Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Must Be Sisters | 1978 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 2 | Close to Home | 1979 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 3 | A Quiet Drink | 1980 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 4 | Hot Water Man | 1982 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 5 | Porky | 1983 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 6 | To Have and to Hold | 1986 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 7 | Driving in the Dark | 1988 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 8 | Stolen | 1990 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 9 | The Stand-in | 1991 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 10 | The Ex-Wives | 1993 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 11 | Seesaw | 1996 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 12 | Close Relations | 1997 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 13 | Tulip Fever | 1999 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 14 | Final Demand | 2001 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 15 | These Foolish Things / The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | 2004 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 16 | In the Dark | 2007 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 17 | Heartbreak Hotel | 2013 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 18 | Something to Hide | 2015 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 19 | The Carer | 2019 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
| 20 | The Black Dress | 2022 | Deborah Moggach | Buy |
Deborah Moggach’s standalone novels span more than four decades, from You Must Be Sisters in 1978 through to The Black Dress in 2022. The twenty books in this list are all independent stories with no required reading order, so readers can start with whichever title appeals to them.
The earlier novels — including Close to Home (1979), Hot Water Man (1982), and Porky (1983) — date from the first phase of her career, while later titles such as Tulip Fever (1999), These Foolish Things / The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2004), and The Carer (2019) show the range she covered over the following decades. The most recent entry, The Black Dress, was published in 2022.