Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
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| Agatha Christie |
1977 |
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Ben Safford Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Murder Sunny Side Up |
1968 |
Buy |
| Murder in High Place |
1970 |
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| There Is No Justice |
1971 |
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| Epitaph for a Lobbyist |
1974 |
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| Murder Out of Commission |
1976 |
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| The Attending Physician |
1980 |
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| Unexpected Developments |
1983 |
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Elizabeth Thatcher Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Political Murder |
1999 |
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| Dot Com Murder |
2016 |
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John Putnam Thatcher Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Banking on Death |
1961 |
Buy |
| A Place for Murder |
1963 |
Buy |
| Accounting for Murder |
1964 |
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| Murder Makes the Wheels Go ‘Round |
1966 |
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| Death Shall Overcome |
1966 |
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| Murder Against the Grain |
1967 |
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| A Stitch in Time |
1968 |
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| Come to Dust |
1968 |
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| When in Greece |
1969 |
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| Murder To Go |
1969 |
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| Pick Up Sticks |
1970 |
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| Ashes to Ashes |
1971 |
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| The Longer the Thread |
1971 |
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| Murder Without Icing |
1972 |
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| Sweet and Low |
1974 |
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| By Hook or by Crook |
1975 |
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| Double, Double, Oil and Trouble |
1978 |
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| Going for the Gold |
1980 |
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| Green Grow the Dollars |
1982 |
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| Something in the Air |
1988 |
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| East Is East |
1991 |
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| Right on the Money |
1993 |
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| Brewing Up a Storm |
1996 |
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| A Shark Out of Water |
1997 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
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| Whatever Happened to Emma Lathen? |
2016 |
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Emma Lathen was the pseudonym of Mary Jane Latsis, an economist, and Martha Henissart, a lawyer, who together created one of mystery fiction’s most distinctive detective series. Their protagonist, John Putnam Thatcher, is a senior vice president at a Wall Street bank whose financial investigations keep leading him to murder.
The duo published 24 Thatcher novels between 1961 and 1997, winning critical praise for their intelligent plotting and dry wit. They also wrote political mysteries under the name R.B. Dominic, featuring Congressman Ben Safford. Their work showed that corporate finance and Washington politics could be just as compelling a setting for murder as English country houses.
Below you will find all Emma Lathen books in order, grouped by series.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Emma Lathen written?
Emma Lathen has written 35 books across five series.
What was Emma Lathen's first book?
Emma Lathen’s first book is Banking on Death, published in 1961.
Who was Emma Lathen?
Emma Lathen was the pen name of Mary Jane Latsis and Martha Henissart, two Harvard-educated women who wrote financial mystery novels together from 1961 until Latsis’s death in 1997. Their John Putnam Thatcher series, featuring a Wall Street banker who solves murders, ran for 24 books and won an Edgar Award. Under the name R.B. Dominic, they also wrote political mysteries.