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Susan Henshaw Books in Order

Susan Henshaw by Valerie Wolzien contains 16 books, published between 1988 and 2005. The first book is Murder at the PTA Luncheon (1988) and the newest is Death in Duplicate (2005). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
1988–2005
Pages on record
3,291 in 13 of 16 books
Reading time
55–82 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,291 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

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Susan Henshaw is Valerie Wolzien's suburban housewife detective, and 16 novels follow her investigations. Murder at the PTA Luncheon (1988) opens the sequence and Death in Duplicate (2005) closes it, with The Fortieth Birthday Body (1989), We Wish You a Merry Murder (1991), A Star-Spangled Murder (1993) and Elected for Death (1996) along the way. Holidays supply many of the settings, from Halloween to Christmas, alongside weddings, anniversaries, local elections and a seaside resort. The sequence ended in 2005.

How many Susan Henshaw books are there?

Susan Henshaw has 16 books, released between 1988 and 2005.

Susan Henshaw Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Susan Henshaw 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 Murder at the PTA Luncheon by Valerie Wolzien, book 1 of the Susan Henshaw series (1988)
  2. Cover of The Fortieth Birthday Body by Valerie Wolzien, book 2 of the Susan Henshaw series (1989)
  3. Cover of We Wish You a Merry Murder by Valerie Wolzien, book 3 of the Susan Henshaw series (1991)
  4. Cover of All Hallows' Evil by Valerie Wolzien, book 4 of the Susan Henshaw series (1992)
  5. Cover of An Old Faithful Murder by Valerie Wolzien, book 5 of the Susan Henshaw series (1992)
  6. Cover of A Good Year for a Corpse by Valerie Wolzien, book 7 of the Susan Henshaw series (1994)
  7. Cover of 'Tis the Season to Be Murdered by Valerie Wolzien, book 8 of the Susan Henshaw series (1994)
  8. Cover of Remodeled to Death by Valerie Wolzien, book 9 of the Susan Henshaw series (1995)
  9. Cover of Elected for Death by Valerie Wolzien, book 10 of the Susan Henshaw series (1996)
  10. Cover of Weddings Are Murder by Valerie Wolzien, book 11 of the Susan Henshaw series (1998)
  11. Cover of The Student Body by Valerie Wolzien, book 12 of the Susan Henshaw series (1999)
  12. Cover of Death at a Discount by Valerie Wolzien, book 13 of the Susan Henshaw series (2000)
  13. Cover of An Anniversary to Die For by Valerie Wolzien, book 14 of the Susan Henshaw series (2002)
  14. Cover of Death in a Beach Chair by Valerie Wolzien, book 15 of the Susan Henshaw series (2004)
  15. Cover of Death in Duplicate by Valerie Wolzien, book 16 of the Susan Henshaw series (2005)
  1. 1
    Murder at the PTA Luncheon1988 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988240
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  2. 2
    The Fortieth Birthday Body1989 · 233 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989233
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  3. 3
    We Wish You a Merry Murder1991 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991288
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  4. 4
    All Hallows' Evil1992 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992256
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  5. 5
    An Old Faithful Murder1992 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992256
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  6. 6
    A Star-Spangled Murder1993 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993224
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  7. 7
    A Good Year for a Corpse1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  8. 8
    'Tis the Season to Be Murdered1994 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994240
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  9. 9
    Remodeled to Death1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  10. 10
    Elected for Death1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  11. 11
    Weddings Are Murder1998 · 229 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998229
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  12. 12
    The Student Body1999 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999240
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  13. 13
    Death at a Discount2000 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000282
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  14. 14
    An Anniversary to Die For2002 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002282
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  15. 15
    Death in a Beach Chair2004 · 258 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004258
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  16. 16
    Death in Duplicate2005 · 263 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005263
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Is there a chronological order for Susan Henshaw?

No separate chronological order is on record for Susan Henshaw, 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 Susan Henshaw books in order?

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

Where to start with Susan Henshaw

Start with Murder at the PTA Luncheon (1988), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Susan Henshaw book?

Death in Duplicate (2005) is the newest Susan Henshaw book released so far.

Is there a new Susan Henshaw book coming?

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

Susan Henshaw at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Susan Henshaw title on record dates from 2005, 21 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Susan Henshaw books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,291 pages across the 13 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Susan Henshaw books, 10 of 16, were published in the 1990s.

What the Susan Henshaw books are about

15 of the 16 Susan Henshaw books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: housewives is tagged on 8 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Valerie Wolzien

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