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Orchard Mystery Books in Order

Orchard Mystery by Sheila Connolly contains 13 books, published between 2008 and 2018: 12 in the Orchard Mysteries series and 1 related title. The first book is One Bad Apple (2008) and the newest main-line book is Nipped in the Bud (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2008–2018
Confirmed
13 of 13 titles
Pages on record
3,464 in 12 of 13 books
Reading time
58–87 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,464 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

See all 13 books in order Printable Orchard Mystery checklist

Orchard Mystery is the entry for Sheila Connolly's 13 cozy mysteries published from 2008 to 2018. One Bad Apple (2008) is the first and Nipped in the Bud (2018) the newest. Subject tags include orchards, apple growers, organic farming, insect pests, murder and women bankers. Rotten to the Core, A Killer Crop, Red Delicious Death, Sour Apples and Golden Malicious are among the titles. The catalogue also lists an Orchard Mysteries Short Stories/Novellas series.

How many Orchard Mystery books are there?

Orchard Mystery has 13 books, released between 2008 and 2018. 12 of them belong to the Orchard Mysteries series, and 1 related title sit outside it: short stories and novellas.

Orchard Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Orchard Mystery 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 Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly, book 2 of the Orchard Mysteries series (2009)
  2. Cover of Red Delicious Death by Sheila Connolly, book 3 of the Orchard Mysteries series (2010)
  3. Cover of A Killer Crop by Sheila Connolly, book 4 of the Orchard Mysteries series (2010)
  4. Cover of Bitter Harvest by Sheila Connolly, book 5 of the Orchard Mysteries series (2011)
  5. Cover of Sour Apples by Sheila Connolly, book 6 of the Orchard Mysteries series (2012)
  6. Cover of Golden Malicious by Sheila Connolly, book 7 of the Orchard Mysteries series (2013)
  7. Cover of Picked to Die by Sheila Connolly, book 8 of the Orchard Mysteries series (2014)
  8. Cover of A Gala Event by Sheila Connolly, book 9 of the Orchard Mysteries series (2015)
  9. Cover of Seeds of Deception by Sheila Connolly, book 10 of the Orchard Mysteries series (2016)
  10. Cover of A Late Frost by Sheila Connolly, book 11 of the Orchard Mysteries series (2017)
  11. Cover of Nipped in the Bud by Sheila Connolly, book 12 of the Orchard Mysteries series (2018)
  1. 1
    One Bad AppleOrchard Mysteries #12008 · 262 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008262
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  2. 2
    Rotten to the CoreOrchard Mysteries #22009 · 298 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009298
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  3. 3
    Red Delicious DeathOrchard Mysteries #32010 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010304
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  4. 4
    A Killer CropOrchard Mysteries #42010 · 295 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010295
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  5. 5
    Called HomeOrchard Mysteries Short Stories/Novellas #12011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  6. 6
    Bitter HarvestOrchard Mysteries #52011 · 291 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011291
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  7. 7
    Sour ApplesOrchard Mysteries #62012 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012304
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  8. 8
    Golden MaliciousOrchard Mysteries #72013 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013304
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  9. 9
    Picked to DieOrchard Mysteries #82014 · 292 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014292
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  10. 10
    A Gala EventOrchard Mysteries #92015 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015294
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  11. 11
    Seeds of DeceptionOrchard Mysteries #102016 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016304
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  12. 12
    A Late FrostOrchard Mysteries #112017 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017304
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  13. 13
    Nipped in the BudOrchard Mysteries #122018 · 212 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018212
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Do you have to read Orchard Mystery books in order?

You should read the Orchard Mysteries 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 Orchard Mystery book also stands alone.

Where to start with Orchard Mystery

Start with One Bad Apple (2008), the earliest published book in the Orchard Mysteries series.

What is the newest Orchard Mystery book?

Nipped in the Bud (2018) is the newest book in the Orchard Mysteries series.

Is there a new Orchard Mystery book coming?

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

Orchard Mystery at a glance

No recent titles
The newest main-line Orchard Mystery title on record is Nipped in the Bud (2018), 8 years ago.
Release pace
Orchard Mystery books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,464 pages across the 12 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Orchard Mystery books, 11 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Orchard Mystery books are about

12 of the 13 Orchard Mystery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cozy mystery is tagged on 12 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Cozy mystery 12 of 12 books
  • Orchard 12 of 12 books
  • Investigation 11 of 12 books
  • Large print 10 of 12 books
  • Murder 10 of 12 books
  • Apple growers 8 of 12 books
  • Plumber 2 of 12 books

More books by Sheila Connolly

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