Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Heroes of Phenomena |
2014 |
Buy |
Betwixt & Between Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Betwixt |
2020 |
Buy |
| Bewitched |
2020 |
Buy |
| Beguiled |
2021 |
Buy |
| Moonlight and Magic |
2021 |
Buy |
| A Lovely Drop |
2020 |
Buy |
Charley Davidson Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Eerste steen rechts |
2011 |
N/A |
| Second Grave on the Left |
2011 |
Buy |
| For I Have Sinned |
2011 |
Buy |
| Third Grave Dead Ahead |
2012 |
Buy |
| Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet |
2012 |
Buy |
| First Grave on the Right |
2011 |
Buy |
| Shimmer |
2013 |
N/A |
| Glow |
2014 |
N/A |
| Fifth Grave Past the Light |
2013 |
Buy |
| Sixth Grave on the Edge |
2014 |
Buy |
| Seventh Grave and No Body |
2014 |
Buy |
| Brighter Than the Sun |
2015 |
Buy |
| Eighth Grave After Dark |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Dirt on Ninth Grave |
2016 |
Buy |
| A Very Charley Christmas |
2016 |
N/A |
| The Curse of Tenth Grave |
2016 |
Buy |
| Shimmer / Glow |
2015 |
N/A |
| Eleventh Grave in Moonlight |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Trouble with Twelfth Grave |
2017 |
Buy |
| Summoned to Thirteenth Grave |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Graveyard Shift |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Gravedigger’s Son |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Graveside Bar and Grill |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Grave Robber |
2023 |
Buy |
| Graveyard Dog |
2024 |
Buy |
| Death and the Girl Next Door |
2012 |
Buy |
| Death, Doom and Detention |
2013 |
Buy |
| Death, and the Girl He Loves |
2013 |
Buy |
Darklight Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Death and the Girl Next Door |
2012 |
Buy |
| Death, Doom and Detention |
2013 |
Buy |
| Death, and the Girl He Loves |
2013 |
Buy |
| A Bad Day for Sunshine |
2020 |
Buy |
| A Good Day for Chardonnay |
2021 |
Buy |
| A Hard Day for a Hangover |
2022 |
Buy |
Sunshine Vicram Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Bad Day for Sunshine |
2020 |
Buy |
| A Good Day for Chardonnay |
2021 |
Buy |
| A Hard Day for a Hangover |
2022 |
Buy |
| Betwixt |
2020 |
Buy |
| Bewitched |
2020 |
Buy |
| Beguiled |
2021 |
Buy |
| Moonlight and Magic |
2021 |
Buy |
The NeverNeath Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Monster |
2018 |
N/A |
| A Lovely Drop |
2020 |
Buy |
Darynda Jones built her career on the Charley Davidson series, a paranormal mystery that combines supernatural elements with humor and romance. Charley is a PI who can see dead people and also happens to be the Grim Reaper, which creates plenty of material for both case-of-the-week mysteries and longer supernatural storylines. The series ran for 28 books starting with First Grave on the Right (2011) and grew into one of the most popular urban fantasy series of the 2010s.
Beyond Charley Davidson, Jones has written the Sunshine Vicram mystery series, which moves into more conventional mystery territory with a small-town sheriff protagonist, and the Betwixt & Between series, a lighter paranormal comedy about a woman who inherits a house and supernatural powers. The Darklight series covers some of the same world as Charley Davidson from a YA angle, and The NeverNeath is a two-book young adult series.
Jones’s writing leans heavily on humor and voice. Her protagonists tend to be wisecracking women who deal with the supernatural as casually as they deal with bad dates, and the tone stays light even when the stakes get serious.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Darynda Jones written?
Darynda Jones has written 49 books across six series.
What was Darynda Jones's first book?
Darynda Jones’s first book is Eerste steen rechts, published in 2011.
What is Darynda Jones best known for?
Darynda Jones is best known for the Charley Davidson series, which follows a private investigator who also happens to be the Grim Reaper. The series ran for 28 books and became a New York Times bestseller.