Nancy Herriman Books in Order

Nancy Herriman has written 11 books, published between 2012 and 2024. The first book is The Irish Healer (2012) and the newest is No Rest for the Departed (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2012–2024
Pages on record
1,349 in 4 of 11 books

Nancy Herriman writes historical mysteries in the Mystery Of Old San Francisco and Bess Ellyott Mystery series. Catalogue subjects include nurses, physicians, women healers, cholera and gold discoveries. The 11 listed books run from The Irish Healer (2012) to No Rest for the Departed (2024). Josiah's Treasure (2013), No Comfort for the Lost (2015), Searcher of the Dead (2018) and No Justice for the Deceived (2023) are among them. Herriman is still publishing.

How many Nancy Herriman books are there?

Nancy Herriman has 11 books, released between 2012 and 2024. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Nancy Herriman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Nancy Herriman 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. 1
    The Irish Healer2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  2. 2
    Josiah's Treasure2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  3. 3
    No Comfort for the LostMystery Of Old San Francisco #12015 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015374
  4. 4
    No Pity for the DeadMystery Of Old San Francisco #22016 · 357 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016357
  5. 5
    Searcher of the DeadBess Ellyott Mystery #12018 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018330
  6. 6
    A Fall of ShadowsBess Ellyott Mystery #22019 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019288
  7. 7
    No Quiet Among the ShadowsMystery Of Old San Francisco #32020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  8. 8
    No Darkness as like DeathMystery Of Old San Francisco #42021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021
  9. 9
    No Refuge from the GraveMystery Of Old San Francisco #52022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  10. 10
    No Justice for the DeceivedMystery Of Old San Francisco #62023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  11. 11
    No Rest for the DepartedMystery Of Old San Francisco #72024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024

Nancy Herriman 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.

Mystery Of Old San Francisco in order

7 books
  1. 1. No Comfort for the Lost
  2. 2. No Pity for the Dead
  3. 3. No Quiet Among the Shadows
  4. 4. No Darkness as like Death
  5. 5. No Refuge from the Grave
  6. 6. No Justice for the Deceived
  7. 7. No Rest for the Departed

Bess Ellyott Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. Searcher of the Dead
  2. 2. A Fall of Shadows

Standalone books

2 books

2 Nancy Herriman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Nancy Herriman books in order?

You only need to read Nancy Herriman 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 Nancy Herriman

Start with The Irish Healer (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Nancy Herriman book?

No Rest for the Departed (2024) is the newest Nancy Herriman book released so far.

Is there a new Nancy Herriman book coming?

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

Nancy Herriman at a glance

Still publishing
Nancy Herriman published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Nancy Herriman books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,349 pages across the 4 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 344 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nancy Herriman books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Nancy Herriman books are about

7 of the 11 Nancy Herriman 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 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.