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Shelley Freydont Books in Order

Shelley Freydont has written 20 books, published between 1999 and 2016. The first book is Backstage Murder (1999) and the newest is A Golden Cage (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
1999–2016
Pages on record
4,982 in 15 of 20 books
Reading time
83–125 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,982 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

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Shelley Freydont writes mysteries with women sleuths, with 20 books from Backstage Murder (1999) to A Golden Cage (2016). Freydont's series are Lindy Haggerty, Celebration Bay, Katie McDonald and Newport Gilded Age, and dancers, dance teachers and policewomen appear among her subjects. Sudoku puzzles feature in The Sudoku Murder (2007) and Sudden Death Sudoku (2008). Freydont also published as Gemma Bruce, including Who Loves Ya, Baby? (2005).

How many Shelley Freydont books are there?

Shelley Freydont has 20 books, released between 1999 and 2016. They include 4 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Shelley Freydont Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Shelley Freydont 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 Backstage Murder by Shelley Freydont, book 1 of the Lindy Haggerty series (1999)
  2. Cover of High Seas Murder by Shelley Freydont, book 2 of the Lindy Haggerty series (2000)
  3. Cover of Midsummer Murder by Shelley Freydont, book 3 of the Lindy Haggerty series (2001)
  4. Cover of Halloween Murder by Shelley Freydont, book 4 of the Lindy Haggerty series (2002)
  5. Cover of A Merry Little Murder by Shelley Freydont, book 5 of the Lindy Haggerty series (2003)
  6. Cover of Who Loves Ya, Baby? (As:Gemma Bruce) by Shelley Freydont (2005)
  7. Cover of Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed? (As:Gemma Bruce) by Shelley Freydont (2005)
  8. Cover of The Sudoku Murder by Shelley Freydont, book 1 of the Katie McDonald series (2007)
  9. Cover of Who Wants To Be a Sex Goddess? (As:Gemma Bruce) by Shelley Freydont (2007)
  10. Cover of Sudden Death Sudoku by Shelley Freydont, book 2 of the Katie McDonald series (2008)
  11. Cover of The Man for Me (As:Gemma Bruce) by Shelley Freydont (2008)
  12. Cover of Serial Killer Sudoku by Shelley Freydont, book 3 of the Katie McDonald series (2009)
  13. Cover of Foul Play at the Fair by Shelley Freydont, book 1 of the Celebration Bay series (2012)
  14. Cover of Independence Slay by Shelley Freydont, book 4 of the Celebration Bay series (2014)
  1. 1
    Backstage MurderLindy Haggerty #11999 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999336
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  2. 2
    High Seas MurderLindy Haggerty #22000 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000336
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  3. 3
    Midsummer MurderLindy Haggerty #32001 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001316
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  4. 4
    Halloween MurderLindy Haggerty #42002 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002312
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  5. 5
    A Merry Little MurderLindy Haggerty #52003 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003281
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  6. 6
    Who Loves Ya, Baby? (As:Gemma Bruce)2005 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005352
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  7. 7
    Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed? (As:Gemma Bruce)2005 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005298
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  8. 8
    The Sudoku MurderKatie McDonald #12007 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007342
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  9. 9
    Who Wants To Be a Sex Goddess? (As:Gemma Bruce)2007 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007352
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  10. 10
    Sudden Death SudokuKatie McDonald #22008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  11. 11
    The Man for Me (As:Gemma Bruce)2008 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008328
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  12. 12
    Serial Killer SudokuKatie McDonald #32009 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009352
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  13. 13
    Foul Play at the FairCelebration Bay #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    Cold TurkeyCelebration Bay #22013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  15. 15
    Silent KnifeCelebration Bay #32013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  16. 16
    Independence SlayCelebration Bay #42014 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014297
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  17. 17
    A Gilded GraveNewport Gilded Age #12015 · 408 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015408
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  18. 18
    Trawling for TroubleCelebration Bay #52015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  19. 19
    Trick or DeceitCelebration Bay #62015 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015304
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  20. 20
    A Golden CageNewport Gilded Age #22016 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016368
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Shelley Freydont 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.

Celebration Bay in order

6 books
  1. 1. Foul Play at the Fair
  2. 2. Cold Turkey
  3. 3. Silent Knife
  4. 4. Independence Slay
  5. 5. Trawling for Trouble
  6. 6. Trick or Deceit

Lindy Haggerty in order

5 books
  1. 1. Backstage Murder
  2. 2. High Seas Murder
  3. 3. Midsummer Murder
  4. 4. Halloween Murder
  5. 5. A Merry Little Murder

Katie McDonald in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Sudoku Murder
  2. 2. Sudden Death Sudoku
  3. 3. Serial Killer Sudoku

Newport Gilded Age in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Gilded Grave
  2. 2. A Golden Cage

Standalone books

4 books

4 Shelley Freydont titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Shelley Freydont books in order?

You only need to read Shelley Freydont books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Shelley Freydont

Start with Backstage Murder (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Shelley Freydont book?

A Golden Cage (2016) is the newest Shelley Freydont book released so far.

Is there a new Shelley Freydont book coming?

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

Shelley Freydont at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Shelley Freydont title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Shelley Freydont books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,982 pages across the 15 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Shelley Freydont books, 11 of 20, were published in the 2000s.

What the Shelley Freydont books are about

17 of the 20 Shelley Freydont 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 6 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.