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ⓘ About Irina Shapiro
Irina Shapiro is a cozy mystery and paranormal romance novelist from New York. Irina was born in Moscow which is where she spent much of her childhood before moving to the States as an eleven year old. Since she loved reading, she picked up English in a few months and throughout school, she was an honors student. After she graduated in 1992 from Bernard M. Baruch College with an International Business degree, she went on to work in advertising for several years before she pivoted to export and import. Before she left to take care of her autistic son in 2007, she had managed to work her way to become import manager at a large textile company. It was not until Irina spent a few months at home that she thought she should start writing.
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Who is Irina Shapiro?
Irina Shapiro is a cozy mystery and paranormal romance novelist from New York. Irina was born in Moscow which is where she spent much of her childhood before moving to the States as an eleven year old. Since she loved reading, she picked up English in a few months and throughout school, she was an honors student.
Which Irina Shapiro series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Hands of Time series, the earliest of Irina Shapiro's multi-book series: it opens with The Hands of Time (2011) and runs to 9 books across 2011–2017, ending with The Christmas Gift (2017). Irina Shapiro's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Irina Shapiro written?
Irina Shapiro has 71 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2027. 61 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Redmond and Haze Mysteries series with 19 books — and 10 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Irina Shapiro's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Irina Shapiro's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Hands of Time (2011–2017, 9 books), Wonderland (2015–2016, 6 books) and Echoes from the Past (2017–2026, 10 books), plus 3 more.
How are Irina Shapiro's books organised into series?
This guide splits Irina Shapiro's 71 books into 6 named series and 10 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Redmond and Haze Mysteries (19 books, 2020–2027); Echoes from the Past (10 books, 2017–2026); Tate and Bell Mystery (10 books, 2024–2027); Hands of Time (9 books, 2011–2017); Nicole Rayburn (7 books, 2021–2026), plus 1 further series.