Order of Darlene Ryan Books
Darlene Ryan is a Canadian author of young adult novels as well as cozy mystery novels using the pen name of Sofie Kelly. As Kelly, she writes the Magical Cats Mysteries series. Darlene has been writing for almost all of her life, even winning a poetry contest when she was in Grade 3.
Darlene Ryan had her first book published in 2002 with the non-fiction book A Mother’s Adoption Journey. Her debut as a novelist was Rules for Life, published in 2004. Her first novel as Sofie Kelly came out in 2011, which was entitled Curiosity Thrilled the Cat. Below is a list of Darlene Ryan’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Magical Cats Mystery Books
(as Sofie Kelly)
| Curiosity Thrilled the Cat | (2011) |    |
| Sleight of Paw | (2011) | |
| Copycat Killing | (2012) | |
| Cat Trick | (2013) | |
| Final Catcall | (2013) | |
| A Midwinter's Tail | (2014) | |
| Faux Paw | (2015) | |
| Paws and Effect | (2016) | |
| A Tale of Two Kitties | (2017) | |
| The Cats Came Back | (2018) | |
| A Night's Tail | (2019) | |
| A Case of Cat and Mouse | (2020) | |
| Hooked on a Feline | (2021) | |
| Whiskers and Lies | (2022) | |
| Paws to Remember | (2023) | |
Publication Order of Second Chance Cat Mystery Books
(as Sofie Ryan)
| The Whole Cat and Caboodle | (2014) | |
| Buy a Whisker | (2015) | |
| A Whisker of Trouble | (2016) | |
| Telling Tails | (2017) | |
| The Fast and the Furriest | (2018) | |
| No Escape Claws | (2019) | |
| Claw Enforcement | (2020) | |
| Undercover Kitty | (2021) | |
| Totally Pawstruck | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Rules for Life | (2004) | |
| Saving Grace | (2006) | |
| Responsible | (2007) | |
| Five Minutes More | (2009) | |
| Cuts Like a Knife | (2012) | |
| Pieces of Me | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| A Mother's Adoption Journey | (2001) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Whole She-Bang 3 | (2016) | |
Note: The Magical Cats Mysteries series is written as Sofie Kelly. The Second Chance Cat Mysteries series is written as Sophie Ryan.
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Darlene Ryan Synopsis: A Mother’s Adoption Journey is Darlene Ryan’s first published book. Darlene never really believed she’d make a good mother. But then when she became 40, she decided that it was time to have a child and that she would adopt one. A Mother’s Adoption Journey is about the highs and lows about adopting a child.
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I love the cat mystery books!! It keeps my wife well occupied daily reading and full of happiness..