Aunt Bessie Cold Case Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Adams File |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Bernhard File |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Carter File |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Durand File |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Evans File |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Flowers File |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Goodman File |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Howard File |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Irving File |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Jordan File |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Keller File |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Lawrence File |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Moss File |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Newton File |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Olson File |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Phelps File |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Quinn File |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Richards File |
2026 |
Buy |
| The Snow File |
2026 |
Buy |
Distania Chronicles Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| An Unexpected Adventure |
2013 |
Buy |
| An Unexpected Twist |
2013 |
Buy |
| An Unexpected Invitation |
2013 |
Buy |
| An Unforeseen Enemy |
2014 |
Buy |
F6 Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Just This Once |
2013 |
Buy |
| Murder Times Two |
2013 |
Buy |
| Three of a Kind |
2013 |
Buy |
| Training Four Murder |
2019 |
Buy |
| Five Missing Men |
2020 |
Buy |
| Six Dead Men |
2020 |
Buy |
Isle Of Man Cozy Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Aunt Bessie Assumes |
2014 |
Buy |
| Arrivals and Arrests |
2016 |
N/A |
| Aunt Bessie Believes |
2014 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Considers |
2014 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Decides |
2015 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Enjoys |
2015 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Finds |
2015 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Goes |
2015 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie’s Holiday |
2016 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Invites |
2016 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Joins |
2016 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Knows |
2016 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Likes |
2017 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Needs |
2017 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Observes |
2017 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Provides |
2018 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Questions |
2018 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Remembers |
2018 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Solves |
2018 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Tries |
2019 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Understands |
2019 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Volunteers |
2019 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Wonders |
2020 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie’s X-Ray |
2020 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Yearns |
2020 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Zeroes In |
2020 |
Buy |
Isle Of Man Ghostly Cozy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Arrivals and Arrests |
2016 |
Buy |
| Boats and Bad Guys |
2017 |
Buy |
| Cars and Cold Cases |
2017 |
Buy |
| Dogs and Danger |
2017 |
Buy |
| Encounters and Enemies |
2017 |
Buy |
| Friends and Frauds |
2018 |
Buy |
| Guests and Guilt |
2018 |
Buy |
| Hop-tu-Naa and Homicide |
2018 |
Buy |
| Invitations and Investigations |
2018 |
Buy |
| Joy and Jealousy |
2019 |
Buy |
| Kittens and Killers |
2019 |
Buy |
| Letters and Lawsuits |
2019 |
Buy |
| Marsupials and Murder |
2020 |
Buy |
| Neighbors and Nightmares |
2020 |
Buy |
| Orchestras and Obsessions |
2020 |
Buy |
| Proposals and Poison |
2020 |
Buy |
| Questions and Quarrels |
2021 |
Buy |
| Roses and Revenge |
2021 |
Buy |
| Secrets and Suspects |
2021 |
Buy |
| Theaters and Threats |
2021 |
Buy |
| Umbrellas and Undertakers |
2022 |
Buy |
| Visitors and Victims |
2022 |
Buy |
| Weddings and Witnesses |
2022 |
Buy |
| Xylophones and X-Rays |
2022 |
Buy |
| Yachts and Yelps |
2023 |
Buy |
| Zephyrs and Zombies |
2023 |
Buy |
Isle Of Man Romance Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Island Escape |
2013 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Assumes |
2014 |
N/A |
| Island Inheritance |
2013 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Believes |
2014 |
N/A |
| Aunt Bessie Considers |
2014 |
N/A |
| Island Heritage |
2015 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Decides |
2015 |
N/A |
| Island Christmas |
2015 |
Buy |
| Aunt Bessie Enjoys |
2015 |
N/A |
| Aunt Bessie Finds |
2015 |
N/A |
Janet Markham Bennett Cozy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Blake Assignment |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Carlson Assignment |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Doyle Assignment |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Everest Assignment |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Farnsley Assignment |
2022 |
Buy |
| The George Assignment |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Hamilton Assignment |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Ingram Assignment |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Jacobs Assignment |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Knox Assignment |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Lock Assignment |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Miles Assignment |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Nichols Assignment |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Owens Assignment |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Palmer Assignment |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Quayle Assignment |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Ross Assignment |
