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Shirley Tallman Books in Order

Shirley Tallman has written 14 books, published between 1983 and 2012. The first book is Time for Tomorrow (As: Erin Ross) (1983) and the newest is Death on Telegraph Hill (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
1983–2012
Pages on record
2,169 in 8 of 14 books
Reading time
36–54 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,169 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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Shirley Tallman is the author of the Sarah Woolson series, and titles under Tallman's own name include Murder on Nob Hill (2004) and Death on Telegraph Hill (2012). Earlier books were published under the name Erin Ross, including Flower of the Orient (1983), Fragrant Harbor (1984) and Carnival Madness (1987). The catalogue counts 14 books from 1983 to 2012. Subject headings include historical mystery, women lawyers, Chinese Americans, murder investigation and offshore oil well drilling.

How many Shirley Tallman books are there?

Shirley Tallman has 14 books, released between 1983 and 2012. 5 of them belong to the Sarah Woolson series.

Shirley Tallman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Shirley Tallman 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 Time for Tomorrow (As: Erin Ross) by Shirley Tallman (1983)
  2. Cover of Fragrant Harbor (As: Erin Ross) by Shirley Tallman (1984)
  3. Cover of Tide's End (As: Erin Ross) by Shirley Tallman (1984)
  4. Cover of The Russian Hill Murders by Shirley Tallman, book 2 of the Sarah Woolson series (2005)
  5. Cover of The Cliff House Strangler by Shirley Tallman, book 3 of the Sarah Woolson series (2007)
  6. Cover of Scandal on Rincon Hill by Shirley Tallman, book 4 of the Sarah Woolson series (2010)
  7. Cover of Death on Telegraph Hill by Shirley Tallman, book 5 of the Sarah Woolson series (2012)
  1. 1
    Time for Tomorrow (As: Erin Ross)1983 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983186
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  2. 2
    Flower of the Orient (As: Erin Ross)1983 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983256
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  3. 3
    Fragrant Harbor (As: Erin Ross)1984 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984187
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  4. 4
    Tide's End (As: Erin Ross)1984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  5. 5
    Odds Against (As: Erin Ross)1984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  6. 6
    Second Harvest (As: Erin Ross)1984 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984259
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  7. 7
    Roses for Remembering (As: Erin Ross)1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  8. 8
    Willing Spirit (As: Erin Ross)1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  9. 9
    Carnival Madness (As: Erin Ross)1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  10. 10
    Murder on Nob HillSarah Woolson #12004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  11. 11
    The Russian Hill MurdersSarah Woolson #22005 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005280
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  12. 12
    The Cliff House StranglerSarah Woolson #32007 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007320
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  13. 13
    Scandal on Rincon HillSarah Woolson #42010 · 340 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010340
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  14. 14
    Death on Telegraph HillSarah Woolson #52012 · 341 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012341
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Shirley Tallman 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.

Sarah Woolson in order

5 books
  1. 1. Murder on Nob Hill
  2. 2. The Russian Hill Murders
  3. 3. The Cliff House Strangler
  4. 4. Scandal on Rincon Hill
  5. 5. Death on Telegraph Hill

Standalone books

9 books

9 Shirley Tallman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Shirley Tallman books in order?

You only need to read Shirley Tallman books in order within the Sarah Woolson series, which holds 5 of the 14 Shirley Tallman books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Shirley Tallman

Start with Time for Tomorrow (As: Erin Ross) (1983), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Shirley Tallman book?

Death on Telegraph Hill (2012) is the newest Shirley Tallman book released so far.

Is there a new Shirley Tallman book coming?

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

Shirley Tallman at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Shirley Tallman title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Shirley Tallman books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,169 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 270 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Shirley Tallman books, 9 of 14, were published in the 1980s.

What the Shirley Tallman books are about

6 of the 14 Shirley Tallman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women lawyers is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.