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Miss Zukas Books in Order

Miss Zukas by Jo Dereske contains 12 books, published between 1994 and 2011. The first book is Miss Zukas and the Library Murders (1994) and the newest is Farewell, Miss Zukas (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1994–2011
Pages on record
2,749 in 11 of 12 books
Reading time
46–69 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,749 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

See all 12 books in order Printable Miss Zukas checklist

Miss Zukas is Jo Dereske's cosy mystery series about Helma Zukas, a librarian in the fictional town of Bellehaven, Washington, who solves murders around her library. Twelve books run from Miss Zukas and the Library Murders (1994) to Farewell, Miss Zukas (2011), with Out of Circulation (1997), Final Notice (1998), Bookmarked to Die (2006) and Catalogue of Death (2007) among them. Library work gives nearly every title its pun. The series is complete.

How many Miss Zukas books are there?

Miss Zukas has 12 books, released between 1994 and 2011.

Miss Zukas Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Miss Zukas 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 Miss Zukas and the Library Murders by Jo Dereske, book 1 of the Miss Zukas series (1994)
  2. Cover of Miss Zukas and the Stroke of Death by Jo Dereske, book 2 of the Miss Zukas series (1995)
  3. Cover of Miss Zukas and the Island Murders by Jo Dereske, book 3 of the Miss Zukas series (1995)
  4. Cover of Miss Zukas and the Raven's Dance by Jo Dereske, book 4 of the Miss Zukas series (1996)
  5. Cover of Out of Circulation by Jo Dereske, book 5 of the Miss Zukas series (1997)
  6. Cover of Final Notice by Jo Dereske, book 6 of the Miss Zukas series (1998)
  7. Cover of Miss Zukas in Death's Shadow by Jo Dereske, book 7 of the Miss Zukas series (1999)
  8. Cover of Miss Zukas Shelves the Evidence by Jo Dereske, book 8 of the Miss Zukas series (2001)
  9. Cover of Bookmarked to Die by Jo Dereske, book 9 of the Miss Zukas series (2006)
  10. Cover of Index to Murder by Jo Dereske, book 11 of the Miss Zukas series (2008)
  11. Cover of Farewell, Miss Zukas by Jo Dereske, book 12 of the Miss Zukas series (2011)
  1. 1
    Miss Zukas and the Library Murders1994 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994218
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  2. 2
    Miss Zukas and the Stroke of Death1995 · 210 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995210
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  3. 3
    Miss Zukas and the Island Murders1995 · 212 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995212
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  4. 4
    Miss Zukas and the Raven's Dance1996 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996256
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  5. 5
    Out of Circulation1997 · 212 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997212
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  6. 6
    Final Notice1998 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998242
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  7. 7
    Miss Zukas in Death's Shadow1999 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999224
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  8. 8
    Miss Zukas Shelves the Evidence2001 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001242
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  9. 9
    Bookmarked to Die2006 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006356
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  10. 10
    Catalogue of Death2007 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007338
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  11. 11
    Index to Murder2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  12. 12
    Farewell, Miss Zukas2011 · 239 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011239
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Is there a chronological order for Miss Zukas?

No separate chronological order is on record for Miss Zukas, 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 Zukas books in order?

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

Where to start with Miss Zukas

Start with Miss Zukas and the Library Murders (1994), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Miss Zukas book?

Farewell, Miss Zukas (2011) is the newest Miss Zukas book released so far.

Is there a new Miss Zukas book coming?

No next Miss Zukas 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 Zukas at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Miss Zukas title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Miss Zukas books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,749 pages across the 11 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 239 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Miss Zukas books, 7 of 12, were published in the 1990s.

What the Miss Zukas books are about

All 12 Miss Zukas books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: librarians is tagged on 11 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Jo Dereske

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