Margaret Sutton

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  • Bibliography:
    40 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1960
  • Latest Book:
    October 2020
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Full Series List in Order

A Judy Bolton Mystery

1 - The Vanishing Shadow (Aug-1983)
2 - The Haunted Attic (Sep-1981)
3 - The Invisible Chimes (Feb-1987)
4 - Seven Strange Clues (Aug-2008)
5 - The Ghost Parade (Aug-2008)
7 - The Mystic Ball (Aug-2008)
10 - Riddle of the Double Ring (Aug-2008)
11 - The Unfinished House (Aug-2008)
12 - The Midnight Visitor (Aug-2008)
13 - The Clue in the Patchwork Quilt (Aug-2008)
19 - The Secret Of The Musical Tree (Oct-2011)
20 - The Warning On The Window (Oct-2011)
21 - The Clue of the Stone Lantern (Dec-1985)
23 - The Black Cat's Clue (Aug-2008)
25 - The Haunted Road (Oct-2011)
26 - The Clue in the Ruined Castle (Aug-2008)
27 - The Trail of the Green Doll (Aug-2008)
28 - The Haunted Fountain (Aug-2008)
30 - Phantom Friend (Jan-1960)
31 - The Discovery at Dragon's Mouth (Aug-2008)
32 - The Whispered Watchword (Aug-2008)
35 - The Hidden Clue (Aug-2008)
The Secret Quest (Jan-1963)
The Puzzle in the Pond (Jan-1964)
The Spirit of Fog Island (Mar-1981)
The Rainbow Riddle (Jul-1988)
Search for the Glowing Hand (May-2001)
The Pledge of the Twin Knights (Jan-2002)
Living Portrait (Oct-2011)
Mysterious Half Cat (Oct-2011)
Name On The Bracelet (Oct-2011)
Secret Of The Barred Window (Oct-2011)
Secret Of The Sand Castle (Oct-2011)
The Clue Of The Broken Wing (Oct-2011)
The Forbidden Chest (Oct-2011)
The Mark on the Mirror (Oct-2011)
Voice In The Suitcase (Oct-2011)
Yellow Phantom (Oct-2011)
The Strange Likeness (Sep-2012)

Book List in Order: 40 titles

  • Phantom Friend

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 30

    “ I’ve had enough,” exclaimed Irene Meredith, ducking to protect her face from a biting wind that was blowing across the skating area at Radio City. “Wouldn’t you like to go inside now, Judy? It’s really too cold to enjoy ice skating.” ...

  • The Secret Quest

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • The Puzzle in the Pond

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • The Spirit of Fog Island

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • The Haunted Attic

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 2

    The Bolton family moves into their new residence in Farringdon. Belonging once to an infamous family of thieves, the home is reputedly haunted by the ghost of the previous owner who was murdered in the house. It certainly appears haunted. Judy and Ho...

  • The Vanishing Shadow

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 1

    In the first book of this mystery series, Judy Bolton is resigned to spending several boring weeks at her grandparents' farm near Dry Brook Hollow. Her summer suddenly becomes interesting when she overhears some men talking about the Roulsville dam. ...

  • The Clue of the Stone Lantern

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 21

    Judy wonders what has happened to Roberta's father, a sea captain, who writes letters to Roberta. It has been quite some time since Roberta received a letter from Captain Dunn. Roberta suddenly begins to remember snatches of her past-a garden with a ...

  • The Invisible Chimes

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 3

    ""Doctor, I can't remember. I can't recall-a-single-thing."" The strange girl whom Judy calls 'Honey' appears to have no memory of her past. Honey's sweet disposition endears her to both the Bolton and the Dobbs families, but Judy begins to wonder if...

  • The Rainbow Riddle

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...



  • Search for the Glowing Hand

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • The Pledge of the Twin Knights

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • The Black Cat's Clue

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 23

    Fifteen year old Holly Potter has returned to visit her Uncle David Potter during a family reunion he planned at his home, only to learn that he was recently killed in a train wreck in Florida. Holly is afraid to face her relatives alone so she convi...

  • The Clue in the Patchwork Quilt

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 13

    Judy Bolton is thrust into an intriguing mystery when a stranger rushes up to her and gives her a purse that is not hers. Unable to catch up with the stranger to return it, Judy searches the purse and finds a note written by someone named Blackie. Th...

