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Gillian French

2 Series • 7 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of A Shaw Connolly Mystery Books
Start with: Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell (2025)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Grit (2017)

ⓘ About Gillian French

Gillian French is a promising writer, who has already published three teen novels; Grit, Door to January Lies they Tell. French’s short fiction was featured in Creepy Campfire Story, an EMP Publishing Anthology. The short story was also featured in several other prints including Sanitarium Magazine, Tales of Extreme Horror and Realm Beyond. Gillian French holds a Bachelor’s of Art in English from Maine University. Currently, Gillian French resides with her sons and husband in Maine, where she constantly works on her next novel. While at school, Darcy became extremely uncomfortable with Rhiannon, when she began inquiring about Nell, her cousin. It does not take long before Darcy’s life takes a downhill plunge, after Rhiannon mysteriously disappears into thin air.

All Book Series by Gillian French

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Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2025

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2025
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Restless Bones

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026

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2026
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Grit

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2017

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2017
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The Door to January

Book 2 of 5 · published 2017

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2017
3
The Lies They Tell book cover

The Lies They Tell

Book 3 of 5 · published 2018

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2018
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The Missing Season

Book 4 of 5 · published 2019

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2019
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Sugaring Off

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2022

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2022

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Gillian French?

Gillian French is a promising writer, who has already published three teen novels; Grit, Door to January Lies they Tell. French’s short fiction was featured in Creepy Campfire Story, an EMP Publishing Anthology. The short story was also featured in several other prints including Sanitarium Magazine, Tales of Extreme Horror and Realm Beyond.

Which Gillian French series should I start with?

The best place to start is the A Shaw Connolly Mystery series, the earliest of Gillian French's multi-book series: it opens with Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell (2025) and runs to 2 books across 2025–2026, ending with Restless Bones (2026).

How many books has Gillian French written?

Gillian French has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2017 and 2026. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the A Shaw Connolly Mystery series with 2 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Gillian French's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Gillian French's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are A Shaw Connolly Mystery (2025–2026, 2 books).

How are Gillian French's books organised into series?

This guide splits Gillian French's 7 books into 1 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: A Shaw Connolly Mystery (2 books, 2025–2026).