About
Sheila Connolly
Sheila Connolly is an American author known for her mystery novels featuring private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney, a resident of the fictional town of Havenwood, South Carolina. Born in 1964, Connolly worked as a journalist for several years before transitioning to writing full-time. Her debut novel, "Dead and Buried," was published in 2004 and introduced Sarah Booth, a genealogist who stumbles into the world of private investigation. Connolly's Sarah Booth Delaney series has garnered critical acclaim for its charming characters, suspenseful plots, and witty dialogue. The books have received Edgar Award nominations and have been praised by authors such as Charlaine Harris and Rhys Bowen. Beyond her series, Connolly has also written standalone novels and short stories. Her work has been translated into multiple languages and has sold over 2 million copies worldwide.
Book Series by Sheila Connolly
County Cork Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Buried in a Bog | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Scandal in Skibbereen | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| An Early Wake | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Turn for the Bad | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cruel Winter | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Many a Twist | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Lost Traveller | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fatal Roots | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
County Cork Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Tied Up With a Bow | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
Glassblowing Mysteries Series as Sarah Atwell
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Through a Glass, Deadly | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pane of Death | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Snake in the Glass | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
Museum Mysteries Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Fundraising the Dead | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Let's Play Dead | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fire Engine Dead | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Monument to the Dead | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Razing the Dead | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Privy to the Dead | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead End Street | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Digging Up History | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
Museum Mysteries Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Dead Letters (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
Orchard Mysteries Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| One Bad Apple | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rotten to the Core | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Red Delicious Death | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Killer Crop | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bitter Harvest | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sour Apples | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Golden Malicious | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Picked to Die | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Gala Event | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seeds of Deception | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Late Frost | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nipped in the Bud | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
Orchard Mysteries Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Called Home (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
Relatively Dead Mysteries Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Relatively Dead | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seeing the Dead | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Defending the Dead | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Watch for the Dead | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Search for the Dead | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Revealing the Dead | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
Victorian Village Mysteries Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Murder at the Mansion | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Killer in the Carriage House | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Secret Staircase | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Sheila Connolly Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Once She Knew | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Reunion with Death | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
Sheila Connolly Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Size Matters (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Rising of the Moon (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kept in the Dark (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| An Open Book (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Under the Hill (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Necessary Death (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler Series
Cozy Case Files Volume 2 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, E.J. Copperman, Ellie Alexander, Cynthia Riggs, Susan C. Shea, Mindy Quigley)
2017
Cozy Case Files Volume 3 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Ellie Alexander, Mindy Quigley)
2017
Cozy Case Files Volume 4 ( By: Parnell Hall, Shari Randall, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Frances Brody, Tessa Arlen, Vivien Chien, Julia Chapman, Paige Shelton, Jane K. Cleland, Mindy Quigley)
2018
Cozy Case Files Volume 5 ( With: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Carola Dunn, Ellie Alexander, Susan C. Shea, Judith Flanders, Mindy Quigley, Auralee Wallace)
2018
Cozy Case Files Volume 6 ( With: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Ellen Hart, Mindy Quigley)
2019
Cozy Case Files Volume 7 ( By: Donna Andrews, Diane Kelly, Ellen Crosby, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Ashley Weaver, Mindy Quigley)
2019
Cozy Case Files Volume 8 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Diane Kelly, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley)
2020
Cozy Case Files Volume 9 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Susanna Calkins, Allison Montclair, Ellie Alexander, Eve Calder, Mindy Quigley)
2020
Cozy Case Files Volume 10 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Jane K. Cleland, Ashley Weaver, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley)
2020
Cozy Case Files Volume 11 ( By: Diane Kelly, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Mariah Fredericks, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley)
2021
Cozy Case Files Volume 12 ( With: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Ellie Alexander, Ashley Weaver, S.C. Perkins, Eve Calder, Jess Dylan, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen)
2021
Cozy Case Files Volume 14 ( By: Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss)
2022
Cozy Case Files Volume 16 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Diane Kelly, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, M. C. Beaton)
2022
Cozy Case Files Volume 17 ( By: Rhys Bowen, Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Jean-Luc Bannalec, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Korina Moss, Anastasia Hastings)
2023
Cozy Case Files, Volume 18 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Vivien Chien, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen, Katharine Schellman, Korina Moss)
2023
Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, Ellie Alexander, Cynthia Riggs, R.W. Green, Elizabeth Penney, Korina Moss, Celeste Connally)
2023
Cozy Case Files, Volume 20 ( By: Rhys Bowen, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Olivia Matthews, Jennifer J. Chow, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Anastasia Hastings)
2024
Cozy Case Files, Volume 22 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Cynthia Riggs, R.W. Green, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, Celeste Connally)
2024
Cozy Case Files, Volume 23 ( By: Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Jennifer J. Chow)
2025
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Cozy Case Files Volume 1 ( By: Cynthia Riggs, Mindy Quigley) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 2 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, E.J. Copperman, Ellie Alexander, Cynthia Riggs, Susan C. Shea, Mindy Quigley) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 3 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Ellie Alexander, Mindy Quigley) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 4 ( By: Parnell Hall, Shari Randall, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Frances Brody, Tessa Arlen, Vivien Chien, Julia Chapman, Paige Shelton, Jane K. Cleland, Mindy Quigley) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 5 ( With: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Carola Dunn, Ellie Alexander, Susan C. Shea, Judith Flanders, Mindy Quigley, Auralee Wallace) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 6 ( With: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Ellen Hart, Mindy Quigley) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 7 ( By: Donna Andrews, Diane Kelly, Ellen Crosby, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Ashley Weaver, Mindy Quigley) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 8 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Diane Kelly, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 9 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Susanna Calkins, Allison Montclair, Ellie Alexander, Eve Calder, Mindy Quigley) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 10 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Jane K. Cleland, Ashley Weaver, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 11 ( By: Diane Kelly, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Mariah Fredericks, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 12 ( With: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Ellie Alexander, Ashley Weaver, S.C. Perkins, Eve Calder, Jess Dylan, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 13 ( By: Mindy Quigley) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 14 ( By: Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 15 ( By: Mindy Quigley) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 16 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Diane Kelly, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, M. C. Beaton) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 17 ( By: Rhys Bowen, Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Jean-Luc Bannalec, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Korina Moss, Anastasia Hastings) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 18 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Vivien Chien, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen, Katharine Schellman, Korina Moss) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, Ellie Alexander, Cynthia Riggs, R.W. Green, Elizabeth Penney, Korina Moss, Celeste Connally) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 20 ( By: Rhys Bowen, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Olivia Matthews, Jennifer J. Chow, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Anastasia Hastings) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 22 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Cynthia Riggs, R.W. Green, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, Celeste Connally) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 23 ( By: Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Jennifer J. Chow) | 2025 | Buy on Amazon |
Sheila Connolly Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Thin Ice: Crime Stories by New England Writers | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Best New England Crime Stories 2013: Blood Moon | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Writes of Passage | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Edgar Allan Cozy | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 5 | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 6 | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 12 | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
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