Connie Shelton books

Connie Shelton is a cozy mystery author with over 80 books across the Charlie Parker and Samantha Sweet mystery series.

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.

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