Gertie Johnson Books in Order
Deb Baker has written 8 Gertie Johnson books, published between 2006 and 2016. The first book is Murder Passes The Buck (2006) and the newest is Murder Goes To The Dogs (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2006–2016
- Pages on record
- 816 in 3 of 8 books
Gertie Johnson is a grandmother and sleuth in Deb Baker's Michigan mysteries, filed under mystery and detective fiction with women sleuths. Murder Passes The Buck (2006) opens the run of 8 books, which reaches Murder Goes To The Dogs (2016). Murder Grins And Bears It (2007), Murder Talks Turkey (2008), Murder Bites the Bullet (2011), Murder Trims the Tree (2011), Murder Begins at Home (2012) and Murder Decks the Halls (2015) fill the sequence, and subjects record bear hunting alongside grandparents. Baker is credited on all 8 titles.
How many Gertie Johnson books are there?
Gertie Johnson has 8 books, released between 2006 and 2016.
Gertie Johnson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Gertie Johnson 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.
- 120062702/4
- 220072802/4
- 320082662/4
- 42011–2/4
- 52011–2/4
- 62012–2/4
- 72015–2/4
- 82016–2/4
Do you have to read Gertie Johnson books in order?
You should read the Gertie Johnson books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Gertie Johnson book also stands alone.
Where to start with Gertie Johnson
Start with Murder Passes The Buck (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gertie Johnson book?
Murder Goes To The Dogs (2016) is the newest Gertie Johnson book released so far.
Is there a new Gertie Johnson book coming?
No next Gertie Johnson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Gertie Johnson at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Gertie Johnson title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Gertie Johnson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 816 pages across the 3 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 270 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gertie Johnson books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Gertie Johnson books are about
3 of the 8 Gertie Johnson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: grandmothers is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Grandmothers 3 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 3 books
- Bear hunting 1 of 3 books
- Grandparents 1 of 3 books
- Michigan 1 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 1 of 3 books
More books by Deb Baker
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Deb Baker books in order 23 books
Series that include Gertie Johnson books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.