Lucy Stone Mysteries Books in Order
Lucy Stone Mysteries by Leslie Meier contains 45 books, published between 1991 and 2026. The first book is Mistletoe Murder / Mail Order Murder (1991) and the newest is Countdown to Christmas Murder (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 45
- Published
- 1991–2026
- Confirmed
- 45 of 45 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,251 in 23 of 45 books
- Reading time
- 104–156 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,251 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 45 titles with a page count on record.
Lucy Stone is the woman sleuth at the centre of Leslie Meier's Maine-set mystery series, where reporting and library work shape the investigations. Holidays give the books their titles and their murders: Mistletoe Murder (1991), Trick or Treat Murder (1996), Valentine Murder (1999), Turkey Day Murder (2000) and Father's Day Murder (2003). 45 books feature Lucy Stone between 1991 and the forthcoming Countdown to Christmas Murder in 2026.
How many Lucy Stone Mysteries books are there?
Lucy Stone Mysteries has 45 books, released between 1991 and 2026.
Lucy Stone Mysteries Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 45 Lucy Stone 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.
- 119912243/4
- 21994–3/4
- 31996–3/4
- 419972683/4
- 519992683/4
- 619992563/4
- 720002883/4
- 820012563/4
- 92002–3/4
- 1020032563/4
- 1120042723/4
- 1220053043/4
- 1320062723/4
- 142007–3/4
- 1520082283/4
- 1620092343/4
- 1720103783/4
- 182010–3/4
- 1920112653/4
- 2020112493/4
- 212013–3/4
- 2220132623/4
- 232014–3/4
- 2420152483/4
- 252017–3/4
- 2620172473/4
- 2720173043/4
- 2820182603/4
- 292018–3/4
- 302019–3/4
- 312020–3/4
- 3220212883/4
- 3320213363/4
- 342022–3/4
- 352022–3/4
- 362023–3/4
- 3720232883/4
- 382023–3/4
- 402023–3/4
- 412024–3/4
- 422024–3/4
- 432025–3/4
- 442026–3/4
- 452026–3/4
Do you have to read Lucy Stone Mysteries books in order?
You should read the Lucy Stone Mysteries books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Lucy Stone Mysteries book also stands alone.
Where to start with Lucy Stone Mysteries
Start with Mistletoe Murder / Mail Order Murder (1991), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Lucy Stone Mysteries book?
Countdown to Christmas Murder (2026) is the newest Lucy Stone Mysteries book released so far.
Is there a new Lucy Stone Mysteries book coming?
No next Lucy Stone 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.
Lucy Stone Mysteries at a glance
- Still running
- Lucy Stone Mysteries is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Lucy Stone Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,251 pages across the 23 of 45 books with a recorded length, a median of 265 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lucy Stone Mysteries books, 15 of 45, were published in the 2020s.
What the Lucy Stone Mysteries books are about
30 of the 45 Lucy Stone Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lucy stone (fictitious character) is tagged on 24 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Lucy Stone (Fictitious character) 24 of 30 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 15 of 30 books
- Murder 11 of 30 books
- Stone, lucy (fictitious character) 10 of 30 books
- Investigation 9 of 30 books
- Crimes against 5 of 30 books
- Women 5 of 30 books
- Maine 4 of 30 books
- Librarians 3 of 30 books
- Maine in fiction 3 of 30 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 30 books
More books by Leslie Meier
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Leslie Meier books in order 53 books
Series that include Lucy Stone Mysteries books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Lucy Stone books in order 45 books