Agatha Frost Books in Order

Julia plans Barker's birthday party as a way to finally meet his family, but the celebration ends in murder. With Barker's brothers in the frame, the case turns painfully close to home.

On the eve of Halloween, a night at the castle turns deadly and Liz is pulled into another Scarlet Cove mystery. Seaside gossip, uneasy neighbours, and old resentments make every clue slippery.

Barker is already under pressure when a body turns up on his doorstep. Julia dives into a tangled case full of threats, murky motives, and just enough danger to make everything personal.

Retired detective Liz Jones moves to Scarlet Cove for a quieter life and a craft store of her own. Then a fisherman washes ashore dead, and her new beginning becomes another investigation.

A string of strange deaths at a homeless sanctuary draws Julia into one of her bleakest cases. When another witness is killed, she and Barker have to move fast before the killer strikes again.

A chain coffee shop threatens Julia's cafe just as burglary and murder hit Peridale. With her business and pride on the line, she has to untangle the clues before more damage is done.

A storm wrecks Barker's cottage and uncovers a hidden basement beneath Julia's cafe, with the body of a girl missing for decades inside. Julia takes on a cold case the village never forgot.

Christmas reaches Peridale, but the festive mood does not last long. Rumours, fear, and another death leave Julia trying to separate ghost stories and gossip from the real danger.

Julia attends her estranged father's garden party expecting awkward family drama, not a guest thrown from a window. With her family under suspicion, she digs into a knot of secrets and lies.

A gardening contest puts Peridale in the spotlight, then club members start dying after obituary notices arrive first. Julia and reporter Johnny race to stop a killer among the Green Fingers.

Newly single Julia South returns home to open a cafe in Peridale, only to find herself at the center of a murder. To protect her friends and her fresh start, she starts asking dangerous questions.

A supposed spa break in a Scottish castle sounds perfect for Julia, Dot, and Sue, until murder ruins the trip. Ancient walls, family tension, and local secrets quickly turn rest into sleuthing.

Liz Jones is settling into Scarlet Cove and trying to focus on her art shop, until murder disrupts the local creative scene. Suddenly her students, friends, and neighbours all look like suspects.

Barker's book launch at the library is shattered when a decade-old skeleton appears. Julia takes on a cold case involving a missing librarian, a complicated family, and secrets that never stayed buried.

A special celebration brings Julia back into the orbit of old friends and older secrets. As memories resurface and the mood curdles, she is forced to look hard at the past to solve the case.

Peridale does not handle change gracefully, and this time the tension turns fatal. Julia has to work out whether the trouble started with local grudges, family loyalties, or something more deliberate.

A seaside break in Blackpool should be relaxing, but a cabaret performer is badly hurt under suspicious circumstances. Julia cannot resist asking questions, even when she promised herself a holiday.

Julia and Barker's wedding day is already chaotic before the choirmaster drops dead during the ceremony. Their ruined celebration becomes the start of a fresh investigation into poison and grudges.

Dot and Percy should be enjoying their wedding, but Peridale never stays peaceful for long. When their big occasion is overshadowed by violence, Julia is pulled into another mystery shaped by long memories.

A burglary at Peridale Manor lands Julia in the middle of another mess just as family problems pile up around her. Helping her father means following a trail that may be far more serious than theft.

Julia agrees to judge a village bake-off, then her fellow judge dies after tasting cake. Between public scandal and private strain, she has to work out who turned a local contest into murder.

With her cafe, family, and future already demanding attention, Julia does not want another case. But when a farmer's young widow begs for help, she is drawn into a bitter and dangerous family feud.

Claire is thrilled to finally get the keys to her candle shop, but the fresh start does not stay sweet for long. Betrayal, village gossip, and murder quickly darken the mood in Northash.

A trip away should mean rest for Julia and Barker, but danger follows them out of Peridale. In unfamiliar surroundings, Julia still finds herself sorting lies, nerves, and murder.

With the renovations finished and her shop nearly ready, Claire should be celebrating. Instead, another suspicious death lands on her doorstep and turns opening week into a fresh mystery.

Damon's birthday should be simple, but the celebration takes a dark turn when Claire is pulled into another twisty case. Friendship, loyalty, and old hurts keep the suspects uncomfortably close.

