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Eleanor Boylan

2 Series • 6 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Clara Gamadge Mystery Books
Start with: Working Murder (1989)
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Publication Order of Plays
Start with: How To Be A Puppeteer (1994)

ⓘ About Eleanor Boylan

Eleanor Boylan is a mystery and thriller fiction novelist who is best known for the “Clara Gamadge Mystery” series of novels. She is the niece of the author of the “Henry Gamadge” mysteries Elizabeth Daly who was Agatha Christie’s favorite author. Drawing inspiration from her aunt, she continued writing about Clara the intrepid widow of the lead in the Henry Gamadge mysteries. Clara begins looking into the case trying to find out what had happened to Margo and what it had to do with the body found on the grounds of the Walcott Academy. In “Murder Machree” by Eleanor Boylan Clara Gamadge is once again called in to resolve the mysterious death of an old friend.

All Book Series by Eleanor Boylan

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Working Murder

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1989

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1989
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Murder Observed

Book 2 of 5 · published 1990

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1990
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Murder Machree

Book 3 of 5 · published 1992

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1992
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Pushing Murder

Book 4 of 5 · published 1993

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1993
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Murder Crossed

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 1996

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1996
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How To Be A Puppeteer

Single-title series · published 1994 Co-authored · Tomie dePaola

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1994

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Eleanor Boylan?

Eleanor Boylan is a mystery and thriller fiction novelist who is best known for the “Clara Gamadge Mystery” series of novels. She is the niece of the author of the “Henry Gamadge” mysteries Elizabeth Daly who was Agatha Christie’s favorite author. Drawing inspiration from her aunt, she continued writing about Clara the intrepid widow of the lead in the Henry Gamadge mysteries.

Which Eleanor Boylan series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Clara Gamadge Mystery series, the earliest of Eleanor Boylan's multi-book series: it opens with Working Murder (1989) and runs to 5 books across 1989–1996, ending with Murder Crossed (1996).

How many books has Eleanor Boylan written?

Eleanor Boylan has 6 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 1996. 5 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Clara Gamadge Mystery series with 5 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should Eleanor Boylan's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Eleanor Boylan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Clara Gamadge Mystery (1989–1996, 5 books).

How are Eleanor Boylan's books organised into series?

This guide splits Eleanor Boylan's 6 books into 1 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Clara Gamadge Mystery (5 books, 1989–1996).