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Museum Mysteries Books in Order

Museum Mysteries contains 21 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is Fundraising the Dead (2010) and the newest is The Museum Detectives' Christmas Mystery (2026). One more title is announced: Murder at the Vatican (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21 + 1 announced
Published
2010–2026
Confirmed
8 of 22 titles
Pages on record
3,108 in 10 of 22 books
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Museum Mysteries gathers 22 books across two distinct runs. Sheila Connolly is credited on 8 of them, beginning with Fundraising the Dead (2010) and continuing through Let's Play Dead (2011), Fire Engine Dead (2012), Monument to the Dead (2013) and Razing the Dead (2014), with Nell Pratt in Philadelphia at their centre. Jim Eldridge supplies the British run, from Murder at the Fitzwilliam (2018) through Murder at the British Museum (2019), Murder at the Ashmolean (2019) and Murder at the Natural History Museum (2020). Murder at the Vatican is scheduled for 2027.

How many Museum Mysteries books are there?

Museum Mysteries has 21 published books, released between 2010 and 2026. One more, Murder at the Vatican (2027), is announced.

Museum Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Museum 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 Fundraising the Dead by Sheila Connolly, book 1 of the Museum Mysteries series (2010)
  2. Cover of Murder at the Fitzwilliam by Jim Eldridge, book 1 of the Museum Mysteries series (2018)
  3. Cover of Let's Play Dead by Sheila Connolly, book 2 of the Museum Mysteries series (2011)
  4. Cover of Murder at the British Museum by Jim Eldridge, book 2 of the Museum Mysteries series (2019)
  5. Cover of Fire Engine Dead by Sheila Connolly, book 3 of the Museum Mysteries series (2012)
  6. Cover of Murder at the Manchester Museum by Jim Eldridge, book 4 of the Museum Mysteries series (2020)
  7. Cover of Razing the Dead by Sheila Connolly, book 5 of the Museum Mysteries series (2014)
  8. Cover of Murder at the Natural History Museum by Jim Eldridge, book 5 of the Museum Mysteries series (2020)
  9. Cover of Privy to the Dead by Sheila Connolly, book 6 of the Museum Mysteries series (2015)
  10. Cover of Murder at Madame Tussauds by Jim Eldridge, book 6 of the Museum Mysteries series (2021)
  11. Cover of Dead End Street by Sheila Connolly, book 7 of the Museum Mysteries series (2016)
  12. Cover of Murder at the National Gallery by Jim Eldridge, book 7 of the Museum Mysteries series (2022)
  13. Cover of Murder at the Victoria and Albert Museum by Jim Eldridge, book 8 of the Museum Mysteries series (2022)
  1. 1
    Fundraising the Dead2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  2. 1
    Murder at the Fitzwilliam2018 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018320
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  3. 2
    Let's Play Dead2011 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011296
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  4. 2
    Murder at the British Museum2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019320
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  5. 3
    Fire Engine Dead2012 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012294
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  6. 3
    Murder at the Ashmolean2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  7. 4
    Monument to the Dead2013 · 309 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013309
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  8. 4
    Murder at the Manchester Museum2020 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020320
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  9. 5
    Razing the Dead2014 · 293 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014293
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  10. 5
    Murder at the Natural History Museum2020 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020352
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  11. 6
    Privy to the Dead2015 · 293 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015293
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  12. 6
    Murder at Madame Tussauds2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  13. 7
    Dead End Street2016 · 311 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016311
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  14. 8
    Digging Up History2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  15. 8
    Murder at the Victoria and Albert Museum2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  16. 9
    Murder at the Tower of London2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  17. 10
    Murder at the Louvre2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  18. 11
    Murder at the Colosseum2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  19. 12
    Murder at the Pyramids2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  20. 13
    The Museum Detectives' Christmas Mystery2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  21. 14
    Murder at the Vatican2027 · confirmed 2/4
    2027–
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Do you have to read Museum Mysteries books in order?

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

Where to start with Museum Mysteries

Start with Fundraising the Dead (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Museum Mysteries book?

The Museum Detectives' Christmas Mystery (2026) is the newest Museum Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Museum Mysteries book coming?

Yes. Murder at the Vatican (2027) is the next Museum Mysteries book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Museum Mysteries at a glance

Still running
Museum Mysteries is still running. Murder at the Vatican is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Museum Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,108 pages across the 10 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 310 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Museum Mysteries books, 11 of 22, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 22 titles, 14 are credited to Jim Eldridge and 8 to Sheila Connolly.

What the Museum Mysteries books are about

12 of the 22 Museum Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 7 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.