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Flower Shop Mysteries Books in Order

Flower Shop Mysteries by Kate Collins contains 27 books, published between 2004 and 2025. The first book is Mum's the Word (2004) and the newest is A Vase in the Window (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
27
Published
2004–2025
Pages on record
5,400 in 18 of 27 books
Reading time
90–135 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,400 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 27 titles with a page count on record.

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Abby Knight, a florist turned amateur detective, anchors the Flower Shop Mysteries, 27 books by Kate Collins published between 2004 and 2025. Flowers supply nearly every pun in the titles: Mum's the Word (2004), Slay It with Flowers (2005), Snipped in the Bud (2006), Acts of Violets (2007), Evil in Carnations (2009) and Dirty Rotten Tendrils (2010). Murder investigation, weddings and an ex-police officer recur across the series, which reaches A Vase in the Window (2025).

How many Flower Shop Mysteries books are there?

Flower Shop Mysteries has 27 books, released between 2004 and 2025.

Flower Shop Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 27 Flower Shop 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.

  1. Cover of Mum's the Word by Kate Collins, book 1 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2004)
  2. Cover of Slay It with Flowers by Kate Collins, book 2 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2005)
  3. Cover of Dearly Depotted by Kate Collins, book 3 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2005)
  4. Cover of Snipped in the Bud by Kate Collins, book 4 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2006)
  5. Cover of Acts of Violets by Kate Collins, book 5 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2007)
  6. Cover of A Rose from the Dead by Kate Collins, book 6 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2007)
  7. Cover of Shoots to Kill by Kate Collins, book 7 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2008)
  8. Cover of Evil in Carnations by Kate Collins, book 8 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2009)
  9. Cover of Sleeping with Anemone by Kate Collins, book 9 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2009)
  10. Cover of Dirty Rotten Tendrils by Kate Collins, book 10 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2010)
  11. Cover of Night of the Living Dandelion by Kate Collins, book 11 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2011)
  12. Cover of To Catch a Leaf by Kate Collins, book 12 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2011)
  13. Cover of Nightshade on Elm Street by Kate Collins, book 13 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2012)
  14. Cover of Seed No Evil by Kate Collins, book 14 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2013)
  15. Cover of Throw in the Trowel by Kate Collins, book 15 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2014)
  16. Cover of Florist Grump by Kate Collins, book 17 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2015)
  17. Cover of Moss Hysteria by Kate Collins, book 18 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2016)
  18. Cover of Tulips Too Late by Kate Collins, book 20 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series (2018)
  1. 1
    Mum's the Word2004 · 293 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004293
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  2. 2
    Slay It with Flowers2005 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005298
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  3. 3
    Dearly Depotted2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  4. 4
    Snipped in the Bud2006 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006304
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  5. 5
    Acts of Violets2007 · 309 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007309
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  6. 6
    A Rose from the Dead2007 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007304
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  7. 7
    Shoots to Kill2008 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008336
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  8. 8
    Evil in Carnations2009 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009326
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  9. 9
    Sleeping with Anemone2009 · 323 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009323
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  10. 10
    Dirty Rotten Tendrils2010 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010326
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  11. 11
    Night of the Living Dandelion2011 · 322 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011322
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  12. 12
    To Catch a Leaf2011 · 321 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011321
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  13. 13
    Nightshade on Elm Street2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    Seed No Evil2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  15. 15
    Throw in the Trowel2014 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014328
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  16. 16
    A Root Awakening2015 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015324
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  17. 17
    Florist Grump2015 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015328
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  18. 18
    Moss Hysteria2016 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016325
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  19. 19
    Yews with Caution2017 · 323 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017323
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  20. 20
    Tulips Too Late2018 · 157 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018157
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  21. 21
    Missing Under The Mistletoe2018 · 153 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018153
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  22. 22
    The Jillian Knight Osborne Fashionista Diaries2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  23. 23
    A Frond in Need2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  24. 24
    Till Death Do Us Pot2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  25. 25
    Kick The Bouquet2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  26. 26
    Roses Are Dead, Violets Are Blue2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  27. 27
    A Vase in the Window2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Is there a chronological order for Flower Shop Mysteries?

No separate chronological order is on record for Flower Shop Mysteries, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Flower Shop Mysteries books in order?

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

Where to start with Flower Shop Mysteries

Start with Mum's the Word (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Flower Shop Mysteries book?

A Vase in the Window (2025) is the newest Flower Shop Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Flower Shop Mysteries book coming?

No next Flower Shop 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.

Flower Shop Mysteries at a glance

Still running
Flower Shop Mysteries is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Flower Shop Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,400 pages across the 18 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 322 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Flower Shop Mysteries books, 12 of 27, were published in the 2010s.

What the Flower Shop Mysteries books are about

19 of the 27 Flower Shop Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: abby knight (fictitious character) is tagged on 17 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Kate Collins

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