Claire Harris dreams of leaving the candle factory behind and opening a shop of her own. When the factory owner dies, Claire's plans and the village's secrets suddenly become tangled together.

Claire is already juggling shop life and family strain when deception starts spreading through Northash. A suspicious mess of secrets and lies pulls her into a case that feels far too close to home.

What should be a straightforward village affair turns sour when poison enters the picture. Julia and Barker chase gossip, grudges, and hidden motives in a case that refuses to stay simple.

The sale of Wellington Manor and a threat to Peridale's library already have Julia under pressure. Then a garden party turns violent, and she has to untangle property politics, old loyalties, and gunfire.

After the local neighbourhood watch falls apart, Julia finds herself leading a new team just as the former leader is murdered. Break-ins, gossip, and Dot's ambitions make this case extra lively.

Claire is thrilled to sell her candles at a Christmas craft fair, right up until a murder leaves her looking like the obvious suspect. Holiday pressure and romantic complications only make things worse.

A body found in a school time capsule throws Julia into a thirty-year-old missing person case. With a wedding approaching, she has to juggle cake plans, old memories, and fresh suspicions.

A huge music festival blocks access to Julia's cafe, so she tries to make the best of a chaotic weekend. Then the headlining singer dies, and the noise gives way to murder.

Autumn should be good for business, but Claire's Halloween season turns uneasy when a local mystery spirals into danger. With Northash buzzing, she has to follow brittle tempers and buried grudges.

When the owner of the local food bank asks for Julia's help after a troubling break-in, she agrees to keep things quiet. Then the man at the center of it all is murdered.

Barker's long-awaited allotment should be a simple family project for spring. Instead, a shallow grave among the carrots turns his new hobby into the start of another Peridale mystery.

A documentary crew arrives in Peridale to celebrate Barker's latest success, but the spotlight quickly turns grim. A murdered arsonist, strange symbols, and cult rumours leave Julia and Barker chasing something darker.

Northash is in festive mode as a chef tries to break a plum pudding record, then ends up stabbed. Claire has to cut through lies, jealousy, and holiday pressure before the New Year arrives.

As villagers fight back against a development scheme, human remains are uncovered at the construction site. Julia finds herself balancing a cold case, a threatened cafe, and a Christmas season full of upheaval.

A Halloween party ends with the murder of a preservation campaigner, and Julia suspects the case is tied to Peridale's threatened future. A missing portrait and local corruption raise the stakes fast.

A murder at the garden centre rattles Northash and pulls Claire into another messy investigation. Between local rivalries and small-town gossip, she must figure out who turned a peaceful business deadly.

A high-pressure local tournament turns deadly, and Claire finds herself in the middle of another knot of deceit. Rivalries, nerves, and hidden agendas make this one move especially fast.

While change keeps unsettling Peridale, Julia is pulled into a case where the past is anything but settled. Old resentments and new dangers make the truth especially hard to pin down.

A family holiday in Spain should offer Julia a break, but a glamorous guest is found drowned at her aunt's hotel. Far from Peridale, she still ends up untangling betrayal, revenge, and false promises.

A festive fresh start is spoiled by a chilling murder and a trail of uneasy secrets. Claire follows the scent of trouble through Northash, knowing somebody is working hard to mislead her.

After losing her dream job, Ellie Swan returns to Meadowfield to help her injured grandmother run the family bookshop. A stolen final manuscript and two deaths make homecoming far more complicated.

Ellie is still finding her footing at Meadowfield Books when another village mystery lands on her doorstep. Family pressure, local history, and a trail of clues make the case impossible to ignore.

Confessions start surfacing around Peridale, but Julia quickly learns that saying something is true does not make it so. Rumour, guilt, and hidden motives turn this into another tricky village puzzle.

Money and appearances loom large in this Peridale case, where a suspicious death exposes greed beneath a polished surface. Julia has to work out who is bluffing, who is hiding, and who is dangerous.

A rare book brings greed, rivalry, and murder to Meadowfield. Ellie follows the trail through collectors, literary grudges, and village secrets to learn who would kill for a prized edition.

A close-knit reading group becomes the center of Meadowfield's latest mystery when secrets begin surfacing. Ellie must pick through friendships, grudges, and one last sharp twist to find the truth.

Whispers spread fast in Peridale, and this time the gossip points straight toward real danger. Julia sorts rumour from fact before another buried secret hardens into tragedy.