Hannah Howe

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  • Bibliography:
    42 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2015
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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Full Series List in Order

An Ann's War Mystery

1 - Betrayal (Nov-2017)
2 - Invasion (Feb-2018)
3 - Blackmail (May-2018)
4 - Escape (Dec-2018)
5 - Victory (Jul-2019)

The Golden Age of Hollywood

1 - Tula (Jul-2023)

The Heroines of SOE

1 - Operation Zigzag (Jun-2020)
2 - Operation Locksmith (Aug-2020)
3 - Operation Broadsword (Dec-2020)
4 - Operation Treasure (Feb-2021)
5 - Operation Sherlock (Jun-2021)
6 - Operation Cameo (Feb-2022)
7 - Operation Rose (Jul-2022)
8 - Operation Watchmaker (Oct-2022)
9 - Operation Overlord (Jan-2023)
10 - Operation Jedburgh (May-2023)
11 - Operation Butterfly (Aug-2023)

A Sam Smith Mystery

1 - Sam's Song (May-2015)
2 - Love and Bullets (May-2015)
3 - The Big Chill (Jun-2015)
4 - Ripper (Sep-2015)
5 - The Hermit of Hisarya (Dec-2015)
6 - Secrets and Lies (Mar-2016)
7 - Family Honour (May-2016)
8 - Sins of the Father (Jul-2016)
9 - Smoke and Mirrors (Nov-2016)
10 - Stardust (Mar-2017)
11 - Mind Games (Jun-2017)
12 - Digging in the Dirt (Oct-2017)
13 - A Parcel of Rogues (Jan-2018)
14 - Boston (Sep-2018)
15 - The Devil and Ms Devlin (Apr-2019)
16 - Snow in August (Mar-2020)
17 - Looking for Rosanna Mee (Sep-2020)
18 - Stormy Weather (May-2021)
19 - Damaged (Jan-2022)

Book List in Order: 42 titles

  • Love and Bullets

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 2

    "If you like psychological detective stories with a touch of humour and romance, you will love Sam Smith." It had been a week since the incident at the abandoned quarry, a week since I’d shot and killed someone, a week since my ex-husband had been ...

  • Sam's Song

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 1

    "If you like psychological detective stories with a touch of humour and romance, you will love Sam Smith." Love Hurts. For Derwena de Caro, songstress, female icon, teenage dream, success brought drugs, alcohol and a philandering boyfriend. It also b...

  • The Big Chill

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 3

    The Big Chill Book Three in the Sam Smith Mystery Series The series in order: Sam's Song Love and Bullets The Big Chill “Emergency!” “Christ! Who shot her?” “Don’t know.” “What a mess.” “Better call Dr Warburton.” Bright lights....

  • Sam's Stories

  • Ripper

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 4

    Ripper by Hannah Howe, A Sam Smith Mystery, Book Four in the Sam Smith Mystery Series “I love breaking the rules.” " Cardiff Jack Someone was murdering prostitutes, placing their bodies in the Bay and covering them with roses. To the media, he ...

  • The Hermit of Hisarya

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 5

    Some people will stop at nothing in their pursuit of wealth and power. Indeed, the greedy will often resort to murder. “You’ve been through a stressful time recently,” my fiancé, Dr Alan Storey, said. “I’m off to Bulgaria to attend a psych...

  • Secrets and Lies

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 6

    Secrets and Lies " Suicide or Murder? Most of the people I encounter are hiding a secret and many of them are adept at telling lies. However, how do you learn the truth about someone who’s no longer with us? Author, Barclay Quinton wrote Fabringj...

  • Family Honour

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 7

    When the biggest villain in the country makes you an offer you can’t refuse, what should you do? In my case, I decided to accept that offer, made by Mr Vincent Vanzetti. Vanzetti hired me to find his missing daughter, Vittoria, while threatening re...

  • Sins of the Father

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 8

    Please note: this book runs to 50,000 words and 246 printed pages, not the estimate listed by Amazon.For the first thirty-three years of my life I had no knowledge of my father, no idea what he looked like, his name, whether he was dead or alive. The...



  • Smoke and Mirrors

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 9

    Please note: this book runs to 242 printed pages and 50,000 words, not the estimate listed by Amazon.The man in my office held a dark secret, a secret to kill for. That man was Tony Ryland, husband of local madam, Maria de Costa. Unfortunately for me...

