Sheila Connolly

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  • Bibliography:
    47 Books (6 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 2008
  • Latest Book:
    June 2020
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Full Series List in Order

A County Cork Mystery

1 - Buried In a Bog (Feb-2013)
2 - Scandal in Skibbereen (Feb-2014)
3 - An Early Wake (Feb-2015)
4 - A Turn for the Bad (Feb-2016)
4 - Shelter from the Storm (Feb-2017)
5 - Cruel Winter (Mar-2017)
6 - Many a Twist (Jan-2018)
7 - The Lost Traveller (Jan-2019)
8 - Fatal Roots (Jan-2020)

County Cork Novellas

1 - Tied Up with a Bow (Nov-2018)

A Museum Mystery

1 - Fundraising the Dead (Oct-2010)
2 - Let's Play Dead (Jul-2011)
2.5 - Dead Letters (Feb-2012)
3 - Fire Engine Dead (Mar-2012)
4 - Monument to the Dead (Jun-2013)
5 - Razing the Dead (Jun-2014)
6 - Privy to the Dead (Jun-2015)
7 - Dead End Street (Jun-2016)
8 - Digging Up History (Jun-2019)

An Orchard Mystery

1 - One Bad Apple (Aug-2008)
2 - Rotten to the Core (Jul-2009)
3 - Red Delicious Death (Mar-2010)
4 - A Killer Crop (Dec-2010)
5 - Bitter Harvest (Aug-2011)
6 - Sour Apples (Aug-2012)
7 - Golden Malicious (Oct-2013)
8 - Picked to Die (Oct-2014)
9 - A Gala Event (Oct-2015)
10 - Seeds of Deception (Oct-2016)
11 - A Late Frost (Nov-2017)
12 - Nipped in the Bud (Oct-2018)

A Relatively Dead Mystery

1 - Relatively Dead (May-2013)
2 - Seeing the Dead (Sep-2014)
3 - Defending the Dead (May-2015)
4 - Watch for the Dead (Dec-2015)
5 - Search for the Dead (Oct-2016)
6 - Revealing the Dead (May-2018)

A Victorian Village Mystery

1 - Murder at the Mansion (Jul-2018)
2 - Killer in the Carriage House (Jun-2019)
3 - The Secret Staircase (Jun-2020)

Book List in Order: 47 titles

  • One Bad Apple

    An Orchard Mystery - 1

    An apple a day keeps the corpses away... When Meg Corey unexpectedly finds herself out of a job, an apartment, and a relationship, she seizes the opportunity to renovate the Massachusetts colonial house her mother has inherited from distant relati...

  • Rotten to the Core

    An Orchard Mystery - 2

    Not everything is blooming this spring... Spring has come to Meg Corey's apple orchard -- and it's quickly becoming a killer season. Just as she's getting the hang of managing the two-hundred-year-old orchard she's inherited, the dead body of a lo...

  • Red Delicious Death

    An Orchard Mystery - 3

    SO MUCH FOR APPLY-EVER-AFTER A bunch of baby-faced chefs who are fresh out of cooking school are looking to open a restaurant in Granford. They plan on using locally-grown foods, which is great news for city-girl banker turned newbie orchard-owner M...

  • Fundraising the Dead

    A Museum Mystery - 1

    At the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society in Philadelphia, fundraiser Eleanor "Nell" Pratt solicits donations -- and sometimes solves crimes. After all, murder is not good for public relations... At the museum, a few missing documents could be a major...

  • A Killer Crop

    An Orchard Mystery - 4

    A SUSPICIOUS DEATH IS RIPE FOR RUMOR... When Meg Corey's mother arrives unannounced in Granford, Masschusetts, Meg's sure it's not just to pay a surprise visit to the apple of her eye. The timing is terrible -- it's harvest season and Meg is unders...

  • Called Home

    The national bestselling author of the Orchard Mysteries presents this short prequel that started Meg Corey's mysterious adventures on the apple orchard in the small town of Granford, Massachusetts.Out of a job and living alone in a drafty Colonial h...

  • Let's Play Dead

    A Museum Mystery - 2

    For this killer, murder is child's play. The president of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society in Philadelphia, Nell Pratt, is jolted into action when someone is electrocuted at a colleague's children's museum. When Nell Pratt is invited to the bel...

  • Bitter Harvest

    An Orchard Mystery - 5

    WHERE DO MEG'S TROUBLES STEM FROM? Now that Meg Corey's apples have been harvested and sold, she's enjoying some free time. Especially since she's snowed in without power or heat. Luckily, her maybe-boyfriend, Seth Chapin, is keeping her company, ...

  • Dead Letters

    A Museum Mystery - 2.5

    Nell Pratt’s search into a family’s history may bring more than just dark secrets to light… Nell Pratt, President of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society, is intrigued when Arthur Logan, elderly scion of an old Philadelphia family, approach...



