Susan Oleksiw Books in Order

Susan Oleksiw has written 17 books, published between 1989 and 2022. The first book is The Readers Guide to the Classic British Mystery (1989) and the newest is In Sita's Shadow (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
1989–2022
Pages on record
1,537 in 5 of 17 books

Susan Oleksiw has 17 books catalogued from The Readers Guide to the Classic British Mystery (1989) to In Sita's Shadow (2022). Murder in Mellingham (1993) is the second title listed. The Oleksiw series are Mellingham, Anita Ray and A Pioneer Valley Mystery. Mystery, police chiefs, missing persons and East Indian American women figure in the subjects. Under the Eye of Kali (2010) and The Wrath of Shiva (2012) also appear.

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How many Susan Oleksiw books are there?

Susan Oleksiw has 17 books, released between 1989 and 2022. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Susan Oleksiw Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Susan Oleksiw 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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    The Readers Guide to the Classic British Mystery1989 · 585 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989585
  2. 2
    Murder in MellinghamMellingham #11993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
  3. 3
    Double TakeMellingham #21994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
  4. 4
    Family AlbumMellingham #31994 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994214
  5. 5
    Friends and EnemiesMellingham #42001 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001174
  6. 6
    A Murderous InnocenceMellingham #52006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
  7. 7
    Under the Eye of KaliAnita Ray #12010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
  8. 8
    The Wrath of ShivaAnita Ray #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
  9. 9
    Last Call for JusticeMellingham #62012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
  10. 10
    Love Takes a Detour2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
  11. 11
    For the Love of ParvatiAnita Ray #32014 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014264
  12. 12
    The Secret of the Pulluvan DrumAnita Ray #42015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  13. 13
    The Silver HouseAnita Ray #52015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  14. 14
    When Krishna CallsAnita Ray #62016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  15. 15
    Come About for MurderMellingham #72016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  16. 16
    Below the Tree LineA Pioneer Valley Mystery #12018 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018300
  17. 17
    In Sita's ShadowAnita Ray #72022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–

Susan Oleksiw 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.

Mellingham in order

7 books
  1. 1. Murder in Mellingham
  2. 2. Double Take
  3. 3. Family Album
  4. 4. Friends and Enemies
  5. 5. A Murderous Innocence
  6. 6. Last Call for Justice
  7. 7. Come About for Murder

Anita Ray in order

7 books
  1. 1. Under the Eye of Kali
  2. 2. The Wrath of Shiva
  3. 3. For the Love of Parvati
  4. 4. The Secret of the Pulluvan Drum
  5. 5. The Silver House
  6. 6. When Krishna Calls
  7. 7. In Sita's Shadow

A Pioneer Valley Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. Below the Tree Line

Standalone books

2 books

2 Susan Oleksiw titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Susan Oleksiw books in order?

You only need to read Susan Oleksiw 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 Susan Oleksiw

Start with The Readers Guide to the Classic British Mystery (1989), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Susan Oleksiw book?

In Sita's Shadow (2022) is the newest Susan Oleksiw book released so far.

Is there a new Susan Oleksiw book coming?

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

Susan Oleksiw at a glance

Paused
No new Susan Oleksiw title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Susan Oleksiw books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,537 pages across the 5 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 264 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Susan Oleksiw books, 10 of 17, were published in the 2010s.

When Susan Oleksiw books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Susan Oleksiw titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 10 titles.

1980s
1
1990s
3
2000s
2
2010s
10
2020s
1

17 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Susan Oleksiw books are about

7 of the 17 Susan Oleksiw 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 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.