Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Center Stage | 2016 | Denise Grover Swank | Buy |
| 2 | Center Stage for Murder | 2016 | Denise Grover Swank | N/A |
| 3 | Act Two | 2016 | Denise Grover Swank | Buy |
| 4 | Call Back | 2017 | Denise Grover Swank | Buy |
| 5 | Curtain Call | 2017 | Denise Grover Swank | Buy |
| 6 | Let Sleeping Dogs Lie | 2020 | Denise Grover Swank | N/A |
| 7 | Trailer Trash | 2017 | Denise Grover Swank | Buy |
| 8 | In High Cotton | 2018 | Denise Grover Swank | Buy |
| 9 | Dirty Money | 2019 | Denise Grover Swank | Buy |
The Magnolia Steele Mystery series by Denise Grover Swank features a former actress who returns to her Southern roots and finds that her hometown is full of dangerous secrets. The nine books, published between 2016 and 2019, blend theater-world drama with murder mysteries.
Center Stage kicks off the series, and the theater-themed titles (Act Two, Call Back, Curtain Call) carry through the early books. Later entries like In High Cotton and Dirty Money broaden the scope of Magnolia’s investigations beyond the stage.