Order of Jess Lourey Books
Jess Lourey is an American author best known for writing the acclaimed Mira James Mysteries series of books. The books are a mix of humor and suspense, and have grown quite a following among readers. The Mira James books have been well reviewed and Lourey herself has been nominated for the Agatha, Anthony, and Lefty awards.
In addition to that series, Lourey writes books in multiple genres including nonfiction, edge-of-your-seat YA adventure, magical realism, suspense novels, and thrillers. Jess is a tenured professor of creative writing and sociology and has done her one TEDx Talk. She currently lives in Minneapolis where she lives, writes, and teaches.
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Publication Order of Murder-By-Month Mystery Books
| May Day | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| June Bug | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Knee High by the Fourth of July | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| August Moon | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| September Fair / September Mourn | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| October Fest | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| November Hunt | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| December Dread | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| January Thaw | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death by Potato Salad | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| February Fever | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| March of Crime | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| April Fools | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Monday Is Murder | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Salem's Cipher Mystery Books
| Salem's Cipher | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Adventure of the First Problem | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mercy's Chase | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Catalain Book of Secrets Books
(as Jessica Lourey)
| Seven Daughters | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Catalain Book of Secrets | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Toadhouse Trilogy | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Unspeakable Things | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bloodline | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Litani | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Quarry Girls | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Whisper of Poison | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Beauty Is in the Eye of the Newt | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Paper Frog | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Give Her a Hand | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Better Than Gin: A Coloring Book for Writers | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rewrite Your Life: Discover Your Truth Through the Healing Power of Fiction | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Claudette's Interactive Children's Books
| Leave My Book Alone! | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Getaway Books
| Uncharted Waters | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| His Happy Place | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Belle Mer | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Stockholm | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Catch Her in a Lie | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Shell Game | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Steinbeck and Reed Books
| The Taken Ones | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Reaping | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
If You Like Jess Lourey Books, You’ll Love…
Inspired by a true story, Unspeakable Things takes place in 1980s Minnesota in a small community. Cassie McDowell is a farm girl who loves school and is generally considered to be a good kid. Her parents have an interesting lifestyle, but she has learn to accept it. That all changes one day when a predator makes their way to Lilydale. Local boys go missing and then return different. They are violent, moody, and changed. Whatever it is that happened to them is a big source of gossip around town and accusations are flying. Cassie’s life changes when her sister becomes one of the latest to undergo the dark change. Cassie will need to grow up fast if she wants to find out the truth of what’s really going on and keep herself safe.
The first book in the Mira James series is called May Day. Mira James has a dead end job and a loser boyfriend and sees her life going nowhere. She jumps at the chance to move to rural Minnesota and start fresh. She gets off to a great start when she meets a sexy nerd named Jeff and just as the romance is heating up, Jeff turns up dead. Mira will seek to look into who this man was and why he died in the first book in this series.