  • Fire Engine Dead

    A Museum Mystery - 3

    Nell Pratt, president of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society in Philadelphia, has to spark her intuition to find an arsonist/ murderer whose identity is veiled in smoke... A series of warehouse fires has police scrambling for an arsonist, especiall...

  • Sour Apples

    An Orchard Mystery - 6

    A WHOLE HERD OF TROUBLE Apple orchard owner Meg Corey is finally feeling settled into her new life in Granford--she's made friends, and her relationship with Seth Chapin is heating up--when her old Boston coworker Lauren Converse comes barreling i...

  • Once She Knew

    From New York Times bestselling mystery author Sheila Connolly comes a brand-new book that blends her skillful mystery talents with a touch of romantic suspense. There’s no doubt this book will appeal both to her current mystery audience as well as...

  • The Rising of the Moon

    Just in time for the holidays, New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly gives you a short story that will whet your appetite and last just as long as your tea stays warm.In this quick taste of Sheila’s mysteries, a neighborhood that takes ...

  • An Open Book

    After part-time librarian Sarabeth Dodson discovers elderly Edith Hathaway dead in a snowdrift in small-town Strathmere, Pennsylvania, she enlists the help of Police Chief Vanessa Hutchins to get to the bottom of the mystery. With no footprints aroun...

  • Buried In a Bog

    A County Cork Mystery - 1

    National bestselling and Agatha Award-nominated author Sheila Connolly introduces a brand-new series set in a small village in County Cork, Ireland, where buried secrets are about to rise to the surface... Honoring the wish of her late grandmother...

  • Relatively Dead

    A Relatively Dead Mystery - 1

    The New York Times bestseller from author Sheila Connolly!Abby Kimball has just moved to New England with her boyfriend and is trying to settle in, but the experience is proving to be quite unsettling, to say the least. While on a tour of local histo...

  • Monument to the Dead

    A Museum Mystery - 4

    As president of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society in Philadelphia, Nell Pratt relies on the generosity of philanthropists. But when someone starts killing benefactors, it's Nell's turn to come to their aid... When Nell reads the obituary of a f...

  • Golden Malicious

    An Orchard Mystery - 7

    BEETLE MANIA While orchard owner Meg Corey dreads the labor of manual irrigation to stave off a drought, her boyfriend, Seth, couldn't be more excited about doing historic renovation on one of Granford's oldest houses. Tagging along as he picks u...

  • Reunion with Death

    New from New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly! Laura Shumway couldn’t say why she’d agreed to go on the class reunion trip to Italy. Maybe it was to take stock of her life, or maybe it was just to catch up with old friends, take in t...



  • Scandal in Skibbereen

    A County Cork Mystery - 2

    As the new owner of Sullivan's Pub in County Cork, Ireland, Maura Donovan gets an earful of all the village gossip. But uncovering the truth about some local rumors may close her down for good... Bostonian Maura is beginning to feel settled in he...

  • Razing the Dead

    A Museum Mystery - 5

    Once again Nell Pratt has to dig into the past to solve a murder in the present... Between the challenges of her position as president of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society in Philadelphia and of taking her relationship with FBI agent James Mor...

  • Seeing the Dead

    A Relatively Dead Mystery - 2

    From New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly!Ever since her first ghostly sighting, Abby Kimball has been trying to unravel the mystery of her newly discovered ability. So when she sees the apparition of a Revolutionary War soldier in the m...

  • Picked to Die

    An Orchard Mystery - 8

    A TREE IS KNOWN BY ITS FRUIT It's harvest time in Granford, Massachusetts, and orchard owner Meg Corey and her fiance, Seth, are both racing to beat the New England winter. Meg is bringing in her apple crop with a team of workers, while Seth is w...

  • Under the Hill

    Get just a taste of what readers love about the Irish stories of New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly in this stand-alone short story.Ellen Leonard is feeling both free and empty. Just out of a two-year relationship, she decides a trip t...

  • An Early Wake

    A County Cork Mystery - 3

    Pub owner Maura Donovan may have Irish kin, but she doesn’t seem to have the luck of the Irish. Who could have foreseen that bringing live music back to Sullivan’s Pub would lead to a dead musician? Summer is ending in County Cork, Ireland, an...

  • Defending the Dead

    A Relatively Dead Mystery - 3

    From New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly!Abby Kimball has slowly accepted her recently discovered ability to see the dead, but none of the harmless sightings she’s experienced could have prepared her for the startling apparition of a ...

  • Privy to the Dead

    A Museum Mystery - 6

    In the latest Museum Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Razing the Dead, a suspicious death has Nell Pratt down in the dumps... Nell Pratt, president of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society, has something to smile about thanks ...

  • A Gala Event

    An Orchard Mystery - 9

    Wedding bells are ringing for Meg and Seth in the latest Orchard Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Picked to Die… The fall harvest may be just about over, but orchard owner Meg Corey is busier than ever planning her wedding t...

  • A Necessary Death

    A new short story from New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly!With working conditions deteriorating and tempers wearing thin, construction supervisor Mason is having enough trouble completing the massive building project on time and on bud...



