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Jane Kelly

3 Series • 8 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Meg Daniels Mysteries Books
Start with: Killing Time in Ocean City (1997)
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Publication Order of Meg Daniels Bonus Mystery Books
Start with: A Fear of Seaside Heights (2006)
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Publication Order of Widow Lady Mysteries Books
Start with: Widow Lady (2020)

ⓘ About Jane Kelly

Jane Kelly is a published American author. Kelly grew up in Philadelphia, graduating from Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She would then go on to attend Chestnut Hill College, where she graduated with her B.A. She also attended the School of Information Studies from Drexel University and graduated with her M.S. She has since worked in Fort Washington at Prudential and gotten quite a lot done. In the seventies, she lived in Arizona in Scottsdale. She has attended Boston University to take film courses and even studied history and Japanese at Harvard Extension. At SCE at New York University, Kelly studied Italian and Japanese. In addition to being a writer, she has also worked as a temp employee for a variety of companies in Philadelphia. These include the Philadelphia Inquirer and WIP.

All Book Series by Jane Kelly

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Killing Time in Ocean City

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1997

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1997
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Cape Mayhem

Book 2 of 6 · published 1999

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1999
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Wrong Beach Island

Book 3 of 6 · published 2002

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2002
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Missing You in Atlantic City

Book 4 of 6 · published 2014

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2014
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Greetings from Ventnor City

Book 5 of 6 · published 2020

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2020
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Strangers in the Avalon Dunes

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2023

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2023
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A Fear of Seaside Heights

Single-title series · published 2006

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2006
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Widow Lady

Single-title series · published 2020

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2020

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jane Kelly?

Jane Kelly is a published American author. Kelly grew up in Philadelphia, graduating from Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She would then go on to attend Chestnut Hill College, where she graduated with her B.A.

Which Jane Kelly series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Meg Daniels Mysteries series, the earliest of Jane Kelly's multi-book series: it opens with Killing Time in Ocean City (1997) and runs to 6 books across 1997–2023, ending with Strangers in the Avalon Dunes (2023).

How many books has Jane Kelly written?

Jane Kelly has 8 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2023. Every one of them sits in one of 3 named series — the largest being the Meg Daniels Mysteries series with 6 books.

In what order should Jane Kelly's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jane Kelly's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Meg Daniels Mysteries (1997–2023, 6 books), Meg Daniels Bonus Mystery (2006, 1 book) and Widow Lady Mysteries (2020, 1 book).

How are Jane Kelly's books organised into series?

This guide splits Jane Kelly's 8 books into 3 named series, with no standalone titles: Meg Daniels Mysteries (6 books, 1997–2023); Meg Daniels Bonus Mystery (1 book, 2006); Widow Lady Mysteries (1 book, 2020).