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Anne Emery

2 Series • 15 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Collins-Burke Mystery Books
Start with: Sign of the Cross (2006)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Keening (2021)

ⓘ About Anne Emery

Anne Emery is a published Canadian author. Anne was born in Halifax. She attended St. F.X. University for a few years and graduated, then attending Dalhousie Law School. She was a lawyer and then a legal affairs reporter/researcher. Emery is not just a published author. She has a lot of interests, one of them being reading. The others include learning about Irish history, travel, philosophy, architecture, and music. She resides in Halifax with her family. Anne Emery is the creator and author of the Collins-Burke Mystery series. This series kicked off for the first time in 2006 with the release of the debut novel. The sequel, titled Obit, came out the next year. There have since been several more books published in the series and it is quite popular.

All Book Series by Anne Emery

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Sign of the Cross

Series opener · book 1 of 14 · published 2006

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2006
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Obit

Book 2 of 14 · published 2007

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2007
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Barrington Street Blues

Book 3 of 14 · published 2008

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2008
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Cecilian Vespers

Book 4 of 14 · published 2009

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2009
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Children in the Morning

Book 5 of 14 · published 2010

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2010
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Death at Christy Burke's

Book 6 of 14 · published 2010

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2010
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Blood on a Saint

Book 7 of 14 · published 2013

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2013
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Ruined Abbey

Book 8 of 14 · published 2015

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2015
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Lament for Bonnie

Book 9 of 14 · published 2018

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2018
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Though the Heavens Fall

Book 10 of 14 · published 2018

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2018
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Postmark Berlin

Book 11 of 14 · published 2020

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2020
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Fenian Street

Book 12 of 14 · published 2022

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2022
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Counted Among the Dead

Book 13 of 14 · published 2024

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2024
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Declan

Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2026

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2026
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The Keening

Single-title series · published 2021

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2021

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Anne Emery?

Anne Emery is a published Canadian author. Anne was born in Halifax. She attended St. F.X. University for a few years and graduated, then attending Dalhousie Law School.

Which Anne Emery series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Collins-Burke Mystery series, the earliest of Anne Emery's multi-book series: it opens with Sign of the Cross (2006) and runs to 14 books across 2006–2026, ending with Declan (2026).

How many books has Anne Emery written?

Anne Emery has 15 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2006 and 2026. 14 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Collins-Burke Mystery series with 14 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should Anne Emery's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Anne Emery's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Collins-Burke Mystery (2006–2026, 14 books).

How are Anne Emery's books organised into series?

This guide splits Anne Emery's 15 books into 1 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Collins-Burke Mystery (14 books, 2006–2026).