Library Lover’s Mysteries Books in Order
Library Lover’s Mysteries by Jenn McKinlay contains 17 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is Books Can Be Deceiving (2011) and the newest is Booking for Trouble (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
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- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2011–2026
- Confirmed
- 16 of 17 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,475 in 11 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 58–87 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,475 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Library Lover's Mysteries is Jenn McKinlay's ongoing series featuring a woman sleuth, with library directors and women librarians among the recorded subjects. The catalogue counts 17 books from Books Can Be Deceiving (2011) to Booking for Trouble (2026). Book, Line and Sinker and Due or Die followed in 2012, then Read It and Weep (2013), On Borrowed Time (2014) and Death in the Stacks (2017). Other subjects include libraries, murder, missing persons and investigation.
How many Library Lover’s Mysteries books are there?
Library Lover’s Mysteries has 17 books, released between 2011 and 2026.
Library Lover’s Mysteries Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Library Lover’s Mysteries 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.
- 120112913/4
- 220123043/4
- 320122923/4
- 42013–3/4
- 520142943/4
- 62015–2/4
- 720152923/4
- 820162923/4
- 920172943/4
- 1020182923/4
- 1120195003/4
- 1220203203/4
- 1320213043/4
- 142022–3/4
- 152024–3/4
- 162024–3/4
- 172026–3/4
Do you have to read Library Lover’s Mysteries books in order?
You should read the Library Lover’s Mysteries books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Library Lover’s Mysteries book also stands alone.
Where to start with Library Lover’s Mysteries
Start with Books Can Be Deceiving (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Library Lover’s Mysteries book?
Booking for Trouble (2026) is the newest Library Lover’s Mysteries book released so far.
Is there a new Library Lover’s Mysteries book coming?
No next Library Lover’s Mysteries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Library Lover’s Mysteries at a glance
- Still running
- Library Lover’s Mysteries is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Library Lover’s Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,475 pages across the 11 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 294 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Library Lover’s Mysteries books, 11 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
What the Library Lover’s Mysteries books are about
11 of the 17 Library Lover’s Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: library directors is tagged on 7 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Library directors 7 of 11 books
- Murder 6 of 11 books
- Investigation 5 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 4 of 11 books
- Librarians 3 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 11 books
- American literature 2 of 11 books
- Libraries 2 of 11 books
- Missing persons 2 of 11 books
- Women librarians 2 of 11 books
More books by Jenn McKinlay
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Jenn McKinlay books in order 69 books