American in Paris Mysteries Books in Order
Part ofSusan Kiernan Lewis Books in OrderFind the American in Paris Mysteries by Susan Kiernan Lewis in order, with Claire Baskerville summaries, Paris background, and where to start.
Last updated: June 30, 2026
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Publication Order
17 books
Déjà Dead
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2019
Newly widowed in Paris, Claire Baskerville cannot move forward until she learns who killed her husband. Her search is complicated by secrets, grief, and a condition that makes faces impossible to trust.
Death by Cliché
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2020
When a bookseller who is also Claire's client is murdered, she lands squarely in the spotlight. To clear herself, she has to work with a detective who was once the last man she wanted nearby.
Dying to be French
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2020
A dead teen in the Seine and a missing American girl pull Claire into one of her most urgent cases. Paris looks glamorous from a distance, but obsession has made it dangerous up close.
Deadly Faux Pas
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2021
A dinner cruise on the Seine ends in murder and kidnapping, and this time Claire knows exactly who is behind it. The problem is reaching her daughter before the clock runs out.
Killing it in Paris
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2021
Claire's private investigations for the expat community are going well until her au pair's boyfriend is killed and the au pair is arrested. Freeing her means fighting bureaucracy and a killer with nothing to lose.
Ménage à Murder
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2021
A murder close to Claire makes it painfully clear how far certain enemies will go. To stop the next blow, she has to dig deeper than ever into the people around her.
Murder à la Drumstick / Death à la Drumstick
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2021
Holiday sparkle does not keep Claire out of trouble for long. This shorter Paris mystery serves up seasonal atmosphere with a side of danger.
Deadly Adieu
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2022
A dog park argument and a murder behind Claire's building pull her into another case almost at her own doorstep. The more familiar the setting, the less safe she feels.
Murder Flambé
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2022
Claire's work in Paris brings her into yet another case where appetite, appearances, and deception mix badly. The city is elegant, but the motives are hot enough to burn.
Murder in the Christmas Market
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2022
Paris at Christmas sparkles, right up until Claire trips over a dead body near the market stalls. Holiday charm and murder make a chilly combination.
Toujours Dead
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2022
Claire faces a case that refuses to stay buried, even when everyone around her would rather move on. In Paris, unfinished business has a way of turning lethal.
Murder Carte Blanche
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2023
A book club trip into the Paris Catacombs ends with one member dead and another accused. Claire has to navigate the tunnels, her fears, and a killer she may know all too well.
Murdering Madeleine
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2023
When the daughter of a murdered American politician begs Claire and Jean-Marc for help, they uncover a secret powerful people want buried. The truth comes with a dangerous body count.
Murder Mon Amour
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2024
Claire's life in Paris gets tangled in another case where love, trust, and murder make an uneasy trio. The city offers romance, but danger keeps getting there first.
A Killable Feast
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2025
Food and celebration do not stop Claire from running straight into another Paris mystery. Beneath the pleasure of the table, someone has brought murder to the feast.
Murder au Chocolat
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2026
Claire takes on a Paris case with chocolate on the surface and something much more bitter underneath. The sweeter the setting, the darker the truth tends to be.
Murder and Macarons
by Susan Kiernan Lewis
2027
Claire barely has time to breathe before another Paris crime pulls her back in. Stylish settings and good pastries do not make the case any less dangerous.
Series background & context
The American in Paris Mysteries follow Claire Baskerville, a sixty-something American who finds herself alone in Paris after her husband is murdered. That loss is the opening shock of the series, but it is not the only thing that makes Claire an unusual sleuth. She is trying to rebuild a life in a foreign city while living with prosopagnosia, a condition that makes it hard for her to recognize faces.
That detail gives the series a different feel right away. Claire is observant and determined, but she is also vulnerable in a very practical way. Paris can already be disorienting when you are grieving, uprooted, and unsure whom to trust. Lewis uses Claire's condition to heighten both the suspense and the emotional texture of the books without reducing her to it.
As the series grows, Claire becomes a kind of private investigator for the expat community, taking on cases that pull her through apartment buildings, bookstores, catacombs, markets, and side streets across the city. Her uneasy, then evolving, connection with French detective Jean-Marc adds another strong thread. These books are a little darker than the Maggie Newberry series, more city shadow than village sunlight, though they still keep room for warmth, food, friendship, and a good dog.
Paris is gorgeous here, but never soft.
Lewis is interested in second acts, and Claire is one of her best examples. The books track grief, resilience, romance, family strain, and the stubborn process of learning who you are after the life you expected disappears. The mysteries are twisty, but the longer arc is just as much about building a new self in a city that is as beautiful as it is unforgiving.
If you want a Lewis series with more edge, a mature heroine, and a strong sense of present-day Paris, this is the one to try. It is thoughtful without slowing down, and suspenseful without forgetting character.
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