Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Ghostly Guardian | 2023 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 2 | In Shrouded Shadows / Poison Pen Letters | 2023 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 3 | Gone For Good | 2023 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 4 | The Midnight Garden | 2023 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 5 | The Shadow Carnival | 2024 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 6 | In Shrouded Shadows | 2023 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
| 7 | The Lost Ship | 2024 | H.P. Mallory | Buy |
Midlife Mysteries follows a woman in midlife who finds herself dealing with ghostly guardians, mysterious disappearances, shadow carnivals, and lost ships – the kind of supernatural caseload that tends to accumulate when you have the ability to perceive things others cannot. H.P. Mallory launched the series in 2023 with A Ghostly Guardian and published seven books across 2023 and 2024.
The series leans more toward mystery than romance, with each book built around a case or supernatural event the protagonist has to work through. The Midnight Garden, The Shadow Carnival, and The Lost Ship suggest the range of settings and threats across the seven-book run, keeping the series varied while maintaining the paranormal mystery framework.
Given the overlap between some Midlife Mysteries and Midlife Spirits titles, readers already familiar with the Midlife Spirits series will find some familiar ground here. For newcomers, A Ghostly Guardian is the right starting point, establishing the protagonist’s abilities and the tone of the series before the later, more complex mysteries arrive.