  • The Clue in the Ruined Castle

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 26

    Horace plans to write a follow-up story to his feature article about the ruined castle owned by John Dent. It has long been rumored that John Dent and Hilma Joerg, former owner, are in the midst of a feud. Since Horace is sick, Judy and Peter visit t...

  • The Discovery at Dragon's Mouth

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 31

    When the FBI suddenly orders Judy's husband Peter to Washington, D.C. on a bank robbery case, the young couple is just about to start off on a trip. To cheer herself up after Peter's plane departs, Judy buys a corsage of snapdragons. Judy is wearing ...

  • The Ghost Parade

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 5

    Judy regrets that she is leaving Farringdon for a vacation in the Thousand Islands just as life in Farringdon gets interesting. The police are on the trail of counterfeiters, but Judy won't be around to help them. Excitement does follow Judy, however...

  • The Haunted Fountain

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 28

    The one unsolved mystery from Judy's childhood is that of the haunted fountain on the Brandt estate. Judy visited the fountain one time and it told her to make a wish. She never did learn how the fountain spoke.After relating the story to Lois an...

  • The Hidden Clue

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 35

    ""It is strange that she remembers a doll's name and not her own,"" Judy agrees when her friends ask about the little girl Judy and her FBI husband, Peter Dobbs, have taken into their home after the orphanage fire. The mystery deepens when the toy sh...

  • The Midnight Visitor

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 12

    When Judy and Peter become stranded in an abandoned house during a storm, the last thing they expect is to meet a ghost. The ghost turns out to be a girl named Sally who insists that she is being plagued by ghosts. While Judy and Peter hardly believe...



  • The Mystic Ball

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 7

    Judy Bolton, Irene Lang, and the rest of their friends attend the presentation of a fortune teller at the Farringdon theater. Irene is called to the stage, and the fortune teller warns Irene not to go to New York to marry Dale Meredith. Irene becomes...

  • Riddle of the Double Ring

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 10

    Judy is surprised when Arthur Farringdon-Pett slips an engagement ring, a pigeon's blood ruby, on her finger. She forces Arthur to keep the engagement secret, as she still feels torn in her feelings between Arthur and Peter and needs more time to thi...

  • Seven Strange Clues

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 4

    Kay Vincent dances around singing the school song as Girls' Farringdon High burns to the ground. Kay's behavior is appalling to the other girls who are devastated about the loss of their school. Many girls, including Judy, have lost their posters whi...

  • The Trail of the Green Doll

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 27

    ""Don't look for it!"" The voice startles Judy and Honey as it seems to come out of nowhere. The girls search the area but cannot discover the source of the voice. The strange voice is the first in a series of events drawing Judy into her latest myst...

  • The Unfinished House

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 11

    Judy and Peter work to expose and outsmart a group of real estate swindlers. The Piper family has won a piece of property in Roulsville which is 15 feet by 100 feet. Since the property is not wide enough for a house, Mrs. Piper must purchase the adjo...

  • The Whispered Watchword

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 32

    No sooner do Judy and her FBI husband Peter Dobbs arrive in Washington, D.C., than Judy is knee-deep in mystery and suspense. It all begins quite innocently-the old Senate Office Building is being plagued by mice, and Judy's beloved cat Blackberry, r...

  • The Clue Of The Broken Wing

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • The Forbidden Chest

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • The Haunted Road

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 25

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • Living Portrait

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...



  • The Mark on the Mirror

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • Mysterious Half Cat

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • Name On The Bracelet

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • Secret Of The Barred Window

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • Secret Of The Sand Castle

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • The Secret Of The Musical Tree

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 19

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • Voice In The Suitcase

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • The Warning On The Window

    A Judy Bolton Mystery - 20

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • Yellow Phantom

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrillin...

  • The Strange Likeness

    A Judy Bolton Mystery

    Back after 45 years, Margaret Sutton’s young detective, Judy Bolton, returns for her 39th mystery adventure. At the end of book #38, The Secret of the Sand Castle, the author gave the title of the next book in the series, The Strange Likeness. Howe...



  • Letters to Live By

    Each LETTERS TO LIVE BY story starts with an alphabet verse. The story that follows features little children from diverse backgrounds learning important life lessons.Entertaining and easy to understand, the verses and stories encourage discussions ab...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Margaret Sutton has published 40 books.

Margaret Sutton does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Letters to Live By, was published in October 2020.

The first book by Margaret Sutton, Phantom Friend, was published in January 1960.

Yes. Margaret Sutton has 1 series.
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