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Cora Harrison Books in Order

Cora Harrison has written 67 books, published between 1997 and 2023. The first book is Nuala and Her Secret Wolf (1997) and the newest is Murder in the Mist (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
67
Published
1997–2023
Pages on record
9,301 in 51 of 67 books
Reading time
155–233 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,301 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 51 of 67 titles with a page count on record.

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Cora Harrison is an Irish author of historical detective fiction and of books for children. The Burren Mysteries, set in 16th-century west Ireland, and the Reverend Mother Mystery series, set in 1920s Cork during the Irish Civil War, are two of Harrison's crime sequences; a third puts Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins to work as amateur detectives in 19th-century London. The catalogue holds 67 books from Nuala and Her Secret Wolf (1997) to Murder in the Mist (2023), including the Drumshee Timeline and Drumshee Chronicles, Willowgrove Village Mysteries and Hugh Mac Egan Mysteries.

How many Cora Harrison books are there?

Cora Harrison has 67 books, released between 1997 and 2023. They include 11 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Cora Harrison Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 67 Cora Harrison 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 Nuala and Her Secret Wolf by Cora Harrison, book 1 of the Drumshee Timeline series (1997)
  2. Cover of The Secret of the Seven Crosses by Cora Harrison, book 2 of the Drumshee Timeline series (1997)
  3. Cover of The Secret of Drumshee Castle by Cora Harrison, book 3 of the Drumshee Timeline series (1998)
  4. Cover of The Secret of 1798 by Cora Harrison, book 4 of the Drumshee Timeline series (1998)
  5. Cover of Famine Secret at Drumshee by Cora Harrison, book 5 of the Drumshee Timeline series (1998)
  6. Cover of Titanic Voyage from Drumshee by Cora Harrison, book 6 of the Drumshee Timeline series (1999)
  7. Cover of Millennium at Drumshee by Cora Harrison, book 7 of the Drumshee Timeline series (1999)
  8. Cover of The Drumshee Rebels by Cora Harrison, book 8 of the Drumshee Timeline series (1999)
  9. Cover of The Viking at Drumshee by Cora Harrison, book 9 of the Drumshee Timeline series (2001)
  10. Cover of The Fed-up Vacuum Cleaner by Cora Harrison (2002)
  11. Cover of General Field Mouse by Cora Harrison (2002)
  12. Cover of I Want a Dog by Cora Harrison (2002)
  13. Cover of The Wizard of the Woods by Cora Harrison (2002)
  14. Cover of Murder at Drumshee by Cora Harrison, book 10 of the Drumshee Timeline series (2002)
  15. Cover of World War II Rescue at Drumshee by Cora Harrison, book 11 of the Drumshee Timeline series (2002)
  16. Cover of Two Mad Dogs by Cora Harrison, book 1 of the Chimps series (2003)
  17. Cover of Wolf in the Midnight Forest by Cora Harrison, book 2 of the Wolfcub series (2003)
  18. Cover of Wolf and the Frozen Mist by Cora Harrison, book 3 of the Wolfcub series (2003)
  19. Cover of Dark Days at Drumshee by Cora Harrison, book 12 of the Drumshee Timeline series (2003)
  20. Cover of Secret Spy from Drumshee by Cora Harrison, book 13 of the Drumshee Timeline series (2003)
  21. Cover of Gorgeous by Cora Harrison (2004)
  22. Cover of Murder Strikes Again by Cora Harrison, book 1 of the Drumshee Chronicles (2004)
  23. Cover of Doomed to Die by Cora Harrison, book 3 of the Drumshee Chronicles (2005)
  24. Cover of A Life for a Life by Cora Harrison, book 4 of the Drumshee Chronicles (2005)
  1. 1
    Nuala and Her Secret WolfDrumshee Timeline #11997 · 124 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997124
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  2. 2
    The Secret of the Seven CrossesDrumshee Timeline #21997 · 111 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997111
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  3. 3
    The Secret of Drumshee CastleDrumshee Timeline #31998 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998128
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  4. 4
    The Secret of 1798Drumshee Timeline #41998 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998128
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  5. 5
    Famine Secret at DrumsheeDrumshee Timeline #51998 · 135 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998135
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  6. 6
    Titanic Voyage from DrumsheeDrumshee Timeline #61999 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999128
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  7. 7
    Millennium at DrumsheeDrumshee Timeline #71999 · 143 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999143
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  8. 8
    The Drumshee RebelsDrumshee Timeline #81999 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999128
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  9. 9
    Timeline 2001 Yearbook2000 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000176
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  10. 10
    That Boy CadmanWolfcub #12001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  11. 11
    The Viking at DrumsheeDrumshee Timeline #92001 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001128
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  12. 12
    The Fed-up Vacuum Cleaner2002 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200248
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  13. 13
    General Field Mouse2002 · 44 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200244
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  14. 14
    I Want a Dog2002 · 44 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200244
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  15. 15
    The Wizard of the Woods2002 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200248
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  16. 16
    Murder at DrumsheeDrumshee Timeline #102002 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002144
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  17. 17
    World War II Rescue at DrumsheeDrumshee Timeline #112002 · 141 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002141
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  18. 18
    Two Mad DogsChimps #12003 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200364
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  19. 19
    Wolf in the Midnight ForestWolfcub #22003 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200380
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  20. 20
    Wolf and the Frozen MistWolfcub #32003 · 75 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200375
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  21. 21
    Dark Days at DrumsheeDrumshee Timeline #122003 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003160
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  22. 22
    Secret Spy from DrumsheeDrumshee Timeline #132003 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003176
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  23. 23
    Gorgeous2004 · 180 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004180
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  24. 24
    Murder Strikes AgainDrumshee Chronicles #12004 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004158
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  25. 25
    Treachery at MidnightDrumshee Chronicles #22004 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004160
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  26. 26
    Doomed to DieDrumshee Chronicles #32005 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005160
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  27. 27
    A Life for a LifeDrumshee Chronicles #42005 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005160
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  28. 28
    My Lady JudgeBurren Mysteries #12007 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007320
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  29. 29
    Michaelmas Tribute / A Secret and Unlawful KillingBurren Mysteries #22008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  30. 30
    The Sting of JusticeBurren Mysteries #32009 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009300
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Cora Harrison 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.