  • Stardust

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 10

    Hired by multimillionaire Jeremy Loudon, my task was simple - find his missing briefcase. Loudon claimed that his briefcase held ten thousand pounds, his winnings from a poker game. However, as the trail unravelled and led to Europe my suspicions dee...

  • Mind Games

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 11

    A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Sasha Pryce, a teenage chess prodigy, presented me with a problem. She wanted me to track down Steve Chapin, her coaching assistant. Steve had mysteriously disappeared, leaving no clue as to his whereab...

  • Digging in the Dirt

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 12

    Someone had posted a dead rat through Jana Jakubowska’s letterbox, and scrawled obscene graffiti on her garden wall. Harmless pranks, or something more sinister? Her boyfriend, Tom Renwick, hired me to find out. During my investigation, I met Jana...

  • Betrayal

    An Ann's War Mystery - 1

    The Ann’s War Mystery Series The Ann’s War Mystery Series is a series of five novellas set in 1944-5. Each story contains approximately 15,000 words and a complete mystery. The stories are: Betrayal, Invasion, Blackmail, Escape and Victory. Ann...

  • A Parcel of Rogues

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 13

    A Parcel of Rogues is book thirteen in the Amazon #1 (private detective chart) Sam Smith Mystery Series. Each book in the series contains a complete story and can be read as a stand-alone. Print length, 236 pages. Also contains two bonus chapters, An...

  • Invasion

    An Ann's War Mystery - 2

    About the SeriesThe Ann's War Mystery Series is a series of five novellas set in 1944-5. Each story contains approximately 15,000 words and a complete mystery. The stories are: BETRAYAL, INVASION, BLACKMAIL, ESCAPE and VICTORY. The stories are set fo...

  • Blackmail

    An Ann's War Mystery - 3

    ABOUT THE SERIESThe Ann’s War Mystery Series is a series of five novellas set in 1944-5. Each story contains approximately 15,000 words and a complete mystery. The stories are: Betrayal, Invasion, Blackmail, Escape and Victory. Ann’s story arc wi...

  • Saving Grace

    Written by Hannah Howe, author of the Amazon #1 Sam Smith Mystery Series, Saving Grace, the courtroom drama of the year. The Western Mail2 August 1876Sensation in the Charles Petrie Case! Readers may recall that a you...

  • Boston

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 14

    Morgan Brooks is a fine man, Alan said, a great psychologist and my mentor. He's invited us to spend Christmas with him and his family. Should we accept? Of course, I said, Yes.And so, I met Morgan Brooks in snowy Boston, on my first trip to America....



  • Escape

    An Ann's War Mystery - 4

    March 1945. After six bloody, tear-stained years, the war was nearly over. However, for the German prisoners of war incarcerated in Island Farm Camp 198 the end could not arrive soon enough - so they decided to escape. As the German prisoners fled to...

  • The Devil and Ms Devlin

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 15

    In her heyday, the critics regarded Dana Devlin as the most beautiful actress in movies. They also regarded her as shallow, lacking emotion. That was strange because Dana Devlin’s life had been a rollercoaster of emotions, with divorces and nervous...

  • Victory

    An Ann's War Mystery - 5

    Based on sensational true events, the concluding story in the Ann’s War Mystery Series.The war is over and Ann’s community is preparing for the VE Day celebrations. However, not everyone is in a celebratory mood. Ann’s husband, Emry...

  • Snow in August

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 16

    As a teenager, Ros McCarthy offered Mark, her baby son, up for adoption. Now, as an adult and a successful author, she wanted to reconnect. With Faye at my side, our task was to locate Mark.Along the way we learned about Ty Gwyn, a children's home, a...

  • The Olive Tree

    The Olive Tree - A Spanish Civil War SagaSet between April 1937 and December 1938, The Olive Tree is a mini-series of five novellas based on true events.The stories in The Olive Tree - Roots, Branches, Leaves, Fruit and Flowers chronicle the lives of...

  • Operation Zigzag

    The Heroines of SOE - 1

    Eve’s War is a series of twelve novellas. Each book contains approximately 20,000 words and a complete story. Kindly note that the price throughout the series will be set at the minimum level and that Eve’s story arc will be concluded at ...

  • Operation Locksmith

    The Heroines of SOE - 2

    Eve's War is a series of twelve novellas. Each book contains approximately 20,000 words and a complete story. Kindly note that the price throughout the series will be set at the minimum level and that Eve's story arc will be concluded at the end of t...

  • Looking for Rosanna Mee

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 17

    Aged twenty-one, Rosanna Mee was housebound, severely agoraphobic. Yet, when Faye and I arrived at her flat to deliver legal papers we could not find her. She'd disappeared. How could a woman who had not travelled from her home in three years simply ...

