Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death and the Sisters | 2023 | Heather Redmond | Buy |
| 2 | Death and the Visitors | 2024 | Heather Redmond | Buy |
| 3 | Death and the Runaways | 2025 | Heather Redmond | Buy |
The Mary Shelley Mystery series by Heather Redmond is a historical mystery line that casts the author of Frankenstein as an amateur sleuth. Set in Regency-era England, the books draw on the real events and social circles of Mary Shelley’s life while adding fictional murder plots. Death and the Sisters, the first entry, was published in 2023.
Redmond brings the same approach she used in her Dickens of a Crime series to this line, grounding the mysteries in real historical detail. Three books have been published between 2023 and 2025, and the series explores a period when Shelley was surrounded by some of the most famous literary figures in English history. Readers who enjoy historical mysteries with real-life characters will find this series a natural companion to Redmond’s Dickens books.