  • Watch for the Dead

    A Relatively Dead Mystery - 4

    From New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly, Abby Kimball returns in a new mystery with her unusual ability to see the dead and even more secrets from the past.Looking to take a break from busy home renovations, Abby and boyfriend Ned Newh...

  • A Turn for the Bad

    A County Cork Mystery - 4

    The New York Times bestselling author of An Early Wake returns to Ireland where Sullivan’s Pub owner Maura Donovan gets mixed up with smugglers. After calling Ireland home for six months, Boston expat Maura Donovan still has a lot to learn about...

  • Dead End Street

    A Museum Mystery - 7

    The New York Times bestselling author of Privy to the Dead returns to Philadelphia for more history -- and a chilling mystery . . . When the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society discovers it owns some unique real estate, a deadly plot unfolds . . . ...

  • Search for the Dead

    A Relatively Dead Mystery - 5

    From New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly, Abby Kimball returns with stunning discoveries about her unusual ability to see the dead.Still looking for answers to explain her uncanny ability to see her dead ancestors, Abby shifts her focus...

  • Seeds of Deception

    An Orchard Mystery - 10

    The New York Times bestselling author of A Gala Event returns with newlyweds Meg and Seth Chapin who should be worried about writing thank you notes, not taking a juicy bite out of crime... With the bushels of time they spent organizing their wed...

  • Shelter from the Storm

    A County Cork Mystery - 4

    In the fourth in the New York Times bestselling Irish-set mystery series, an unusual snowstorm blows an even more unusual mystery into Maura Donovan’s pub... ...

  • Cruel Winter

    A County Cork Mystery - 5

    The New York Timesâ€"bestselling author returns with another “totally captivating page-turner . . . perfect for winter nights with a storm beating against the windows” (New York Journal of Books). A snowstorm leaves Irish pub owner Maura Donovan ...

  • A Late Frost

    An Orchard Mystery - 11

    The New York Times bestselling author of Seeds of Deception returns with a story of orchard owner Meg and the search for a poisoner. The usually quiet town of Granford, Massachusetts, is even drowsier during the colder months. But this year it’s...

  • Many a Twist

    A County Cork Mystery - 6

    New York Timesâ€"bestselling author: Pub owner Maura Donovan tests the bonds of love and family when murder strikes County Cork in this charming, atmospheric Irish mysteryMaura Donovan hasn’t seen her mother for over twenty years, so when she sudde...

  • Revealing the Dead

    A Relatively Dead Mystery - 6



  • Murder at the Mansion

    A Victorian Village Mystery - 1

    Katherine Hamilton’s goal in high school was to escape from her dead-end hometown of Asheboro, Maryland. Fifteen years later she’s got a degree in hospitality management and a great job at a high-end boutique hotel in Baltimore. Until, that is, t...

  • Nipped in the Bud

    An Orchard Mystery - 12

    The New York Times bestselling author of A Late Frost returns with orchard owner Meg Chapin trying to stem the tide of crime . . .

    Winter still has a firm stranglehold on the small town of Granford, and newly married orchard owner Meg Chapin...

  • Tied Up with a Bow

    County Cork Novellas - 1

    Pub owner Maura Donovan is still learning the local customs of the Irish village she now calls home, and with the holidays approaching she's unsure how much, or how little, to decorate. She's also puzzled by the small construction project going on ac...

  • The Lost Traveller

    A County Cork Mystery - 7

    Danger comes to Cork in the seventh County Cork mystery from New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly, and it’s up to Maura Donovan to find a way to protect all she’s worked for. Pub owner Maura Donovan is settling into a charmed life...

  • Digging Up History

    A Museum Mystery - 8

    The New York Times bestselling author of Dead End Street returns with Nell Pratt discovering one of Philadelphia’s darker buried secrets . . .When a summer intern at the Preservation Society discovers an aged document hidden in the binding of an an...

  • Killer in the Carriage House

    A Victorian Village Mystery - 2

    After fifteen years away, Kate Hamilton never expected to end up back in her hometown of Asheboro, Maryland full time. And she definitely didn’t expect to be leading the charge of recreating the town as a Victorian village and tourist attraction. B...

  • Fatal Roots

    A County Cork Mystery - 8

    New York Timesâ€"bestselling authorThis exciting new installment in the County Cork Mystery series has “plenty for cozy lovers to enjoy” and drips with the charm -- and menace -- of its atmospheric Irish setting (New York Journal of Books) Some s...

  • The Secret Staircase

    A Victorian Village Mystery - 3

    From New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly, The Secret Staircase is the third Victorian Village Mystery, which finds Katherine Hamilton discovering a long-dead body on a hidden staircase. Kate Hamilton is feeling good about her plans t...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Sheila Connolly has published 47 books.

Sheila Connolly does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Secret Staircase, was published in June 2020.

The first book by Sheila Connolly, One Bad Apple, was published in August 2008.

Yes. Sheila Connolly has 6 series.
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