Robin Merrill

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  • Bibliography:
    35 Books (6 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2008
  • Latest Book:
    November 2022
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Full Series List in Order

Gertrude in South Dakota

1 - S'more Murder (Oct-2021)
2 - Haunted Hotel (Nov-2021)
3 - Cowboy Shoot (Dec-2021)

Gertrude, Gumshoe

1 - Introducing Gertrude, Gumshoe (Sep-2016)
2 - Murder at Goodwill (Jan-2017)
3 - Gertrude, Gumshoe and the VardSale Villain (Aug-2017)
4 - Slam Is Murder (Jul-2017)
5 - Gertrude, Gumshoe: Gunslinger City (Mar-2018)
6 - Gertrude, Gumshoe and the Clearwater Curse (Jul-2018)
7 - S'more Murder (Oct-2021)
8 - Haunted Hotel (Nov-2021)

New Beginnings

1 - Knocking (Sep-2020)
2 - Kicking (Dec-2020)
3 - Searching (Feb-2021)
4 - Knitting (Jun-2021)
5 - Working (Aug-2021)
6 - Splitting (Sep-2021)

Piercehaven

1 - Piercehaven: Welcome to the Island (Jul-2017)
2 - Windmills (Feb-2018)
3 - Trespass (Jun-2018)

Shelter

1 - Shelter (Jul-2015)
2 - Daniel (Jul-2016)
3 - Revival (Jan-2020)

A Wing and a Prayer Mystery

1 - The Whistle Blower (Jun-2019)
2 - The Showstopper (Jun-2019)
3 - The Pinch Runner (Sep-2019)
4 - The Prima Donna (Aug-2020)

Book List in Order: 35 titles

  • Some Like It Red Hot

    Lotsimina Hannon takes on the corporate world and wins... but can she beat the odds against a killer?

    Embracing her early retirement, Lotsi sets out on her new life with an aging motorhome and a hot new motorcycle. First stop, Las Vegas! B...

  • Grace Space

    Darcy was 24, living with her parents, and struggling to make her student loan payments. So, when she heard that Grace Space Independent Consultants make $40 per hour, she could hardly wait to sign on the dotted line. That signature launched her into...

  • Shelter

    Shelter - 1

    She begged God to rescue her. 

    He said, “Go.” 

    So she headed out into the blizzard. In a car that wasn’t exactly hers, with a dog who wasn’t exactly a rat terrier, she drove. Until she ran out of gas in the small Maine town o...

  • The Witches of Commack, Maine

    Liberty is eighteen and ready to tackle the world. And she knows she doesn't want to do it under her father's abusive thumb. But what she doesn't know is that there is a battle underway -- a battle over her soul -- and someone or something is calling...

  • Daniel

    Shelter - 2

    Open Door Church has served as a homeless shelter for more than a decade, but when their pastor dies unexpectedly, those who remain struggle to take up the reins to keep the ministry going. And then there’s young Daniel, who seems to be working mir...

  • Introducing Gertrude, Gumshoe

    Gertrude, Gumshoe - 1

    WARNING: Gertrude can be a bit of a crank!

    She shoots from the hip, is unburdened by tact, and likes things done her way. Yet, people adore her. 

    It's a mystery.

    Speaking of which, Gertrude never set out to be a sleut...

  • Murder at Goodwill

    Gertrude, Gumshoe - 2

    WARNING: Gertrude can be a bit of a crank!She shoots from the hip, is unburdened by tact, and likes things done her way. Yet, the people who know her adore her.It's a mystery.Speaking of which, Gertrude never set out to be a sleuth. But when one...

  • Piercehaven: Welcome to the Island

    Piercehaven - 1

    Emily is so excited to start her new teaching job on a remote Maine island. It seems God is really dropping all the puzzle pieces of her life into place. There's even a handsome lobsterman in play. But the island also harbors a long-kept dark secret,...

  • Slam Is Murder

    Gertrude, Gumshoe - 4

    There just isn't enough crime in Mattawooptock, so Gertrude has to convince Calvin to go to the big city -- Portland, where she will go undercover as the newest slam poet on the scene. But have any actual crimes been committed, or is this just Gertru...



  • Gertrude, Gumshoe and the VardSale Villain

    Gertrude, Gumshoe - 3

    A young woman is missing, and her boyfriend is desperate to find her.Desperate enough to hire Gertrude, Gumshoe.Thrilled to have her first real client, Gertrude gets right to work. But is she ready for a real case? Can she catch a kidnapper without g...

  • Windmills

    Piercehaven - 2

    Piercehaven Power wants to erect two windmills on Chicken Hill. Some islanders will do anything to stop this from happening. Will the controversy rip this tight-knit community apart? Can Emily’s new softball team put this small Maine island back to...

  • Gertrude, Gumshoe: Gunslinger City

    Gertrude, Gumshoe - 5

    Gertrude's never been so busy. There's been a murder at a Wild West theme park, and Gertrude is on the scene. But she can't stay long, because there's been another murder in Mattawooptock. To complicate matters, Deputy Hale has lost his patience with...

  • Trespass

    Piercehaven - 3

    A young lobsterman is missing. Is it foul play? And why is James acting so weirdly? Emily is trying to plan a wedding, but does she really know the man she's about to marry? Does she really know anyone on the island?...

  • Gertrude, Gumshoe and the Clearwater Curse

    Gertrude, Gumshoe - 6

    Twenty years ago a teenager drowned in Clearwater Lake. Now her ghost is haunting its shores. Gertrude knows there's no such thing as ghosts, and she's going to prove it -- even if it means spending some time in the water herself.

    This is Bo...

  • The Showstopper

    A Wing and a Prayer Mystery - 2

    Soccer mom Sandra and sports angel Bob are back!

