Shelly Reuben Books in Order
Shelly Reuben has written 11 books, published between 1988 and 2018. The first book is Julian Solo (1988) and the newest is My Mostly Happy Life (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1988–2018
- Pages on record
- 2,423 in 9 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 40–61 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,423 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Shelly Reuben writes mystery fiction, and the catalogue holds 11 books from 1988 to 2018. Series under the name are Bramble & Nolan, Nightingale & Bly and Fritillary Quilter. Julian Solo (1988) is the first book, followed by Origin & Cause (1994), Spent Matches (1996), Come Home. Love, Dad (2000), Weeping (2004) and Tabula Rasa (2005). The Skirt Man (2006), The Man with the Glass Heart (2012), The Boys of Sabbath Street (2013) and Dabbling in Crime (2016) come later, and My Mostly Happy Life (2018) is the newest. Subject tags include arson investigation, New York City, fathers and daughters, Jewish families and biography.
How many Shelly Reuben books are there?
Shelly Reuben has 11 books, released between 1988 and 2018. They include 3 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
Shelly Reuben Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Shelly Reuben 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.
- 1Julian Solo1988 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/419882161/4
- 219942931/4
- 319963131/4
- 4Come Home. Love, Dad2000 · 198 pages · confirmed 1/420001981/4
- 520042991/4
- 620052901/4
- 720062561/4
- 8The Man with the Glass Heart2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 9The Boys of Sabbath Street2013 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/420132661/4
- 10Dabbling in Crime2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 11My Mostly Happy Life2018 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/420182921/4
Shelly Reuben 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.
Bramble & Nolan in order
2 booksNightingale & Bly in order
2 books- 1. Tabula Rasa
- 2. The Skirt Man
Fritillary Quilter in order
1 book- 1. Weeping
Standalone books
6 books6 Shelly Reuben titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Shelly Reuben books in order?
You only need to read Shelly Reuben 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 Shelly Reuben
Start with Julian Solo (1988), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Shelly Reuben book?
My Mostly Happy Life (2018) is the newest Shelly Reuben book released so far.
Is there a new Shelly Reuben book coming?
No next Shelly Reuben 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 Reuben at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Shelly Reuben title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Shelly Reuben books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,423 pages across the 9 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 290 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Shelly Reuben books, 4 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the Shelly Reuben books are about
9 of the 11 Shelly Reuben books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: arson investigation is tagged on 4 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Arson investigation 4 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 9 books
- Arson 2 of 9 books