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Will Rees Books in Order

Eleanor Kuhns has written 11 books featuring Will Rees, published between 2012 and 2022. The first book is A Simple Murder (2012) and the newest is Murder, Sweet Murder (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2012–2022
Pages on record
2,040 in 7 of 11 books
Reading time
34–51 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,040 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Will Rees checklist

Will Rees is the title character of the Will Rees Mysteries by Eleanor Kuhns, a historical mystery run of 11 books from 2012 to 2022. A Simple Murder (2012) is the first book. Death of a Dyer, Death in Salem, The Shaker Murders, A Circle of Dead Girls and Murder on Principle follow, and Murder, Sweet Murder (2022) is the latest. Catalogue subjects include Maine, Shakers, kidnapping and male weavers.

How many Will Rees books are there?

Will Rees appears in 11 books, released between 2012 and 2022.

Will Rees Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Will Rees 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 A Simple Murder by Eleanor Kuhns, book 1 of the Will Rees Mysteries series (2012)
  2. Cover of Death of a Dyer by Eleanor Kuhns, book 2 of the Will Rees Mysteries series (2013)
  3. Cover of Cradle to Grave by Eleanor Kuhns, book 3 of the Will Rees Mysteries series (2014)
  4. Cover of The Devil's Cold Dish by Eleanor Kuhns, book 5 of the Will Rees Mysteries series (2016)
  5. Cover of The Shaker Murders by Eleanor Kuhns, book 6 of the Will Rees Mysteries series (2019)
  6. Cover of Simply Dead by Eleanor Kuhns, book 7 of the Will Rees Mysteries series (2019)
  7. Cover of Death in the Great Dismal by Eleanor Kuhns, book 9 of the Will Rees Mysteries series (2021)
  8. Cover of Murder on Principle by Eleanor Kuhns, book 10 of the Will Rees Mysteries series (2021)
  1. 1
    A Simple MurderWill Rees Mysteries #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  2. 2
    Death of a DyerWill Rees Mysteries #22013 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013352
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  3. 3
    Cradle to GraveWill Rees Mysteries #32014 · 338 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014338
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  4. 4
    Death in SalemWill Rees Mysteries #42015 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015326
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  5. 5
    The Devil's Cold DishWill Rees Mysteries #52016 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016336
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  6. 6
    The Shaker MurdersWill Rees Mysteries #62019 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019240
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  7. 7
    Simply DeadWill Rees Mysteries #72019 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019224
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  8. 8
    A Circle of Dead GirlsWill Rees Mysteries #82020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  9. 9
    Death in the Great DismalWill Rees Mysteries #92021 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021224
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  10. 10
    Murder on PrincipleWill Rees Mysteries #102021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  11. 11
    Murder, Sweet MurderWill Rees Mysteries #112022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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Do you have to read Will Rees books in order?

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

Where to start with Will Rees

Start with A Simple Murder (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Will Rees book?

Murder, Sweet Murder (2022) is the newest Will Rees book released so far.

Is there a new Will Rees book coming?

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

Will Rees at a glance

Paused
No new Will Rees title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Will Rees books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,040 pages across the 7 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 326 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Will Rees books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Will Rees books are about

All 11 Will Rees books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, historical is tagged on 6 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Eleanor Kuhns

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