Ellen Hart Books in Order
Ellen Hart has written 35 books, published between 1989 and 2020. The first book is Hallowed Murder (1989) and the newest is In a Midnight Wood (2020). Publication order is the reading order below. 27 of the 35 books listed here are in the Jane Lawless series, which has its own page: Jane Lawless books in order.
- Books
- 35
- Published
- 1989–2020
- Pages on record
- 9,382 in 30 of 35 books
- Reading time
- 156–235 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,382 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 30 of 35 titles with a page count on record.
Ellen Hart writes mystery novels around two recurring sleuths, Jane Lawless and Sophie Greenway. Women detectives, Minneapolis, restaurateurs and lesbian characters are standing subjects, and culinary detail runs through the books: Hart worked as a professional chef for 14 years. The catalogue holds 35 titles published between 1989 and 2020, opening with Hallowed Murder (1989) and continuing through Vital Lies (1991), Stage Fright (1992), A Small Sacrifice (1994) and The Oldest Sin (1995). In a Midnight Wood (2020) is the last catalogued book.
How many Ellen Hart books are there?
Ellen Hart has 35 books, released between 1989 and 2020. They include 2 separate series.
Ellen Hart Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 35 Ellen Hart 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.
- 119892462/4
- 219912482/4
- 319922452/4
- 419932952/4
- 519942302/4
- 61994–2/4
- 719952742/4
- 819952732/4
- 91995–2/4
- 1019963082/4
- 1119973522/4
- 121998–2/4
- 131999–2/4
- 1420003452/4
- 1520013192/4
- 1620014082/4
- 1720023222/4
- 1820033322/4
- 1920043202/4
- 2020052992/4
- 2120053522/4
- 2220063362/4
- 2320073682/4
- 2420083202/4
- 2520093122/4
- 2620103282/4
- 2720113242/4
- 2820123362/4
- 2920133362/4
- 3020143042/4
- 3120153202/4
- 3220173062/4
- 3320183042/4
- 342019–2/4
- 3520203202/4
Ellen Hart series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Jane Lawless books in order 27 books
Ellen Hart 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.
Sophie Greenway in order
8 booksDo you have to read Ellen Hart books in order?
You only need to read Ellen Hart 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 Ellen Hart
Start with Hallowed Murder (1989), the first Jane Lawless book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Ellen Hart book?
In a Midnight Wood (2020) is the newest Ellen Hart book released so far.
Is there a new Ellen Hart book coming?
No next Ellen Hart book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Ellen Hart has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for Ellen Hart. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery2015Won
- Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery2015Shortlisted
Ellen Hart at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Ellen Hart title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Ellen Hart books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,382 pages across the 30 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ellen Hart books, 12 of 35, were published in the 2000s.
What the Ellen Hart books are about
All 35 Ellen Hart books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, women sleuths is tagged on 22 of 35. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 22 of 35 books
- Jane Lawless (Fictitious character) 20 of 35 books
- Lesbians 18 of 35 books
- Restaurateurs 14 of 35 books
- Lawless, jane (fictitious character) 9 of 35 books
- Minneapolis (minn.) 8 of 35 books
- Mystery & detective 7 of 35 books
- Sophie Greenway (Fictitious character) 6 of 35 books
- Cooking 5 of 35 books
- Lesbians in fiction 5 of 35 books
- Greenway, sophie (fictitious character) 4 of 35 books