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Helen Phifer

7 Series • 39 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Annie Graham Books
Start with: The Ghost House (2013)
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Publication Order of Beth Adams Books
Start with: The Girl in the Grave (2019)
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Publication Order of Detective Lucy Harwin Books
Start with: The Lost Children (2017)

ⓘ About Helen Phifer

Helen Phifer is a published author. Phifer was born in Barrow-in-Furness, a small town. She grew up there and continued to live there as an adult with her husband and children. She says that the town can occasionally receive some not great press, but confirms that it is a nice area to live in. It is surrounded by gorgeous scenic coast line and is fairly close to the Lake District, which is another beautiful area. Helen confesses that she has always loved reading as well as writing. When it comes to reading, she likes to pick books that make the hair on her neck go up! Helen always has had a penchant for scary stories.

All Book Series by Helen Phifer

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The Ghost House

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2013

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2013
2
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The Secrets of the Shadows

Book 2 of 6 · published 2014

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2014
3
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The Forgotten Cottage

Book 3 of 6 · published 2014

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2014
4
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The Lake House

Book 4 of 6 · published 2015

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2015
5
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The Girls In The Woods

Book 5 of 6 · published 2016

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2016
6
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Face behind the mask

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2017

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2017
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The Girl in the Grave

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2019

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2019
2
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The Girls in the Lake

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2019

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2019
1
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The Lost Children

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2017

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2017
2
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Dying Breath

Book 2 of 4 · published 2017

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2017
3
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Dark House

Book 3 of 4 · published 2017

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2017
4
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Last Light

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2018

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2018
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The Haunting on West 10th Street

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2018

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2018
2
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Her Lost Soul

Book 2 of 3 · published 2024

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2024
3
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The Girls on Floor 13

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2024

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2024
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One Left Alive

Series opener · book 1 of 19 · published 2020

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2020
2
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The Killer's Girl

Book 2 of 19 · published 2020

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2020
3
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The Hiding Place

Book 3 of 19 · published 2021

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2021
4
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First Girl to Die

Book 4 of 19 · published 2021

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2021
5
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Find the Girl

Book 5 of 19 · published 2022

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2022
6
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Sleeping Dolls

Book 6 of 19 · published 2022

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2022
7
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Silent Angel

Book 7 of 19 · published 2022

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2022
8
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Their Burning Graves

Book 8 of 19 · published 2022

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2022
9
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Hold Your Breath

Book 9 of 19 · published 2023

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2023
10
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Stolen Darlings

Book 10 of 19 · published 2023

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2023
11
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Save Her Twice

Book 11 of 19 · published 2024

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2024
12
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Poison Memories

Book 12 of 19 · published 2024

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2024
13
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Two Broken Girls

Book 13 of 19 · published 2024

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2024
14
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Their Dying Embrace

Book 14 of 19 · published 2025

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2025
15
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Twisted Bones

Book 15 of 19 · published 2025

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2025
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Gone in the Night

Book 16 of 19 · published 2025

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2025
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Silenced Sisters

Book 17 of 19 · published 2026

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2026
18
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Girl in the Mist

Book 18 of 19 · published 2026

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2026
19
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Her Lips Are Sealed

Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 2026

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2026
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The Vanishing Bookstore

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2025

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2025
2
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The Book of Unwritten Stories

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

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2026
1
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The Good Sisters

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2016

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2016
2
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What Lies Below

Book 2 of 3 · published 2020

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2020
3
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Lakeview House

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2022

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2022

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Helen Phifer?

Helen Phifer is a published author. Phifer was born in Barrow-in-Furness, a small town. She grew up there and continued to live there as an adult with her husband and children.

Which Helen Phifer series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Annie Graham series, the earliest of Helen Phifer's multi-book series: it opens with The Ghost House (2013) and runs to 6 books across 2013–2017, ending with Face behind the mask (2017). Helen Phifer's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Helen Phifer written?

Helen Phifer has 39 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2026. 36 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Detective Morgan Brookes series with 19 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Helen Phifer's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Helen Phifer's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Annie Graham (2013–2017, 6 books), Detective Lucy Harwin (2017–2018, 4 books) and Detective Maria Miller (2018–2024, 3 books), plus 3 more.

How are Helen Phifer's books organised into series?

This guide splits Helen Phifer's 39 books into 6 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Detective Morgan Brookes (19 books, 2020–2026); Annie Graham (6 books, 2013–2017); Detective Lucy Harwin (4 books, 2017–2018); Detective Maria Miller (3 books, 2018–2024); Beth Adams (2 books, 2019), plus 1 further series.