Vicki Delany books

Vicki Delany is a Canadian mystery author with over sixty published novels, known for cozy mystery series including the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mysteries and Year-Round Christmas Mysteries.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
25 Years in the Rearview Mirror 2012 Buy
The Whole She-Bang 2012 Buy
Bound by Mystery 2017 Buy

Ashley Grant Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
White Sand Blues 2017 Buy
Blue Water Hues 2018 Buy
Coral Reef Views 2020 Buy

Catskill Summer Resort Mysteries Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Deadly Summer Nights 2021 Buy
Deadly Director’s Cut 2022 Buy

Constable Molly Smith Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
In the Shadow of the Glacier 2007 Buy
Valley of the Lost 2009 Buy
Winter of Secrets 2009 Buy
Negative Image 2010 Buy
Among the Departed 2011 Buy
A Cold White Sun 2013 Buy
Under Cold Stone 2014 Buy
Unreasonable Doubt 2016 Buy

Klondike Mysteries Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Gold Digger 2009 Buy
Gold Fever 2010 Buy
Gold Mountain 2012 Buy
Gold Web 2013 Buy

Lighthouse Library Mystery Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
By Book or By Crook 2015 Buy
Booked for Trouble 2015 Buy
Reading Up a Storm 2016 Buy
The Spook in the Stacks 2018 Buy
Something Read, Something Dead 2019 Buy
Read and Buried 2019 Buy
A Death Long Overdue 2020 Buy
Deadly Ever After 2021 Buy
Death By Beach Read 2022 Buy
Death Knells and Wedding Bells 2023 Buy
The Stranger in the Library 2024 Buy
Shot Through the Book 2025 Buy
Whose Body in the Library 2026 Buy

Ray Robertson Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Juba Good 2014 Buy
Haitian Graves 2015 Buy
Blood and Belonging 2017 Buy

Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Elementary, She Read 2017 Buy
Body on Baker Street 2017 Buy
The Cat of the Baskervilles 2018 Buy
A Scandal in Scarlet 2018 Buy
There’s a Murder Afoot 2020 Buy
A Curious Incident 2021 Buy
A Three Book Problem 2022 Buy
The Game Is a Footnote 2023 Buy
The Sign of Four Spirits 2024 Buy
The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime 2025 Buy
The Devil in the Details 2026 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Winter Kill 2012 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Whiteout 2000 Buy
Scare the Light Away 2005 Buy
Burden of Memory 2006 Buy
Murder at Lost Dog Lake 2011 Buy
More Than Sorrow 2012 Buy

Tea By The Sea Mysteries Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Tea & Treachery 2020 Buy
Murder in a Teacup 2021 Buy
Murder Spills the Tea 2022 Buy
Steeped in Malice 2023 Buy
Trouble Is Brewing 2024 Buy
Tea with Jam & Dread 2025 Buy

Year-Round Christmas Mysteries Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen 2015 Buy
We Wish You a Murderous Christmas 2016 Buy
Hark the Herald Angels Slay 2017 Buy
Silent Night, Deadly Night 2019 Buy
Dying in a Winter Wonderland 2020 Buy
Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas 2023 Buy
A Slay Ride Together With You 2024 Buy
O, Deadly Night 2025 Buy

Vicki Delany is one of Canada’s most productive mystery writers, with more than sixty published novels across multiple series. She writes cozy mysteries that are set in charming locations, from a Christmas shop in upstate New York to a Sherlock Holmes-themed bookstore on Cape Cod. Her books are known for likeable protagonists, light humor, and clean puzzle-style plotting.

Delany’s major series include the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mysteries, the Year-Round Christmas Mysteries, the Tea By The Sea Mysteries, and the Lighthouse Library Mysteries. She has also written standalone thrillers and the Constable Molly Smith series, which has a grittier tone than her cozier work. Before turning to writing full-time, Delany worked in the IT industry, and she draws on her love of travel and history in her fiction.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Vicki Delany written?

Vicki Delany has written 67 books across twelve series.

What was Vicki Delany's first book?

Vicki Delany’s first book is Whiteout, published in 2000.

Does Vicki Delany write under any other names?

Delany has written under her own name for all her published work. She is notably prolific, with multiple ongoing cozy mystery series running at the same time, each with a distinct setting and cast of characters.

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