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Perri O'Shaughnessy

4 Series • 16 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Nina Reilly Books
Start with: Motion to Suppress (1995)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Keeper of the Keys (2006)
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Start with: Sinister Shorts (2006)

ⓘ About Perri O'Shaughnessy

Perri O’Shaughnessy is the pseudonym used by the writer sisters named Mary and Pamela O’Shaughnessy from The United States. They are the New York Times bestselling authors of mystery and thriller novels and are highly popular for writing and publishing the Nina Reilly series. The two sisters have particularly used the pen name, as an homage to a forgotten writer who was not able to get any client during his time. Also, it depicts the merger of the first names of the writer sisters, Pamela and Mary. The surname used in the pen name is the paternal name of the family of the two sisters. The O’Shaughnessy sisters hail from North Carolina, United States. Before going on to become full time writers and forming a pair, the two sisters completed their graduation.

All Book Series by Perri O'Shaughnessy

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Motion to Suppress

Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 1995

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1995
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Invasion of Privacy

Book 2 of 13 · published 1996

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1996
3
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Obstruction of Justice

Book 3 of 13 · published 1997

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1997
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Breach of Promise

Book 4 of 13 · published 1998

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1998
5
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Acts of Malice

Book 5 of 13 · published 1999

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1999
6
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Move to Strike

Book 6 of 13 · published 2000

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2000
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Writ of Execution

Book 7 of 13 · published 2001

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2001
8
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Unfit to Practice

Book 8 of 13 · published 2002

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2002
9
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Presumption of Death

Book 9 of 13 · published 2003

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2003
10
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Unlucky in Law

Book 10 of 13 · published 2004

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2004
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Case of Lies

Book 11 of 13 · published 2005

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2005
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Show No Fear

Book 12 of 13 · published 2008

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2008
13
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Dreams of the Dead

Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2011

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2011
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Keeper of the Keys

Single-title series · published 2006

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2006
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Sinister Shorts

Single-title series · published 2006

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2006
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Women Before the Bench

Single-title series · published 2001

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2001

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Perri O'Shaughnessy?

Perri O'Shaughnessy is the pseudonym used by the writer sisters named Mary and Pamela O'Shaughnessy from The United States. They are the New York Times bestselling authors of mystery and thriller novels and are highly popular for writing and publishing the Nina Reilly series. The two sisters have particularly used the pen name, as an homage to a forgotten writer who was not able to get any client during his time.

Which Perri O'Shaughnessy series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Nina Reilly series, the earliest of Perri O'Shaughnessy's multi-book series: it opens with Motion to Suppress (1995) and runs to 13 books across 1995–2011, ending with Dreams of the Dead (2011).

How many books has Perri O'Shaughnessy written?

Perri O'Shaughnessy has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1995 and 2011. 13 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Nina Reilly series with 13 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Perri O'Shaughnessy's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Perri O'Shaughnessy's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Nina Reilly (1995–2011, 13 books).

How are Perri O'Shaughnessy's books organised into series?

This guide splits Perri O'Shaughnessy's 16 books into 1 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Nina Reilly (13 books, 1995–2011).