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ⓘ About Jane Willan
Jane Willan is an author who focuses extensively on mystery novels. She has written books in the Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn mystery series, a book series that expresses her background in the religious field. Willan is based out of Massachusetts and is a parish minister. She has been serving churches around the United States for years and particularly served the Iowa Conference of the United Church of Christ before moving back to Massachusetts. Willan had lived in the Boston area as a science editor and worked on a biological research project at Harvard for a brief moment of time. She studied at Hiram College in Ohio and eventually moved on to Boston University where she got her Master of Science degree from.
All Book Series by Jane Willan
The Beekeeper's Last Confession
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2025
Digging Up Secrets
Series opener · book 1 of 22 · published 2024 Anthology · Elizabeth Penney
Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
Book 9 of 22 · published 2024 Anthology · Sandra Orchard
Of Bats and Belfries
Book 14 of 22 · published 2025 Anthology · Shirley Raye Redmond
Pride, Prejudice and Pitfalls
Book 17 of 22 · published 2025 Anthology · Johnnie Alexander
The Elephant in the Room
Book 18 of 22 · published 2025 Anthology · Sandra Orchard
The Honeyed Truth
Latest in the series · book 22 of 22 · published 2026 Anthology · Sandra Orchard
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jane Willan?
Jane Willan is an author who focuses extensively on mystery novels. She has written books in the Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn mystery series, a book series that expresses her background in the religious field. Willan is based out of Massachusetts and is a parish minister.
Which Jane Willan series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn Mystery series, the earliest of Jane Willan's multi-book series: it opens with The Shadow of Death (2018) and runs to 4 books across 2018–2025, ending with The Beekeeper's Last Confession (2025). Jane Willan's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jane Willan written?
Jane Willan has 28 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2026. 26 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm series with 22 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jane Willan's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jane Willan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn Mystery (2018–2025, 4 books) and Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm (2024–2026, 22 books).
How are Jane Willan's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jane Willan's 28 books into 2 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm (22 books, 2024–2026); Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn Mystery (4 books, 2018–2025).