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Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries Books in Order

Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries contains 13 books, published between 2007 and 2020. The first book is Kilt Dead (2007) and the newest is A View to a Kilt (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2007–2020
Pages on record
2,700 in 9 of 13 books
Reading time
45–68 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,700 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

See all 13 books in order Printable Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries checklist

Set in Maine, with Scottish American subject matter throughout, the Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries run to 13 books. Kilt Dead (2007) opens the series and A View to a Kilt (2020) is the newest catalogued title; between them come Scone Cold Dead (2008), The Corpse Wore Tartan (2010), Bagpipes, Brides and Homicides (2012), Vampires, Bones and Treacle Scones (2013) and The Scottie Barked At Midnight (2015). Kaitlyn Dunnett is credited on 12 of the books and Kathy Lynn Emerson on one. Liss MacCrimmon is the recurring figure, and recorded subjects include murder, investigation, women merchants and women dancers. Novels run to a median of 304 pages.

How many Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries books are there?

Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries has 13 books, released between 2007 and 2020.

Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Liss MacCrimmon 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 Wee Christmas Homicide by Kaitlyn Dunnett, book 3 of the Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries series (2009)
  2. Cover of The Corpse Wore Tartan by Kaitlyn Dunnett, book 4 of the Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries series (2010)
  3. Cover of Scotched by Kaitlyn Dunnett, book 5 of the Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries series (2011)
  4. Cover of Bagpipes, Brides and Homicides by Kaitlyn Dunnett, book 6 of the Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries series (2012)
  5. Cover of Ho-Ho-Homicide by Kaitlyn Dunnett, book 8 of the Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries series (2014)
  6. Cover of The Scottie Barked At Midnight by Kaitlyn Dunnett, book 9 of the Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries series (2015)
  7. Cover of X Marks the Scot by Kaitlyn Dunnett, book 11 of the Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries series (2017)
  8. Cover of A View to a Kilt by Kaitlyn Dunnett, book 13 of the Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries series (2020)
  1. 1
    Kilt Dead2007 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007256
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  2. 2
    Scone Cold Dead2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  3. 3
    A Wee Christmas Homicide2009 · 315 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009315
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  4. 4
    The Corpse Wore Tartan2010 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010310
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  5. 5
    Scotched2011 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011304
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  6. 6
    Bagpipes, Brides and Homicides2012 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012295
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  7. 7
    Vampires, Bones and Treacle Scones2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  8. 8
    Ho-Ho-Homicide2014 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014294
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  9. 9
    The Scottie Barked At Midnight2015 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015312
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  10. 10
    Kilt at the Highland Games2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  11. 11
    X Marks the Scot2017 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017278
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  12. 12
    Overkilt2018 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018336
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  13. 13
    A View to a Kilt2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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Do you have to read Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries books in order?

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

Where to start with Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries

Start with Kilt Dead (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries book?

A View to a Kilt (2020) is the newest Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries book coming?

No next Liss MacCrimmon 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.

Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,700 pages across the 9 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries books, 9 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 13 titles, 12 are credited to Kaitlyn Dunnett and 1 to Kathy Lynn Emerson.

What the Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries books are about

12 of the 13 Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: scottish americans is tagged on 10 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Characters in the Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries books

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