Miss Riddell Books in Order
Miss Riddell by P.C. James contains 10 books, published between 2020 and 2023. The first book is In The Beginning, There Was a Murder (2020) and the newest is Miss Riddell and the Pet Thefts (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2020–2023
Miss Riddell is the named figure in a 10-book series by P.C. James, published between 2020 and 2023. In The Beginning, There Was a Murder (2020) opens the run and Miss Riddell and the Pet Thefts (2023) is the most recent entry. Five of the listed titles carry a 2021 date. The series also has a chronological order separate from its publication order. P.C. James is credited on all 10, and no page counts are recorded.
How many Miss Riddell books are there?
Miss Riddell has 10 books, released between 2020 and 2023.
Miss Riddell Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Miss Riddell books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1In The Beginning, There Was a Murder2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 2Then There Were Two... Murders?2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 3It's Murder, On a Galapagos Cruise2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 4A Murder for Christmas2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 5Miss Riddell and the Heiress2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 6Miss Riddell's Paranormal Mystery2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 7The Girl in the Gazebo2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 8The Dead of Winter2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 9The Past Never Dies2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 10Miss Riddell and the Pet Thefts2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Miss Riddell Books in Chronological Order
In story order, In The Beginning, There Was a Murder comes first and It's Murder, On a Galapagos Cruise comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 10 books below run in that in-universe sequence.
- 1In The Beginning, There Was a Murder2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 2Then There Were Two... Murders?2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 9The Past Never Dies2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 4A Murder for Christmas2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 10Miss Riddell and the Pet Thefts2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 5Miss Riddell and the Heiress2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 6Miss Riddell's Paranormal Mystery2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 7The Girl in the Gazebo2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 8The Dead of Winter2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 3It's Murder, On a Galapagos Cruise2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
Do you have to read Miss Riddell books in order?
You should read the Miss Riddell books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Miss Riddell book also stands alone.
Where to start with Miss Riddell
Start with In The Beginning, There Was a Murder (2020), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Miss Riddell book?
Miss Riddell and the Pet Thefts (2023) is the newest Miss Riddell book released so far.
Is there a new Miss Riddell book coming?
No next Miss Riddell 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 Riddell at a glance
- Paused
- No new Miss Riddell title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Miss Riddell books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Miss Riddell books, 10 of 10, were published in the 2020s.
More books by P.C. James
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by P.C. James
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.