Name: Dancing in Poppies (Short Story)
Author: Gail Bowen
ISBN: 088977143X

Gail Bowen's writing career reaches back to 1987 and spans 35 books. Those titles are spread across 7 series, led by Joanne Kilbourn Mystery with 22 books. The Legacy (2023) is the most recent addition we've catalogued.

Reading Order

7 series · 35 books

0 of 22 read

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#	Book Title	Year	Buy
1	Deadly Appearances	1990	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	Murder at the Mendel / Love and Murder	1991	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	The Wandering Soul Murders	1992	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4	A Colder Kind of Death	1994	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5	A Killing Spring	1996	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6	Verdict in Blood	1998	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7	Burying Ariel	2000	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8	The Glass Coffin	2002	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9	The Last Good Day	2004	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10	The Endless Knot	2006	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11	The Brutal Heart	2008	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12	The Nesting Dolls	2010	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13	Kaleidoscope	2012	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14	The Gifted	2013	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15	12 Rose Street	2015	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16	What's Left Behind	2016	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17	The Winners' Circle	2017	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18	A Darkness of the Heart	2018	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19	The Unlocking Season	2020	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20	An Image in the Lake	2021	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21	What’s Past Is Prologue	2022	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22	The Legacy	2023	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

0 of 4 read

#	Book Title	Year	Buy
1	Love You to Death (Short Story)	2010	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	One Fine Day You're Gonna Die (Short Story)	2010	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	The Shadow Killer (Short Story)	2011	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4	The Thirteenth Rose (Short Story)	2013	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

0 of 1 read

✓	#	Book Title	Year	Awards	Buy
	1	1919, The Love Letters Of George & Adelaide	1987		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

0 of 1 read

✓	#	Book Title	Year	Awards	Buy
	1	Dancing in Poppies (Short Story)	2002		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

0 of 4 read

#	Book Title	Year	Buy
1	The Early Investigations of Joanne Kilbourn	2004	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	The Further Investigations of Joanne Kilbourn	2006	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	Gail Bowen Bundle	2013	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4	The Joanne Kilbourn Mysteries 6-Book Bundle Volume 3	2014	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

0 of 1 read

✓	#	Book Title	Year	Awards	Buy
	1	Sleuth (Short Story)	2018		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

0 of 2 read

✓	#	Book Title	Year	Awards	Buy
	1	Toronto Noir	2008		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
	2	The Dame Was Trouble	2018		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

About the Author

Gail Dianne Bowen (née Bartholomew; September 22, 1942 – June 25, 2026) was a Canadian playwright, writer of mystery novels and educator.

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Gail Bowen Books in Order

Reading Order

Joanne Kilbourn Mystery Series

Charlie D Series

Gail Bowen Other Novels

Gail Bowen Plays

Gail Bowen Omnibus

Gail Bowen Non-Fiction Books

Gail Bowen Anthologies