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Hemlock Falls Mysteries Books in Order

Hemlock Falls Mysteries by Mary Stanton contains 19 books, published between 1994 and 2013. The first book is A Taste for Murder (1994) and the newest is A Fete Worse Than Death (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1994–2013
Pages on record
4,031 in 16 of 19 books
Reading time
67–101 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,031 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

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Hemlock Falls Mysteries is a series of women-sleuth murder mysteries by Mary Stanton, set in Hemlock Falls, an imaginary place in New York. The sisters Meg and Quill Quilliam are the central characters, and hotels and inns figure among the subject tags. A Taste for Murder (1994) opens the 19-book series, which ends with A Fete Worse Than Death (2013). A Dash of Death (1995), Death Dines Out (1997) and Fried by Jury (2003) are among the entries.

How many Hemlock Falls Mysteries books are there?

Hemlock Falls Mysteries has 19 books, released between 1994 and 2013.

Hemlock Falls Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Hemlock Falls 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 A Taste for Murder by Mary Stanton, book 1 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (1994)
  2. Cover of A Dash of Death by Mary Stanton, book 2 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (1995)
  3. Cover of Murder Well-Done by Mary Stanton, book 4 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (1996)
  4. Cover of Death Dines Out by Mary Stanton, book 5 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (1997)
  5. Cover of A Touch of the Grape by Mary Stanton, book 6 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (1998)
  6. Cover of A Steak in Murder by Mary Stanton, book 7 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (1999)
  7. Cover of Marinade for Murder by Mary Stanton, book 8 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (2000)
  8. Cover of Just Desserts by Mary Stanton, book 9 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (2002)
  9. Cover of Fried by Jury by Mary Stanton, book 10 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (2003)
  10. Cover of A Puree of Poison by Mary Stanton, book 11 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (2003)
  11. Cover of Buried by Breakfast by Mary Stanton, book 12 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (2004)
  12. Cover of A Dinner to Die For by Mary Stanton, book 13 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (2006)
  13. Cover of Ground to a Halt by Mary Stanton, book 14 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (2007)
  14. Cover of A Carol for a Corpse by Mary Stanton, book 15 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (2007)
  15. Cover of Toast Mortem by Mary Stanton, book 17 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (2010)
  16. Cover of Dread on Arrival by Mary Stanton, book 18 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (2012)
  17. Cover of A Fete Worse Than Death by Mary Stanton, book 19 of the Hemlock Falls Mysteries series (2013)
  1. 1
    A Taste for Murder1994 · 221 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994221
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  2. 2
    A Dash of Death1995 · 225 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995225
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  3. 3
    A Pinch of Poison1995 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995244
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  4. 4
    Murder Well-Done1996 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996254
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  5. 5
    Death Dines Out1997 · 237 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997237
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  6. 6
    A Touch of the Grape1998 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998256
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  7. 7
    A Steak in Murder1999 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999252
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  8. 8
    Marinade for Murder2000 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000244
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  9. 9
    Just Desserts2002 · 228 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002228
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  10. 10
    Fried by Jury2003 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003232
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  11. 11
    A Puree of Poison2003 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003260
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  12. 12
    Buried by Breakfast2004 · 253 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004253
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  13. 13
    A Dinner to Die For2006 · 227 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006227
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  14. 14
    Ground to a Halt2007 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007256
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  15. 15
    A Carol for a Corpse2007 · 207 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007207
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  16. 16
    A Plateful of Murder2009 · 435 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009435
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  17. 17
    Toast Mortem2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  18. 18
    Dread on Arrival2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  19. 19
    A Fete Worse Than Death2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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Is there a chronological order for Hemlock Falls Mysteries?

No separate chronological order is on record for Hemlock Falls 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 Hemlock Falls Mysteries books in order?

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

Where to start with Hemlock Falls Mysteries

Start with A Taste for Murder (1994), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Hemlock Falls Mysteries book?

A Fete Worse Than Death (2013) is the newest Hemlock Falls Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Hemlock Falls Mysteries book coming?

No next Hemlock Falls 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.

Hemlock Falls Mysteries at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Hemlock Falls Mysteries title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Hemlock Falls Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,031 pages across the 16 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 244 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Hemlock Falls Mysteries books, 9 of 19, were published in the 2000s.

What the Hemlock Falls Mysteries books are about

All 19 Hemlock Falls Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: hemlock falls (n.y. : imaginary place) is tagged on 14 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Hemlock Falls (N.Y. : Imaginary place) 14 of 19 books
  • Sisters 14 of 19 books
  • Meg Quilliam (Fictitious character) 11 of 19 books
  • Quill Quilliam (Fictitious character) 10 of 19 books
  • Mystery & detective, women sleuths 10 of 19 books
  • Hotels 8 of 19 books
  • Investigation 7 of 19 books
  • Murder 7 of 19 books
  • Quilliam, meg (fictitious character) 5 of 19 books
  • Quilliam, sarah (fictitious character) 5 of 19 books
  • Taverns (Inns) 3 of 19 books

More books by Mary Stanton

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