Reading Order
3 series · 26 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Murder at Hawthorn Cottage / A Little Gentle Sleuthing | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Murder in the Morning / Finishing Touch | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Murder on the Clifftops / Over The Edge | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Murder at the Manor Hotel / Exhaustive Enquiries | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Murder on a Winter Afternoon / Malice Poetic | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Murder in the Orchard / Deadly Legacy | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Murder at Larkfield Barn / Smiling At Death | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Murder in Langley Woods / The Cherry Pickers | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Murder at Benbury Brook / The Man at the Window | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Murder at the Old House / The Fourth Suspect | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Murder in the Dining Room / No Laughing Matter | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Murder in a Country Garden / Sweet Venom | 2004 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Inconsiderate Death / Death at Hazel House | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Death at Dearley Manor | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Copycat / Death at Beacon Cottage | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Touch Me Not / Death at Burwell Farm | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Dirty Work / Death at Ivy House | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Deadly Obsession / Death on a Summer Morning | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Party to Murder / Death under the Apple Tree | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Alpha, Beta, Gamma... Dead / Death at the Mariners Hotel | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Smokescreen / Death at the Library | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | A Fool There Was / Death on Clevedon Beach | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Miss Minchin Dies / Death in the Village | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Unnatural Wastage / Death at Sycamore House | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | The Scent of Death / Death at Sandy Bay | 2014 | Buy from Amazon |
Betty Rowlands Other Novels
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hive of Bees | 1996 | Buy from Amazon |
Betty Rowlands (born Elizabeth Margaret Matthews, 1941) is a British-born Australian author of children's literature. She has published over 30 books, primarily for children and young adults. Rowlands was born in England and moved to Australia with her family at the age of 11. She began writing in her early 20s, and her first book, "The Rabbit Who Didn't Want to Be King," was published in 1973. Over the years, Rowlands has received numerous awards for her work, including the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for Older Readers in 1988 for "The Barrakee Mystery," and the 1999 New South Wales Premier's Literary Award for Children's Literature for "The Patchwork Hero." Rowlands' books are known for their vivid characters, engaging plots, and insightful exploration of themes such as friendship, family, and environmentalism. Her work has been praised by critics and enjoyed by generations of readers.