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Jane Haddam is an American author of mysteries, born Orania Papazoglou in 1951. She began her career as a college professor and magazine editor before publishing her critically acclaimed debut novel, Sweet, Savage Death, in 1984, earning an Edgar Award nomination. The novel introduced Patience McKenna, a charismatic sleuth who appeared in four more books, including Wicked, Loving Murder and Rich, Radiant Slaughter. Haddam's most iconic series features former FBI agent Gregor Demarkian, debuting in Not a Creature Was Stirring, 1990, and spanning over twenty novels, many of them holiday-themed, such as Murder Superior, Fountain of Death, and Wanting Sheila Dead. Her more recent works include Blood in the Water, 2012, and Hearts of Sand, 2013.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Jane Haddam's book series? Jane Haddam has written 4 book series. The most notable is the Georgia Xenakis series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Jane Haddam
- #1
Dead Letters(2018)
- #1
Not a Creature was Stirring(1990) - #2Precious Blood(1991)
- #3
Act of Darkness(1991) - #4Quoth the Raven(1991)
- #5
A Great Day for the Deadly(1992) - #6Feast of Murder(1992)
- #7
A Stillness in Bethlehem(1992) - #8
Murder Superior(1993) - #9
Dear Old Dead(1994) - #10
Festival of Deaths(1994) - #11
Bleeding Hearts(1994) - #12
Fountain of Death(1995) - #13
And One to Die On(1996) - #14
Baptism in Blood(1996) - #15
Deadly Beloved(1997) - #16
Skeleton Key(2000) - #17
True Believers(2001) - #18
Somebody Else's Music(2002) - #19
Conspiracy Theory(2003) - #20
The Headmaster's Wife(2005) - #21Hardscrabble Road(2006)
- #22
Glass Houses(2007) - #23
Cheating at Solitaire(2008) - #24
Living Witness(2009) - #25
Wanting Sheila Dead(2010) - #26
Flowering Judas(2011) - #27
Blood in the Water(2012) - #28
Hearts of Sand(2013) - #29
Fighting Chance(2014) - #30
One of Our Own(2020)
- #1
Sweet, Savage Death(1984) - #2
Wicked, Loving Murder(1985) - #3
Death's Savage Passion(1986) - #4
Rich, Radiant Slaughter(1988) - #5
Once and Always Murder(1990)
- #1
Sanctity (As: Orania Papazoglou)(1986) - #2
Charisma (As: Orania Papazoglou)(1992) - #3
Rose Apple Island(2018) - #4Once Upon a Crime(1998)
- #5
Criminal Records(2000) - #6
Silent Night, Deadly Night(2016)
About Jane Haddam
Jane Haddam is an American author of mysteries, born Orania Papazoglou in 1951. She began her career as a college professor and magazine editor before publishing her critically acclaimed debut novel, Sweet, Savage Death, in 1984, earning an Edgar Award nomination. The novel introduced Patience McKenna, a charismatic sleuth who appeared in four more books, including Wicked, Loving Murder and Rich, Radiant Slaughter. Haddam's most iconic series features former FBI agent Gregor Demarkian, debuting in Not a Creature Was Stirring, 1990, and spanning over twenty novels, many of them holiday-themed, such as Murder Superior, Fountain of Death, and Wanting Sheila Dead. Her more recent works include Blood in the Water, 2012, and Hearts of Sand, 2013.
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