Carolyn Haines Books in Order
Carolyn Haines has written 99 books, published between 1989 and 2026. The first book is Phantom Filly (As: Caroline Burnes) (1989) and the newest is Joy to the Bones (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
Carolyn Haines also publishes as Caroline Burnes.
- Books
- 99
- Published
- 1989–2026
- Confirmed
- 99 of 99 titles
- Pages on record
- 14,619 in 45 of 99 books
A former journalist, Carolyn Haines writes mysteries set in the Mississippi Delta. Born May 12, 1953 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Haines also publishes as Caroline Burnes, R.B. Chesterton and Lizzie Hart. Subjects across the 99 catalogued titles include women private investigators, murder, romantic suspense and the fictitious character Sarah Booth Delaney. Series listed under the name include Sarah Booth Delaney, Pluto's Snitch and the Legend of Blackthorn books written as Caroline Burnes. The run starts in 1989 and reaches Joy to the Bones in 2026, and a handful of entries carry another writer's name on a single title each.
How many Carolyn Haines books are there?
Carolyn Haines has 99 books, released between 1989 and 2026. They include 4 separate series.
Carolyn Haines Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 99 Carolyn Haines 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.
- 1Phantom Filly (As: Caroline Burnes)Carolyn Haines Standalone Novels #11989 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/419892513/4
- 219892533/4
- 3Jaguar's Eye (As: Caroline Burnes)Carolyn Haines Standalone Novels #21990 · 250 pages · confirmed 3/419902503/4
- 4Fatal Ingredients (As: Caroline Burnes)Carolyn Haines Standalone Novels #31992 · 258 pages · confirmed 3/419922583/4
- 51993–3/4
- 619933803/4
- 71993–3/4
- 81993–3/4
- 91994–3/4
- 1019942483/4
- 111994–3/4
- 1219944483/4
- 131994–3/4
- 1419945053/4
- 151995–3/4
- 1619952493/4
- 1719963843/4
- 1819971873/4
- 191998–3/4
- 201998–3/4
- 2119993183/4
- 221999–3/4
- 2320003543/4
- 242000–3/4
- 252000–3/4
- 262001–3/4
- 27Midnight Burning (As: Caroline Burnes)Carolyn Haines Standalone Novels #132001 · 248 pages · confirmed 3/420012483/4
- 2820023543/4
- 292002–3/4
- 302002–3/4
- 31My Mother's Witness: The Peggy Morgan StoryCarolyn Haines Non-Fiction #12003 · 351 pages · confirmed 3/420033513/4
- 3220032513/4
- 3320033843/4
- 342003–3/4
- 3520043493/4
- 3620053493/4
- 3720053413/4
- 382005–3/4
- 3920062803/4
- 4020062563/4
- 4120073203/4
- 4220073043/4
- 4320073683/4
- 4420083363/4
- 452008–3/4
- 462009–3/4
- 472009–3/4
- 4820103283/4
- 4920112493/4
- 5020113403/4
- 5120113823/4
- 522011–3/4
- 5320123393/4
- 5420133403/4
- 552014–3/4
- 5620143553/4
- 572015–3/4
- 5820153543/4
- 592015–3/4
- 602015–3/4
- 6120163303/4
- 6220163443/4
- 6320172563/4
- 642017–3/4
- 652017–3/4
- 662017–3/4
- 672017–3/4
- 6820173543/4
- 692017–3/4
- 702018–3/4
- 7120183573/4
- 7220182613/4
- 732018–3/4
- 7420193823/4
- 752019–3/4
- 762019–3/4
- 772019–3/4
- 782019–3/4
- 792020–3/4
- 802020–3/4
- 812020–3/4
- 8220203683/4
- 8320203363/4
- 842021–3/4
- 852021–3/4
- 8620213683/4
- 872022–3/4
- 882022–3/4
- 892022–3/4
- 902023–3/4
- 912023–3/4
- 922024–3/4
- 932024–3/4
- 942024–3/4
- 952025–3/4
- 962025–3/4
- 972025–3/4
- 982026–3/4
- 992026–3/4
Carolyn Haines series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Sarah Booth Delaney books in order 38 books
- Fear Familiar books in order 19 books
Carolyn Haines books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Carolyn Haines Standalone Novels
21 books21 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Fear Familiar books in order
17 books by Carolyn Haines- 2. Too Familiar
- 3. Shades Of Familiar
- 4. Familiar Remedy
- 5. Familiar Tale
- 6. Bewitching Familiar
- 8. Familiar Fire
- 9. Familiar Christmas
- 10. Familiar Obsession
- 11. Familiar Lullaby
- 12. Familiar Mirage
- 13. Familiar Oasis
- 14. Familiar Double
- and 5 more in the table above
Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler in order
10 booksPluto's Snitch in order
4 booksTrouble Cat Mysteries in order
2 booksLegend of Blackthorn Series as Caroline Burnes in order
2 booksCarolyn Haines Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Eye Witness in order
1 bookMarry Me, Cowboy in order
1 bookHolding Out For a Hero in order
1 bookMen at Work in order
1 book- 24. Fear Familiar
Carolyn Haines Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Carolyn Haines books run from Phantom Filly (As: Caroline Burnes) (1989) to Joy to the Bones (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Carolyn Haines in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Carolyn Haines books in order?
You only need to read Carolyn Haines books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Carolyn Haines
Start with the first book of the Carolyn Haines series you want to read: Sarah Booth Delaney starts with Them Bones (1999) and Fear Familiar starts with Fear Familiar (1989). The earliest catalogued title overall is Phantom Filly (As: Caroline Burnes) (1989).
What is the newest Carolyn Haines book?
Joy to the Bones (2026) is the newest Carolyn Haines book released so far.
Is there a new Carolyn Haines book coming?
No next Carolyn Haines book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Carolyn Haines at a glance
- Still publishing
- Carolyn Haines published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Carolyn Haines books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 14,619 pages across the 45 of 99 books with a recorded length, a median of 340 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Carolyn Haines books, 31 of 99, were published in the 2010s.
What the Carolyn Haines books are about
50 of the 99 Carolyn Haines books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women private investigators is tagged on 16 of 50. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Women private investigators 16 of 50 books
- Sarah Booth Delaney (Fictitious character) 14 of 50 books
- Mississippi 10 of 50 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 9 of 50 books
- Private investigators 9 of 50 books
- Murder 8 of 50 books
- Investigation 7 of 50 books
- A Fear Familiar Mystery 6 of 50 books
- Harlequin Intrigue 6 of 50 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 50 books
- Romantic suspense 6 of 50 books
- Romance 5 of 50 books