Burren Mysteries in order

14 books
  1. 1. My Lady Judge
  2. 2. Michaelmas Tribute / A Secret and Unlawful Killing
  3. 3. The Sting of Justice
  4. 4. Writ in Stone
  5. 5. Eye of the Law
  6. 6. Scales of Retribution
  7. 7. Deed of Murder
  8. 8. Laws in Conflict
  9. 9. Chain of Evidence
  10. 10. Cross of Vengeance
  11. 11. Verdict of the Court
  12. 12. Condemned to Death
  13. and 2 more in the table above

Drumshee Timeline in order

13 books
  1. 1. Nuala and Her Secret Wolf
  2. 2. The Secret of the Seven Crosses
  3. 3. The Secret of Drumshee Castle
  4. 4. The Secret of 1798
  5. 5. Famine Secret at Drumshee
  6. 6. Titanic Voyage from Drumshee
  7. 7. Millennium at Drumshee
  8. 8. The Drumshee Rebels
  9. 9. The Viking at Drumshee
  10. 10. Murder at Drumshee
  11. 11. World War II Rescue at Drumshee
  12. 12. Dark Days at Drumshee
  13. and 1 more in the table above

Reverend Mother Mystery in order

9 books
  1. 1. A Shameful Murder
  2. 2. A Shocking Assassination
  3. 3. Beyond Absolution
  4. 4. A Gruesome Discovery
  5. 5. Death of a Novice
  6. 6. Murder at the Queen's Old Castle
  7. 7. Death of a Prominent Citizen
  8. 8. Murder in an Orchard Cemetery
  9. 9. Murder in the Cathedral

London Murder Mysteries in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Montgomery Murder
  2. 2. The Deadly Fire
  3. 3. Murder on Stage
  4. 4. Death of a Chimney Sweep
  5. 5. The Body in the Fog
  6. 6. Death in the Devil's Den

Gaslight Mysteries books in order

5 books by Cora Harrison
  1. 1. Season of Darkness
  2. 2. Winter of Despair
  3. 3. Summer of Secrets
  4. 4. Spring of Hope
  5. 5. Murder in the Mist

Drumshee Chronicles in order

4 books
  1. 1. Murder Strikes Again
  2. 2. Treachery at Midnight
  3. 3. Doomed to Die
  4. 4. A Life for a Life

Wolfcub in order

3 books
  1. 1. That Boy Cadman
  2. 2. Wolf in the Midnight Forest
  3. 3. Wolf and the Frozen Mist

Jane Austen in order

2 books
  1. 1. I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend
  2. 2. Jane Austen Stole My Boyfriend

Debutantes in order

2 books
  1. 1. Debutantes
  2. 2. Debutantes in Love

Chimps in order

1 book
  1. 1. Two Mad Dogs

Willowgrove Village Mysteries in order

1 book
  1. 1. False Accusations

Hugh Mac Egan Mysteries in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Cardinal's Court

Standalone books

6 books

6 Cora Harrison titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Cora Harrison books in order?

You only need to read Cora Harrison books in order within each series: the books listed here span 11 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Cora Harrison

Start with Nuala and Her Secret Wolf (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Cora Harrison book?

Murder in the Mist (2023) is the newest Cora Harrison book released so far.

Is there a new Cora Harrison book coming?

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

Cora Harrison at a glance

Paused
No new Cora Harrison title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Cora Harrison books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
9,301 pages across the 51 of 67 books with a recorded length, a median of 179 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Cora Harrison books, 30 of 67, were published in the 2010s.

What the Cora Harrison books are about

49 of the 67 Cora Harrison books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 24 of 49. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.