Nell Goddin Books in Order

Nell Goddin has written 16 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is A Simple Deduction (2015) and the newest is Murder By Mistake (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
2015–2026
Pages on record
1,186 in 4 of 16 books

Molly Sutton is a private investigator in Nell Goddin's mystery series. The Molly Sutton Mysteries open with 2015 titles including A Simple Deduction, The Third Girl and The Prisoner of Castillac, and continue through The Chateau Murder (2016), An Official Killing (2017) and Death in Darkness (2017). Sixteen books are catalogued, short stories and novellas included, and Murder By Mistake is the most recent.

How many Nell Goddin books are there?

Nell Goddin has 16 books, released between 2015 and 2026. 14 of them belong to the Molly Sutton Mysteries series.

Nell Goddin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Nell Goddin 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
    A Simple Deduction2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  2. 2
    The Third GirlMolly Sutton Mysteries #12015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  3. 3
    The Luckiest Woman EverMolly Sutton Mysteries #22015 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015278
  4. 4
    The Prisoner of CastillacMolly Sutton Mysteries #32015 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015304
  5. 5
    Murder for Love / Red for LoveMolly Sutton Mysteries #42016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  6. 6
    The Chateau MurderMolly Sutton Mysteries #52016 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016294
  7. 7
    Murder on VacationMolly Sutton Mysteries #62016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  8. 8
    The Case of the Curious BiscuitMolly Sutton Short Stories/Novellas #12017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017
  9. 9
    An Official KillingMolly Sutton Mysteries #72017 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017310
  10. 10
    Death in DarknessMolly Sutton Mysteries #82017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017
  11. 11
    No Honor Among ThievesMolly Sutton Mysteries #92018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  12. 12
    Eye for an EyeMolly Sutton Mysteries #102022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  13. 13
    Bittersweet OblivionMolly Sutton Mysteries #112023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  14. 14
    Seven Corpses All in a RowMolly Sutton Mysteries #122024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  15. 15
    Madame Tessier Knows AllMolly Sutton Mysteries #132024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  16. 16
    Murder By MistakeMolly Sutton Mysteries #142026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026

Nell Goddin characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Nell Goddin 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.

Molly Sutton Mysteries in order

14 books
  1. 1. The Third Girl
  2. 2. The Luckiest Woman Ever
  3. 3. The Prisoner of Castillac
  4. 4. Murder for Love / Red for Love
  5. 5. The Chateau Murder
  6. 6. Murder on Vacation
  7. 7. An Official Killing
  8. 8. Death in Darkness
  9. 9. No Honor Among Thieves
  10. 10. Eye for an Eye
  11. 11. Bittersweet Oblivion
  12. 12. Seven Corpses All in a Row
  13. and 2 more in the table above

Molly Sutton Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

1 book

1 Nell Goddin title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Nell Goddin books in order?

You only need to read Nell Goddin books in order within the Molly Sutton Mysteries series, which holds 14 of the 16 Nell Goddin books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Nell Goddin

Start with The Third Girl (2015), the first Molly Sutton book. The earliest catalogued title overall is A Simple Deduction (2015).

What is the newest Nell Goddin book?

Murder By Mistake (2026) is the newest Nell Goddin book released so far.

Is there a new Nell Goddin book coming?

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

Nell Goddin at a glance

Still publishing
Nell Goddin published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Nell Goddin books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,186 pages across the 4 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 299 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nell Goddin books, 11 of 16, were published in the 2010s.

What the Nell Goddin books are about

7 of the 16 Nell Goddin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 7 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.