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Rett MacPherson Books in Order

Rett MacPherson has written 14 books, published between 1997 and 2021. The first book is Family Skeletons (1997) and the newest is Strange Bedfellows (2021). Publication order is the reading order below. 12 of the 14 books listed here are in the Torie O'Shea series, which has its own page: Torie O'Shea books in order.

Books
14
Published
1997–2021
Pages on record
2,679 in 11 of 14 books
Reading time
45–67 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,679 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

See all 14 books in order Printable Rett MacPherson checklist

The Torie O'Shea mysteries are the work of Rett MacPherson, whose 14 catalogued books span 1997 to 2021. Subject headings name women sleuths, women genealogists, Missouri and the imaginary place New Kassel, along with inheritance and treasure troves. Family Skeletons (1997) opens the list, followed by A Veiled Antiquity (1998) and A Comedy of Heirs (1999). Strange Bedfellows (2021) is the most recent title, and the catalogue is dormant.

How many Rett MacPherson books are there?

Rett MacPherson has 14 books, released between 1997 and 2021. 12 of them belong to the Torie O'Shea series.

Rett MacPherson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Rett MacPherson 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 Family Skeletons by Rett MacPherson, book 1 of the Torie O'Shea series (1997)
  2. Cover of A Veiled Antiquity by Rett MacPherson, book 2 of the Torie O'Shea series (1998)
  3. Cover of A Comedy of Heirs by Rett MacPherson, book 3 of the Torie O'Shea series (1999)
  4. Cover of A Misty Mourning by Rett MacPherson, book 4 of the Torie O'Shea series (2000)
  5. Cover of Killing Cousins by Rett MacPherson, book 5 of the Torie O'Shea series (2002)
  6. Cover of Blood Relations by Rett MacPherson, book 6 of the Torie O'Shea series (2003)
  7. Cover of In Sheep's Clothing by Rett MacPherson, book 7 of the Torie O'Shea series (2004)
  8. Cover of Thicker Than Water by Rett MacPherson, book 8 of the Torie O'Shea series (2005)
  9. Cover of Dead Man Running by Rett MacPherson, book 9 of the Torie O'Shea series (2006)
  10. Cover of Died in the Wool by Rett MacPherson, book 10 of the Torie O'Shea series (2007)
  11. Cover of The Blood Ballad by Rett MacPherson, book 11 of the Torie O'Shea series (2008)
  12. Cover of Sleeping the Churchyard Sleep by Rett MacPherson (2014)
  1. 1
    Family SkeletonsTorie O'Shea #11997 · 207 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997207
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  2. 2
    A Veiled AntiquityTorie O'Shea #21998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  3. 3
    A Comedy of HeirsTorie O'Shea #31999 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999230
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  4. 4
    A Misty MourningTorie O'Shea #42000 · 255 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000255
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  5. 5
    Killing CousinsTorie O'Shea #52002 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002256
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  6. 6
    Blood RelationsTorie O'Shea #62003 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003242
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  7. 7
    In Sheep's ClothingTorie O'Shea #72004 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004259
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  8. 8
    Thicker Than WaterTorie O'Shea #82005 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005226
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  9. 9
    Dead Man RunningTorie O'Shea #92006 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006230
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  10. 10
    Died in the WoolTorie O'Shea #102007 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007226
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  11. 11
    The Blood BalladTorie O'Shea #112008 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008240
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  12. 12
    Sleeping the Churchyard Sleep2014 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014308
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  13. 13
    Bad to the BonesTorie O'Shea #122018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  14. 14
    Strange Bedfellows2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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Rett MacPherson series in order

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

Rett MacPherson 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.

Standalone books

2 books

2 Rett MacPherson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Rett MacPherson books in order?

You only need to read Rett MacPherson books in order within the Torie O'Shea series, which holds 12 of the 14 Rett MacPherson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Rett MacPherson

Start with Family Skeletons (1997), the first Torie O'Shea book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Rett MacPherson book?

Strange Bedfellows (2021) is the newest Rett MacPherson book released so far.

Is there a new Rett MacPherson book coming?

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

Rett MacPherson at a glance

Paused
No new Rett MacPherson title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Rett MacPherson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,679 pages across the 11 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rett MacPherson books, 8 of 14, were published in the 2000s.

What the Rett MacPherson books are about

11 of the 14 Rett MacPherson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: torie o'shea (fictitious character) is tagged on 7 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.