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Elizabeth Sims Books in Order

Elizabeth Sims has written 13 books, published between 2002 and 2022. The first book is Holy Hell (2002) and the newest is Tight Race (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2002–2022
Pages on record
1,982 in 7 of 13 books
Reading time
33–50 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,982 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Elizabeth Sims, born September 30, 1957, is an American writer and journalist and a contributing editor at Writer's Digest. Sims once reported for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Two crime series carry the Sims name: the Lillian Byrd books, first published by Alyson Books, and the Rita Farmer Mystery series, first published by St. Martin's Press Minotaur. The 13 catalogued books run from Holy Hell (2002) to Tight Race (2022), and the subject tags include the Lambda Literary Award, lesbians, women journalists and golf. You've Got a Book in You (2013) is also listed.

How many Elizabeth Sims books are there?

Elizabeth Sims has 13 books, released between 2002 and 2022. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Elizabeth Sims Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Elizabeth Sims 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 Holy Hell by Elizabeth Sims, book 1 of the Lillian Byrd series (2002)
  2. Cover of Damn Straight by Elizabeth Sims, book 2 of the Lillian Byrd series (2003)
  3. Cover of Lucky Stiff by Elizabeth Sims, book 3 of the Lillian Byrd series (2004)
  4. Cover of Easy Street by Elizabeth Sims, book 4 of the Lillian Byrd series (2005)
  5. Cover of The Actress by Elizabeth Sims, book 1 of the Rita Farmer Mystery series (2008)
  6. Cover of On Location by Elizabeth Sims, book 3 of the Rita Farmer Mystery series (2010)
  7. Cover of You've Got a Book in You by Elizabeth Sims (2013)
  8. Cover of Left Field by Elizabeth Sims, book 5 of the Lillian Byrd series (2014)
  9. Cover of Crimes in a Second Language by Elizabeth Sims (2017)
  1. 1
    Holy HellLillian Byrd #12002 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002276
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  2. 2
    Damn StraightLillian Byrd #22003 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003272
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  3. 3
    Lucky StiffLillian Byrd #32004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  4. 4
    Easy StreetLillian Byrd #42005 · 229 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005229
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  5. 5
    The ActressRita Farmer Mystery #12008 · 343 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008343
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  6. 6
    The ExtraRita Farmer Mystery #22009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  7. 7
    On LocationRita Farmer Mystery #32010 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010314
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  8. 8
    You've Got a Book in You2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  9. 9
    Left FieldLillian Byrd #52014 · 277 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014277
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  10. 10
    I am Calico Jones2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  11. 11
    Crimes in a Second Language2017 · 271 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017271
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  12. 12
    Go-Go Day2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  13. 13
    Tight RaceLillian Byrd #62022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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Elizabeth Sims 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.

Lillian Byrd in order

6 books
  1. 1. Holy Hell
  2. 2. Damn Straight
  3. 3. Lucky Stiff
  4. 4. Easy Street
  5. 5. Left Field
  6. 6. Tight Race

Rita Farmer Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Actress
  2. 2. The Extra
  3. 3. On Location

Standalone books

4 books

4 Elizabeth Sims titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Elizabeth Sims books in order?

You only need to read Elizabeth Sims books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Elizabeth Sims

Start with Holy Hell (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Elizabeth Sims book?

Tight Race (2022) is the newest Elizabeth Sims book released so far.

Is there a new Elizabeth Sims book coming?

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

Elizabeth Sims at a glance

Paused
No new Elizabeth Sims title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Elizabeth Sims books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,982 pages across the 7 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 276 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Elizabeth Sims books, 6 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Elizabeth Sims books are about

5 of the 13 Elizabeth Sims books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lesbians is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.