Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caught Dead in Philadelphia | 1987 | Gillian Roberts | Buy |
| 2 | Philly Stakes | 1989 | Gillian Roberts | Buy |
| 3 | I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia | 1992 | Gillian Roberts | Buy |
| 4 | With Friends Like These… | 1993 | Gillian Roberts | Buy |
| 5 | How I Spent My Summer Vacation | 1994 | Gillian Roberts | Buy |
| 6 | In the Dead of Summer | 1995 | Gillian Roberts | Buy |
| 7 | The Mummers’ Curse | 1996 | Gillian Roberts | Buy |
| 8 | The Bluest Blood | 1998 | Gillian Roberts | Buy |
| 9 | Adam and Evil | 1998 | Gillian Roberts | Buy |
| 10 | Helen Hath No Fury | 2000 | Gillian Roberts | Buy |
| 11 | Claire and Present Danger | 2003 | Gillian Roberts | Buy |
| 12 | Till the End of Tom | 2004 | Gillian Roberts | Buy |
| 13 | A Hole in Juan | 2006 | Gillian Roberts | Buy |
| 14 | All’s Well That Ends | 2007 | Gillian Roberts | Buy |
The Amanda Pepper series by Gillian Roberts follows a Philadelphia high school English teacher with an uncanny talent for finding herself at the center of murder investigations. Beginning with the Anthony Award-winning Caught Dead in Philadelphia (1987), the fourteen-book series follows Pepper through nearly two decades of mysteries set against the backdrop of Philadelphia’s neighborhoods and institutions.
Each book combines a cleverly plotted whodunit with Pepper’s wry observations about teaching, dating, and life in the City of Brotherly Love. The series earned Roberts a devoted readership and established Amanda Pepper as one of the most enduring amateur sleuths in the cozy mystery genre.