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Kate Ryan Mysteries Books in Order

Kate Ryan Mysteries by Kate Sweeney contains 13 books, published between 2006 and 2018. The first book is She Waits (2006) and the newest is Stranger Than Murder (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2006–2018
Pages on record
1,193 in 5 of 13 books
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Kate Sweeney's Kate Ryan Mysteries is a lesbian mystery series of 13 books published from 2006 to 2018. Recorded subjects also include thrillers, action and adventure, California and murder investigation. She Waits (2006) comes first and Stranger Than Murder (2018) last. A Nice Clean Murder (2006), The Trouble with Murder (2008), What Happened in Malinmore (2011), A Near Myth Murder (2012) and Dead in the Water (2015) are other titles. The series is marked likely complete.

How many Kate Ryan Mysteries books are there?

Kate Ryan Mysteries has 13 books, released between 2006 and 2018.

Kate Ryan Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Kate Ryan 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. Cover of She Waits by Kate Sweeney, book 1 of the Kate Ryan Mysteries series (2006)
  2. Cover of A Nice Clean Murder by Kate Sweeney, book 2 of the Kate Ryan Mysteries series (2006)
  3. Cover of The Trouble with Murder by Kate Sweeney, book 3 of the Kate Ryan Mysteries series (2008)
  4. Cover of A Near Myth Murder by Kate Sweeney, book 7 of the Kate Ryan Mysteries series (2012)
  1. 1
    She Waits2006 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006252
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  2. 2
    A Nice Clean Murder2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006256
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  3. 3
    The Trouble with Murder2008 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008242
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  4. 4
    Who'll Be Dead For Christmas?2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  5. 5
    Of Course It's Murder2010 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010217
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  6. 6
    What Happened in Malinmore2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  7. 7
    A Near Myth Murder2012 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012226
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  8. 8
    It's Not Always Murder2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  9. 9
    Recalculated Murder2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  10. 10
    Dead in the Water2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  11. 11
    Married to Mayhem2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  12. 12
    It's Murder, Dude2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  13. 13
    Stranger Than Murder2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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Is there a chronological order for Kate Ryan Mysteries?

No separate chronological order is on record for Kate Ryan Mysteries, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Kate Ryan Mysteries books in order?

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

Where to start with Kate Ryan Mysteries

Start with She Waits (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kate Ryan Mysteries book?

Stranger Than Murder (2018) is the newest Kate Ryan Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Kate Ryan Mysteries book coming?

No next Kate Ryan 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.

Kate Ryan Mysteries at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Kate Ryan Mysteries title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Kate Ryan Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,193 pages across the 5 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 242 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kate Ryan Mysteries books, 9 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Kate Ryan Mysteries books are about

4 of the 13 Kate Ryan Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lesbians is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Kate Sweeney

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