Order of Connie Shelton Books

Connie Shelton is an American novelist of cozy mystery novels. She his best known for her Charlie Parker Mysteries series and also writes the Samantha Sweet series. When she was a child, she took weekly trips to the library and always had at least one book that she was reading. Besides reading and writing, Connie does a lot of travelling, teaches writing courses and speaks at conferences and conventions. For hobbies, she enjoys painting, drawing, cooking and going to the beach. Connie lives with her husband in New Mexico.

Connie Shelton began her writing career in 1995 with the novel Deadly Gamble, beginning her Charlie Parker series. Below is a list of Connie Shelton’s books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Charlie Parker Books

Deadly Gamble	(1995)
Vacations Can Be Murder	(1995)
Partnerships Can Kill	(1996)
Small Towns can be Murder	(1998)
Memories can be Murder	(1999)
Honeymoons Can Be Murder	(2001)
Reunions Can Be Murder	(2002)
Competition Can Be Murder	(2004)
Balloons can be Murder	(2005)
Obsessions can be Murder	(2006)
Holidays Can Be Murder	(2009)
Gossip Can Be Murder	(2010)
Stardom Can Be Murder	(2011)
Phantoms Can be Murder	(2012)
Buried Secrets Can Be Murder	(2013)
Legends can be Murder	(2014)
Weddings Can Be Murder	(2016)
Alibis Can Be Murder	(2017)
Escapes Can Be Murder	(2019)
Old Bones Can Be Murder	(2020)
Money Can Be Murder	(2022)

Publication Order of Samantha Sweet Books

Sweet Masterpiece	(2010)
Sweet's Sweets	(2011)
Sweet Holidays	(2011)
Sweet Hearts	(2012)
Bitter Sweet	(2012)
Sweets Galore	(2013)
Sweets, Begorra	(2013)
Sweet Payback	(2014)
Sweet Somethings	(2014)
Sweets Forgotten	(2015)
The Woodcarver's Secret	(2015)
Spooky Sweet	(2016)
Spellbound Sweets	(2017)
Sticky Sweet	(2018)
Sweet Magic	(2019)
The Ghost of Christmas Sweet	(2021)

Publication Order of Heist Ladies Caper Mystery Books

Diamonds Aren't Forever	(2017)
The Trophy Wife Exchange	(2018)
Movie Mogul Mama	(2018)
Homeless in Heaven	(2020)
Show Me the Money	(2021)

Publication Order of Adventures of Daisy and Maisie Books

Daisy and Maisie and the Great Lizard Hunt	(2015)
Daisy and Maisie and the Lost Kitten	(2015)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Publish Your Own Novel	(1996)
Show, Don't Tell	(2010)

Publication Order of Anthologies

How Still We See Thee Lie	(2002)
Year-Round Trouble	(2020)

Note: How Still We See Thee Lie also contains stories by Elizabeth Gunn, Allana Martin and Tom Mitcheltree.

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Connie Shelton Synopsis: The short story collection How Still We See Thee Lie contains the Charlie Parker short story Holidays Can Be Murder by Connie Shelton. It’s the holidays and Charlie Parker’s mother-in-law is over, which is great. However, Charlie’s best friend doesn’t have the same feelings for her own mother-in-law, who’d she would rather see turn up dead… and she gets her wish.

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One Response to “Order of Connie Shelton Books”

1. puzzlenutty: 4 years ago

   How did Connie Shelton start a series “Charlie Parker”, when John Connolly already had a series going of the same name?

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