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  • Bibliography:
    12 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2000
  • Latest Book:
    September 2021
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Full Series List in Order

A Mommy-Track Mystery

1 - Nursery Crimes (Jun-2000)
2 - The Big Nap (Jun-2001)
3 - A Playdate With Death (Jun-2002)
4 - Death Gets a Time-Out (Jul-2003)
5 - Murder Plays House (Jul-2004)
6 - The Cradle Robbers (Aug-2005)
7 - Bye-Bye, Black Sheep (Aug-2006)

Book List in Order: 12 titles



  • A public defender turned stay-at-home mom, Juliet Applebaum is bored with playdates and trips to the park--so near the end of her second pregnancy, she gets off the mommy track to track down a murderer.... Juliet isn't too surprised when her feist...



  • Welcome back to the exasperating world of Juliet Applebaum, a public defender turned sleep-deprived stay-at-home mom--and "a unique, highly likable sleuth" (Judith Kelman)... When her infant son's beautiful young Chasidic babysitter vanishes, Juli...



  • In between planning playdates and playing dress up, Juliet finally gets some much-needed kid-free time, working out at the local health club. It's going well. She's losing weight. She's even happy--until her personal trainer commits suicide. A che...



  • Juggling lunchboxes, piano lessons, and baby-sitters has made Juliet a bit forgetful. Which explains why she very nearly overlooks her best friend's invitation to the big benefit gala. A little makeup and a lot of hair gel and she's all set to play w...



  • Location, location, location. Juliet Applebaum has heard it a gazillion times. But the public defender turned stay-at-home mom and sleuth is expecting another baby--and she needs more space for her growing brood. Now, between chasing clues and wiping...



  • How much would you sacrifice to save someone you love?When Olivia, wild-haired and headstrong, makes a terrible mistake, she must turn to the person least likely to help -- her mother, Elaine. Motherhood was a role that Elaine never embraced and her ...



  • For private-eye-cum-supermom Juliet Applebaum, business is booming. But there are pros and cons to every assignment. And the con in her latest job is her client, an inmate at Dartmore Prison. She's enlisted Juliet to locate the son she surrendered--a...



  • In this moving, wry, and candid novel, widely acclaimed novelist Ayelet Waldman takes us through one woman's passage through love, loss, and the strange absurdities of modern life. Emilia Greenleaf believed that she had found her soulmate, the man...



  • Their fledgling detective agency has spread its wings-and now Juliet and Al are finally flying high. They're used to seeing many people come through the doors of their garage-turned-office, seeking their help. But they're about to realize that they a...






  • As lyrical as a sonata, Ayelet Waldman's follow-up novel to Love and Other Impossible Pursuits explores the aftermath of a family tragedy. Set on the coast of Maine over the course of four summers, Red Hook Road tells the story of two families, t...



  • A spellbinding new novel of contraband masterpieces, tragic love, and the unexpected legacies of forgotten crimes, Ayelet Waldman’s Love and Treasure weaves a tale around the fascinating, true history of the Hungarian Gold Train in the Second World...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ayelet Waldman has published 12 books.

Ayelet Waldman does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A Really Good Day, was published in September 2021.

The first book by Ayelet Waldman, Nursery Crimes, was published in June 2000.

Yes. Ayelet Waldman has 1 series.