Order of Jo Dereske Books
Jo Dereske is an American author of mystery and children’s novels. She writes the Miss Zukas series. Jo grew up in Michigan, and couldn’t wait to leave. With that said, she embraces her Michigan roots by involving it in her fiction. Much like her character Helma Zukas, she has worked as a librarian. Jo lives in the foothills of Mount Baker, near Bellingham, Washington.
Jo Dereske made her debut as a published author in 1985 with the novel Glom Gloom. Below is a list of Jo Dereske’s books in order of when they were first published:
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Publication Order of Miss Zukas Books
| Miss Zukas and the Library Murders | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Miss Zukas and the Stroke of Death | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Miss Zukas and the Island Murders | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Miss Zukas and the Raven's Dance | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Out of Circulation | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Final Notice | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Miss Zukas in Death's Shadow | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Miss Zukas Shelves the Evidence | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bookmarked to Die | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Catalogue of Death | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Index to Murder | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Farewell, Miss Zukas | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Ruby Crane Books
| Savage Cut | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cut and Dry | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Short Cut | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Glom Gloom | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Lone Sentinel | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| My Cousin, the Poodle | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Ten Tales | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| All of Us at the Same Time | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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Jo Dereske Synopses: Savage Cut is a mystery novel by Jo Dereske. After an accident leaves her a widow and her daughter injured, Ruby Crane abandons her job as a LAPD graphologist, retreating to her peaceful Michigan hometown, but she will have to put her crime-solving talents to use when a murderous scheme erupts nearby.
The Lone Sentinel is a children’s science fiction novel by Jo Dereske. After his father’s passing, a teenager assumes control of a light tower at the bleak and lonely outpost of the universe – a job he feels capable of handling until the arrival of two teenaged girls and a group of aliens.