  • Operation Broadsword

    The Heroines of SOE - 3

    Eve’s War is a series of twelve novellas. Each book contains approximately 20,000 words and a complete story. Kindly note that the price throughout the series will be set at the minimum level and that Eve’s story arc will be concluded at ...

  • Operation Treasure

    The Heroines of SOE - 4

    Eve’s War is a series of twelve novellas. Each book contains approximately 20,000 words and a complete story. Kindly note that the price throughout the series will be set at the minimum level and that Eve’s story arc will be concluded at ...



  • Stormy Weather

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 18

    Pregnant in a pandemic. My life is never dull. While Alan and I set about the pleasant task of selecting a name for our baby, Faye interviewed candidates for the role of maternity leave assistant.Our plans were going well until a friend was murdered....

  • Operation Sherlock

    The Heroines of SOE - 5

    Arthur is concerned about the Nazis' latest terror weapon, Guy said. Rockets; they have the potential to cause death, destruction and chaos in Britain. He wants us to locate the launch site so that the RAF can bomb it.How do we achieve that? I asked....

  • Damaged

    A Sam Smith Mystery - 19

    Eight and a half months pregnant. My detective agency was in good hands, Faye and Tamara's hands, so time to put my feet up and await the Big Day. However, Gabe, my private eye friend from Boston, had other ideas.Hired by Alexander Carmichael III the...

  • Operation Cameo

    The Heroines of SOE - 6

    I sat in the farmhouse in front of the open fire and read Vivienne Fernandez’s file.Aged 24, she resided in London where, before the SOE recruited her, she was a switchboard operator. Multilingual, she enjoyed gymnastics - like Mimi - cycling, ...

  • Operation Rose

    The Heroines of SOE - 7

    Beside a graffiti-embellished pew, I turned to Rose and said, “You’re taking great risks for us.”“Freedom is worth the risks,” Rose said.“What about the risks to your family?”Rose turned and offered me an ang...

  • Operation Watchmaker

    The Heroines of SOE - 8

    Mimi walked over to a small dining table. She littered the table with paperwork and maps. “We’ve received a message from Arthur,” she said. “We have orders for a sabotage mission. We have to destroy two guns at Le Havre.”...

  • Operation Overlord

    The Heroines of SOE - 9

    Outside, darkness had descended. Inside, Guy appeared calm, his features betraying no emotion. Mimi seemed restless, her petite feet pacing the floorboards. Through sign language, Henri joked with Paul. Hélène and Kadia exchanged nervous gl...

  • Operation Jedburgh

    The Heroines of SOE - 10

    We found the third parachutist, Captain J. D. Templeman, sitting up, nursing a damaged shoulder. He’d avoided the bullets, but injured his shoulder upon landing.We dived into a ditch. There, Mimi assessed Templeman’s shoulder. She judged ...

  • Tula

    The Golden Age of Hollywood - 1

    Trigger warning: this book contains adult themes.At the age of twenty-five, Tula Bowman was the brightest star in Hollywood. She was also in an asylum, placed there after a nervous collapse. What triggered that collapse? The shocking truth is reveale...

  • Operation Butterfly

    The Heroines of SOE - 11

    “It’s good to see you again,” Guy said, offering Monique a warm smile.“It’s good to see you too,” she said. “It’s good to see that you’ve made it to Paris.”As Guy and Monique exchanged pleas...



  • Dana

    Hollywood, 1948My name is Dana Olsen. In my early twenties, I arrived in Hollywood with dreams of becoming a screenwriter. Instead, I found myself attached to a leading movie producer, running errands. Then, when a famous movie director was murdered,...

  • Seren

    Seren. The Maid of Sker. A Georgian Murder Mystery.When a body is washed up on the shore, county coroner Samuel Brereton arrives in Sker to investigate. When a second body is washed up, his investigations turn to murder.Seconded to assist Samuel due ...

  • Songbird

    Songbird - a mystery set in 1963, at the dawn of the Swinging Sixties. Hired to chaperone songstress Rita Mantez, enquiry agent Elinor Mansfield finds herself embroiled in a murder mystery. While investigating the murder, she also seeks to disco...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Hannah Howe has published 42 books.

The next book by Hannah Howe, Seren, will be published in June 2025.

The first book by Hannah Howe, Love and Bullets, was published in May 2015.

Yes. Hannah Howe has 4 series.
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