Wendy Hornsby Books in Order
Wendy Hornsby has written 15 books, published between 1987 and 2019. The first book is No Harm (1987) and the newest is A Bouquet of Rue (2019). Publication order is the reading order below. 12 of the 15 books listed here are in the A Maggie MacGowen Mystery series, which has its own page: A Maggie MacGowen Mystery books in order.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 1987–2019
- Pages on record
- 1,516 in 6 of 15 books
Wendy Hornsby writes mysteries featuring women sleuths, with the Maggie MacGowen and Kate Teague mysteries as the listed series. Recorded subjects include women film producers and directors, women college teachers, police, serial murders, California and Los Angeles. The catalogue holds 15 books from No Harm (1987) to A Bouquet of Rue (2019). Half a Mind (1991), Telling Lies (1992), Midnight Baby (1993), 77th Street Requiem (1995) and The Paramour's Daughter (2010) fall in between.
How many Wendy Hornsby books are there?
Wendy Hornsby has 15 books, released between 1987 and 2019. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Wendy Hornsby Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Wendy Hornsby 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.
- 119872562/4
- 219913002/4
- 31992–2/4
- 41993–2/4
- 51994–2/4
- 619952732/4
- 71997–2/4
- 8Nine Sons2002 · 171 pages · confirmed 2/420021712/4
- 92009–2/4
- 102010–2/4
- 112012–2/4
- 122014–2/4
- 132016–2/4
- 1420182682/4
- 1520192482/4
Wendy Hornsby series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- A Maggie MacGowen Mystery books in order 12 books
- Maggie MacGowen books in order 12 books
Wendy Hornsby 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.
A Kate Teague Mystery in order
2 books- 1. No Harm
- 2. Half a Mind
Standalone books
1 book1 Wendy Hornsby title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Wendy Hornsby books in order?
You only need to read Wendy Hornsby 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 Wendy Hornsby
Start with the first book of the Wendy Hornsby series you want to read: A Maggie MacGowen Mystery starts with Telling Lies (1992) and Maggie MacGowen starts with Telling Lies (1992). The earliest catalogued title overall is No Harm (1987).
What is the newest Wendy Hornsby book?
A Bouquet of Rue (2019) is the newest Wendy Hornsby book released so far.
Is there a new Wendy Hornsby book coming?
No next Wendy Hornsby 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 Hornsby at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Wendy Hornsby title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Wendy Hornsby books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,516 pages across the 6 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 262 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Wendy Hornsby books, 6 of 15, were published in the 2010s.
What the Wendy Hornsby books are about
6 of the 15 Wendy Hornsby books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: macgowen, maggie (fictitious character) is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Macgowen, maggie (fictitious character) 3 of 6 books
- California 2 of 6 books
- Maggie MacGowen (Fictitious character) 2 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 6 books
- Police 2 of 6 books
- Women college teachers 2 of 6 books
- Women motion picture producers and directors 2 of 6 books