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Shelly Reuben

6 Series • 11 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Bramble & Nolan Books
Start with: Origin & Cause (1994)
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Publication Order of Fritillary Quilter Books
Start with: Weeping (2004)
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Publication Order of Nightingale & Bly Books
Start with: Tabula Rasa (2005)

ⓘ About Shelly Reuben

Shelly Reuben is an American author of fantasy, fiction and mystery books. Her debut novel Julian Solo published in 1988 was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America and for a Prometheus by the Libertarian Futurist Society. Shelly Reuben’s crime book Origin and Cause was nominated for a Falcon by the Maltese Falcon Society of Japan. Harper, Scribner, and Harcourt have published her fiction books. As a licensed detective, Shelly Reuben uses her experiences of the year’s spending investigating arson in many of her books and stories. Tabula Rasa Tabula Rasa is the first book in Nightingale & Bly series by Shelly Reuben. It introduces us to an arson investigator Billy Nightingale and his Officer Sebastian Bly, his brother in law.

All Book Series by Shelly Reuben

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Origin & Cause

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1994

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1994
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Spent Matches

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1996

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1996
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Weeping

Single-title series · published 2004

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2004
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Tabula Rasa

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2005

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2005
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The Skirt Man

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2006

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2006
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Julian Solo

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1988

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1988
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The Man with the Glass Heart

Book 2 of 4 · published 2012

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2012
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The Boys of Sabbath Street

Book 3 of 4 · published 2013

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2013
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My Mostly Happy Life

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2018

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2018
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Dabbling in Crime

Single-title series · published 2016

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2016
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Come Home. Love, Dad

Single-title series · published 2000

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2000

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Shelly Reuben?

Shelly Reuben is an American author of fantasy, fiction and mystery books. Her debut novel Julian Solo published in 1988 was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America and for a Prometheus by the Libertarian Futurist Society. Shelly Reuben’s crime book Origin and Cause was nominated for a Falcon by the Maltese Falcon Society of Japan.

Which Shelly Reuben series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Bramble & Nolan series, the earliest of Shelly Reuben's multi-book series: it opens with Origin & Cause (1994) and runs to 2 books across 1994–1996, ending with Spent Matches (1996). Shelly Reuben's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Shelly Reuben written?

Shelly Reuben has 11 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1988 and 2018. 5 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Bramble & Nolan series with 2 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Shelly Reuben's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Shelly Reuben's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Bramble & Nolan (1994–1996, 2 books), Fritillary Quilter (2004, 1 book) and Nightingale & Bly (2005–2006, 2 books).

How are Shelly Reuben's books organised into series?

This guide splits Shelly Reuben's 11 books into 3 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Bramble & Nolan (2 books, 1994–1996); Nightingale & Bly (2 books, 2005–2006); Fritillary Quilter (1 book, 2004).