Connie Blair Books in Order

Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley has written 12 Connie Blair books, published between 1948 and 1958. The first book is The Clue in Blue (1948) and the newest is The Mystery of the Ruby Queens (1958). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1948–1958
Pages on record
156 in 1 of 12 books

Connie Blair is a character in mystery fiction for children, credited to Betsy Allen / Betty Cavanna / Elizabeth Headley, with 12 books dated from 1948 to 1958. The Clue in Blue (1948) is the first title and The Mystery of the Ruby Queens (1958) the last. Puzzle in Purple (1948), The Riddle in Red (1948), The Green Island Mystery (1949), The Ghost Wore White (1950), The Gray Menace (1953) and Peril in Pink (1955) are other titles. Connie Blair Mystery is the related series.

Source: composed

How many Connie Blair books are there?

Connie Blair has 12 books, released between 1948 and 1958.

Connie Blair Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Connie Blair 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 Clue in BlueConnie Blair Mystery #11948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
  2. 2
    Puzzle in PurpleConnie Blair Mystery #21948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
  3. 3
    The Secret of Black Cat GulchConnie Blair Mystery #31948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
  4. 4
    The Riddle in RedConnie Blair Mystery #41948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
  5. 5
    The Green Island MysteryConnie Blair Mystery #51949 · confirmed 1/4
    1949–
  6. 6
    The Ghost Wore WhiteConnie Blair Mystery #61950 · confirmed 1/4
    1950–
  7. 7
    The Yellow WarningConnie Blair Mystery #71951 · confirmed 1/4
    1951–
  8. 8
    The Gray MenaceConnie Blair Mystery #81953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
  9. 9
    The Brown Satchel MysteryConnie Blair Mystery #91954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
  10. 10
    Peril in PinkConnie Blair Mystery #101955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
  11. 11
    The Silver SecretConnie Blair Mystery #111956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
  12. 12
    The Mystery of the Ruby QueensConnie Blair Mystery #121958 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1958156

Do you have to read Connie Blair books in order?

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

Where to start with Connie Blair

Start with The Clue in Blue (1948), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Connie Blair book?

The Mystery of the Ruby Queens (1958) is the newest Connie Blair book released so far.

Is there a new Connie Blair book coming?

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

Connie Blair at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Connie Blair title on record dates from 1958, 68 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Connie Blair books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
156 pages across the 1 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 156 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Connie Blair books, 7 of 12, were published in the 1950s.

When Connie Blair books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Connie Blair titles appeared. 1950s was the most productive decade with 7 titles.

1940s
5
1950s
7

12 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Connie Blair books are about

3 of the 12 Connie Blair books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.