Colleen Helme Books in Order
Colleen Helme has written 31 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is Songbird (2010) and the newest is Haunted Past (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 23 of the 31 books listed here are in the Shelby Nichols series, which has its own page: Shelby Nichols books in order.
- Books
- 31
- Published
- 2010–2026
- Pages on record
- 3,698 in 13 of 31 books
Colleen Helme writes mystery and romantic fantasy. Shelby Nichols is her main sequence, catalogued under women sleuths, private investigators and police procedure, and Flame of Destiny, Sand and Shadows and Love, Loyalty & Larceny make up the rest. Helme has 31 books published between 2010 and 2026, running from Songbird (2010) and Carrots (2011) through Secrets That Kill (2013) and Deep In Death (2014) to Haunted Past (2026).
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How many Colleen Helme books are there?
Colleen Helme has 31 books, released between 2010 and 2026. They include 4 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Colleen Helme Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 31 Colleen Helme 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 November 2026.
- 1Songbird2010 · 179 pages · confirmed 2/420101792/4
- 220113012/4
- 32011–2/4
- 420112752/4
- 52011–2/4
- 620122832/4
- 720132852/4
- 820132842/4
- 920142912/4
- 1020153152/4
- 1120163072/4
- 1320173142/4
- 1420182562/4
- 1520183042/4
- 162018–2/4
- 172019–2/4
- 182020–2/4
- 192020–2/4
- 202021–2/4
- 212021–2/4
- 222022–2/4
- 232022–2/4
- 242022–2/4
- 252023–2/4
- 262024–2/4
- 272025–2/4
- 282025–2/4
- 29Imitation Alien2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
- 302026–2/4
- 312026–2/4
Colleen Helme series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Shelby Nichols books in order 23 books
Colleen Helme 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.
Flame of Destiny in order
2 booksSand and Shadows in order
2 books- 1. Angel Falls
- 2. Desert Devil
Love, Loyalty & Larceny in order
2 booksStandalone books
2 books2 Colleen Helme titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Colleen Helme books in order?
You only need to read Colleen Helme 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 Colleen Helme
Start with Carrots (2011), the first Shelby Nichols book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Songbird (2010).
What is the newest Colleen Helme book?
Haunted Past (2026) is the newest Colleen Helme book released so far.
Is there a new Colleen Helme book coming?
No next Colleen Helme book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Colleen Helme at a glance
- Still publishing
- Colleen Helme published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Colleen Helme books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,698 pages across the 13 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 291 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Colleen Helme books, 17 of 31, were published in the 2010s.
When Colleen Helme books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Colleen Helme titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 17 titles.
31 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Colleen Helme books are about
8 of the 31 Colleen Helme 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 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 2 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 2 of 8 books