  5. 5. Defensible Murder
  6. 6. The Underground Murders

Lady Lawyer Mysteries in order

2 books
  1. 1. Death of a Prince
  2. 2. Death of a Rancher's Daughter

Standalone books

7 books

7 Susan P. Baker titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Susan P. Baker books in order?

You only need to read Susan P. Baker 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 Susan P. Baker

Start with My First Murder (1989), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Susan P. Baker book?

The Underground Murders (2024) is the newest Susan P. Baker book released so far.

Is there a new Susan P. Baker book coming?

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

Susan P. Baker at a glance

Still publishing
Susan P. Baker published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Susan P. Baker books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,529 pages across the 6 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Susan P. Baker books, 5 of 15, were published in the 2020s.

What the Susan P. Baker books are about

5 of the 15 Susan P. Baker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.