Sarah Booth Delaney Books in Order
Sarah Booth Delaney by Carolyn Haines contains 38 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is Them Bones (1999) and the newest is Joy to the Bones (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1999–2026
- Confirmed
- 38 of 38 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,208 in 21 of 38 books
- Reading time
- 120–180 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,208 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 38 titles with a page count on record.
Sarah Booth Delaney is a mystery series by Carolyn Haines about a woman private investigator in Mississippi who is also a plantation owner. Them Bones (1999) opens the run, and most titles carry the word bones: Buried Bones, Splintered Bones, Crossed Bones, Hallowed Bones. Thirty-eight books reach Joy to the Bones in 2026.
How many Sarah Booth Delaney books are there?
Sarah Booth Delaney has 38 books, released between 1999 and 2026.
Sarah Booth Delaney Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Sarah Booth Delaney 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.
- 1Them Bones1999 · 318 pages · confirmed 3/419993183/4
- 2Buried Bones2000 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/420003543/4
- 3Splintered Bones2002 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/420023543/4
- 4Crossed Bones2003 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/420033843/4
- 5Hallowed Bones2004 · 349 pages · confirmed 3/420043493/4
- 6Bones To Pick2005 · 349 pages · confirmed 3/420053493/4
- 7Ham Bones2007 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420073203/4
- 8Wishbones2008 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/420083363/4
- 9Greedy Bones2009 · confirmed 3/42009–3/4
- 10Bone Appétit2010 · 328 pages · confirmed 3/420103283/4
- 11Bones of a Feather2011 · 340 pages · confirmed 3/420113403/4
- 12Bonefire of the Vanities2012 · 339 pages · confirmed 3/420123393/4
- 13Smarty Bones2013 · 340 pages · confirmed 3/420133403/4
- 14Shorty Bones2014 · confirmed 3/42014–3/4
- 15Booty Bones2014 · 355 pages · confirmed 3/420143553/4
- 16Bones on the Bayou2015 · confirmed 3/42015–3/4
- 17Bone to Be Wild2015 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/420153543/4
- 18Jingle Bones2015 · confirmed 3/42015–3/4
- 19Guru Bones2015 · confirmed 3/42015–3/4
- 20Rock-a-Bye Bones2016 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/420163443/4
- 21Sticks and Bones2017 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/420173543/4
- 22Bones and Arrows2017 · confirmed 3/42017–3/4
- 23Charmed Bones2018 · 357 pages · confirmed 3/420183573/4
- 24A Gift of Bones2018 · 261 pages · confirmed 3/420182613/4
- 25Clacking Bones2018 · confirmed 3/42018–3/4
- 26Game of Bones2019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 27Enchanted Bones2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 28The Devil's Bones2020 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/420203683/4
- 29A Garland of Bones2020 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/420203363/4
- 30Independent Bones2021 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/420213683/4
- 31Lady of Bones2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 32Bones of Holly2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 33Tell-Tale Bones2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 34Lights, Camera, Bones2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 35Blue Christmas Bones2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 36Doggone Bones2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 37Ode to the Bones2026 · confirmed 3/42026–3/4
- 38Joy to the Bones2026 · confirmed 3/42026–3/4
Is there a chronological order for Sarah Booth Delaney?
No separate chronological order is on record for Sarah Booth Delaney, 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 Sarah Booth Delaney books in order?
You should read the Sarah Booth Delaney books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sarah Booth Delaney book also stands alone.
Where to start with Sarah Booth Delaney
Start with Them Bones (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sarah Booth Delaney book?
Joy to the Bones (2026) is the newest Sarah Booth Delaney book released so far.
Is there a new Sarah Booth Delaney book coming?
No next Sarah Booth Delaney book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sarah Booth Delaney at a glance
- Still running
- Sarah Booth Delaney is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Sarah Booth Delaney books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,208 pages across the 21 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 349 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sarah Booth Delaney books, 17 of 38, were published in the 2010s.
What the Sarah Booth Delaney books are about
23 of the 38 Sarah Booth Delaney books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women private investigators is tagged on 16 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Women private investigators 16 of 23 books
- Mississippi 9 of 23 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 9 of 23 books
- Private investigators 9 of 23 books
- Murder 8 of 23 books
- Investigation 7 of 23 books
- American literature 4 of 23 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 23 books
- Single women 3 of 23 books
- Women plantation owners 3 of 23 books
- Crime 2 of 23 books
More books by Carolyn Haines
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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