Debutante Dropout Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Blue Blood |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Lone Star Lonely Hearts Club |
2006 |
Buy |
| Night of the Living Deb |
2007 |
Buy |
| Too Pretty to Die |
2008 |
Buy |
| Say Yes to the Death |
2015 |
Buy |
Detective Jo Larsen Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Walk Into Silence |
2016 |
Buy |
| Walk a Crooked Line |
2018 |
Buy |
Maggie Ryan Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| And Then She Was Gone |
1999 |
Buy |
| Overkill |
2001 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| In the Pink |
2012 |
Buy |
River Road Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| To Helen Back |
2014 |
Buy |
| Mad as Helen |
2014 |
Buy |
| Mad as Helen: A River Road Mystery |
2014 |
N/A |
| Not a Chance in Helen |
2014 |
Buy |
| Come Helen High Water: A River Road Mystery |
TBD |
N/A |
| Come Helen High Water |
2017 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Cougar Club |
2010 |
Buy |
| Little Black Dress |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Truth About Love and Lightning |
2013 |
Buy |
| Very Bad Things |
2014 |
Buy |
The Debs Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Debs |
2008 |
Buy |
| Love, Lies and Texas Dips |
2009 |
Buy |
| Gloves Off |
2010 |
Buy |
Susan McBride is an American mystery and suspense author who has been publishing since the late 1990s. She is best known for the Debutante Dropout series, a set of cozy mysteries featuring Andrea “Andy” Kendricks, a young woman navigating Dallas high society and amateur sleuthing. The series ran for six books and earned McBride a loyal following among fans of light-hearted mysteries with Southern charm.
McBride’s range extends beyond cozies. Her Detective Jo Larsen books, Walk Into Silence and Walk a Crooked Line, are darker psychological thrillers. She also wrote The Debs, a young adult trilogy set in a Texas debutante society, and the River Road mysteries featuring a small-town heroine named Helen. Her standalone novels, including Little Black Dress and The Truth About Love and Lightning, blend women’s fiction with elements of magic realism.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Susan McBride written?
Susan McBride has written 24 books across 7 series.
What was Susan McBride's first book?
Susan McBride’s first book is And Then She Was Gone, published in 1999.
What is Susan McBride best known for?
Susan McBride is best known for the Debutante Dropout mystery series, which follows Andrea Andy Kendricks, a Dallas socialite who keeps stumbling into murder investigations while trying to distance herself from her wealthy mother’s high-society world.