Liss MacCrimmon Books in Order
There are 13 Liss MacCrimmon books, published between 2007 and 2020. The first book is Kilt Dead (2007) and the newest is A View to a Kilt (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2007–2020
- Pages on record
- 2,700 in 9 of 13 books
- Reading time
- 45–68 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,700 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 13 titles with a page count on record.
Liss MacCrimmon is the recurring sleuth of 13 catalogued mysteries, a Scottish American woman set among women merchants and family-owned businesses in Maine. Kaitlyn Dunnett is credited on 12 of the books and Kathy Lynn Emerson on one. The run opens with Kilt Dead (2007) and takes in Scone Cold Dead (2008), A Wee Christmas Homicide (2009), The Corpse Wore Tartan (2010), Scotched (2011), Ho-Ho-Homicide (2014) and Kilt at the Highland Games (2017). A View to a Kilt (2020) is the newest catalogued title. Recorded subjects include murder, investigation and women sleuths.
How many Liss MacCrimmon books are there?
Liss MacCrimmon has 13 books, released between 2007 and 2020.
Liss MacCrimmon Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Liss MacCrimmon 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.
- 120072562/4
- 22008–2/4
- 320093152/4
- 420103102/4
- 520113042/4
- 620122952/4
- 72013–2/4
- 820142942/4
- 920153122/4
- 102017–2/4
- 1120172782/4
- 1220183362/4
- 132020–2/4
Do you have to read Liss MacCrimmon books in order?
You should read the Liss MacCrimmon books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Liss MacCrimmon book also stands alone.
Where to start with Liss MacCrimmon
Start with Kilt Dead (2007), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Liss MacCrimmon book?
A View to a Kilt (2020) is the newest Liss MacCrimmon book released so far.
Is there a new Liss MacCrimmon book coming?
No next Liss MacCrimmon book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Liss MacCrimmon at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Liss MacCrimmon title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Liss MacCrimmon books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,700 pages across the 9 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Liss MacCrimmon books, 9 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 13 titles, 12 are credited to Kaitlyn Dunnett and 1 to Kathy Lynn Emerson.
What the Liss MacCrimmon books are about
12 of the 13 Liss MacCrimmon books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: scottish americans is tagged on 10 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Scottish Americans 10 of 12 books
- Investigation 9 of 12 books
- Murder 9 of 12 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 5 of 12 books
- Maine 4 of 12 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 12 books
- Crime 2 of 12 books
- Women merchants 2 of 12 books
Series that include Liss MacCrimmon books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.