A Moose River Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Murder Pit |
2014 |
Buy |
| Last Resort |
2014 |
Buy |
| Alibi High |
2014 |
Buy |
| Foul Play |
2015 |
Buy |
| You’ve Got Blackmail |
2015 |
Buy |
| Assisted Murder |
2016 |
Buy |
| Death At The Diner |
2016 |
Buy |
| School of Murder |
2017 |
Buy |
| Dead in the Water |
2018 |
Buy |
| Wreck The Halls |
2018 |
Buy |
| Dead in the Dorm |
2020 |
Buy |
A Rainy Day Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Murder Pit |
2014 |
N/A |
| Bought The Farm |
2016 |
Buy |
| Last Resort |
2014 |
N/A |
| When The Rooster Kills |
2016 |
Buy |
| Alibi High |
2014 |
N/A |
| Crack Of Death |
2016 |
Buy |
| Foul Play |
2015 |
N/A |
| Planting Evidence |
2017 |
Buy |
| One Bad Egg |
2017 |
Buy |
| Bale Out |
2017 |
Buy |
| Last Straw |
2017 |
Buy |
| Cut and Died |
2017 |
Buy |
| Sour Grapes |
2018 |
Buy |
| Tying the Knot |
2018 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Killing Malmon |
2017 |
Buy |
Capitol Cases Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dead on Arrival |
2017 |
Buy |
| National Maul |
2018 |
Buy |
| Dark Horse |
2018 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Out Of Time |
2012 |
Buy |
Elizabeth Tyler Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| What She Lost |
2018 |
Buy |
| What She Found |
2018 |
Buy |
| What She Knows |
2018 |
Buy |
Joe Tyler Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Thread of Hope |
2011 |
Buy |
| Thread of Suspicion |
2012 |
Buy |
| Thread of Betrayal |
2013 |
Buy |
| Thread of Innocence |
2013 |
Buy |
| Thread of Fear |
2015 |
Buy |
| Thread of Revenge |
2015 |
Buy |
| Thread of Danger |
2016 |
Buy |
| Thread of Doubt |
2017 |
Buy |
| Thread of Truth |
2019 |
Buy |
Noah Braddock Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Killer Swell |
2005 |
Buy |
| Wicked Break |
2006 |
Buy |
| Liquid Smoke |
2011 |
Buy |
| Drift Away |
2012 |
Buy |
| Locked In |
2016 |
Buy |
| Impact Zone |
2017 |
Buy |
| Wipe Out |
2017 |
Buy |
| Close Out |
2018 |
Buy |
| Deep Water |
2019 |
Buy |
| Bail Out |
2021 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Week |
2001 |
Buy |
| Playing The Game |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Last Time I Saw Them |
2021 |
Buy |
Sunny Springfield Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dead By Dinner Time |
2018 |
Buy |
| Beauty and the Thief |
2018 |
Buy |
| Cutting Ties |
2018 |
Buy |
Jeff Shelby is a prolific mystery writer with 58 books published between 2001 and 2021. His output really picked up in the mid-2010s, when he was releasing multiple series at once. The Noah Braddock series, which started with Killer Swell in 2005, ran for ten books over sixteen years and features surf-themed titles like Wicked Break, Liquid Smoke, and Wipe Out. The Joe Tyler series, with its “Thread of” naming pattern (Thread of Hope, Thread of Suspicion, Thread of Betrayal, and so on), added another nine books to his catalog.
On the lighter side, Shelby has two cozy mystery series set in small-town settings. A Moose River Mystery ran for eleven books, while A Rainy Day Mystery produced fourteen entries with punny titles like One Bad Egg, Sour Grapes, and Bought The Farm. He also wrote the Elizabeth Tyler Mystery trilogy, the Capitol Cases trilogy, and the Sunny Springfield Mysteries. With ten distinct series plus a handful of standalones, Shelby has been one of the more productive authors working in the mystery genre over the past two decades.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Jeff Shelby written?
Jeff Shelby has written 58 books across ten series.
What was Jeff Shelby's first book?
Jeff Shelby’s first book is Dead Week, published in 2001.
What genres does Jeff Shelby write in?
Jeff Shelby writes mystery. Their best-known work includes the A Moose River Mystery series.