Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By Book or By Crook | 2015 | Vicki Delany | Buy |
| 2 | Booked for Trouble | 2015 | Vicki Delany | Buy |
| 3 | Reading Up a Storm | 2016 | Vicki Delany | Buy |
| 4 | The Spook in the Stacks | 2018 | Vicki Delany | Buy |
| 5 | Something Read, Something Dead | 2019 | Vicki Delany | Buy |
| 6 | Read and Buried | 2019 | Vicki Delany | Buy |
| 7 | A Death Long Overdue | 2020 | Vicki Delany | Buy |
| 8 | Deadly Ever After | 2021 | Vicki Delany | Buy |
| 9 | Death By Beach Read | 2022 | Vicki Delany | Buy |
| 10 | Death Knells and Wedding Bells | 2023 | Vicki Delany | Buy |
| 11 | The Stranger in the Library | 2024 | Vicki Delany | Buy |
| 12 | Shot Through the Book | 2025 | Vicki Delany | Buy |
| 13 | Whose Body in the Library | 2026 | Vicki Delany | Buy |
The Lighthouse Library Mystery series stars Lucy Richardson, a librarian at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The library is housed in a real lighthouse, and Lucy has a knack for finding herself mixed up in murder investigations. Written under the name Eva Gates (a pen name of Vicki Delany), the series began with By Book or By Crook in 2015.
With thirteen books and counting, this is one of Delany’s longest-running series. The Outer Banks setting gives the books a warm coastal feel, and Lucy’s bookish personality makes her a natural fit for cozy mystery readers. Each installment features a self-contained murder case alongside ongoing developments in Lucy’s personal life.