Adventures of Daisy and Maisie Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Daisy and Maisie and the Great Lizard Hunt |
2015 |
Buy |
| Daisy and Maisie and the Lost Kitten |
2015 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| How Still We See Thee Lie |
2002 |
Buy |
Charlie Parker Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Deadly Gamble |
1995 |
Buy |
| Every Dead Thing |
1999 |
N/A |
| Vacations Can Be Murder |
1995 |
Buy |
| Dark Hollow |
2000 |
N/A |
| Partnerships Can Kill |
1996 |
Buy |
| Sang Pemangsa |
2001 |
N/A |
| Small Towns can be Murder |
1998 |
Buy |
| The white road |
2002 |
N/A |
| Nokturna |
2004 |
N/A |
| Memories Can Be Murder |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Black Angel |
2005 |
N/A |
| Honeymoons Can Be Murder |
2001 |
Buy |
| Нечестивци |
2007 |
N/A |
| Reunions Can Be Murder |
2002 |
Buy |
| Жътварите |
2008 |
N/A |
| Competition Can Be Murder |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Lovers |
2009 |
N/A |
| Balloons Can Be Murder |
2005 |
Buy |
| I tre demoni |
2010 |
N/A |
| Obsessions Can Be Murder |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Burning Soul |
2011 |
N/A |
| Holidays Can Be Murder |
2009 |
Buy |
| Ангелите на гнева |
2012 |
N/A |
| Gossip Can Be Murder |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Wolf in Winter |
2014 |
N/A |
| A Song of Shadows |
2001 |
N/A |
| Stardom Can Be Murder |
2011 |
Buy |
| A Time of Torment |
1967 |
N/A |
| Phantoms Can be Murder |
2012 |
Buy |
| Buried Secrets Can Be Murder |
2013 |
Buy |
| A Game of Ghosts |
2017 |
N/A |
| Legends Can Be Murder |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Woman in the Woods |
2018 |
N/A |
| Weddings Can Be Murder |
2016 |
Buy |
| A Book of Bones |
2019 |
N/A |
| Alibis Can Be Murder |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Dirty South |
2020 |
N/A |
| Escapes Can Be Murder |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Nameless Ones |
2021 |
N/A |
| Old Bones Can Be Murder |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Furies |
2022 |
N/A |
| Money Can Be Murder |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Instruments of Darkness |
2024 |
N/A |
| Road Trips Can Be Murder |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Children of Eve |
2025 |
N/A |
| Cruises Can Be Murder |
2024 |
Buy |
| A River Red with Blood |
2026 |
N/A |
| Deceptions Can Be Murder |
2025 |
Buy |
| Bestsellers Can Be Murder |
2026 |
Buy |
Heist Ladies Caper Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Diamonds Aren’t Forever |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Trophy Wife Exchange |
2018 |
Buy |
| Movie Mogul Mama |
2018 |
Buy |
| Homeless in Heaven |
2020 |
Buy |
| Show Me the Money |
2021 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Publish Your Own Novel |
1996 |
Buy |
| Show, Don’t Tell |
2010 |
Buy |
Samantha Sweet Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sweet Masterpiece |
2010 |
Buy |
| Sweet’s Sweets |
2011 |
Buy |
| Sweet Holidays |
2011 |
Buy |
| Sweet Hearts |
2012 |
Buy |
| Bitter Sweet |
2012 |
Buy |
| Sweets Galore |
2013 |
Buy |
| Sweets, Begorra |
2013 |
Buy |
| Sweet Payback |
2014 |
Buy |
| Sweet Somethings |
2014 |
Buy |
| Sweets Forgotten |
2015 |
Buy |
| Spellbound Sweets |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Woodcarver’s Secret |
2015 |
Buy |
| Spooky Sweet |
2016 |
Buy |
| Sticky Sweet |
2018 |
Buy |
| Sweet Magic |
2019 |
Buy |
| Deadly Sweet Dreams |
2020 |
Buy |
| Tricky Sweet |
2022 |
Buy |
| Midnight Mysteries |
2016 |
N/A |
| The Ghost of Christmas Sweet |
2021 |
Buy |
| Haunted Sweets |
2023 |
Buy |
| Secret Sweets: A Sweet’s Sweets Bakery Mystery |
2024 |
N/A |
| Thankful Sweets |
2024 |
Buy |
| Garden Sweets: A Sweet’s Sweets Bakery Mystery |
2025 |
N/A |
| Secret Sweets |
2024 |
Buy |
| Garden Sweets |
2025 |
Buy |
The Ghost in the Library#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Haunted Gold |
2025 |
Buy |
Connie Shelton is one of the more prolific cozy mystery writers working today, with over 80 books published since the mid-1990s. Her Charlie Parker series, starting with Deadly Gamble in 1995, follows a private investigator in Albuquerque, New Mexico, through dozens of cases. The series has grown to 49 entries, making it one of the longest-running cozy mystery series in publication.
Her Samantha Sweet series adds a touch of the supernatural to the cozy mystery format, following a baker in a small New Mexico town who discovers a magical wooden box that changes her life. The Heist Ladies Caper Mystery series takes a different approach, following a group of women pulling off capers. Shelton has also written children’s books, non-fiction about publishing, and contributed to anthologies.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Connie Shelton written?
Connie Shelton has written 85 books across seven series.
What was Connie Shelton's first book?
Connie Shelton’s first book is A Time of Torment, published in 1967.
What are Connie Shelton's most popular series?
Her two biggest series are the Charlie Parker mysteries, which have run for nearly 50 books since 1995, and the Samantha Sweet bakery mysteries, which number 25 books. Both are set in New Mexico and feature amateur sleuths solving crimes in their communities.