Shirley Wells Books in Order
Shirley Wells has written 26 books, published between 1999 and 2019. The first book is A New Future Beckoning (As:Shirley Worrall) (1999) and the newest is Her Christmas Homecoming (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 1999–2019
- Pages on record
- 5,667 in 18 of 26 books
- Reading time
- 94–142 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,667 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 26 titles with a page count on record.
Forensic psychologists, police investigation and serial murderers head the subjects recorded against Shirley Wells's catalogue, which names Jill Kennedy and Max Trentham as fictional characters. The 26 books span 1999 to 2019, and several early entries carry other bylines: A New Future Beckoning (1999), All Our Tomorrows (2000) and The Call of the Isles (2000) as Shirley Worrall, A Scandalous Affair (2000) as Holly Graham, and Where Angels Wait (2004) as Ruth Bennett. Dylan Scott Mystery and Jill Kennedy and DCI Max Trentham Mystery are the two series listed, and Her Christmas Homecoming (2019) is the newest title.
How many Shirley Wells books are there?
Shirley Wells has 26 books, released between 1999 and 2019. They include 2 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.
Shirley Wells Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Shirley Wells 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.
- 1A New Future Beckoning (As:Shirley Worrall)1999 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/419993842/4
- 2The Call of the Isles (As:Shirley Worrall)2000 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/420003282/4
- 3Hold Fast These Family Ties (As:Shirley Worrall)2000 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420003042/4
- 4All Our Tomorrows (As:Shirley Worrall)2000 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/420002722/4
- 5A Scandalous Affair (As: Holly Graham)2000 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/420002602/4
- 6Where the Island Waits (As:Shirley Worrall)2002 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/420022802/4
- 7Where Angels Wait (As: Ruth Bennett)2004 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/420042862/4
- 8Flight of the Mandarins (As:Shirley Worrall)2006 · 382 pages · confirmed 2/420063822/4
- 9These Promises to Keep (As:Shirley Worrall)2006 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/420062722/4
- 1020073042/4
- 11The Mystery at Kingsley Hall (As:Shirley Worrall)2007 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/420072542/4
- 1220082722/4
- 1320092652/4
- 142010–2/4
- 152010–2/4
- 162011–2/4
- 17Where the Rainbow Ends (As:Shirley Worrall)2011 · 349 pages · confirmed 2/420113492/4
- 182012–2/4
- 192012–2/4
- 2020123622/4
- 2120123522/4
- 222013–2/4
- 2320143792/4
- 2420153622/4
- 252017–2/4
- 262019–2/4
Shirley Wells series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Dylan Scott Mystery books in order 8 books
- Dylan Scott books in order 8 books
Shirley Wells 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.
Jill Kennedy and DCI Max Trentham Mystery in order
6 booksRainbow Cove Christmas in order
1 bookStandalone books
11 books11 Shirley Wells titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Shirley Wells books in order?
You only need to read Shirley Wells books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Shirley Wells
Start with the first book of the Shirley Wells series you want to read: Dylan Scott Mystery starts with Presumed Dead (2010) and Dylan Scott starts with Presumed Dead (2010). The earliest catalogued title overall is A New Future Beckoning (As:Shirley Worrall) (1999).
What is the newest Shirley Wells book?
Her Christmas Homecoming (2019) is the newest Shirley Wells book released so far.
Is there a new Shirley Wells book coming?
No next Shirley Wells 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 Wells at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Shirley Wells title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Shirley Wells books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,667 pages across the 18 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Shirley Wells books, 13 of 26, were published in the 2010s.
What the Shirley Wells books are about
16 of the 26 Shirley Wells books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: forensic psychologists is tagged on 6 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Forensic psychologists 6 of 16 books
- Murder 6 of 16 books
- Investigation 5 of 16 books
- Max Trentham (Fictitious character) 5 of 16 books
- Police 5 of 16 books
- Jill Kennedy (Fictitious character) 4 of 16 books
- Crimes against 2 of 16 books
- Serial murders 2 of 16 books