Order of Emma Lathen Books

Emma Lathen is the joint pen name of American authors Mary Jane Latsis and Martha Henissart, known for their mystery novels. Writing as Emma Lathen, they created the John Putnam Thatcher series, while under the name R.B. Dominic, they authored the Ben Safford series. The two authors, both businesswomen, met as graduate students at Harvard. Latsis passed away in 1997. Emma Lathen made her debut as a novelist in 1961 with the book Banking on Death. Below is a list of Emma Lathen’s books in the order of their original release:

Emma Lathen became a published novelist in 1961 with the novel Banking on Death. Below is a list of Emma Lathen's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of John Putnam Thatcher Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Banking on Death	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Place for Murder	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Accounting for Murder	(1964)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Makes the Wheels Go 'Round	(1966)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death Shall Overcome	(1966)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Against the Grain	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Stitch in Time	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Come to Dust	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
When in Greece	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder To Go	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pick Up Sticks	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ashes to Ashes	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Longer the Thread	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Without Icing	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sweet and Low	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
By Hook or by Crook	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Double, Double, Oil and Trouble	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Going for the Gold	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Green Grow the Dollars	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Something in the Air	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
East Is East	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Right on the Money	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Brewing Up a Storm	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Shark Out of Water	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Ben Safford Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Murder Sunny Side Up	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder in High Place	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
There Is No Justice	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Epitaph for a Lobbyist	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Out of Commission	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Attending Physician	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Unexpected Developments	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Elizabeth Thatcher Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Political Murder	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dot Com Murder	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Whatever Happened to Emma Lathen?	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Agatha Christie	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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