    Peter has been cast as one of the Walton boys in a local play, giving Sandra a new chauffeur duty. When the two of them get stuck inside the remote theater during a snowstorm, and then find a ...

  • The Whistle Blower

    A Wing and a Prayer Mystery - 1

    Bad guys, beware: There's a soccer mom on your trail. Work-at-home-mom Sandra's life is a whirlwind of activity. So, why's she so bored?When a referee drops dead during her son's soccer game, and a short man claiming to be an angel asks her to help i...

  • The Pinch Runner

    A Wing and a Prayer Mystery - 3

    Just how long did Sandra and her angel friend Bob think they could stay out of trouble?A man from the church softball team has been found dead in the woods behind the church. But all Bob's past sleuthing has gotten him into trouble, so he can't get i...

  • Revival

    Shelter - 3

    **The long-awaited final book in the Shelter Trilogy.**

    A cop killer hiding out in the church. A girl with a terrifying secret. Unpaid bills. Empty cupboards. A pastor so tired, he might not survive the day.

    Is God still listening?

  • The Prima Donna

    A Wing and a Prayer Mystery - 4

    To snoop or not to snoop ... that is the question.When Sandra finds a body in her daughter's dance studio, she wonders if she should sit this one out. Motherhood and soccer have her busy enough. But then she gets a special request from the heavenly r...



  • Knocking

    New Beginnings - 1

    A disgraced spouse. A devastated daughter. A troubled recluse. Can steadfast faith right a string of wrongs? With the local church closing, seven senior women take it upon themselves to start one of their own. Pooling their funds, they buy a building...

  • Kicking

    New Beginnings - 2

    Esther is her granddaughter's last chance. Esther hasn't seen Zoe in years and hardly knows her. But she's not going to turn her away. Zoe is family, and she's a child.A wild child. How will Esther keep her from self-destructing? Rachel.Zoe wa...

  • Searching

    New Beginnings - 3

    Nora hasn't seen her son in three days, and no one seems to care. His friends say they haven't seen him, but Nora thinks they're lying. The police say he's just run off, but Nora knows this isn't true. He might be a troublemaker, but he wouldn't do t...

  • Commack

    Angels and demons are battling over Liberty's soul. And she has no idea.All she knows is that something is calling her to the tiny town of Commack. She can't wait to get there and find out who she's supposed to be. But whe...

  • Knitting

    New Beginnings - 4

    Ask anyone: 17-year-old Jason DeGrave leads a charmed life. He's the handsome hero, bound for greatness. But Jason has a secret, and it's killing him. He doesn't know what to do and asking for help will only make things worse. Can the seven senior sa...

  • Working

    New Beginnings - 5

    Pastor Adam has issued the burgeoning congregation of New Beginnings a challenge: It's time for boots on the ground. It's time to go out into Carver Harbor and meet real people where they're really at. Some congregants are more comfortable wit...

  • Splitting

    New Beginnings - 6

    New Beginnings Church is growing so fast, they're practically bursting at the seams. Newly appointed elder Joe Weir thinks such growth warrants restructuring. The founding mothers disagree. As tensions rise, tempers flare, and the mothers start fight...

  • S'more Murder

    Gertrude in South Dakota - 1
    Gertrude, Gumshoe - 7

    Gertrude is back!After being thrown in the clink for private investigating without a license, she's fled the state to go where her talents will be more appreciated: South Dakota.She has big plans to set up shop, but an injury halts her journey shortl...

  • Haunted Hotel

    Gertrude in South Dakota - 2
    Gertrude, Gumshoe - 8

    There's no such thing as ghosts! Right?Gertrude thinks she's got a knack for proving that ghosts don't exist, but this time she's taking on a celebrity phantom: Seth Bullock.She and Calvin pack the cats into the camper and head to Deadwood, where she...

  • Cowboy Shoot

    Gertrude in South Dakota - 3

    Finally settled in her new South Dakota office, Gertrude and Calvin get their first real client. But why is she dressed like a time traveler?Brace yourself as Gertrude and Calvin discover the world of cowboy action shooting in order to catch the kill...



  • Forgive and Remember

    A new kindergarten teacher. The five-year-old's single dad. All that stands between them is one heavy secret.Shelby Beaton is brand-new to the small coastal town of Hartport. She's not running from her pain. She's running toward an opportunity to ser...

  • A Good Day to Live

    She almost died. He saved her. Can they move past that scary night and find forever? When Trace Hiller comes upon an accident, he tries to help the woman trapped in her car. When he reads the chilling text she's trying to write, he is even more deter...

  • No Time to Win

    Someone's plotting her destruction, and he's the only safe place to turn. Kyra Carter is a talented basketball coach driven to climb the career ladder, but her win-at-all-cost attitude has some people fuming. When those critics conspire to get her fi...

  • Bridge to the Present

    He's stuck in the past, nursing his grief. She's the saucy Maine wilderness guide who's loving life.Victory Vic Collins is content with the life she's built as an independent woman working her dream job-until she meets the lumberjack.Widower and sing...

  • A Good Man Is Hard to Lose

    When he won't let divorce have the last word ...They partied their way into marriage. But when Brent quit drinking and Samantha didn't, things went bad quickly. He left her, and he didn't do it nicely.They went their separate ways, and both ways led ...

  • Picture Imperfect

    She's worked so hard to be perfect. He was her only mistake.Lindsay's life w­­as on track--the prestigious college, the high honors, the perfect fiancé--until a long-buried secret bubbles to the surface and ruins everything.Lindsay goes ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Robin Merrill has published 35 books.

Robin Merrill does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Picture Imperfect, was published in November 2022.

The first book by Robin Merrill, Some Like It Red Hot, was published in January 2008.

Yes. Robin Merrill has 6 series.
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