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Alvirah and Willy Books in Order

There are 11 Alvirah and Willy books, published between 1987 and 2017. The first book is Weep No More, My Lady (1987) and the newest is All By Myself, Alone (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1987–2017
Confirmed
11 of 11 titles
Pages on record
2,971 in 10 of 11 books
Reading time
50–74 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,971 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

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Alvirah and Willy are characters in Mary Higgins Clark's mysteries, listed across 11 books from Weep No More, My Lady (1987) to All By Myself, Alone (2017). Carol Higgins Clark shares credit on 4 of those books. Regan Reilly, catalogued as a fictitious character, also appears in the character list, and Regan Reilly Mystery is a series on the site. Lottery winners, Christmas stories and women private investigators are among the subject headings. For Alvirah and Willy books in order, The Lottery Winner (1994) and All Through the Night (1998) come early, and later titles include Deck the Halls (2000), The Christmas Thief (2004), Santa Cruise (2006) and Dashing Through the Snow (2008). The listing is marked likely complete.

How many Alvirah and Willy books are there?

Alvirah and Willy has 11 books, released between 1987 and 2017.

Alvirah and Willy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Alvirah and Willy 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 Weep No More, My Lady by Mary Higgins Clark, book 1 of the Alvirah and Willy series (1987)
  2. Cover of The Lottery Winner by Mary Higgins Clark, book 2 of the Alvirah and Willy series (1994)
  3. Cover of All Through the Night by Mary Higgins Clark, book 3 of the Alvirah and Willy series (1998)
  4. Cover of Deck the Halls by Carol Higgins Clark, book 5 of the Regan Reilly Mystery series (2000)
  5. Cover of The Christmas Thief by Carol Higgins Clark, book 9 of the Regan Reilly Mystery series (2004)
  6. Cover of Santa Cruise by Carol Higgins Clark, book 6 of the Alvirah and Willy series (2006)
  7. Cover of Dashing Through the Snow, book 7 of the Alvirah and Willy series (2008)
  8. Cover of I'll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark, book 8 of the Alvirah and Willy series (2011)
  9. Cover of The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark, book 9 of the Alvirah and Willy series (2012)
  1. 1
    Weep No More, My LadyAlvirah and Willy #11987 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1987336
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  2. 2
    The Lottery WinnerAlvirah and Willy #21994 · 273 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1994273
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  3. 3
    All Through the NightAlvirah and Willy #31998 · 206 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1998206
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  4. 4
    Deck the HallsRegan Reilly Mystery #52000 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2000320
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  5. 5
    The Christmas ThiefRegan Reilly Mystery #92004 · 298 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004298
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  6. 6
    Santa CruiseAlvirah and Willy #62006 · 287 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2006287
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  7. 7
    Dashing Through the SnowAlvirah and Willy #72008 · 253 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2008253
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  8. 8
    I'll Walk AloneAlvirah and Willy #82011 · 418 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011418
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  9. 9
    The Lost YearsAlvirah and Willy #92012 · 292 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012292
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  10. 10
    As Time Goes byAlvirah and Willy #102016 · 288 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016288
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  11. 11
    All By Myself, AloneAlvirah and Willy #112017 · confirmed 4/4
    2017–
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Do you have to read Alvirah and Willy books in order?

You should read the Alvirah and Willy books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Alvirah and Willy book also stands alone.

Where to start with Alvirah and Willy

Start with Weep No More, My Lady (1987), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Alvirah and Willy book?

All By Myself, Alone (2017) is the newest Alvirah and Willy book released so far.

Is there a new Alvirah and Willy book coming?

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

Alvirah and Willy at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Alvirah and Willy title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Alvirah and Willy books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,971 pages across the 10 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 290 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Alvirah and Willy books, 4 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
11 of the 11 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
Attribution
Of the 11 titles, 8 are credited to Mary Higgins Clark and 4 to Carol Higgins Clark.

What the Alvirah and Willy books are about

All 11 Alvirah and Willy books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: christmas is tagged on 3 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.