Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aunt Bessie Assumes | 2014 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 2 | Arrivals and Arrests | 2016 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | N/A |
| 3 | Aunt Bessie Believes | 2014 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 4 | Aunt Bessie Considers | 2014 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 5 | Aunt Bessie Decides | 2015 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 6 | Aunt Bessie Enjoys | 2015 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 7 | Aunt Bessie Finds | 2015 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 8 | Aunt Bessie Goes | 2015 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 9 | Aunt Bessie’s Holiday | 2016 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 10 | Aunt Bessie Invites | 2016 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 11 | Aunt Bessie Joins | 2016 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 12 | Aunt Bessie Knows | 2016 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 13 | Aunt Bessie Likes | 2017 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 14 | Aunt Bessie Needs | 2017 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 15 | Aunt Bessie Observes | 2017 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 16 | Aunt Bessie Provides | 2018 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 17 | Aunt Bessie Questions | 2018 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 18 | Aunt Bessie Remembers | 2018 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 19 | Aunt Bessie Solves | 2018 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 20 | Aunt Bessie Tries | 2019 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 21 | Aunt Bessie Understands | 2019 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 22 | Aunt Bessie Volunteers | 2019 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 23 | Aunt Bessie Wonders | 2020 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 24 | Aunt Bessie’s X-Ray | 2020 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 25 | Aunt Bessie Yearns | 2020 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
| 26 | Aunt Bessie Zeroes In | 2020 | Diana Xarissa Dunn | Buy |
The Isle of Man Cozy Mysteries is Diana Xarissa Dunn’s flagship series, following Aunt Bessie as she solves murders on the Isle of Man. The series runs from A to Z, with each title starting with the next letter of the alphabet. Aunt Bessie Assumes (2014) opens the series, and Aunt Bessie Zeroes In (2020) closes it at 26 books.
Aunt Bessie is a classic cozy mystery protagonist: observant, well-connected in her community, and drawn to puzzles that the local police might miss. The Isle of Man setting gives the series a distinctive flavor, with its small-island dynamics where everyone’s business is somewhat public. The series has spawned several spinoffs including the Cold Case Mysteries and the Ghostly Cozy series.