Pepper Martin Books in Order

Pepper Martin by Casey Daniels contains 10 books, published between 2006 and 2017. The first book is Don of the Dead (2006) and the newest is Graveyard Shift (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2006–2017
Pages on record
1,522 in 5 of 10 books
Reading time
25–38 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,522 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

Pepper Martin is a mystery series by Casey Daniels, who is credited on all 10 catalogued books. Catalogue subjects record cemeteries, tour guides, mediums, ghosts, murder, women sleuths and women private investigators, and name Pepper Martin as the recurring character. The run opens with Don of the Dead (2006) and closes with Graveyard Shift (2017), taking in Tombs of Endearment (2007), Dead Man Talking (2009), A Hard Day's Fright (2011) and Supernatural Born Killers (2012).

How many Pepper Martin books are there?

Pepper Martin has 10 books, released between 2006 and 2017.

Pepper Martin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Pepper Martin 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. 1
    Don of the Dead2006 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006325
  2. 2
    The Chick and the Dead2007 · 323 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007323
  3. 3
    Tombs of Endearment2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007
  4. 4
    Night of the Loving Dead2008 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008291
  5. 5
    Dead Man Talking2009 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009291
  6. 6
    Tomb with a View2010 · 292 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010292
  7. 7
    A Hard Day's Fright2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  8. 8
    Wild Wild Death2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  9. 9
    Supernatural Born Killers2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  10. 10
    Graveyard Shift2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017

Is there a chronological order for Pepper Martin?

No separate chronological order is on record for Pepper Martin, 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 Pepper Martin books in order?

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

Where to start with Pepper Martin

Start with Don of the Dead (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Pepper Martin book?

Graveyard Shift (2017) is the newest Pepper Martin book released so far.

Is there a new Pepper Martin book coming?

No next Pepper Martin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Pepper Martin at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Pepper Martin title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Pepper Martin books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,522 pages across the 5 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 292 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Pepper Martin books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the Pepper Martin books are about

All 10 Pepper Martin 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 7 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Casey Daniels

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

Characters in the Pepper Martin books

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