Afterlife Issues Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Fairy’s Guide to Disaster |
2012 |
Buy |
| A Monster’s Paradise |
2013 |
Buy |
| Fierce Creatures |
2013 |
Buy |
| Flare-up |
2013 |
Buy |
| A Wicked Chill |
2014 |
Buy |
| To the Eternal |
2016 |
Buy |
Away From Whipplethorn Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Paris Package |
2018 |
Buy |
| Strangers in Venice |
2019 |
Buy |
| One Child in Berlin |
2020 |
Buy |
| A Quiet Little Place on Rue de Lille |
2021 |
Buy |
| Dark Victory |
2021 |
Buy |
| Her London Season |
2022 |
Buy |
Mercy Watts Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mercy Watts Box Set, Books 0.5-3 |
TBD |
N/A |
| Coke with a Twist |
2012 |
Buy |
| A Good Man Gone |
2013 |
Buy |
| Touch and Go |
2012 |
Buy |
| Double Black Diamond |
2014 |
Buy |
| Diver Down |
2013 |
Buy |
| Drop Dead Red |
2015 |
Buy |
| Nowhere Fast |
2013 |
Buy |
| In the Worst Way |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Wife of Riley |
2016 |
Buy |
| Dry Spell |
2014 |
Buy |
| A Sin and a Shame |
2016 |
Buy |
| Bottle Blonde |
2020 |
Buy |
| My Bad Grandad |
2017 |
Buy |
| Brain Trust |
2017 |
Buy |
| Down and Dirty |
2018 |
Buy |
| Small Time Crime |
2019 |
Buy |
| Black Bandana |
2024 |
Buy |
| Mean Evergreen |
2021 |
Buy |
| Silver Bells at Hotel Hell |
2022 |
Buy |
| So Long Gone |
2023 |
Buy |
| Origin Story |
2025 |
Buy |
Stella Bled#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| It Started with a Whisper |
2012 |
Buy |
A.W. Hartoin is an American author who has been publishing since 2012 across mystery, urban fantasy, and historical fiction. She is best known for the Mercy Watts Mysteries, a series that has grown to over twenty books and follows a former nurse who keeps getting pulled into investigative work despite her own reluctance. The series has built a dedicated readership through its mix of humor, family dynamics, and whodunit plotting.
Outside the Mercy Watts books, Hartoin has written the Afterlife Issues series, which takes a lighter approach to urban fantasy with fairy characters and supernatural workplace problems, and the Away From Whipplethorn series, set during the Second World War. Her range across genres is notable, though the Mercy Watts books remain her flagship work and the series she returns to most consistently.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has A.W. Hartoin written?
A.W. Hartoin has written 39 books across 4 series.
What was A.W. Hartoin's first book?
A.W. Hartoin’s first book is A Fairy’s Guide to Disaster, published in 2012.
What genres does A.W. Hartoin write in besides mystery?
Beyond the Mercy Watts mystery series, Hartoin writes urban fantasy in her Afterlife Issues series, which involves fairies and the supernatural, and historical fiction set during World War II in her Away From Whipplethorn series. She moves comfortably between genres while maintaining her focus on strong character voices.