Amanda Doucette Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Fire in the Stars |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Trickster’s Lullaby |
2017 |
Buy |
| Prisoners of Hope |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Ancient Dead |
2021 |
Buy |
| Wreck Bay |
2023 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Going Out With a Bang |
2008 |
Buy |
| Little Treasures |
2011 |
Buy |
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Fall Guy |
2011 |
Buy |
| Evil Behind That Door |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Night Thief |
2015 |
Buy |
| Blood Ties |
2019 |
Buy |
Inspector Green Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Do or Die |
2000 |
Buy |
| Once Upon A Time |
2001 |
Buy |
| Mist Walker |
2003 |
Buy |
| Fifth Son |
2004 |
Buy |
| Honour Among Men |
2006 |
Buy |
| Dream Chasers |
2007 |
Buy |
| This Thing of Darkness |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Whisper of Legends |
2012 |
Buy |
| None So Blind |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Devil to Pay |
2021 |
Buy |
| Shipwrecked Souls |
2025 |
Buy |
| Beautiful Lie the Dead |
2010 |
Buy |
Inspector Vignoles Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Do or Die |
2000 |
N/A |
| Smoke Gets in Your Eyes |
2007 |
Buy |
| Once Upon a Time |
2001 |
N/A |
| The Murder of Crows |
2008 |
Buy |
| Mist Walker |
2003 |
N/A |
| The Torn Curtain |
2009 |
Buy |
| Fifth Son |
2004 |
N/A |
| The Marylebone Murders |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Last Train to Brackley Central |
2012 |
Buy |
| Dream Chasers |
2007 |
N/A |
| New Brighton Rock |
2013 |
Buy |
| Blood and Custard |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Mountsorrel Mystery |
2017 |
Buy |
| Cold Steel Rail |
2018 |
Buy |
| None So Blind |
2014 |
N/A |
| Murder in Broadway |
2019 |
Buy |
| This Transient Life |
2021 |
N/A |
| The Signalman’s Daughter |
2022 |
N/A |
| Shipwrecked Souls |
2025 |
N/A |
Barbara Fradkin is a mystery writer with a large catalog that spans 25 years and 42 books. Her longest-running series is the Inspector Green Mystery, which began with Do or Die in 2000 and has grown to twelve entries, with Shipwrecked Souls arriving in 2025. The Amanda Doucette Mystery series, starting with Fire in the Stars in 2016, offers five books and represents a second major thread in her work. Both series are firmly in the crime fiction genre.
Fradkin has also written the four-book Cedric O’Toole series, beginning with The Fall Guy in 2011, and contributed to anthologies. Her page also includes the Inspector Vignoles Mysteries, a separate series with entries dating from 2007 to 2022. With books spread across multiple ongoing series and a steady publishing pace, Fradkin has been one of the more prolific Canadian mystery writers of her generation. Readers who like detective fiction with varied settings and recurring investigators will find a deep back catalog here.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Barbara Fradkin written?
Barbara Fradkin has written 42 books across five series.
What was Barbara Fradkin's first book?
Barbara Fradkin’s first book is Do or Die, published in 2000.
What genres does Barbara Fradkin write in?
Barbara Fradkin writes mystery. Their best-known work includes the Amanda Doucette Mystery series.