Karen MacInerney Books in Order
Karen MacInerney has written 44 books, published between 2006 and 2026. The first book is Murder on the Rocks (2006) and the newest is Rigged for Murder (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 44
- Published
- 2006–2026
- Confirmed
- 44 of 44 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,289 in 18 of 44 books
Karen MacInerney is an American novelist with several series to date. Three are cozy mysteries: one about a bed and breakfast owner on an island off Maine, one about a homesteader in rural Texas, and one about a bookseller on the Maine coast. A humorous paranormal series follows an accountant trying to ignore an inherited werewolf gene, and a comic mystery series follows a suburban mother who turns private investigator. MacInerney graduated from Plano Senior High School and Rice University and lives in Austin, Texas. The catalogue lists 44 books from Murder on the Rocks (2006) to Rigged for Murder (2026), with series including Gray Whale Inn Mystery, Dewberry Farm Mystery and Snug Harbor Mysteries.
How many Karen MacInerney books are there?
Karen MacInerney has 44 books, released between 2006 and 2026. They include 5 separate series.
Karen MacInerney Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 44 Karen MacInerney 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.
- 120062823/4
- 220073203/4
- 320073253/4
- 420083843/4
- 520083763/4
- 62008–3/4
- 720093523/4
- 820102783/4
- 92012–3/4
- 1020123053/4
- 1120133233/4
- 1220142723/4
- 1320152533/4
- 142015–3/4
- 152016–3/4
- 1620162813/4
- 172016–3/4
- 182017–3/4
- 1920172863/4
- 2020172243/4
- 2120172983/4
- 222018–3/4
- 2320182523/4
- 242019–3/4
- 252019–3/4
- 2620192343/4
- 2720192443/4
- 282020–3/4
- 292020–3/4
- 302020–3/4
- 312020–3/4
- 322020–3/4
- 332020–3/4
- 342021–3/4
- 352022–3/4
- 362022–3/4
- 372023–3/4
- 382023–3/4
- 392024–3/4
- 402024–3/4
- 412025–3/4
- 422025–3/4
- 432026–3/4
- 442026–3/4
Karen MacInerney characters in order
Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Gray Whale Inn books in order 17 books
- Gray Whale Inn Mysteries books in order 17 books
Karen MacInerney 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.
Gray Whale Inn Mystery in order
12 booksDewberry Farm Mystery in order
11 books- 1. Killer Jam
- 2. Fatal Frost
- 3. Deadly Brew
- 4. Mistletoe Murder
- 5. Dyeing Season
- 6. Wicked Harvest
- 7. Sweet Revenge
- 8. Slay Bells Ring
- 9. Peach Clobber
- 10. Fowl Play
- 11. Sour Grapes
Gray Whale Inn Short Stories/Novellas
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Snug Harbor Mysteries in order
5 booksTales of an Urban Werewolf in order
3 booksMargie Peterson Mysteries in order
3 booksKaren MacInerney Non-Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Gray Whale Inn Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Misty Hollow Magical Cozy Mysteries in order
1 bookKitzi Camden Mystery in order
1 bookDo you have to read Karen MacInerney books in order?
You only need to read Karen MacInerney books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Karen MacInerney
Start with the first book of the Karen MacInerney series you want to read: Gray Whale Inn starts with Murder on the Rocks (2006) and Gray Whale Inn Mysteries starts with Murder on the Rocks (2006). The earliest catalogued title overall is Murder on the Rocks (2006).
What is the newest Karen MacInerney book?
Rigged for Murder (2026) is the newest Karen MacInerney book released so far.
Is there a new Karen MacInerney book coming?
No next Karen MacInerney book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Karen MacInerney at a glance
- Still publishing
- Karen MacInerney published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Karen MacInerney books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,289 pages across the 18 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 284 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Karen MacInerney books, 20 of 44, were published in the 2010s.
What the Karen MacInerney books are about
14 of the 44 Karen MacInerney books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 7 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Murder 7 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective 7 of 14 books
- Bed and breakfast accommodations 6 of 14 books
- Maine 6 of 14 books
- Investigation 5 of 14 books
- Crime 4 of 14 books
- Hotelkeepers 4 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 4 of 14 books
- Private investigators 3 of 14 books
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 14 books
- Paranormal romance 2 of 14 books
- Werewolves 2 of 14 books