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Sheila Simonson Books in Order

Sheila Simonson has written 14 books, published between 1984 and 2017. The first book is A Cousinly Connexion (1984) and the newest is Call Down the Hawk (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
1984–2017
Pages on record
2,429 in 8 of 14 books
Reading time
40–61 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,429 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Sheila Simonson's catalogue spans Regency historical romance and women-sleuth mysteries, with subject headings naming booksellers, librarians, sheriffs, Washington state and Oregon. The 14 books date from 1984 to 2017, beginning with A Cousinly Connexion (1984) and Lady Elizabeth's Comet (1985). Simonson's series are Lark Dodge, Clanross and Latouche County Mystery. Larkspur (1990), Skylark (1992) and Mudlark (1993) are among the titles, and Call Down the Hawk (2017) is the latest.

How many Sheila Simonson books are there?

Sheila Simonson has 14 books, released between 1984 and 2017. They include 3 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Sheila Simonson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Sheila Simonson 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 A Cousinly Connexion by Sheila Simonson (1984)
  2. Cover of Lady Elizabeth's Comet by Sheila Simonson, book 1 of the Clanross series (1985)
  3. Cover of Larkspur by Sheila Simonson, book 1 of the Lark Dodge series (1990)
  4. Cover of Mudlark by Sheila Simonson, book 3 of the Lark Dodge series (1993)
  5. Cover of Meadowlark by Sheila Simonson, book 4 of the Lark Dodge series (1996)
  6. Cover of Malarkey by Sheila Simonson, book 5 of the Lark Dodge series (1997)
  7. Cover of Buffalo Bill's Defunct by Sheila Simonson, book 1 of the Latouche County Mystery series (2008)
  8. Cover of An Old Chaos by Sheila Simonson, book 2 of the Latouche County Mystery series (2009)
  9. Cover of Beyond Confusion by Sheila Simonson, book 3 of the Latouche County Mystery series (2013)
  10. Cover of Call Down the Hawk by Sheila Simonson, book 4 of the Latouche County Mystery series (2017)
  1. 1
    A Cousinly Connexion1984 · 359 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984359
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  2. 2
    Lady Elizabeth's CometClanross #11985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  3. 3
    The Bar SinisterClanross #21986 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986400
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  4. 4
    Love and FollyClanross #31988 · 335 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988335
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  5. 5
    LarkspurLark Dodge #11990 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990253
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  6. 6
    SkylarkLark Dodge #21992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  7. 7
    MudlarkLark Dodge #31993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  8. 8
    MeadowlarkLark Dodge #41996 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996252
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  9. 9
    MalarkeyLark Dodge #51997 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997299
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  10. 10
    Buffalo Bill's DefunctLatouche County Mystery #12008 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008275
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  11. 11
    An Old ChaosLatouche County Mystery #22009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  12. 12
    The Young PretenderClanross #42012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  13. 13
    Beyond ConfusionLatouche County Mystery #32013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  14. 14
    Call Down the HawkLatouche County Mystery #42017 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017256
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Sheila Simonson 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.

Lark Dodge in order

5 books
  1. 1. Larkspur
  2. 2. Skylark
  3. 3. Mudlark
  4. 4. Meadowlark
  5. 5. Malarkey

Clanross in order

4 books
  1. 1. Lady Elizabeth's Comet
  2. 2. The Bar Sinister
  3. 3. Love and Folly
  4. 4. The Young Pretender

Latouche County Mystery in order

4 books
  1. 1. Buffalo Bill's Defunct
  2. 2. An Old Chaos
  3. 3. Beyond Confusion
  4. 4. Call Down the Hawk

Standalone books

1 book

1 Sheila Simonson title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sheila Simonson books in order?

You only need to read Sheila Simonson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Sheila Simonson

Start with A Cousinly Connexion (1984), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sheila Simonson book?

Call Down the Hawk (2017) is the newest Sheila Simonson book released so far.

Is there a new Sheila Simonson book coming?

No next Sheila Simonson 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 Simonson at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Sheila Simonson title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Sheila Simonson books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,429 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 287 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sheila Simonson books, 5 of 14, were published in the 1990s.

What the Sheila Simonson books are about

12 of the 14 Sheila Simonson 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 8 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.