Claire Abbott Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Search and Rescue |
2014 |
Buy |
| Playing With Fire |
2015 |
Buy |
| Race Against Time |
2016 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Miss Hereford Stories |
1994 |
Buy |
Good Reads Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Shipwreck |
2010 |
Buy |
| In From the Cold |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Picture of Nobody |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Stalker |
2010 |
Buy |
| Easy Money |
2010 |
Buy |
| New Year’s Eve |
2011 |
Buy |
| Home Invasion |
2011 |
Buy |
| Missing |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Day the Rebels Came to Town |
2011 |
Buy |
| Picture This |
2011 |
Buy |
| Tribb’s Trouble |
2012 |
Buy |
| Listen! |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Break-In |
2012 |
Buy |
| Coyote’s Song |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Clear-Out |
2013 |
Buy |
| Bed and Breakfast |
2013 |
Buy |
| Love You to Death |
2013 |
Buy |
| All Night |
2013 |
Buy |
Orca Currents Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Queen of the Toilet Bowl |
2005 |
Buy |
| Sudden Impact |
2005 |
Buy |
| Camp Wild |
2005 |
Buy |
| Dog Walker |
2006 |
Buy |
| Laggan Lard Butts |
2006 |
Buy |
| Chat Room |
2006 |
Buy |
| Pigboy |
2006 |
Buy |
| Cracked |
2007 |
Buy |
| Finding Elmo |
2007 |
Buy |
| Crossbow |
2007 |
Buy |
| Skate Freak |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Shade |
2008 |
Buy |
| Splat! |
2008 |
Buy |
| Explore |
2009 |
Buy |
| Junkyard Dog |
2009 |
Buy |
| Reckless |
2010 |
Buy |
| Cheat |
2010 |
Buy |
| Benched |
2011 |
Buy |
| Hold the Pickles |
2012 |
Buy |
| Out of Season |
2012 |
Buy |
| Pyro |
2012 |
Buy |
| Oracle |
2012 |
Buy |
| Caught in the Act |
2013 |
Buy |
| Chick: Lister |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Big Apple Effect |
2014 |
Buy |
| Hate Mail |
2014 |
Buy |
| Rise of the Zombie Scarecrows |
2015 |
Buy |
| Leggings Revolt |
2016 |
Buy |
| Camp Disaster |
2016 |
Buy |
| Bungee Jump |
2016 |
Buy |
| Food Freak |
2017 |
Buy |
| Payback |
2017 |
Buy |
| Winter Road |
2018 |
Buy |
| Shadow |
2018 |
Buy |
| Tick Tock Terror |
2019 |
Buy |
| Death by Airship |
2019 |
Buy |
| Who is Tanksy? |
2019 |
Buy |
| Iggy’s World |
2019 |
Buy |
| World’s Worst Parrot |
2020 |
Buy |
| Fish Out of Water |
2020 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| From Scratch |
2017 |
Buy |
| Tiny House, Big Fix |
2019 |
Buy |
| My Life Off-Key |
2024 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Cure for Death by Lightning |
1996 |
Buy |
| A Recipe for Bees |
1998 |
Buy |
| A Rhinestone Button |
2002 |
Buy |
| Turtle Valley |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Spawning Grounds |
2016 |
Buy |
| No Return Address |
2018 |
Buy |
| Iggy’s World |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Ride Home |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Almost Wife |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Almost Widow |
2023 |
Buy |
Gail Anderson-Dargatz is a Canadian author who has published more than 75 books across literary fiction, young adult, and children’s genres. Her adult literary novels, including The Cure for Death by Lightning (1996) and A Recipe for Bees (1998), earned her Giller Prize nominations and established her reputation in Canadian literature.
She has also been a prolific contributor to educational publishers, writing dozens of titles for the Orca Currents and Good Reads series aimed at reluctant and developing readers. Her more recent adult novels include The Almost Wife (2021) and The Almost Widow (2023), which blend suspense with literary fiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Gail Anderson-Dargatz written?
Gail Anderson-Dargatz has written 75 books across six series.
What was Gail Anderson-Dargatz's first book?
Gail Anderson-Dargatz’s first book is The Miss Hereford Stories, published in 1994.
What is Gail Anderson-Dargatz best known for?
She is best known for her literary novels The Cure for Death by Lightning (1996) and A Recipe for Bees (1998), both of which were shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.