Miss Fortune Mystery Books in Order
Miss Fortune Mystery by Jana DeLeon contains 30 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is Louisiana Longshot (2012) and the newest is Marsh Mystics (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 30
- Published
- 2012–2026
- Confirmed
- 30 of 30 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,690 in 17 of 30 books
- Reading time
- 78–117 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,690 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 30 titles with a page count on record.
Miss Fortune Mystery is a humorous crime series by Jana DeLeon, set in Louisiana. Female assassins, counterfeiting and bayou country supply the material, and the titles carry the joke - Lethal Bayou Beauty, Swamp Sniper, Swamp Team 3, Gator Bait, Hurricane Force. Louisiana Longshot (2012) opens a 30-book run that reaches Marsh Mystics (2026), and DeLeon continues the series.
How many Miss Fortune Mystery books are there?
Miss Fortune Mystery has 30 books, released between 2012 and 2026.
Miss Fortune Mystery Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 Miss Fortune Mystery 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.
- 1Louisiana Longshot2012 · 248 pages · confirmed 4/420122484/4
- 2Lethal Bayou Beauty2013 · 270 pages · confirmed 3/420132703/4
- 3Swamp Sniper2013 · 266 pages · confirmed 4/420132664/4
- 4Swamp Team 32014 · 268 pages · confirmed 4/420142684/4
- 5Gator Bait2014 · 254 pages · confirmed 4/420142544/4
- 6Soldiers of Fortune2015 · 250 pages · confirmed 4/420152504/4
- 7Hurricane Force2015 · 256 pages · confirmed 4/420152564/4
- 8Fortune Hunter2016 · 248 pages · confirmed 4/420162484/4
- 9Later Gator2016 · 250 pages · confirmed 4/420162504/4
- 10Hook, Line and Blinker2017 · 258 pages · confirmed 4/420172584/4
- 11Change of Fortune2018 · 270 pages · confirmed 4/420182704/4
- 12Reel of Fortune2018 · 296 pages · confirmed 4/420182964/4
- 13Swamp Spook2018 · 288 pages · confirmed 4/420182884/4
- 14Fortune Furlough2019 · confirmed 4/42019–4/4
- 15Cajun Fried Felony2019 · 300 pages · confirmed 4/420193004/4
- 16Swamp Santa2019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 17Bullets and Beads2020 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/420203204/4
- 18Gators and Garters2020 · 328 pages · confirmed 4/420203284/4
- 19Fortune Funhouse2021 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/420213204/4
- 20Frightfully Fortune2021 · confirmed 3/42021–3/4
- 21Swamp Sweets2021 · confirmed 3/42021–3/4
- 22Flame and Fortune2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 23Swamp Spirits2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 24Clue Krewe2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 25Fortune Teller2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 26Swamp Spies2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 27Baskets and Beignets2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 28Marsh Madness2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 29Coeds and Cattails2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 30Marsh Mystics2026 · confirmed 3/42026–3/4
Is there a chronological order for Miss Fortune Mystery?
No separate chronological order is on record for Miss Fortune Mystery, 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 Miss Fortune Mystery books in order?
You should read the Miss Fortune Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Miss Fortune Mystery book also stands alone.
Where to start with Miss Fortune Mystery
Start with Louisiana Longshot (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Miss Fortune Mystery book?
Marsh Mystics (2026) is the newest Miss Fortune Mystery book released so far.
Is there a new Miss Fortune Mystery book coming?
No next Miss Fortune Mystery book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Miss Fortune Mystery at a glance
- Still running
- Miss Fortune Mystery is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Miss Fortune Mystery books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,690 pages across the 17 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 268 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Miss Fortune Mystery books, 16 of 30, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 17 of the 30 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Miss Fortune Mystery books are about
4 of the 30 Miss Fortune Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 3 of 4 books
- Humor 2 of 4 books
- Louisiana 2 of 4 books
- Counterfeits and counterfeiting 1 of 4 books
- Crime 1 of 4 books
- Female assassins 1 of 4 books
- Récits humoristiques 1 of 4 books
- Romans, nouvelles 1 of 4 books
- Suspense 1 of 4 books
More books by Jana DeLeon
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Jana DeLeon books in order 64 books
Characters in the Miss Fortune Mystery books
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.