C. Hope Clark Books in Order
C. Hope Clark has written 29 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is Funds for Writers (2000) and the newest is Edisto Lethal (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 2000–2026
- Pages on record
- 628 in 4 of 29 books
C. Hope Clark writes crime fiction and guidance for writers. The catalogue opens on the second of those with Funds for Writers (2000), The Shy Writer (2004) and Build a Writing Team (2014), then turns to mystery from Lowcountry Bribe (2012) onward. Three series follow: the Caroline Slade Mysteries, the Edisto Island Mysteries and the Craven County Mysteries. Clark has 29 catalogued books published between 2000 and 2026, reaching Edisto Lethal (2026), and remains actively publishing.
How many C. Hope Clark books are there?
C. Hope Clark has 29 books, released between 2000 and 2026. They include 3 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
C. Hope Clark Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 C. Hope Clark 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.
- 1Funds for Writers2000 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/420001161/4
- 2The Shy Writer2004 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/420041801/4
- 32012–1/4
- 42013–1/4
- 5The Shy Writer Reborn2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 62014–1/4
- 72014–1/4
- 8Build a Writing Team2014 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420141281/4
- 92015–1/4
- 102016–1/4
- 112017–1/4
- 12The Best of FundsforWriters, Vol. 12017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 132018–1/4
- 142019–1/4
- 152019–1/4
- 16Writing Contests with Hope2019 · 204 pages · confirmed 1/420192041/4
- 172020–1/4
- 182021–1/4
- 192021–1/4
- 202021–1/4
- 212022–1/4
- 222022–1/4
- 232023–1/4
- 242024–1/4
- 252024–1/4
- 262025–1/4
- 272025–1/4
- 292026–1/4
C. Hope Clark characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Edisto Island Mystery books in order 14 books
C. Hope Clark 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.
Edisto Island Mysteries in order
14 books- 1. Murder on Edisto
- 2. Edisto Jinx
- 3. Echoes of Edisto
- 4. Edisto Stranger
- 5. Dying on Edisto
- 6. Edisto Tidings
- 7. Reunion on Edisto
- 8. Edisto Heat
- 9. Badge of Edisto
- 10. Edisto Bullet
- 11. Edge of Edisto
- 12. Edisto Storm
- and 2 more in the table above
Caroline Slade Mysteries in order
6 booksCraven County Mysteries in order
3 booksStandalone books
6 books6 C. Hope Clark titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read C. Hope Clark books in order?
You only need to read C. Hope Clark books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with C. Hope Clark
Start with Murder on Edisto (2014), the first Edisto Island Mystery book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Funds for Writers (2000).
What is the newest C. Hope Clark book?
Edisto Lethal (2026) is the newest C. Hope Clark book released so far.
Is there a new C. Hope Clark book coming?
No next C. Hope Clark book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
C. Hope Clark at a glance
- Still publishing
- C. Hope Clark published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- C. Hope Clark books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 628 pages across the 4 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 154 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most C. Hope Clark books, 14 of 29, were published in the 2010s.