Wendy Delaney Books in Order

Wendy Delaney has written 10 books, published between 2013 and 2024. The first book is Trudy, Madly, Deeply (2013) and the newest is Better Wed Than Dead (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2013–2024
Confirmed
7 of 10 titles
Pages on record
1,187 in 4 of 10 books

Wendy Delaney writes mystery, and Working Stiffs Mystery is the one series in the catalogue. Ten books are listed from Trudy, Madly, Deeply (2013) to Better Wed Than Dead (2024), taking in Sex, Lies, and Snickerdoodles (2014), There's Something about Marty (2016), You Can't Go Gnome Again (2016), Dogs, Lies, and Alibis (2018), Crazy, Stupid, Dead (2019), No Wedding for Old Men (2019), A Kiwi Before Dying (2021) and Farewell, Mr. Lovely (2023). The catalogue marks the run as ongoing.

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In the Working Stiffs Mystery series, Charmaine "Char" Digby is a newly hired death investigator in a small town where quirky residents and unusual deaths recur.

How many Wendy Delaney books are there?

Wendy Delaney has 10 books, released between 2013 and 2024.

Wendy Delaney Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Wendy Delaney 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
    Trudy, Madly, DeeplyWorking Stiffs Mystery #12013 · 316 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013316
  2. 2
    Sex, Lies, and SnickerdoodlesWorking Stiffs Mystery #22014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
  3. 3
    There's Something about MartyWorking Stiffs Mystery #32016 · 299 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016299
  4. 4
    You Can't Go Gnome AgainWorking Stiffs Mystery #42016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
  5. 5
    Dogs, Lies, and AlibisWorking Stiffs Mystery #52018 · 295 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018295
  6. 6
    No Wedding for Old MenWorking Stiffs Mystery #62019 · 277 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019277
  7. 7
    Crazy, Stupid, DeadWorking Stiffs Mystery #72019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
  8. 8
    A Kiwi Before DyingWorking Stiffs Mystery #82021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
  9. 9
    Farewell, Mr. LovelyWorking Stiffs Mystery #92023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
  10. 10
    Better Wed Than DeadWorking Stiffs Mystery #102024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–

Wendy Delaney 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 Wendy Delaney books in order?

You only need to read Wendy Delaney books in order within the Working Stiffs Mystery series, which holds 10 of the 10 Wendy Delaney books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Wendy Delaney

Start with Trudy, Madly, Deeply (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Wendy Delaney book?

Better Wed Than Dead (2024) is the newest Wendy Delaney book released so far.

Is there a new Wendy Delaney book coming?

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

Wendy Delaney at a glance

Still publishing
Wendy Delaney published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Wendy Delaney books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,187 pages across the 4 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 297 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Wendy Delaney books, 7 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

When Wendy Delaney books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Wendy Delaney titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 7 titles.

2010s
7
2020s
3

10 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.