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Suzy K Quinn Books in Order

Explore Suzy K Quinn books in order, with summaries of her Bad Mother comedies, family thrillers, and children’s stories to help you choose where to start.

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19 books

I Take This Woman

by Suzy K Quinn

2013

Documentary maker Ruby Philips investigates three brides murdered on their first wedding anniversaries. All used the same marriage agency, and another bride is missing, leaving Ruby only days to find her before the pattern repeats.

The Bad Mother's Diary

by Suzy K Quinn

2015

New mother Juliette Duffy discovers that raising baby Daisy bears little resemblance to her ideal of family life. Sleeplessness, domestic mishaps, and Daisy's unreliable father turn her attempts to cope into a diary of comic frustrations.

The Bad Mother's Detox

by Suzy K Quinn

2017

Single mother Juliette Duffy begins the new year living with her parents and reconsidering her relationship with Daisy's father. Rather than changing her diet, she hopes to free herself from the influence of her irresponsible former boyfriend.

The Bad Mother's Pregnancy

by Suzy K Quinn

2017

This prequel follows Juliette Duffy during her first pregnancy, before the events of The Bad Mother's Diary. Accustomed to pubs and festivals, she faces the comic upheaval of preparing for a responsibility she feels entirely unready to accept.

The Bad Mother's Holiday

by Suzy K Quinn

2018

Pregnant again, Juliette Duffy needs a break from exhaustion and family demands. Conflicting holiday proposals lead from camping and a Greek resort to a luxury cruise, where her boyfriend's mother adds another complication to the journey.

Lies We Tell Mothers

by Suzy K Quinn

2019

Suzy K. Quinn recounts becoming a mother and the disruption it brought to her relationship and daily life. Her humorous memoir questions reassuring parenting clichés through sleepless nights, arguments, and the gap between expectations and experience.

The Bad Mother's Christmas

by Suzy K Quinn

2019

Juliette Duffy wants a happy family Christmas, but her relationship with Alex brings awkward new family dynamics. Daisy's father remains determined to interfere, turning festive plans into a comic struggle over loyalties, boundaries, and togetherness.

Bad Mother's Wedding

by Suzy K Quinn

2020

Juliette Duffy looks forward to marrying her childhood sweetheart Alex, only to find her ex-partner determined to disrupt the occasion. Rival wedding plans and the Covid-19 pandemic threaten the celebration she hopes will begin a happier chapter.

Don’t Tell Teacher

by Suzy K Quinn

2020

Following divorce, Lizzie Riley hopes her son's respected new school will provide stability. His exhaustion, unexplained marks, and inability to recall the school day raise disturbing questions, while restrictions on parents make investigating increasingly difficult.

The Bad Mother's Virus

by Suzy K Quinn

2020

Juliette Duffy's wedding hopes collide with pandemic restrictions, home schooling, and chaotic supermarket trips. This comic lockdown story follows her efforts to manage family life, with mounting worry when someone close to her needs hospital care.

Not My Daughter

by Suzy K Quinn

2021

Lorna has hidden the truth about her daughter's father for sixteen years. When Liberty disappears, apparently seeking the man Lorna escaped, her mother's efforts to find her force a confrontation with the dangerous past she concealed.

Science-minded Huxley encounters a mysterious book whose pages appear blank to everyone else. New friends reveal a world of magic, drawing him into a mystery involving a red-cloaked woman and a wolf that threatens the sun.

Queen Bee

by Suzy K Quinn

2022

Scarlett arrives at St Valentine's School hoping to make friends, but popular Lottie controls who belongs. Their rivalry draws the newcomer into a struggle over bullying, exclusion, and whether she can challenge the school's social hierarchy.

After his girlfriend leaves, mathematician Michael studies empathy through eleven-year-old Callum, a troubled boy devoted to a friend with a heart condition. Their unlikely bond challenges Michael’s emotional defenses as he faces another chance at love.

Love or Your Money Back

by Suzy K Quinn

2025

Abandoned by her fiancé, Kat wants to marry before her thirty-fifth birthday. Marketing expert Freddy offers to transform her romantic prospects in exchange for buying her struggling business, but their deal tests whether love can be secured through a carefully managed campaign.

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Pub owners Bob and Shirley escape to a luxury resort, where a disliked blackmailer is found dead beside the pool. Investigating fellow holidaymakers reveals motives and dangerous secrets, turning their hoped-for break into a race to identify the killer.

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Charles Crow died after a hearty pub meal, yet villagers keep seeing signs of his return, from pudding purchases to lights at his estate. Bob and Shirley investigate the strange appearances unsettling Great Oakley and the secrets behind them.

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A disliked villager dies beside an unexpectedly luxurious hot chocolate, leaving Shirley the prime suspect. She and Bob investigate the peculiar circumstances while rumors of witchcraft spread, threatening both their reputation and the local chocolatier blamed by the village.

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Great Oakley’s reputation as a safe village collapses when a local slimming-group organizer is found dead in Bob and Shirley’s pub garden. The outspoken landlady and her methodical husband investigate a puzzling death involving treacle tart and unexplained weight loss.

Suzy K Quinn sub-series and character series

The Bad Mother books in order

Explore this series
  1. Book cover for "The Bad Mother's Diary"

    The Bad Mother's Diary

    by Suzy K Quinn

    2015The Bad Mother, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Bad Mother's Detox"

    The Bad Mother's Detox

    by Suzy K Quinn

    2017The Bad Mother, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The Bad Mother's Pregnancy"

    The Bad Mother's Pregnancy

    by Suzy K Quinn

    2017The Bad Mother, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The Bad Mother's Holiday"

    The Bad Mother's Holiday

    by Suzy K Quinn

    2018The Bad Mother, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "The Bad Mother's Christmas"

    The Bad Mother's Christmas

    by Suzy K Quinn

    2019The Bad Mother, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Bad Mother's Wedding"

    Bad Mother's Wedding

    by Suzy K Quinn

    2020The Bad Mother, Book 7
  7. Book cover for "The Bad Mother's Virus"

    The Bad Mother's Virus

    by Suzy K Quinn

    2020The Bad Mother, Book 6

Standalone Suzy K Quinn books

  1. Book cover for "I Take This Woman"

    I Take This Woman

    by Suzy K Quinn

    2013
  2. Book cover for "Lies We Tell Mothers"

    Lies We Tell Mothers

    by Suzy K Quinn

    2019One Woman's Stumble Through 33 Parenting Myths to Happy Families
  3. Book cover for "Don’t Tell Teacher"

    Don’t Tell Teacher

    by Suzy K Quinn

    2020
  4. Book cover for "Not My Daughter"

    Not My Daughter

    by Suzy K Quinn

    2021
  5. Book cover for "Huxley Sparks and the Book of Secrets"
  6. Book cover for "Queen Bee"

    Queen Bee

    by Suzy K Quinn

    2022
  7. Book cover for "(Probably) The Greatest Love Story Ever Told"
  8. Book cover for "Love or Your Money Back"

    Love or Your Money Back

    by Suzy K Quinn

    2025
  9. Book cover for "Bob and Shirley's All Inclusive Murder"
  10. Book cover for "Bob and Shirley's Dead Before Pudding"
  11. Book cover for "Bob and Shirley's Death by Hot Chocolate"
  12. Book cover for "Bob and Shirley's Guide to Murder"

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