Lois Duncan is an American novelist of young adult suspense, mystery novels and children’s books. She has written over 300 magazine articles for magazines such as Reader’s Digest, Good Housekeeping and Ladies’ Home Journal. Her novel I Know What You Did Last Summer was adapted into a film in 1997, although she was not pleased with the comedic spin taken on the film. Lois’ youngest daughter, Kaitlyn Arquette, was murdered, which Lois wrote about in her 1992 non-fiction book Who Killed My Daughter?. The murder remains unsolved.

Lois Duncan became a published author in 1958 with the book Debutante Hill. She is a prolific author, still publishing books into the 2010’s. Below is a list of Lois Duncan’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Hotel for Dogs Books

Hotel for Dogs (1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
News for Dogs (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Movie for Dogs (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Debutante Hill (1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Love Song for Joyce (1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Promise for Joyce (1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Middle Sister (1960)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Gift of Magic (1960)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Game of Danger (1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Season of the Two-Heart (1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ransom (1966)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Five Were Missing (1966)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Point of Violence (1966)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
They Never Came Home (1968)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Peggy (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
When the Bough Breaks (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Down a Dark Hall (1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Summer of Fear (1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Killing Mr. Griffin (1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Daughters of Eve (1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Stranger With My Face (1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Third Eye / The Eyes of Karen Connors (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Locked in Time (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Twisted Window (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Don't Look Behind You (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gallows Hill (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

From Spring to Spring: Poems and Photographs (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Terrible Tales of Happy Days School (1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Songs from Dreamland (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Night Terrors (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trapped (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Seasons of the Heart (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Written in the Stars (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Picture Books

The Littlest One in the Family (1960)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Silly Mother (1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Giving Away Suzanne (1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Horses of Dreamland (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Birthday Moon (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Magic of Spider Woman (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Longest Hair in the World (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I Walk at Night (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Song of the Circus (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Children's Books

Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

How To Write And Sell Your Personal Experiences (1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chapters: My Growth as a Writer (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Who Killed My Daughter? (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Circus Comes Home (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Psychic Connections (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Lost Treasures Books

Hotel for Dogs (1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
In a Blue Velvet Dress (By: Eros Keith,Catherine Sefton) (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Kellyhorns (By: Barbara Cooney) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Great Cheese Conspiracy (By: Jean Van Leeuwen) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

Note: Love Song for Joyce and A Promise for Joyce were written under the pen name of Lois Kerry.

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One Response to “Order of Lois Duncan Books”

  1. Linn Jones: 3 years ago

    Does anyone know where I can find a hardcover of Debutante Hill?

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