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Gillian French Books in Order

Gillian French has written 7 books, published between 2017 and 2026. The first book is Grit (2017) and the newest is Restless Bones (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
7
Published
2017–2026
Pages on record
792 in 3 of 7 books
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Gillian French writes suspense for teenage readers. Missing persons, secrets, high school and reputation drive the books. French's 7 catalogued titles open with Grit and The Door to January, both 2017, and continue through The Lies They Tell (2018), The Missing Season (2019) and Sugaring Off (2022). A Shaw Connolly Mystery series follows, holding Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell (2025) and Restless Bones (2026).

How many Gillian French books are there?

Gillian French has 7 books, released between 2017 and 2026. 2 of them belong to the A Shaw Connolly Mystery series.

Gillian French Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 7 Gillian French 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 The Door to January by Gillian French (2017)
  2. Cover of The Missing Season by Gillian French (2019)
  3. Cover of Sugaring Off by Gillian French (2022)
  1. 1
    Grit2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  2. 2
    The Door to January2017 · 193 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017193
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Lies They Tell2018 · 295 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018295
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    The Missing Season2019 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Sugaring Off2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Shaw Connolly Lives to TellA Shaw Connolly Mystery #12025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Restless BonesA Shaw Connolly Mystery #22026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Gillian French 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.

A Shaw Connolly Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell
  2. 2. Restless Bones

Standalone books

5 books

5 Gillian French titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gillian French books in order?

You only need to read Gillian French books in order within the A Shaw Connolly Mystery series, which holds 2 of the 7 Gillian French books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Gillian French

Start with Grit (2017), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gillian French book?

Restless Bones (2026) is the newest Gillian French book released so far.

Is there a new Gillian French book coming?

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

Gillian French at a glance

Still publishing
Gillian French published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Gillian French books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
792 pages across the 3 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 295 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gillian French books, 4 of 7, were published in the 2010s.

What the Gillian French books are about

5 of the 7 Gillian French books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.