Order of Arly Hanks Books
Arly Hanks is the protagonist in a series of cozy mysteries by American novelist Joan Hess. The series is also often referred to as The Maggody Mysteries series. Arly Hanks is the young female sheriff in the fictional small town of Maggody, Arkansas with a population of 755.
Joan Hess debuted her Arly Hanks character in the novel Malice in Maggody, which was published in 1987. The novel was adapted into a TV pilot for CBS, which was entitled “Arly Hanks.” The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Joan Hess’ Arly Hanks/Maggody Mysteries books in order of when they were first published (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Arly Hanks Books
Malice in Maggody | (1987) | |
Miracles in Maggody | (1988) | |
Mischief in Maggody | (1988) | |
Much Ado in Maggody | (1989) | |
Madness in Maggody | (1991) | |
Mortal Remains in Maggody | (1991) | |
Maggody in Manhattan | (1992) | |
O Little Town of Maggody | (1993) | |
Martians in Maggody | (1994) | |
The Maggody Militia | (1997) | |
Misery Loves Maggody | (1999) | |
murder@maggody.com / murda@maggody.com | (2000) | |
Maggody and the Moonbeams | (2001) | |
Muletrain to Maggody | (2004) | |
Malpractice in Maggody | (2006) | |
The Merry Wives of Maggody | (2009) |