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Carolyn Haines is a USA Today bestselling author known for the Sarah Booth Delaney mysteries and other crime and suspense novels, including the Pluto’s Snitch and Trouble series. Her work has earned the Harper Lee Award for Distinguished Writing, the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mississippi Writers Guild. A former journalist and professor, she lives on a farm where she works with rescued cats, dogs, and horses.

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New & Upcoming Releases

Ode to the Bones

Ode to the Bones

May 26, 2026
Book 30 of the Series
Joy to the Bones

Joy to the Bones

October 27, 2026
Book 31 of the Series

Series

The Jexville Chronicles

A General Fiction series (1994 - 2005)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Southern gothic small-town mysteries
  • Sinister faith and suspicion poisoning every relationship
  • Girls pushing back against oppressive Southern rules
Summer of the Redeemers
1

Summer of the Redeemers

Touched
2

Touched

Judas Burning
3

Judas Burning

Sarah Booth Delaney

A Cozy Mystery series (1999 - 2026)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Southern murder mysteries with a sharp-tongued ghost in the mix
  • Sassy women sleuths handling family baggage and romantic messes
  • Small-town Mississippi secrets simmering under charm and gossip
Them Bones
1

Them Bones

Buried Bones
2

Buried Bones

Splintered Bones
3

Splintered Bones

Crossed Bones
4

Crossed Bones

Hallowed Bones
5

Hallowed Bones

Bones To Pick
6

Bones To Pick

Ham Bones
7

Ham Bones

Wishbones
8

Wishbones

Greedy Bones
9

Greedy Bones

Bone Appétit
10

Bone Appétit

Bones of a Feather
11

Bones of a Feather

Bonefire of the Vanities
12

Bonefire of the Vanities

Smarty Bones
13

Smarty Bones

Booty Bones
14

Booty Bones

Bone to Be Wild
15

Bone to Be Wild

Rock-a-Bye Bones
16

Rock-a-Bye Bones

Sticks and Bones
17

Sticks and Bones

Charmed Bones
18

Charmed Bones

A Gift of Bones
19

A Gift of Bones

Game of Bones
20

Game of Bones

The Devil's Bones
21

The Devil's Bones

A Garland of Bones
22

A Garland of Bones

Independent Bones
23

Independent Bones

Lady of Bones
24

Lady of Bones

Bones of Holly
25

Bones of Holly

Tell-Tale Bones
26

Tell-Tale Bones

Lights, Camera, Bones
27

Lights, Camera, Bones

Blue Christmas Bones
28

Blue Christmas Bones

Doggone Bones
29

Doggone Bones

Ode to the Bones
30

Ode to the Bones

Joy to the Bones
31

Joy to the Bones

Shorty Bones

Shorty Bones

Companion book
Jingle Bones

Jingle Bones

Companion book
Bones on the Bayou

Bones on the Bayou

Companion book
Guru Bones

Guru Bones

Companion book
Clacking Bones

Clacking Bones

Companion book
Enchanted Bones

Enchanted Bones

Companion book

Pluto's Snitch

A Historical Fiction series (2016 - 2019)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • 1920s Alabama ghost mysteries
  • Spirit-sighted detective duos
  • Women pushing back against small-town superstition
The Book of Beloved
1

The Book of Beloved

The House of Memory
2

The House of Memory

The Specter of Seduction
3

The Specter of Seduction

A Visitation of Angels
4

A Visitation of Angels

Trouble Cat Mysteries

A Cozy Mystery series (2017 - 2021)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Cats who do real detective work
  • Southern mysteries steeped in family secrets
  • Ghostly twists with simmering romantic tension
Familiar Trouble
1

Familiar Trouble

Bone-a-fied Trouble
2

Bone-a-fied Trouble

Trouble Restored
3

Trouble Restored

The Legend of Blackthorn

A Mystery series (2025 - 2025)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Haunted Southern history buried in the Mississippi landscape
  • Ghostly folklore blurring the line between legend and truth
  • Hard-edged mothers protecting their children through deadly mysteries
Rider in the Mist
1

Rider in the Mist

Babe in the Woods
2

Babe in the Woods

Dark Rider

Dark Rider

Companion book

Standalone Fiction

Fear Familiar

Fear Familiar

Too Familiar

Too Familiar

Thrice Familiar

Thrice Familiar

Revenant

Revenant

Skin Dancer

Skin Dancer

The Darkling

The Darkling

The Seeker

The Seeker

Haunted Holidays

Haunted Holidays

Short story collection
Robert the Doll

Robert the Doll

Short story

Little Stacks of Mystery

Midsummer Mysteries for the Longest Day of the Year

Midsummer Mysteries for the Longest Day of the Year

Seven gripping titles where the sun stands still and nothing is as it seems.

Mind-Boggling Mysteries By LGBTQ+ Authors

Mind-Boggling Mysteries By LGBTQ+ Authors

Filled with mystery and suspense, these books deliver unforgettable stories with deeply complex characters.

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