Alafair Tucker Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Old Buzzard Had It Coming |
2005 |
Buy |
| Hornswoggled |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Drop Edge of Yonder |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Sky Took Him |
2008 |
Buy |
| Crying Blood |
2011 |
Buy |
| Wrong Hill to Die On |
2012 |
Buy |
| Hell with the Lid Blown Off |
2014 |
Buy |
| All Men Fear Me |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Return of the Raven Mocker |
2017 |
Buy |
| Forty Dead Men |
2018 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Bound by Mystery |
2017 |
Buy |
The Adventures of Bianca Dangereuse Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Wrong Girl |
2019 |
Buy |
| Valentino Will Die |
2021 |
N/A |
| Valentino Will Die / The Death of Valentino |
2021 |
Buy |
Donis Casey is a historical mystery writer whose work is rooted in the American Southwest and early twentieth-century life. Her Alafair Tucker series, which began in 2005, draws on her own family history in Oklahoma to create a vivid picture of rural life before and during World War I. She followed that series with The Adventures of Bianca Dangereuse, set in 1920s Hollywood.
Casey has a background in academia and librarianship, and her research shows in the period details she weaves into her stories. The Oklahoma landscapes, the daily rhythms of farm life, and the social pressures of small-town communities all feel authentic. Her mysteries tend to move at a measured pace, building tension through character and setting rather than action sequences.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Donis Casey written?
Donis Casey has written fourteen books across three series.
What was Donis Casey's first book?
Donis Casey’s first book is The Old Buzzard Had It Coming, published in 2005.
What is the Alafair Tucker series about?
The Alafair Tucker series follows a farm wife and mother of ten children in early 1900s Oklahoma who keeps stumbling into murder investigations. The ten books span from 1912 to the end of World War I.