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Lois Meade Books in Order

Ann Purser has written 14 Lois Meade books, published between 2002 and 2014. The first book is Murder on Monday (2002) and the newest is Suspicion at Seven (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2002–2014
Pages on record
2,933 in 10 of 14 books
Reading time
49–73 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,933 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Lois Meade is the fictitious character behind Ann Purser's Lois Meade Mystery series, which runs to 14 books between 2002 and 2014. Subject headings for the books include women sleuths, married women, cleaning personnel, country life in England, private investigators and police. Murder on Monday (2002) is the first title, and Terror on Tuesday (2003) comes next. Later titles include Warning at One (2008) and Tragedy at Two (2009). Suspicion at Seven (2014) is the most recent book.

How many Lois Meade books are there?

Lois Meade has 14 books, released between 2002 and 2014.

Lois Meade Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Lois Meade 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.

  1. Cover of Murder on Monday by Ann Purser, book 1 of the Lois Meade Mystery series (2002)
  2. Cover of Terror on Tuesday by Ann Purser, book 2 of the Lois Meade Mystery series (2003)
  3. Cover of Weeping on Wednesday by Ann Purser, book 3 of the Lois Meade Mystery series (2004)
  4. Cover of Theft on Thursday by Ann Purser, book 4 of the Lois Meade Mystery series (2004)
  5. Cover of Fear on Friday by Ann Purser, book 5 of the Lois Meade Mystery series (2005)
  6. Cover of Secrets on Saturday by Ann Purser, book 6 of the Lois Meade Mystery series (2006)
  7. Cover of Sorrow on Sunday by Ann Purser, book 7 of the Lois Meade Mystery series (2007)
  8. Cover of Threats at Three by Ann Purser, book 10 of the Lois Meade Mystery series (2010)
  9. Cover of Foul Play at Four by Ann Purser, book 11 of the Lois Meade Mystery series (2011)
  10. Cover of Found Guilty at Five by Ann Purser, book 12 of the Lois Meade Mystery series (2012)
  11. Cover of Scandal at Six by Ann Purser, book 13 of the Lois Meade Mystery series (2013)
  12. Cover of Suspicion at Seven by Ann Purser, book 14 of the Lois Meade Mystery series (2014)
  1. 1
    Murder on MondayLois Meade Mystery #12002 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002280
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  2. 2
    Terror on TuesdayLois Meade Mystery #22003 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003320
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  3. 3
    Weeping on WednesdayLois Meade Mystery #32004 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004304
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  4. 4
    Theft on ThursdayLois Meade Mystery #42004 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004288
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  5. 5
    Fear on FridayLois Meade Mystery #52005 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005272
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  6. 6
    Secrets on SaturdayLois Meade Mystery #62006 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006272
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  7. 7
    Sorrow on SundayLois Meade Mystery #72007 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007272
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  8. 8
    Warning at OneLois Meade Mystery #82008 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008325
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  9. 9
    Tragedy at TwoLois Meade Mystery #92009 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009308
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  10. 10
    Threats at ThreeLois Meade Mystery #102010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  11. 11
    Foul Play at FourLois Meade Mystery #112011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  12. 12
    Found Guilty at FiveLois Meade Mystery #122012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  13. 13
    Scandal at SixLois Meade Mystery #132013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  14. 14
    Suspicion at SevenLois Meade Mystery #142014 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014292
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Do you have to read Lois Meade books in order?

You should read the Lois Meade books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Lois Meade book also stands alone.

Where to start with Lois Meade

Start with Murder on Monday (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lois Meade book?

Suspicion at Seven (2014) is the newest Lois Meade book released so far.

Is there a new Lois Meade book coming?

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

Lois Meade at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Lois Meade title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Lois Meade books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,933 pages across the 10 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 290 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lois Meade books, 9 of 14, were published in the 2000s.

What the Lois Meade books are about

All 14 Lois Meade books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 11 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Ann Purser

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.