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T.J. Jensen Books in Order

Kathi Daley has written 10 T.J. Jensen books, published between 2013 and 2019. The first book is Pumpkins in Paradise (2013) and the newest is Thanksgiving in Paradise (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2013–2019
Pages on record
1,880 in 8 of 10 books
Reading time
31–47 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,880 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable T.J. Jensen checklist

T.J. Jensen is the sleuth of Kathi Daley's Paradise Lake mysteries, a high school teacher and athletics coach in the subject records. All 10 catalogued books are credited to Daley, from Pumpkins in Paradise (2013) to Thanksgiving in Paradise (2019). The titles run on a pattern, with Bikinis, Christmas, Snowmen, Halloween, Puppies, Treasure, Fireworks and Beaches each in Paradise. Murder, investigation, harvest festivals and friendship appear among the subjects, and the median book runs 232 pages.

How many T.J. Jensen books are there?

T.J. Jensen has 10 books, released between 2013 and 2019.

T.J. Jensen Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 T.J. Jensen 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 Pumpkins in Paradise by Kathi Daley, book 1 of the TJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries series (2013)
  2. Cover of Bikinis in Paradise by Kathi Daley, book 3 of the TJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries series (2014)
  3. Cover of Christmas in Paradise by Kathi Daley, book 4 of the TJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries series (2014)
  4. Cover of Puppies in Paradise by Kathi Daley, book 5 of the TJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries series (2015)
  5. Cover of Treasure in Paradise by Kathi Daley, book 7 of the TJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries series (2016)
  6. Cover of Fireworks in Paradise by Kathi Daley, book 8 of the TJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries series (2017)
  7. Cover of Beaches in Paradise by Kathi Daley, book 9 of the TJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries series (2018)
  8. Cover of Thanksgiving in Paradise by Kathi Daley, book 10 of the TJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries series (2019)
  1. 1
    Pumpkins in ParadiseTJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries #12013 · 285 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013285
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  2. 2
    Snowmen in ParadiseTJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  3. 3
    Bikinis in ParadiseTJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries #32014 · 212 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014212
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  4. 4
    Christmas in ParadiseTJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries #42014 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014242
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  5. 5
    Puppies in ParadiseTJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries #52015 · 211 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015211
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  6. 6
    Halloween in ParadiseTJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries #62015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  7. 7
    Treasure in ParadiseTJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries #72016 · 230 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016230
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  8. 8
    Fireworks in ParadiseTJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries #82017 · 236 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017236
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  9. 9
    Beaches in ParadiseTJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries #92018 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018232
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  10. 10
    Thanksgiving in ParadiseTJ Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries #102019 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019232
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Do you have to read T.J. Jensen books in order?

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

Where to start with T.J. Jensen

Start with Pumpkins in Paradise (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest T.J. Jensen book?

Thanksgiving in Paradise (2019) is the newest T.J. Jensen book released so far.

Is there a new T.J. Jensen book coming?

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

T.J. Jensen at a glance

No recent titles
The newest T.J. Jensen title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
T.J. Jensen books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,880 pages across the 8 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 232 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most T.J. Jensen books, 10 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the T.J. Jensen books are about

2 of the 10 T.J. Jensen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Murder 2 of 2 books
  • Accidents 1 of 2 books
  • Drama 1 of 2 books
  • Friendship 1 of 2 books
  • Harvest festivals 1 of 2 books
  • High school teachers 1 of 2 books
  • Investigation 1 of 2 books
  • Meurtre 1 of 2 books
  • Puppies 1 of 2 books
  • Romans, nouvelles 1 of 2 books
  • Women coaches (Athletics) 1 of 2 books

More books by Kathi Daley

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