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ⓘ About Karen MacInerney
Karen MacInerney is a well known American author who is famous for writing paranormal romance and the cozy mystery novels. She is particularly known as the Agatha Award nominated author of the popular novel series, Gray Whale Inn mystery series. Other than that she has also written a few other well known novel series such as the Tale of an Urban Werewolf and the Maggie Peterson mystery series. The latest mystery series that she is working on is the Dewberry Farm mysteries, which is going to be released soon. Author Karen likes to write her novels based on a number of genres, such as the science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and the thriller genres. Apart from writing novels, she is also very fond of reading mystery novels with suspenseful plots.
All Book Series by Karen MacInerney
Bead on Trouble
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2005 Anthology · Barbara Burnett Smith
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Who is Karen MacInerney?
Karen MacInerney is a well known American author who is famous for writing paranormal romance and the cozy mystery novels. She is particularly known as the Agatha Award nominated author of the popular novel series, Gray Whale Inn mystery series. Other than that she has also written a few other well known novel series such as the Tale of an Urban Werewolf and the Maggie Peterson mystery series.
Which Karen MacInerney series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Gray Whale Inn Mystery series, the earliest of Karen MacInerney's multi-book series: it opens with Murder on the Rocks (2006) and runs to 12 books across 2006–2026, ending with Rigged for Murder (2026). Karen MacInerney's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Karen MacInerney written?
Karen MacInerney has 47 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2026. 44 of them belong to 9 named series — the largest being the Dewberry Farm Mystery series with 12 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Karen MacInerney's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Karen MacInerney's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Kitzi Camden Mystery (2005–2007, 2 books), Gray Whale Inn Mystery (2006–2026, 12 books) and Tales of an Urban Werewolf (2008–2009, 3 books), plus 6 more.
How are Karen MacInerney's books organised into series?
This guide splits Karen MacInerney's 47 books into 9 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Dewberry Farm Mystery (12 books, 2015–2026); Gray Whale Inn Mystery (12 books, 2006–2026); Gray Whale Inn Short Stories/Novellas (5 books, 2012–2023); Snug Harbor Mysteries (5 books, 2020–2026); Tales of an Urban Werewolf (3 books, 2008–2009), plus 4 further series.