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Liz Danger
The Liz Danger series by Jennifer Crusie has 3 known books (3 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Lavender's Blue (2023).
- Books
- 3 known books (3 novels)
- Published
- 3
- First published
- 2023
- Status
- completed
- Last checked
Start here: Lavender's Blue (2023) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Lavender's Blue
Lavender's Blue is the novel that opens the Liz Danger series, co-written by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer, published in January 2023. It precedes Rest in Pink in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Lavender's Blue - Book 2:
Rest in Pink
Rest in Pink is the 2nd book in the Liz Danger series, co-written by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer, published in August 2023. It follows Lavender's Blue and precedes One in Vermillion in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Rest in Pink - Book 3:
One in Vermillion
One in Vermillion is the 3rd book in the Liz Danger series, co-written by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer, published in September 2023. It follows Rest in Pink as the final entry in the series.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of One in Vermillion
About the Liz Danger series
Liz Danger is a three-book comic mystery series by Jennifer Crusie and military-thriller writer Bob Mayer, set in the small town of Burney, Ohio, where Liz has just returned after fifteen years away. Lavender's Blue (2023) opens on the worst possible homecoming: Liz is back only to deliver her mother's birthday present when she's pulled over for speeding and then finds out her first love is marrying the town's most eligible woman, all while a body turns up and pulls her into a murder investigation alongside Vince Cooper, a former Army Ranger and NYPD cop who's landed in Burney for reasons of his own. Rest in Pink (2023) and One in Vermillion (2023) keep Liz and Vince working further Burney-set mysteries as their partnership -- professional and otherwise -- deepens, with the trilogy's cast of dysfunctional family, small-town eccentrics and recurring animal chaos carrying through all three books. The pairing plays to both writers' strengths: Crusie's rapid-fire comic dialogue and prickly, funny heroines meet Mayer's procedural and action instincts, in a shorter, faster-plotted format than either author's earlier solo work. All three books were published within the same year, 2023, suggesting the trilogy was substantially written and ready before its first release.
Frequently asked questions
How many Liz Danger books are there?
Three: Lavender's Blue, Rest in Pink and One in Vermillion, all published in 2023.
Who writes the Liz Danger series?
Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer, co-writing together -- their first joint mystery series after several earlier standalone collaborations.
What order should I read the Liz Danger books in?
Publication order: Lavender's Blue, Rest in Pink, One in Vermillion.
Is the Liz Danger series finished?
Yes -- it's a complete trilogy, and Crusie and Mayer's next series, Rocky Start, is a separate, unconnected small-town mystery series.
Where is the Liz Danger series set?
Burney, Ohio, a small fictional town Liz Danger returns to after fifteen years away.
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