Jeff Shelby books

Jeff Shelby is an author of mystery, known for the A Moose River Mystery series, with 58 books published between 2001 and 2021.

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.

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