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  • Bibliography:
    11 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 1992
  • Latest Book:
    March 2008
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Full Series List in Order

Dido Hoare

1 - Death's Autograph (Oct-1997)
2 - Ghost Walk (Dec-1998)
3 - Smoke Screen (Dec-1999)
4 - Road Kill (Sep-2000)
5 - Blood Lies (Aug-2002)
6 - Die Once (May-2003)
7 - Three Monkeys (Jun-2005)
8 - Faking It (Nov-2006)

Book List in Order: 11 titles





  • MURDER'S BOLD INSCRIPTION "Whoever had broken into the shop might just have gone upstairs afterwards, might just be there still...My first reaction was anger: I wanted to roar up the stairs, only I could hear Barnabas saying, the way he used to wh...





  • Dido Hoare, dealer in rare books, single mother, and daughter who alternately shelters her father, Barnabas, from unsettling events and leans on his sage and scholarly advice, has unexpectedly been named executor of the will of one of her bookstore's...



  • Trying to build her fledgling shop and keep her young son and cat fed, Dido Hoare, London's most intrepid antiquarian bookseller, needs some good luck. Her break comes when the aged and daunting Clare Templeton Forbes, the ex-lover of a celebrated Am...



  • When Dido Hoare, antiquarian bookseller and single mother, receives a frantic call for help in the middle of the night, she rushes to her friend (and nanny's) side. Dido has no idea that she is about to enter a world where no one is what they appear ...



  • To escape from bad memories and nightmares in London, antiquarian book dealer Dido Hoare takes time off to visit a childhood friend, Lizzy Waring. Lizzy lives in the picturesque village of Somerset with her husband and his family. The Warings own Mon...



  • Running an antiquarian bookshop in London might seem like a nice, quiet job, but bookseller Dido Hoare has had more than her share of adventures. Die Once is the next entry in Marianne MacDonald's wonderful mystery series featuring Dido Hoare.. Wh...



  • The latest Dido Hoare mystery Dido Hoare, antiquarian bookshop owner and single parent, is walking her young son home from nursery. When Ben tells her he has seen a monkey, she assumes it is a figment of his imagination. However, Dido suddenly rememb...






  • A mystery featuring antiquarian bookseller Dido Hoare Dido is generally pleased to do business with book scout Gabriel Steen, but after he receives a disturbing call he suddenly offers her a share in a medieval illustrated manuscript. It is of unknow...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Marianne MacDonald has published 11 books.

Marianne MacDonald does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Lotus Eaters, was published in March 2008.

The first book by Marianne MacDonald, The Pirate Queen, was published in September 1992.

Yes. Marianne MacDonald has 1 series.