Mavis Seidlitz Books in Order
Carter Brown has written 13 Mavis Seidlitz books, published between 1955 and 1974: 12 in the Mavis Seidlitz series and 1 related title. The first book is A Bullet For My Baby (1955) and the newest main-line book is And the Undead Sing (1974). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 1955–1974
Mavis Seidlitz is a character in books by Carter Brown, with 13 titles catalogued from 1955 to 1974. A Bullet For My Baby (1955) is the first, and Honey, Here's Your Hearse and The Killer Is Kissable followed the same year. Later titles include Good Morning, Mavis!, Murder Wears a Mantilla, Tomorrow Is Murder and The Bump and Grind Murder. And the Undead Sing (1974) is the last. Subject tags classify the books as mystery & detective, and the character list for the entry also names Al Wheeler.
How many Mavis Seidlitz books are there?
Mavis Seidlitz has 13 books, released between 1955 and 1974. 12 of them belong to the Mavis Seidlitz series, and 1 related title sit outside it: other titles.
Mavis Seidlitz Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Mavis Seidlitz books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11955–1/4
- 21955–1/4
- 31955–1/4
- 41957–1/4
- 51957–1/4
- 61958–1/4
- 71959–1/4
- 81960–1/4
- 91960–1/4
- 101964–1/4
- 111967–1/4
- 121972–1/4
- 131974–1/4
Do you have to read Mavis Seidlitz books in order?
You should read the Mavis Seidlitz series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (other titles) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Mavis Seidlitz book also stands alone.
Where to start with Mavis Seidlitz
Start with A Bullet For My Baby (1955), the earliest published book in the Mavis Seidlitz series.
What is the newest Mavis Seidlitz book?
And the Undead Sing (1974) is the newest book in the Mavis Seidlitz series.
Is there a new Mavis Seidlitz book coming?
No next Mavis Seidlitz book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mavis Seidlitz at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Mavis Seidlitz title on record is And the Undead Sing (1974), 52 years ago.
- Release pace
- Mavis Seidlitz books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mavis Seidlitz books, 7 of 13, were published in the 1950s.
What the Mavis Seidlitz books are about
4 of the 13 Mavis Seidlitz 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 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 4 of 4 books
More books by Carter Brown
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Carter Brown books in order 262 books