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Laurel McKay Mysteries Books in Order

Laurel McKay Mysteries by Cindy Sample contains 9 books, published between 2010 and 2023. The first book is Dying for a Date (2010) and the newest is Dying for a Decoration (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2010–2023
Pages on record
1,872 in 7 of 9 books
Reading time
31–47 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,872 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

See all 9 books in order Printable Laurel McKay Mysteries checklist

Laurel McKay is the recurring character in 9 books credited to Cindy Sample, published between 2010 and 2023. Catalogue subjects record women detectives, murder, investigation, dating services, divorced women and single mothers. Every catalogued title opens with the words Dying for a: Dying for a Date and Dying for a Dance (2010), Dying for a Daiquiri (2013), Dying for a Dude (2014), Dying for a Donut (2015), Dying for a Diamond (2017), Dying for a Deal (2018), Dying for a Double (2019) and Dying for a Decoration (2023).

How many Laurel McKay Mysteries books are there?

Laurel McKay Mysteries has 9 books, released between 2010 and 2023.

Laurel McKay Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Laurel McKay 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 Dying for a Date by Cindy Sample, book 1 of the Laurel McKay Mysteries series (2010)
  2. Cover of Dying for a Dance by Cindy Sample, book 2 of the Laurel McKay Mysteries series (2010)
  3. Cover of Dying for a Daiquiri by Cindy Sample, book 3 of the Laurel McKay Mysteries series (2013)
  4. Cover of Dying for a Donut by Cindy Sample, book 5 of the Laurel McKay Mysteries series (2015)
  5. Cover of Dying for a Diamond by Cindy Sample, book 6 of the Laurel McKay Mysteries series (2017)
  6. Cover of Dying for a Double by Cindy Sample, book 8 of the Laurel McKay Mysteries series (2019)
  1. 1
    Dying for a Date2010 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010252
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  2. 2
    Dying for a Dance2010 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010248
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  3. 3
    Dying for a Daiquiri2013 · 265 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013265
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Dying for a Dude2014 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014284
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Dying for a Donut2015 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015284
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Dying for a Diamond2017 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017278
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Dying for a Deal2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Dying for a Double2019 · 261 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019261
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Dying for a Decoration2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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Is there a chronological order for Laurel McKay Mysteries?

No separate chronological order is on record for Laurel McKay 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 Laurel McKay Mysteries books in order?

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

Where to start with Laurel McKay Mysteries

Start with Dying for a Date (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Laurel McKay Mysteries book?

Dying for a Decoration (2023) is the newest Laurel McKay Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Laurel McKay Mysteries book coming?

No next Laurel McKay 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.

Laurel McKay Mysteries at a glance

Paused
No new Laurel McKay Mysteries title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Laurel McKay Mysteries books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,872 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 265 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Laurel McKay Mysteries books, 8 of 9, were published in the 2010s.

What the Laurel McKay Mysteries books are about

2 of the 9 Laurel McKay Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Cindy Sample

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

Characters in the Laurel McKay Mysteries books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.