Valerie Wolzien Books in Order
Valerie Wolzien has written 23 books, published between 1988 and 2005. The first book is Murder at the PTA Luncheon (1988) and the newest is Death in Duplicate (2005). Publication order is the reading order below. 16 of the 23 books listed here are in the Susan Henshaw series, which has its own page: Susan Henshaw books in order.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1988–2005
- Pages on record
- 4,863 in 19 of 23 books
- Reading time
- 81–122 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,863 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 23 titles with a page count on record.
Valerie Wolzien wrote suburban cozy mysteries. Murder at the PTA Luncheon (1988) opens 23 catalogued books ending with Death in Duplicate (2005). Susan Henshaw, a housewife, heads the first series, and Josie Pigeon, who works in construction, the second. Holidays supply many of the titles, We Wish You a Merry Murder (1991), All Hallows' Evil (1992), A Star-Spangled Murder (1993) and 'Tis the Season to Be Murdered (1994) among them, with seaside resorts and suburban life as settings.
How many Valerie Wolzien books are there?
Valerie Wolzien has 23 books, released between 1988 and 2005. They include 2 separate series.
Valerie Wolzien Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Valerie Wolzien 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.
- 119882401/4
- 219892331/4
- 319912881/4
- 419922561/4
- 519922561/4
- 619932241/4
- 71994–1/4
- 819942401/4
- 91995–1/4
- 101995–1/4
- 111996–1/4
- 1219972401/4
- 1319982561/4
- 1419982291/4
- 1519992401/4
- 1620002821/4
- 1720002821/4
- 1820012641/4
- 1920022821/4
- 2020032581/4
- 2120042581/4
- 2220052721/4
- 2320052631/4
Valerie Wolzien series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Susan Henshaw books in order 16 books
Valerie Wolzien 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.
Josie Pigeon in order
7 booksDo you have to read Valerie Wolzien books in order?
You only need to read Valerie Wolzien 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 Valerie Wolzien
Start with Murder at the PTA Luncheon (1988), the first Susan Henshaw book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Valerie Wolzien book?
Death in Duplicate (2005) is the newest Valerie Wolzien book released so far.
Is there a new Valerie Wolzien book coming?
No next Valerie Wolzien book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Valerie Wolzien at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Valerie Wolzien title on record dates from 2005, 21 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Valerie Wolzien books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,863 pages across the 19 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Valerie Wolzien books, 13 of 23, were published in the 1990s.
What the Valerie Wolzien books are about
22 of the 23 Valerie Wolzien books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: susan henshaw (fictitious character) is tagged on 12 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Susan Henshaw (Fictitious character) 12 of 22 books
- Housewives 8 of 22 books
- Women construction workers 7 of 22 books
- Josie Pigeon (Fictitious character) 4 of 22 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 4 of 22 books
- Seaside resorts 3 of 22 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 22 books
- Suburban life 2 of 22 books
- Women construction workers -- Fiction 2 of 22 books