County Cork Books in Order
Sheila Connolly has written 9 County Cork books, published between 2013 and 2020: 8 in the County Cork series and 1 related title. The first book is Buried in a Bog (2013) and the newest main-line book is Fatal Roots (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2013–2020
- Confirmed
- 9 of 9 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,160 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 36–54 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,160 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
County Cork is the heading the catalogue uses for 9 mystery books by Sheila Connolly, published between 2013 and 2020. Subjects recorded against them include Ireland, murder, investigation, bars and drinking establishments, lost works of art and the amateur sleuth. Buried in a Bog (2013) opens the run and Fatal Roots (2020) closes it, taking in Scandal in Skibbereen (2014), An Early Wake (2015), A Turn for the Bad (2016), Cruel Winter (2017), Many a Twist (2018) and The Lost Traveller (2019). County Cork Short Stories/Novellas is also grouped here.
How many County Cork books are there?
County Cork has 9 books, released between 2013 and 2020. 8 of them belong to the County Cork series, and 1 related title sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
County Cork Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 County Cork 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.
- 12013–3/4
- 220143043/4
- 320153043/4
- 420163043/4
- 520173043/4
- 62018–3/4
- 720183203/4
- 820193363/4
- 920202883/4
Do you have to read County Cork books in order?
You should read the County Cork series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each County Cork book also stands alone.
Where to start with County Cork
Start with Buried in a Bog (2013), the earliest published book in the County Cork series.
What is the newest County Cork book?
Fatal Roots (2020) is the newest book in the County Cork series.
Is there a new County Cork book coming?
No next County Cork book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
County Cork at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line County Cork title on record is Fatal Roots (2020), 6 years ago.
- Release pace
- County Cork books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,160 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most County Cork books, 8 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the County Cork books are about
8 of the 9 County Cork books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, women sleuths is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 5 of 8 books
- Ireland 4 of 8 books
- Investigation 3 of 8 books
- Murder 3 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 8 books
- Bars (Drinking establishments) 2 of 8 books
More books by Sheila Connolly
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Sheila Connolly books in order 51 books