Dorothy Dunnett - The Johnson Johnson Series

The Johnson Johnson Series

This series of mystery novels was written over a long period, starting when she was writing the Lymond Chronicles, with the final book published prior to the first House of Niccolò book. In the Johnson Johnson series, the date of publication is not the same as the order in the series. Each book is set in the time it is written, and some series plotlines were not resolved. Dunnett left a very brief outline sketch of an 8th Johnson novel with her papers.

The Dolly of the titles refers to Johnson Johnson's yacht.

1. Dolly & the Bird of Paradise (later retitled Tropical Issue) (1983)
2. Dolly & the Singing Bird (later retitled Rum Affair) (aka The Photogenic Soprano) (1968)
3. Dolly & the Cookie Bird (later retitled Ibiza Surprise) (aka Murder in the Round) (1970)
4. Dolly & the Doctor Bird (later retitled Operation Nassau) (aka Match for a Murderer) (1971)
5. Dolly & the Starry Bird (later retitled Roman Nights) (aka Murder in Focus) (1973)
6. Dolly & the Nanny Bird (later retitled Split Code) (1976)
7. Moroccan Traffic (published in the US as Send a Fax to the Kasbah) (1991)