Shelly Frome Books in Order
Shelly Frome has written 14 books, published between 1990 and 2024. The first book is Playwriting (1990) and the newest is Fast Times, Big City (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1990–2024
- Pages on record
- 1,735 in 7 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 29–43 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,735 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Shelly Frome writes about playwriting and theatre and also writes mystery fiction. The 14 catalogued titles open with Playwriting (1990) and include The Actors Studio (2001) and The Art and Craft of Screenwriting (2008). The list also carries The Twinning Murders (2010), Twilight of the Drifter (2011) and Murder Run (2015). Subject tags include mystery and detective, suspense, actors and the Actors Studio in New York. Fast Times, Big City (2024) is the newest.
How many Shelly Frome books are there?
Shelly Frome has 14 books, released between 1990 and 2024.
Shelly Frome Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Shelly Frome 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.
- 1Playwriting1990 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/419901912/4
- 2Sun Dance for Andy Horn1991 · 124 pages · confirmed 2/419911242/4
- 3Tinseltown Riff2000 · confirmed 2/42000–2/4
- 4The Actors Studio2001 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/420012162/4
- 5Lilac Moon2002 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/420023432/4
- 6The Art and Craft of Screenwriting2008 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/420082552/4
- 7The Twinning Murders2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 8Twilight of the Drifter2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 9Murder Run2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 10Moon Games2018 · 264 pages · confirmed 2/420182642/4
- 11The Secluded Village Murders2018 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/420183422/4
- 12Miranda and the D-Day Caper2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 13Shadow of the Gypsy2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 14Fast Times, Big City2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
Shelly Frome 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
14 books14 Shelly Frome titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Shelly Frome books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 14 Shelly Frome books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Shelly Frome
Start with Playwriting (1990), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Shelly Frome book?
Fast Times, Big City (2024) is the newest Shelly Frome book released so far.
Is there a new Shelly Frome book coming?
No next Shelly Frome book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Shelly Frome at a glance
- Still publishing
- Shelly Frome published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Shelly Frome books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,735 pages across the 7 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 255 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Shelly Frome books, 5 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
What the Shelly Frome books are about
7 of the 14 Shelly Frome 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 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 3 of 7 books