2026 |
Buy |
Lady Elizabeth Cozy In Space Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Alibis in Alpha Sector |
2022 |
Buy |
| Bodies in Beta Sector |
2023 |
Buy |
| Corpses in Chaos Sector |
2023 |
Buy |
| Danger in Delta Sector |
2024 |
Buy |
| Enemies in Energy Sector |
2024 |
Buy |
| Fires in Flux Sector |
2025 |
Buy |
| Gambling in Galaxy Sector |
2026 |
Buy |
Later In Life Love Story Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Second Chances |
2020 |
Buy |
| Second Act |
2020 |
Buy |
| Second Thoughts |
2020 |
Buy |
| Second Degree |
2020 |
Buy |
| Second Best |
2021 |
Buy |
| Second Nature |
2021 |
Buy |
| Second Place |
2021 |
Buy |
Margaret and Mona Ghostly Cozy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Murder at Atkins Farm |
2024 |
Buy |
| Murder at Barker Stadium |
2024 |
Buy |
| Murder at Collins Airfield |
2024 |
Buy |
| Murder at Dreeym Gorrym Point |
2025 |
Buy |
| Murder at Edgewater Lane |
2025 |
Buy |
| Murder at Fairleads Fort |
2025 |
Buy |
| Murder at Greyson Cottage |
2026 |
Buy |
Markham Sisters Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Appleton Case |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Bennett Case |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Donaldson Case |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Ellsworth Case |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Fenton Case |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Green Case |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Hampton Case |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Irwin Case |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Jackson Case |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Kingston Case |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Lawley Case |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Moody Case |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Norman Case |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Osborne Case |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Patrone Case |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Quinton Case |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Rhodes Case |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Somerset Case |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Tanner Case |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Underwood Case |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Vernon Case |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Walters Case |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Chalmers Case |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Xanders Case |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Young Case |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Zachery Case |
2020 |
Buy |
Midlife Crisis Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Anxious in Nevada |
2022 |
Buy |
| Bewildered in Florida |
2023 |
Buy |
| Confused in Pennsylvania |
2023 |
Buy |
| Dazed in Colorado |
2024 |
Buy |
| Frustrated in Massachusetts |
2025 |
Buy |
| Grumpy in Minnesota |
2025 |
Buy |
| Hopeful in Texas |
2026 |
Buy |
Realities Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mirrored Realities |
2018 |
Buy |
| Fractured Realities |
2018 |
Buy |
| Convergent Realities |
2018 |
Buy |
Sunset Lodge Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Body in the Annex |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Body in the Cottage |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Body in the Dunk Tank |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Body in the Elevator |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Body in the Fountain |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Body in the Greenhouse |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Body in the Hallway |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Body in the Boathouse |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Body in the Igloo |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Body in the Junkyard |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Body in the Kayak |
2026 |
Buy |
| The Body in the Laboratory |
2026 |
Buy |
Diana Xarissa Dunn is an extremely prolific cozy mystery writer whose work is largely set on the Isle of Man, a small island in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland. Her best-known series is the Isle of Man Cozy Mysteries, which follows Aunt Bessie through 26 alphabetically titled books from Aunt Bessie Assumes to Aunt Bessie Zeroes In. She has also written a ghostly cozy counterpart series, the Isle of Man Ghostly Cozy, with 26 more books featuring paranormal elements alongside the mystery plots.
Beyond the Aunt Bessie books, Dunn writes the Markham Sisters series (26 books), the Janet Markham Bennett Cozy series (17 books), the Aunt Bessie Cold Case Mysteries (19 books), and the Sunset Lodge Mystery series (12 books). She also ventures into romance with the Isle of Man Romance and Later in Life Love Story series, and into science fiction cozy with the Lady Elizabeth Cozy in Space series. Her output since 2013 has been remarkable, with most series using alphabetical or themed naming patterns for their titles.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Diana Xarissa Dunn written?
Diana Xarissa Dunn has written 177 books across fourteen series.
What was Diana Xarissa Dunn's first book?
Diana Xarissa Dunn’s first book is An Unexpected Adventure, published in 2013.
How many series has Diana Xarissa Dunn written?
Diana Xarissa Dunn has written fourteen series totaling over 170 books. Most are cozy mysteries, though she also writes romance and paranormal cozy mysteries, and nearly all are set on or connected to the Isle of Man.