Miss Pink Books in Order

Gwen Moffat has written 16 Miss Pink books, published between 1973 and 2002. The first book is Lady with a Cool Eye (1973) and the newest is Retribution (2002). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
1973–2002
Pages on record
1,028 in 4 of 16 books

Miss Pink is the character Melinda Pink in Gwen Moffat's mysteries, catalogued across 16 books from 1973 to 2002. Subject headings for the listing include women detectives, women mountaineers, Scotland and missing persons. Lady with a Cool Eye (1973) is the first, followed by Miss Pink at the Edge of the World (1975). Over the Sea to Death (1976), Die Like a Dog (1982) and Grizzly Trail (1984) are among the later titles. Retribution (2002) is the newest, and the listing is marked likely complete.

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How many Miss Pink books are there?

Miss Pink has 16 books, released between 1973 and 2002.

Miss Pink Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Miss Pink 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Lady with a Cool EyeMiss Melinda Pink #11973 · confirmed 2/4
    1973–
  2. 2
    Miss Pink at the Edge of the WorldMiss Melinda Pink #21975 · confirmed 2/4
    1975–
  3. 3
    Over the Sea to DeathMiss Melinda Pink #31976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
  4. 4
    A Short Time to LiveMiss Melinda Pink #41976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
  5. 5
    Persons UnknownMiss Melinda Pink #51978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
  6. 6
    Die Like a DogMiss Melinda Pink #61982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
  7. 7
    Last Chance CountryMiss Melinda Pink #71983 · 183 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983183
  8. 8
    Grizzly TrailMiss Melinda Pink #81984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
  9. 9
    SnareMiss Melinda Pink #91988 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988278
  10. 10
    The Stone HawkMiss Melinda Pink #101989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
  11. 11
    RageMiss Melinda Pink #111990 · 207 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990207
  12. 12
    The Raptor ZoneMiss Melinda Pink #121990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
  13. 13
    Veronica's SistersMiss Melinda Pink #131992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
  14. 14
    The Lost GirlsMiss Melinda Pink #141998 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998360
  15. 15
    Private SinsMiss Melinda Pink #151999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
  16. 16
    RetributionMiss Melinda Pink #162002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–

Do you have to read Miss Pink books in order?

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

Where to start with Miss Pink

Start with Lady with a Cool Eye (1973), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Miss Pink book?

Retribution (2002) is the newest Miss Pink book released so far.

Is there a new Miss Pink book coming?

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

Miss Pink at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Miss Pink title on record dates from 2002, 24 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Miss Pink books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,028 pages across the 4 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 242 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Miss Pink books, 5 of 16, were published in the 1990s.

When Miss Pink books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Miss Pink titles appeared. 1970s was the most productive decade with 5 titles.

1970s
5
1980s
5
1990s
5
2000s
1

16 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Miss Pink books are about

4 of the 16 Miss Pink books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: melinda pink (fictitious character) is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.