Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Dead Husband | 2013 | Anna Celeste Burke | Buy |
| 2 | A Dead Sister | 2014 | Anna Celeste Burke | Buy |
| 3 | Love, A Foot Above the Ground | 2014 | Anna Celeste Burke | Buy |
| 4 | A Dead Daughter | 2015 | Anna Celeste Burke | Buy |
| 5 | A Dead Mother | 2017 | Anna Celeste Burke | Buy |
| 6 | A Dead Cousin | 2018 | Anna Celeste Burke | Buy |
| 7 | A Dead Nephew | 2020 | Anna Celeste Burke | Buy |
| 8 | A Dead Surgeon | 2021 | Anna Celeste Burke | Buy |
The Jessica Huntington series is Anna Celeste Burke’s first and longest-running mystery series, spanning eight books from 2013 to 2021. Jessica Huntington is a woman living in Palm Springs whose life keeps intersecting with murder. The series opens with A Dead Husband, which sets Jessica up as someone who has lost her spouse under suspicious circumstances.
Each subsequent book involves the death of another person in Jessica’s orbit. The straightforward titling convention (A Dead Sister, A Dead Daughter, A Dead Mother) lets readers know exactly what to expect. Despite the grim subject matter of the titles, the books maintain a cozy mystery tone with Palm Springs providing a warm, upscale setting for the investigations.