Order of Emma Lord Books

Order of Emma Lord Books


Emma Lord is the protagonist in a series of cozy mysteries by American novelist Mary Daheim. Emma is the owner/editor of a newspaper in the small town of Alpine, Washington. The series is also known as the “Alpine series” because each book in the series begins with “The Alpine.”

The Emma Lord Mystery series began in 1992 with the novel The Alpine Advocate. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Mary Daheim’s Emma Lord books in order of when they were originally published (which is also their correct chronology):

Publication Order of Emma Lord Books

The Alpine Advocate

(1992)

The Alpine Betrayal

(1993)

The Alpine Christmas

(1993)

The Alpine Decoy

(1994)

The Alpine Escape

(1995)

The Alpine Fury

(1995)

The Alpine Gamble

(1996)

The Alpine Hero

(1996)

The Alpine Icon

(1997)

The Alpine Journey

(1998)

The Alpine Kindred

(1998)

The Alpine Legacy

(1999)

The Alpine Menace

(2000)

The Alpine Nemesis

(2001)

The Alpine Obituary

(2002)

The Alpine Pursuit

(2004)

The Alpine Quilt

(2005)

The Alpine Recluse

(2006)

The Alpine Scandal

(2007)

The Alpine Traitor

(2008)

The Alpine Uproar

(2009)

The Alpine Vengeance

(2010)

The Alpine Winter

(2011)

The Alpine Xanadu

(2013)

The Alpine Yeoman

(2014)

The Alpine Zen

(2015)

Alpha Alpine

(2017)

Bitter Alpine

(2020)