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Sister Mary Helen Books in Order

Sister Mary Helen by Carol Ann O’Marie contains 11 books, published between 1984 and 2006. The first book is A Novena for Murder (1984) and the newest is Murder at the Monks' Table (2006). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1984–2006
Total pages
2,663 across 11 books
Reading time
44–67 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,663 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

See all 11 books in order Printable Sister Mary Helen checklist

Sister Mary Helen is the title character of Carol Ann O'Marie's mystery series, catalogued with 11 books from 1984 to 2006. Subjects list Catholics, nuns, women detectives, murder and California. A Novena for Murder (1984) is the first book, and Murder at the Monks' Table (2006) is the last. Advent of Dying (1986) and Death Goes on Retreat (1995) fall in between.

How many Sister Mary Helen books are there?

Sister Mary Helen has 11 books, released between 1984 and 2006.

Sister Mary Helen Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Sister Mary Helen 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 Advent of Dying by Carol Ann O’Marie, book 2 of the Sister Mary Helen series (1986)
  2. Cover of The Missing Madonna by Carol Ann O’Marie, book 3 of the Sister Mary Helen series (1988)
  3. Cover of Murder in Ordinary Time by Carol Ann O’Marie, book 4 of the Sister Mary Helen series (1991)
  4. Cover of Murder Makes a Pilgrimage by Carol Ann O’Marie, book 5 of the Sister Mary Helen series (1993)
  5. Cover of Death Goes on Retreat by Carol Ann O’Marie, book 6 of the Sister Mary Helen series (1995)
  6. Cover of Death of an Angel by Carol Ann O’Marie, book 7 of the Sister Mary Helen series (1996)
  7. Cover of Death Takes Up a Collection by Carol Ann O’Marie, book 8 of the Sister Mary Helen series (1998)
  8. Cover of Requiem at the Refuge by Carol Ann O’Marie, book 9 of the Sister Mary Helen series (2000)
  9. Cover of The Corporal Works of Murder by Carol Ann O’Marie, book 10 of the Sister Mary Helen series (2002)
  10. Cover of Murder at the Monks' Table by Carol Ann O’Marie, book 11 of the Sister Mary Helen series (2006)
  1. 1
    A Novena for Murder1984 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984183
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  2. 2
    Advent of Dying1986 · 277 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986277
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  3. 3
    The Missing Madonna1988 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988272
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  4. 4
    Murder in Ordinary Time1991 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991245
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  5. 5
    Murder Makes a Pilgrimage1993 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993276
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  6. 6
    Death Goes on Retreat1995 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995230
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  7. 7
    Death of an Angel1996 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996211
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  8. 8
    Death Takes Up a Collection1998 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998252
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  9. 9
    Requiem at the Refuge2000 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000276
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  10. 10
    The Corporal Works of Murder2002 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002212
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  11. 11
    Murder at the Monks' Table2006 · 229 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006229
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Is there a chronological order for Sister Mary Helen?

No separate chronological order is on record for Sister Mary Helen, 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 Sister Mary Helen books in order?

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

Where to start with Sister Mary Helen

Start with A Novena for Murder (1984), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sister Mary Helen book?

Murder at the Monks' Table (2006) is the newest Sister Mary Helen book released so far.

Is there a new Sister Mary Helen book coming?

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

Sister Mary Helen at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Sister Mary Helen title on record dates from 2006, 20 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Sister Mary Helen books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,663 pages across all 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 245 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sister Mary Helen books, 5 of 11, were published in the 1990s.

What the Sister Mary Helen books are about

All 11 Sister Mary Helen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: catholics is tagged on 11 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Carol Ann O’Marie

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