Kathleen Ernst Books in Order
Kathleen Ernst has written 41 books, published between 1996 and 2025. The first book is The Night Riders of Harpers Ferry (1996) and the newest is Between These Rivers (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 41
- Published
- 1996–2025
- Pages on record
- 5,637 in 24 of 41 books
- Reading time
- 94–141 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,637 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 41 titles with a page count on record.
Kathleen Ernst writes historical fiction and mysteries, and children's fiction appears among the subjects. Chloe Ellefson is the recurring character of one series, and women museum curators, murder and investigation appear in the subject tags. Ernst also wrote American Girls: Caroline books and the White Mane Kids and Hanneke Bauer series. The catalogue holds 41 books from The Night Riders of Harpers Ferry (1996) to Between These Rivers (2025), with Retreat from Gettysburg (2000) and Ghosts of Vicksburg (2003) among the earlier titles.
How many Kathleen Ernst books are there?
Kathleen Ernst has 41 books, released between 1996 and 2025. They include 4 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
Kathleen Ernst Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 41 Kathleen Ernst 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.
- 119961392/4
- 219972252/4
- 3Too Afraid to Cry1999 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/419993002/4
- 41999–2/4
- 52000–2/4
- 62002–2/4
- 720032152/4
- 820041632/4
- 92005–2/4
- 10Highland Fling2006 · confirmed 2/42006–2/4
- 11Hearts of Stone2006 · confirmed 2/42006–2/4
- 122006–2/4
- 132007–2/4
- 142008–2/4
- 152009–2/4
- 1620103252/4
- 1720113492/4
- 182012912/4
- 192012932/4
- 202012962/4
- 212012–2/4
- 222012902/4
- 232012892/4
- 242012842/4
- 2520133442/4
- 2620131822/4
- 2720143602/4
- 2820141992/4
- 29A Settler's Year: Pioneer Life Through the Seasons2015 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/420151912/4
- 3020153602/4
- 3120152152/4
- 3220164082/4
- 3320173642/4
- 342017–2/4
- 3520183952/4
- 3620193602/4
- 372021–2/4
- 382021–2/4
- 392023–2/4
- 402024–2/4
- 41Between These Rivers2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
Kathleen Ernst series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Chloe Ellefson books in order 11 books
- Chloe Ellefson Mystery books in order 11 books
Kathleen Ernst 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.
American Girls: Caroline in order
9 booksWhite Mane Kids in order
4 booksHanneke Bauer in order
3 booksAmerican Girl: History Mysteries in order
3 booksAmerican Girl: Kit in order
2 booksAmerican Girl: Kirsten in order
1 bookAmerican Girl: Josefina in order
1 bookAmerican Girl: Molly in order
1 bookAmerican Girl: Felicity in order
1 bookStandalone books
5 books5 Kathleen Ernst titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Kathleen Ernst books in order?
You only need to read Kathleen Ernst books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Kathleen Ernst
Start with the first book of the Kathleen Ernst series you want to read: Chloe Ellefson starts with Old World Murder (2010) and Chloe Ellefson Mystery starts with Old World Murder (2010). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Night Riders of Harpers Ferry (1996).
What is the newest Kathleen Ernst book?
Between These Rivers (2025) is the newest Kathleen Ernst book released so far.
Is there a new Kathleen Ernst book coming?
No next Kathleen Ernst book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kathleen Ernst at a glance
- Still publishing
- Kathleen Ernst published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Kathleen Ernst books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,637 pages across the 24 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 215 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kathleen Ernst books, 21 of 41, were published in the 2010s.
What the Kathleen Ernst books are about
28 of the 41 Kathleen Ernst 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 15 of 28. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 15 of 28 books
- Children's fiction 13 of 28 books
- Investigation 9 of 28 books
- Murder 9 of 28 books
- Mystery & detective 9 of 28 books
- Women museum curators 8 of 28 books
- Crime 5 of 28 books
- Family life 4 of 28 books
- Friendship 4 of 28 books
- Cousins 3 of 28 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 28 books