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Susanna, Lady Appleton Books in Order

Susanna, Lady Appleton by Kathy Lynn Emerson contains 11 books, published between 1997 and 2007. The first book is Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie (1997) and the newest is Face Down O'er the Border (2007). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1997–2007
Pages on record
1,906 in 8 of 11 books
Reading time
32–48 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,906 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Susanna, Lady Appleton checklist

Susanna, Lady Appleton is a historical mystery series by Kathy Lynn Emerson, running to 11 books from 1997 to 2007. Subject headings name Susanna, Lady Appleton as a fictitious character and list women detectives, herbalists and England. Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie (1997) opens the series, followed by Face Down Upon an Herbal (1998) and Face Down Among the Winchester Geese (1999). Murders and Other Confusions appeared in 2004. Face Down O'er the Border (2007) is the last title.

How many Susanna, Lady Appleton books are there?

Susanna, Lady Appleton has 11 books, released between 1997 and 2007.

Susanna, Lady Appleton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Susanna, Lady Appleton 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 Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie by Kathy Lynn Emerson, book 1 of the Susanna, Lady Appleton series (1997)
  2. Cover of Face Down Upon an Herbal by Kathy Lynn Emerson, book 2 of the Susanna, Lady Appleton series (1998)
  3. Cover of Face Down Under the Wych Elm by Kathy Lynn Emerson, book 5 of the Susanna, Lady Appleton series (2000)
  4. Cover of Face Down Across the Western Sea by Kathy Lynn Emerson, book 7 of the Susanna, Lady Appleton series (2002)
  5. Cover of Murders and Other Confusions by Kathy Lynn Emerson, book 8 of the Susanna, Lady Appleton series (2004)
  6. Cover of Face Down Below the Banqueting House by Kathy Lynn Emerson, book 9 of the Susanna, Lady Appleton series (2005)
  7. Cover of Face Down Beside St. Anne's Well by Kathy Lynn Emerson, book 10 of the Susanna, Lady Appleton series (2006)
  8. Cover of Face Down O'er the Border by Kathy Lynn Emerson, book 11 of the Susanna, Lady Appleton series (2007)
  1. 1
    Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie1997 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997256
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  2. 2
    Face Down Upon an Herbal1998 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998254
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  3. 3
    Face Down Among the Winchester Geese1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  4. 4
    Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  5. 5
    Face Down Under the Wych Elm2000 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000254
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  6. 6
    Face Down Before Rebel Hooves2001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  7. 7
    Face Down Across the Western Sea2002 · 227 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002227
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Murders and Other Confusions2004 · 229 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004229
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Face Down Below the Banqueting House2005 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005232
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Face Down Beside St. Anne's Well2006 · 231 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006231
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  11. 11
    Face Down O'er the Border2007 · 223 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007223
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Is there a chronological order for Susanna, Lady Appleton?

No separate chronological order is on record for Susanna, Lady Appleton, 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 Susanna, Lady Appleton books in order?

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

Where to start with Susanna, Lady Appleton

Start with Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Susanna, Lady Appleton book?

Face Down O'er the Border (2007) is the newest Susanna, Lady Appleton book released so far.

Is there a new Susanna, Lady Appleton book coming?

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

Susanna, Lady Appleton at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Susanna, Lady Appleton title on record dates from 2007, 19 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Susanna, Lady Appleton books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,906 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 232 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Susanna, Lady Appleton books, 8 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the Susanna, Lady Appleton books are about

All 11 Susanna, Lady Appleton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 7 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Kathy Lynn Emerson

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

Characters in the Susanna, Lady Appleton books

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