Sisters Grimm Books in Order by Michael Buckley
Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley contains 9 books, published between 2005 and 2012. The first book is The Fairy Tale Detectives (2005) and the newest is The Council of Mirrors (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.
Other series are also called Sisters Grimm: Sisters Grimm Books in Order: 2 Different Series.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2005–2012
- Confirmed
- 1 of 9 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,756 in 6 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 29–44 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,756 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
The Sisters Grimm is a children's mystery series by Michael Buckley, published in 9 books from 2005 to 2012. The Fairy Tale Detectives (2005) is the first book and The Council of Mirrors (2012) the last. Subjects recorded for the series include sisters, orphans, grandmothers, magic, monsters and fairy tales. The series is catalogued as likely complete.
How many Sisters Grimm books are there?
Sisters Grimm has 9 books, released between 2005 and 2012.
Sisters Grimm Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Sisters Grimm 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.
- 1The Fairy Tale Detectives2005 · 284 pages · confirmed 2/420052842/4
- 2The Unusual Suspects2005 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/420052902/4
- 3The Problem Child2006 · 305 pages · confirmed 2/420063052/4
- 4Once Upon a Crime2007 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420073042/4
- 5Magic and Other Misdemeanors2007 · confirmed 2/42007–2/4
- 6Tales From the Hood2008 · confirmed 2/42008–2/4
- 7The Everafter War2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 8The Inside Story2010 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/420102403/4
- 9The Council of Mirrors2012 · 333 pages · confirmed 2/420123332/4
Is there a chronological order for Sisters Grimm?
No separate chronological order is on record for Sisters Grimm, 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 Sisters Grimm books in order?
You should read the Sisters Grimm books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sisters Grimm book also stands alone.
Where to start with Sisters Grimm
Start with The Fairy Tale Detectives (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sisters Grimm book?
The Council of Mirrors (2012) is the newest Sisters Grimm book released so far.
Is there a new Sisters Grimm book coming?
No next Sisters Grimm book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sisters Grimm at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Sisters Grimm title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Sisters Grimm books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,756 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 297 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sisters Grimm books, 7 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
What the Sisters Grimm books are about
All 9 Sisters Grimm books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: sisters is tagged on 9 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Sisters 9 of 9 books
- Characters in literature 5 of 9 books
- Children's fiction 5 of 9 books
- Magic 5 of 9 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 9 books
- Grandmothers 4 of 9 books
- War 2 of 9 books
More books by Michael Buckley
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Michael Buckley books in order 28 books