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Andrew M. Greeley Books in Order

Andrew M. Greeley has written 82 books, published between 1967 and 2010. The first book is Letters to Nancy (1967) and the newest is Chicago Catholics and the Struggles Within Their Church (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
82
Published
1967–2010
Confirmed
82 of 82 titles
Pages on record
24,189 in 72 of 82 books
Reading time
403–605 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 24,189 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 72 of 82 titles with a page count on record.

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Andrew M. Greeley's catalogue spans fiction, non-fiction and poetry, and runs to 82 books published between 1967 and 2010. Subjects settle on the Catholic Church, its clergy, Irish Americans and Chicago. Blackie Ryan and Nuala Anne McGrail are the recurring detectives; other groupings include the O'Malley's family saga, Time Between The Stars, Passover and the World Of Maggie Ward. The listing opens with Letters to Nancy (1967) and ends with Chicago Catholics and the Struggles Within Their Church (2010).

How many Andrew M. Greeley books are there?

Andrew M. Greeley has 82 books, released between 1967 and 2010. They include 7 separate series.

Andrew M. Greeley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 82 Andrew M. Greeley books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Jesus Myth by Andrew M. Greeley, book 2 of the Andrew M. Greeley Non-Fiction series (1971)
  2. Cover of The Magic Cup by Andrew M. Greeley, book 1 of the Andrew M. Greeley Standalone Novels series (1979)
  3. Cover of The Making of the Popes 1978 by Andrew M. Greeley, book 3 of the Andrew M. Greeley Non-Fiction series (1979)
  4. Cover of The Cardinal Sins by Andrew M. Greeley, book 3 of the Andrew M. Greeley Standalone Novels series (1981)
  5. Cover of Lord of the Dance by Andrew M. Greeley, book 3 of the Passover series (1984)
  6. Cover of Happy Are the Meek by Andrew M. Greeley, book 1 of the Blackie Ryan series (1985)
  7. Cover of Virgin and Martyr by Andrew M. Greeley, book 1 of the Time Between The Stars series (1985)
  8. Cover of Angels of September by Andrew M. Greeley, book 2 of the Time Between The Stars series (1986)
  9. Cover of Happy Are the Clean of Heart by Andrew M. Greeley, book 2 of the Blackie Ryan series (1986)
  10. Cover of God Game by Andrew M. Greeley, book 4 of the Andrew M. Greeley Standalone Novels series (1986)
  11. Cover of Happy Are Those Who Thirst for Justice by Andrew M. Greeley, book 3 of the Blackie Ryan series (1987)
  12. Cover of Patience of a Saint by Andrew M. Greeley, book 3 of the Time Between The Stars series (1987)
  13. Cover of Angel Fire by Andrew M. Greeley, book 1 of the Angel Fire series (1988)
  14. Cover of Love Song by Andrew M. Greeley, book 5 of the Time Between The Stars series (1988)
  15. Cover of All About Women by Andrew M. Greeley, book 6 of the Andrew M. Greeley Standalone Novels series (1989)
  16. Cover of St. Valentine's Night by Andrew M. Greeley, book 6 of the Time Between The Stars series (1989)
  17. Cover of The Cardinal Virtues by Andrew M. Greeley, book 1 of the World Of Maggie Ward series (1990)
  18. Cover of An Occasion of Sin by Andrew M. Greeley, book 2 of the World Of Maggie Ward series (1991)
  19. Cover of The Search for Maggie Ward by Andrew M. Greeley, book 3 of the World Of Maggie Ward series (1991)
  20. Cover of The Sense of Love by Andrew M. Greeley, book 1 of the Andrew M. Greeley Poetry series (1992)
  21. Cover of Happy Are the Merciful by Andrew M. Greeley, book 4 of the Blackie Ryan series (1992)
  22. Cover of Love Affair by Andrew M. Greeley, book 5 of the Andrew M. Greeley Non-Fiction series (1992)
  23. Cover of Wages of Sin by Andrew M. Greeley, book 7 of the Time Between The Stars series (1992)
  24. Cover of Happy Are the Peace Makers by Andrew M. Greeley, book 5 of the Blackie Ryan series (1993)
  1. 1
    Letters to NancyAndrew M. Greeley Non-Fiction #11967 · confirmed 3/4
    1967–
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  2. 2
    The Jesus MythAndrew M. Greeley Non-Fiction #21971 · 198 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1971198
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  3. 3
    The Magic CupAndrew M. Greeley Standalone Novels #11979 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1979304
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  4. 4
    The Making of the Popes 1978Andrew M. Greeley Non-Fiction #31979 · 302 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1979302
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  5. 5
    Death in AprilAndrew M. Greeley Standalone Novels #21980 · confirmed 3/4
    1980–
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  6. 6
    The Cardinal SinsAndrew M. Greeley Standalone Novels #31981 · 414 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1981414
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  7. 7
    Thy Brother's WifePassover #11982 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1982320
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  8. 8
    Ascent Into HellPassover #21983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983–
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  9. 9
    Lord of the DancePassover #31984 · 560 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1984560
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  10. 10
    Happy Are the MeekBlackie Ryan #11985 · 264 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985264
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  11. 11
    Virgin and MartyrTime Between The Stars #11985 · 535 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985535
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  12. 12
    Angels of SeptemberTime Between The Stars #21986 · 465 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986465
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  13. 13
    Happy Are the Clean of HeartBlackie Ryan #21986 · 268 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986268
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  14. 14
    God GameAndrew M. Greeley Standalone Novels #41986 · 300 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986300
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  15. 15
    Happy Are Those Who Thirst for JusticeBlackie Ryan #31987 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987304
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  16. 16
    Patience of a SaintTime Between The Stars #31987 · 490 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987490
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  17. 17
    Rite of SpringTime Between The Stars #41987 · 422 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987422
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  18. 18
    The Final PlanetAndrew M. Greeley Standalone Novels #51987 · confirmed 3/4
    1987–
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  19. 19
    Angel FireAngel Fire #11988 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988368
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  20. 20
    Love SongTime Between The Stars #51988 · 454 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988454
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  21. 21
    All About WomenAndrew M. Greeley Standalone Novels #61989 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989384
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  22. 22
    St. Valentine's NightTime Between The Stars #61989 · 478 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989478
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  23. 23
    The Cardinal VirtuesWorld Of Maggie Ward #11990 · 494 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990494
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  24. 24
    An Occasion of SinWorld Of Maggie Ward #21991 · 323 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991323
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  25. 25
    The Search for Maggie WardWorld Of Maggie Ward #31991 · 452 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991452
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  26. 26
    Faithful AttractionAndrew M. Greeley Non-Fiction #41991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  27. 27
    The Sense of LoveAndrew M. Greeley Poetry #11992 · 83 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199283
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  28. 28
    Happy Are the MercifulBlackie Ryan #41992 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992320
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  29. 29
    Love AffairAndrew M. Greeley Non-Fiction #51992 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992192
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  30. 30
    Wages of SinTime Between The Stars #71992 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992352
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Andrew M. Greeley books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Andrew M. Greeley Non-Fiction

