Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rainy Days & Tuesdays | 2007 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 2 | Feels Like Maybe | 2008 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 3 | Jumping in Puddles | 2009 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 4 | It’s Got to be Perfect | 2010 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 5 | If Only You Knew | 2012 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 6 | What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? | 2012 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 7 | The First Time I Said Goodbye | 2013 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 8 | Still You | 2015 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 9 | Her Name Was Rose | 2018 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 10 | Apple of My Eye | 2019 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 11 | Forget Me Not | 2019 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 12 | The Liar’s Daughter | 2020 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 13 | Ask No Questions | 2021 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 14 | The Nurse | 2022 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 15 | In the Dark | 2023 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 16 | The Affair | 2024 | Claire Allan | Buy |
| 17 | The Perfect Mother | 2025 | Claire Allan | Buy |
Claire Allan’s bibliography splits neatly into two phases. Her earlier novels, published between 2007 and 2015, are women’s fiction set mostly in Northern Ireland. They focus on friendship and family, with titles like Jumping in Puddles and What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? giving a good sense of their tone.
Starting with Her Name Was Rose in 2018, Allan reinvented herself as a psychological thriller writer. These later books are darker, faster-paced, and focused on deception and danger. The Nurse follows a home care worker with sinister intentions, while The Liar’s Daughter and In the Dark both deal with family secrets that turn lethal. Her background as a journalist shows in the tight, fact-grounded plotting. All seventeen books are standalones and can be read in any order, though fans of the thrillers will probably want to start with Her Name Was Rose.