Happy Tuesday, y’all! It’s the first Tuesday of August. Can you believe it? I know I can’t. I mean, where has the year gone? This week, Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl has handed the reins over to A Hot Cup of Pleasure. And what topic did A Hot Cup of Pleasure pick? They want us to share our favorite books from our favorite series. So I decided to twist that a bit and will be sharing the first books in ten favorite series.
I have read at least one book in these series and eagerly hope to read more. I say that way because some of these series have only one published so far. But a reader can always hope, right? The titles will take you to the book’s Goodreads page.
Now let’s check out the first books in ten favorite series!
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
- Series: Charley Davidson
- Genre: Paranormal Romance, Mystery
- Release Date: February 2011
Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns
- Series: Baker Street Mystery Series
- Genre: Cozy Mystery
- Release Date: August 2022
Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly
- Series: Grilled Cheese Mysteries Series
- Genre: Cozy Mystery
- Release Date: January 2022
Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge
- Series: An American in Paris
- Genre: Historical Cozy Mystery
- Release Date: April 2023
Die Around Sundown by Mark Pryor
- Series: Inspector Henri Lefort Series
- Genre: Historical Mystery
- Release Date: August 2022
To Slip the Bonds of Earth by Amanda Flower
- Series: Katharine Wright Series
- Genre: Historical Cozy Mystery
- Release Date: March 2024
Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop by Emmeline Duncan
- Series: Halloween Bookshop Mystery Series
- Genre: Cozy Mystery
- Release Date: July 2024
A Wee Murder in My Shop by Fran Stewart
- Series: ScotShop Mystery Series
- Genre: Cozy Mystery
- Release Date: March 2015
Holmes, Marple, & Poe by James Patterson & Brian Sitts
- Series: Holmes, Margaret, & Poe Series
- Genre: Mystery
- Release Date: January 2024
- Note: The first book is also called Holmes, Margaret, & Poe in some places.
Class Mom by Laurie Gelman
- Series: Class Mom
- Genre: Contemporary, Women’s Fiction
- Release Date: August 2017
That’s the first book in ten of my favorite series. Have you read any of these books? What are some of your favorite series novels?
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That’s a lot of mystery series!
That tends to be the series I read more than anything else.
Pam
I haven’t heard of any of these books and authors.
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2024/08/06/top-ten-tuesday-ten-favorite-books-from-ten-series/
To Slip the Bonds of Earth looks interesting.
Agreed! Love flight books.
It’s a fun cozy mystery set around Christmas, but isn’t holiday forward.
Pam
Nice list, you’ve just reminded me I want to read First Grave on the Right. Up to no Gouda looks cute!
Great twist on the topic! I would’ve found today’s post a lot easier to do if I had stuck to first books in a series because it seems I start a lot of them but finish very few 😂
I haven’t read any of these, but almost all of them are on my TBR list. I couldn’t get into CLASS MOM, unfortunately. The MC was so obnoxious to me that I DNF’d the book! I’m glad you enjoyed it, though.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
I picked it up at a time I needed something light and fun. And as someone who was on the PTA for a few years, I found a lot of that relatable (though I never acted like Jen).
Pam
Class Mom has been on my tBR forever
I’ve been wanting to read the Charley Davidson series too, it sounds so fun!
It’s a steamy paranormal romance with mystery. The last couple of books weren’t as much fun as the early ones.
Pam
I need to add those cozy misteries to my autumn tbr,
Great list! I really want to pick up some of the cozy mystery series you have listed here. There’s just not enough time to read all the books I want to read!
Clever take on our week’s prompt. I had to rely on my Goodreads ratings to inform my decision about favorites. Generally speaking, I don’t read on if I don’t like book #1 so I had a hard time thinking about separate books within series since they tend to meld into my brain as one book. Wein’s books are different. They could all be seperate books since they are loosely related but don’t rely on each other to communicate a wonderful whole.
I’m not a huge series reader either. The first book has to hook me, and the subsequent ones need to keep me hooked.
Pam
OOoh nice ones! I loved the Charley Davidson series! So much fun!
Thanks for visiting my TTT!
Colleen’s and Amanda’s both look interesting. May be two series I need to read more about. 🙂
I’ve only read First Grave on the Right from your list but I don’t think I’ve gone on any further in the series.
I also picked the first one in every one of my favourite series, after all, that’s usually the one you start with. And if you don’t like that, you don’t carry on, right?
Thanks for visiting my post.
https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/top-ten-tuesday-favourite-books-from.html
I like the look of so many of those books. Holmes Margaret and Poe annoyed me with the title change. It confused me no end when I was trying to post about it 🤣
Have a great week!
These sound really fun! I’m intrigued by Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop. I love the title and it sounds like just what I need!
Haze
https://thebookhaze.com/
Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop sounds like a lot of fun!
It’s a cozy mystery set around Halloween, in a town that leans into it’s history of filming family friendly Halloween movies. It’s quite a fun read.
Pam
I love that you highlighted Up to No Gouda, since that’s one of my favorite cozy mystery series! I also really love the sound of Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop – it seems perfect for spooky season!