Gray Whale Inn Books in Order
Karen MacInerney has written 17 Gray Whale Inn 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 is the name of a Karen MacInerney mystery listing with 17 catalogued books from 2006 to 2026. Catalogue subjects include bed and breakfast accommodation, hotelkeepers, Maine, clergy, murder and women sleuths. The listed series are Gray Whale Inn Mystery and Gray Whale Inn Short Stories/Novellas. Murder on the Rocks (2006) is the first title, followed by Dead and Berried (2007) and Murder Most Maine (2008). Blueberry Blues (2012), Whale of a Crime (2017) and Claws for Alarm (2018) appear later, and Rigged for Murder (2026) is the newest.
How many Gray Whale Inn books are there?
Gray Whale Inn 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 Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Gray Whale Inn 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.
- 120062823/4
- 220073253/4
- 32008–3/4
- 420102783/4
- 52012–3/4
- 620133233/4
- 720142723/4
- 82015–3/4
- 920172983/4
- 102018–3/4
- 1120182523/4
- 1220192443/4
- 132020–3/4
- 142020–3/4
- 152023–3/4
- 162024–3/4
- 172026–3/4
Do you have to read Gray Whale Inn 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 book also stands alone.
Where to start with Gray Whale Inn
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 book?
Rigged for Murder (2026) is the newest book in the Gray Whale Inn Mystery series.
Is there a new Gray Whale Inn book coming?
No next Gray Whale Inn 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 at a glance
- Still running
- Gray Whale Inn is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Gray Whale Inn 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 books, 9 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
What the Gray Whale Inn books are about
6 of the 17 Gray Whale Inn 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.
- Bed and breakfast accommodations 6 of 6 books
- Maine 6 of 6 books
- Murder 6 of 6 books
- Hotelkeepers 4 of 6 books
- Investigation 4 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 6 books
- Crime 3 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 6 books
More books by Karen MacInerney
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Karen MacInerney books in order 44 books