17 books

17 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Blackie Ryan in order

17 books
  1. 1. Happy Are the Meek
  2. 2. Happy Are the Clean of Heart
  3. 3. Happy Are Those Who Thirst for Justice
  4. 4. Happy Are the Merciful
  5. 5. Happy Are the Peace Makers
  6. 6. Happy Are the Poor in Spirit
  7. 7. Happy Are Those Who Mourn
  8. 8. Happy Are the Oppressed
  9. 9. The Bishop at Sea
  10. 10. The Bishop and the Three Kings
  11. 11. The Bishop and the Missing L Train
  12. 12. The Bishop and the Beggar Girl of St. Germain
  13. and 5 more in the table above

Andrew M. Greeley Standalone Novels

12 books

12 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Nuala Anne McGrail in order

12 books
  1. 1. Irish Gold
  2. 2. Irish Lace
  3. 3. Irish Whiskey
  4. 4. Irish Mist
  5. 5. Irish Eyes
  6. 6. Irish Love
  7. 7. Irish Stew!
  8. 8. Irish Cream
  9. 9. Irish Crystal
  10. 10. Irish Linen
  11. 11. Irish Tiger
  12. 12. Irish Tweed

Time Between The Stars in order

7 books
  1. 1. Virgin and Martyr
  2. 2. Angels of September
  3. 3. Patience of a Saint
  4. 4. Rite of Spring
  5. 5. Love Song
  6. 6. St. Valentine's Night
  7. 7. Wages of Sin

O'Malley's (Family Saga) in order

7 books
  1. 1. Summer at the Lake
  2. 2. A Midwinter's Tale
  3. 3. Younger Than Springtime
  4. 4. A Christmas Wedding
  5. 5. September Song
  6. 6. Second Spring
  7. 7. Golden Years

Passover in order

3 books
  1. 1. Thy Brother's Wife
  2. 2. Ascent Into Hell
  3. 3. Lord of the Dance

Angel Fire in order

3 books
  1. 1. Angel Fire
  2. 2. Angel Light
  3. 3. Contract with an Angel

World Of Maggie Ward in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Cardinal Virtues
  2. 2. An Occasion of Sin
  3. 3. The Search for Maggie Ward

Andrew M. Greeley Poetry in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Sense of Love

Do you have to read Andrew M. Greeley books in order?

You only need to read Andrew M. Greeley books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Andrew M. Greeley

Start with Letters to Nancy (1967), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Andrew M. Greeley book?

Chicago Catholics and the Struggles Within Their Church (2010) is the newest Andrew M. Greeley book released so far.

Is there a new Andrew M. Greeley book coming?

No next Andrew M. Greeley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Andrew M. Greeley at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Andrew M. Greeley title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Andrew M. Greeley books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
24,189 pages across the 72 of 82 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Andrew M. Greeley books, 31 of 82, were published in the 2000s.

What the Andrew M. Greeley books are about

79 of the 82 Andrew M. Greeley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 18 of 79. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.