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ⓘ About Brenda Chapman
Brenda Chapman is a Canadian author of fiction. She is an accomplished writer from Ottawa that has over a dozen novels published in the mystery genre for both adults and young adults. She is always in the middle of writing mystery series. Her first novel ever published was titled Running Scared. It was released in 2004 and features the 13-year-old character Jennifer Bannon, who is struggling with feeling responsible for her father’s absence and hoping that he’ll come back one day so that they can all be a family again. She is the author of the Anna Sweet Mystery series. This fun and exciting mystery series kicked off in 2013 with the publication of the debut novel My Sister’s Keeper.
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Who is Brenda Chapman?
Brenda Chapman is a Canadian author of fiction. She is an accomplished writer from Ottawa that has over a dozen novels published in the mystery genre for both adults and young adults. She is always in the middle of writing mystery series.
Which Brenda Chapman series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Anna Sweet Mysteries series, the earliest of Brenda Chapman's multi-book series: it opens with My Sister's Keeper (2013) and runs to 8 books across 2013–2020, ending with Too Close to Home (2020). Brenda Chapman's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Brenda Chapman written?
Brenda Chapman has 27 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2004 and 2025. 19 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Anna Sweet Mysteries series with 8 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Brenda Chapman's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Brenda Chapman's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Anna Sweet Mysteries (2013–2020, 8 books), Stonechild and Rouleau Mysteries (2014–2020, 7 books) and Hunter and Tate (2022–2025, 4 books).
How are Brenda Chapman's books organised into series?
This guide splits Brenda Chapman's 27 books into 3 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Anna Sweet Mysteries (8 books, 2013–2020); Stonechild and Rouleau Mysteries (7 books, 2014–2020); Hunter and Tate (4 books, 2022–2025).