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Odelia Grey Books in Order

Sue Ann Jaffarian has written 12 Odelia Grey books, published between 2001 and 2017. The first book is Too Big to Miss (2001) and the newest is Too Big to Die (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2001–2017
Pages on record
3,520 in 11 of 12 books
Reading time
59–88 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,520 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

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Odelia Grey is the fictional character behind Sue Ann Jaffarian's Odelia Grey Mystery series. The catalogue lists 12 books featuring Odelia Grey, beginning with Too Big to Miss (2001) and ending with Too Big to Die (2017). Subject headings attached to the books include legal assistants, women detectives, women sleuths, overweight women, body image, murder and California. For readers after the Odelia Grey books in order, The Curse of the Holy Pail (2003) and Thugs and Kisses (2008) come second and third.

How many Odelia Grey books are there?

Odelia Grey has 12 books, released between 2001 and 2017.

Odelia Grey Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Odelia Grey 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 Too Big to Miss by Sue Ann Jaffarian, book 1 of the Odelia Grey Mystery series (2001)
  2. Cover of The Curse of the Holy Pail by Sue Ann Jaffarian, book 2 of the Odelia Grey Mystery series (2003)
  3. Cover of Thugs and Kisses by Sue Ann Jaffarian, book 3 of the Odelia Grey Mystery series (2008)
  4. Cover of Booby Trap by Sue Ann Jaffarian, book 4 of the Odelia Grey Mystery series (2009)
  5. Cover of Corpse on the Cob by Sue Ann Jaffarian, book 5 of the Odelia Grey Mystery series (2010)
  6. Cover of Twice As Dead by Sue Ann Jaffarian, book 6 of the Odelia Grey Mystery series (2011)
  7. Cover of Hide & Snoop by Sue Ann Jaffarian, book 7 of the Odelia Grey Mystery series (2012)
  8. Cover of Secondhand Stiff by Sue Ann Jaffarian, book 8 of the Odelia Grey Mystery series (2013)
  9. Cover of Hell on Wheels by Sue Ann Jaffarian, book 9 of the Odelia Grey Mystery series (2014)
  10. Cover of A Body to Spare by Sue Ann Jaffarian, book 10 of the Odelia Grey Mystery series (2015)
  11. Cover of Rhythm & Clues by Sue Ann Jaffarian, book 11 of the Odelia Grey Mystery series (2016)
  12. Cover of Too Big to Die by Sue Ann Jaffarian, book 12 of the Odelia Grey Mystery series (2017)
  1. 1
    Too Big to MissOdelia Grey Mystery #12001 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001324
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  2. 2
    The Curse of the Holy PailOdelia Grey Mystery #22003 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003374
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  3. 3
    Thugs and KissesOdelia Grey Mystery #32008 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008336
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  4. 4
    Booby TrapOdelia Grey Mystery #42009 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009328
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  5. 5
    Corpse on the CobOdelia Grey Mystery #52010 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010330
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  6. 6
    Twice As DeadOdelia Grey Mystery #62011 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011295
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  7. 7
    Hide & SnoopOdelia Grey Mystery #72012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  8. 8
    Secondhand StiffOdelia Grey Mystery #82013 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013312
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  9. 9
    Hell on WheelsOdelia Grey Mystery #92014 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014312
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  10. 10
    A Body to SpareOdelia Grey Mystery #102015 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015336
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  11. 11
    Rhythm & CluesOdelia Grey Mystery #112016 · 285 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016285
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  12. 12
    Too Big to DieOdelia Grey Mystery #122017 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017288
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Do you have to read Odelia Grey books in order?

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

Where to start with Odelia Grey

Start with Too Big to Miss (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Odelia Grey book?

Too Big to Die (2017) is the newest Odelia Grey book released so far.

Is there a new Odelia Grey book coming?

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

Odelia Grey at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Odelia Grey title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Odelia Grey books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,520 pages across the 11 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 324 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Odelia Grey books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Odelia Grey books are about

All 12 Odelia Grey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: legal assistants is tagged on 10 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Sue Ann Jaffarian

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