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Tracy Gardner Books in Order

Tracy Gardner has written 7 books, published between 2019 and 2025. The first book is Out of the Picture / Death by Deception (2019) and the newest is A Stroke of Murder (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
7
Published
2019–2025
Pages on record
616 in 2 of 7 books
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Tracy Gardner writes cozy mystery in two series, the Shepherd Sisters Mysteries and the Avery Ayers Antique Mysteries. Out of the Picture (2019) opens the catalogue, and Ruby Red Herring (2021), Peril at Pennington Manor (2022) and A Brush with Murder (2025) follow. Seven titles reach A Stroke of Murder (2025), and Gardner is listed as ongoing.

How many Tracy Gardner books are there?

Tracy Gardner has 7 books, released between 2019 and 2025. They include 2 separate series.

Tracy Gardner Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 7 Tracy Gardner 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 Ruby Red Herring by Tracy Gardner, book 1 of the Avery Ayers Antique Mystery series (2021)
  1. 1
    Out of the Picture / Death by DeceptionShepherd Sisters Mysteries #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  2. 2
    Behind the Frame / Murder on DisplayShepherd Sisters Mysteries #22020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  3. 3
    Ruby Red HerringAvery Ayers Antique Mystery #12021 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021336
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  4. 4
    Still Life and DeathShepherd Sisters Mysteries #32021 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021280
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  5. 5
    Peril at Pennington ManorAvery Ayers Antique Mystery #22022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  6. 6
    A Brush with MurderShepherd Sisters Mysteries #42025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  7. 7
    A Stroke of MurderShepherd Sisters Mysteries #52025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Tracy Gardner 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.

Shepherd Sisters Mysteries in order

5 books
  1. 1. Out of the Picture / Death by Deception
  2. 2. Behind the Frame / Murder on Display
  3. 3. Still Life and Death
  4. 4. A Brush with Murder
  5. 5. A Stroke of Murder

Avery Ayers Antique Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. Ruby Red Herring
  2. 2. Peril at Pennington Manor

Do you have to read Tracy Gardner books in order?

You only need to read Tracy Gardner 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 Tracy Gardner

Start with Out of the Picture / Death by Deception (2019), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tracy Gardner book?

A Stroke of Murder (2025) is the newest Tracy Gardner book released so far.

Is there a new Tracy Gardner book coming?

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

Tracy Gardner at a glance

Still publishing
Tracy Gardner published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Tracy Gardner books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
616 pages across the 2 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 308 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tracy Gardner books, 6 of 7, were published in the 2020s.

What the Tracy Gardner books are about

3 of the 7 Tracy Gardner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.