Gray Whale Inn Mysteries Books in Order

Gray Whale Inn Mysteries by Karen MacInerney contains 17 books, published between 2006 and 2026: 12 in the Gray Whale Inn Mystery series and 5 related titles. The first book is Murder on the Rocks (2006) and the newest main-line book is Rigged for Murder (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2006–2026
Confirmed
17 of 17 titles
Pages on record
2,274 in 8 of 17 books

Gray Whale Inn Mysteries is a character-index entry for Karen MacInerney that corresponds to the Gray Whale Inn Mystery series and the Gray Whale Inn short stories and novellas. The 17 books date from 2006 to 2026, with bed and breakfast accommodations, hotelkeepers, Maine and women sleuths among the subjects. Murder on the Rocks (2006) opens the order, followed by Dead and Berried (2007) and Murder Most Maine (2008). Rigged for Murder (2026) is the newest title.

How many Gray Whale Inn Mysteries books are there?

Gray Whale Inn Mysteries has 17 books, released between 2006 and 2026. 12 of them belong to the Gray Whale Inn Mystery series, and 5 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.

Gray Whale Inn Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Gray Whale Inn Mysteries 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. 1
    Murder on the RocksGray Whale Inn Mystery #12006 · 282 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006282
  2. 2
    Dead and BerriedGray Whale Inn Mystery #22007 · 325 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007325
  3. 3
    Murder Most MaineGray Whale Inn Mystery #32008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008
  4. 4
    Berried to the HiltGray Whale Inn Mystery #42010 · 278 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010278
  5. 5
    Blueberry BluesGray Whale Inn Short Stories/Novellas #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  6. 6
    Brush with DeathGray Whale Inn Mystery #52013 · 323 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013323
  7. 7
    Death Runs AdriftGray Whale Inn Mystery #62014 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014272
  8. 8
    Pumpkin PiedGray Whale Inn Short Stories/Novellas #22015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015
  9. 9
    Whale of a CrimeGray Whale Inn Mystery #72017 · 298 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017298
  10. 10
    Iced InnGray Whale Inn Short Stories/Novellas #32018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018
  11. 11
    Claws for AlarmGray Whale Inn Mystery #82018 · 252 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018252
  12. 12
    Scone Cold DeadGray Whale Inn Mystery #92019 · 244 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019244
  13. 13
    Lupine LiesGray Whale Inn Short Stories/Novellas #42020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  14. 14
    Anchored InnGray Whale Inn Mystery #102020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  15. 15
    Basket CaseGray Whale Inn Short Stories/Novellas #52023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023
  16. 16
    Reel TroubleGray Whale Inn Mystery #112024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024
  17. 17
    Rigged for MurderGray Whale Inn Mystery #122026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026

Do you have to read Gray Whale Inn Mysteries books in order?

You should read the Gray Whale Inn Mystery series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 5 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Gray Whale Inn Mysteries book also stands alone.

Where to start with Gray Whale Inn Mysteries

Start with Murder on the Rocks (2006), the earliest published book in the Gray Whale Inn Mystery series.

What is the newest Gray Whale Inn Mysteries book?

Rigged for Murder (2026) is the newest book in the Gray Whale Inn Mystery series.

Is there a new Gray Whale Inn Mysteries book coming?

No next Gray Whale Inn Mysteries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Gray Whale Inn Mysteries at a glance

Still running
Gray Whale Inn Mysteries is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Gray Whale Inn Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,274 pages across the 8 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 280 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gray Whale Inn Mysteries books, 9 of 17, were published in the 2010s.

What the Gray Whale Inn Mysteries books are about

6 of the 17 Gray Whale Inn Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: bed and breakfast accommodations is tagged on 6 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Karen MacInerney

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.