Jane Haddam Books in Order

Jane Haddam is an American author of mysteries, born Orania Papazoglou in 1951. She began her career as a college professor and magazine editor before publishing her critically acclaimed debut novel, Sweet, Savage Death, in 1984, earning an Edgar Award nomination. The novel introduced Patience McKenna, a charismatic sleuth who appeared in four more books, including Wicked, Loving Murder and Rich, Radiant Slaughter. Haddam's most iconic series features former FBI agent Gregor Demarkian, debuting in Not a Creature Was Stirring, 1990, and spanning over twenty novels, many of them holiday-themed, such as Murder Superior, Fountain of Death, and Wanting Sheila Dead. Her more recent works include Blood in the Water, 2012, and Hearts of Sand, 2013.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Jane Haddam

  • #1
    Not a Creature was Stirring(1990)
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  • #2
    Precious Blood(1991)
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  • #3
    Act of Darkness(1991)
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  • #4
    Quoth the Raven(1991)
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  • #5
    A Great Day for the Deadly(1992)
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  • #6
    Feast of Murder(1992)
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  • #7
    A Stillness in Bethlehem(1992)
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  • #8
    Murder Superior(1993)
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  • #9
    Dear Old Dead(1994)
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  • #10
    Festival of Deaths(1994)
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  • #11
    Bleeding Hearts(1994)
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  • #12
    Fountain of Death(1995)
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  • #13
    And One to Die On(1996)
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  • #14
    Baptism in Blood(1996)
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  • #15
    Deadly Beloved(1997)
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  • #16
    Skeleton Key(2000)
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  • #17
    True Believers(2001)
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  • #18
    Somebody Else's Music(2002)
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  • #19
    Conspiracy Theory(2003)
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  • #20
    The Headmaster's Wife(2005)
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  • #21
    Hardscrabble Road(2006)
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  • #22
    Glass Houses(2007)
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  • #23
    Cheating at Solitaire(2008)
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  • #24
    Living Witness(2009)
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  • #25
    Wanting Sheila Dead(2010)
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  • #26
    Flowering Judas(2011)
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  • #27
    Blood in the Water(2012)
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  • #28
    Hearts of Sand(2013)
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  • #29
    Fighting Chance(2014)
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  • #30
    One of Our Own(2020)
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  • #1
    Sweet, Savage Death(1984)
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  • #2
    Wicked, Loving Murder(1985)
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  • #3
    Death's Savage Passion(1986)
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  • #4
    Rich, Radiant Slaughter(1988)
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  • #5
    Once and Always Murder(1990)
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  • #1
    Sanctity (As: Orania Papazoglou)(1986)
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  • #2
    Charisma (As: Orania Papazoglou)(1992)
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  • #3
    Rose Apple Island(2018)
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  • #4
    Once Upon a Crime(1998)
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  • #5
    Criminal Records(2000)
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  • #6
    Silent Night, Deadly Night(2016)
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About Jane Haddam

Jane Haddam is an American author of mysteries, born Orania Papazoglou in 1951. She began her career as a college professor and magazine editor before publishing her critically acclaimed debut novel, Sweet, Savage Death, in 1984, earning an Edgar Award nomination. The novel introduced Patience McKenna, a charismatic sleuth who appeared in four more books, including Wicked, Loving Murder and Rich, Radiant Slaughter. Haddam's most iconic series features former FBI agent Gregor Demarkian, debuting in Not a Creature Was Stirring, 1990, and spanning over twenty novels, many of them holiday-themed, such as Murder Superior, Fountain of Death, and Wanting Sheila Dead. Her more recent works include Blood in the Water, 2012, and Hearts of Sand, 2013.

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