Sheila Connolly Books in Order
Sheila Connolly has written 51 books, published between 2008 and 2020. The first book is One Bad Apple (2008) and the newest is Fatal Roots (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 51
- Published
- 2008–2020
- Confirmed
- 51 of 51 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,624 in 29 of 51 books
- Reading time
- 144–216 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,624 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 29 of 51 titles with a page count on record.
Cozy mysteries filled Sheila Connolly's list: the Orchard Mysteries around apple growing, the Museum Mysteries in Philadelphia, the County Cork books in Ireland, a Victorian Village series and the Relatively Dead novels. One Bad Apple (2008) opens 51 catalogued books, which end at Fatal Roots in 2020, with the early glassblowing titles written as Sarah Atwell.
How many Sheila Connolly books are there?
Sheila Connolly has 51 books, released between 2008 and 2020. They include 5 separate series.
Sheila Connolly Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 51 Sheila Connolly 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.
- 120082623/4
- 22008–3/4
- 32008–3/4
- 420092983/4
- 520092903/4
- 62010–3/4
- 72010–3/4
- 820103043/4
- 920102953/4
- 102011–3/4
- 1120112963/4
- 1220112913/4
- 132012–3/4
- 142012–3/4
- 152012–3/4
- 1620122943/4
- 172012–3/4
- 182012–3/4
- 1920123043/4
- 202013–3/4
- 212013–3/4
- 222013–3/4
- 2320133093/4
- 2420133043/4
- 2520143043/4
- 262014–3/4
- 2720142933/4
- 282014–3/4
- 2920142923/4
- 3020153043/4
- 312015–3/4
- 322015–3/4
- 332015–3/4
- 3420152933/4
- 3520152943/4
- 3620163043/4
- 372016–3/4
- 3820163113/4
- 3920163043/4
- 4020173043/4
- 4120173043/4
- 4220183223/4
- 432018–3/4
- 4420183203/4
- 452018–3/4
- 4620182123/4
- 4720192883/4
- 4820193363/4
- 492019–3/4
- 5020203043/4
- 5120202883/4
Sheila Connolly characters in order
Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Orchard Mysteries books in order 13 books
- Orchard Mystery books in order 13 books
- County Cork books in order 9 books
Sheila Connolly books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Orchard Mysteries books in order
12 books by Sheila ConnollyMuseum Mysteries in order
8 booksCounty Cork books in order
8 books by Sheila ConnollySheila Connolly Short Stories/Novellas
6 books6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Relatively Dead Mysteries in order
6 booksGlassblowing Mysteries Series as Sarah Atwell in order
3 booksVictorian Village Mysteries in order
3 booksSheila Connolly Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Orchard Mysteries Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Museum Mysteries Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
County Cork Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Sheila Connolly books in order?
You only need to read Sheila Connolly 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 Sheila Connolly
Start with the first book of the Sheila Connolly series you want to read: Orchard Mysteries starts with One Bad Apple (2008), Orchard Mystery starts with One Bad Apple (2008) and County Cork starts with Buried in a Bog (2013). The earliest catalogued title overall is One Bad Apple (2008).
What is the newest Sheila Connolly book?
Fatal Roots (2020) is the newest Sheila Connolly book released so far.
Is there a new Sheila Connolly book coming?
No next Sheila Connolly book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sheila Connolly at a glance
- Died
- Sheila Connolly died in 2020, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Sheila Connolly on record dates from 2020.
- Release pace
- Sheila Connolly books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,624 pages across the 29 of 51 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sheila Connolly books, 44 of 51, were published in the 2010s.
What the Sheila Connolly books are about
33 of the 51 Sheila Connolly books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 23 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Investigation 23 of 33 books
- Murder 22 of 33 books
- Cozy mystery 12 of 33 books
- Orchard 12 of 33 books
- Large print 10 of 33 books
- Mystery & detective 10 of 33 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 9 of 33 books
- An Orchard Mystery 8 of 33 books
- Apple growers 8 of 33 books
- Crime 5 of 33 books
- Ireland 4 of 33 books
- Philadelphia (Pa.) 4 of 33 books