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ⓘ About Susan Oleksiw
Susan Oleksiw is a renowned American writer of the mystery and thriller genres. She is popular for her two successful mystery series, the Anita Ray series, and the Mellingham series. The former features the chief protagonist in the form of an Indian-American named Anita Ray, while the latter contains the main protagonist in the role of Police Chief Joe Silva. Oleksiw has described Anita Ray as a photographer by profession, who resides in southern India with her aunt and helps her run her tourist hotel. In the Anita Ray books, Oleksiw has described the adventures of the protagonist as she takes the readers into the lesser-known world of the Indian life beyond the main streets and tourist hotel. Author Oleksiw has set the Mellingham novels is a small town called Mellingham in New England.
All Book Series by Susan Oleksiw
The Readers Guide to the Classic British Mystery
Single-title series · published 1989
Deadly Nightshade: Best New England Crime Stories 2022
Book 6 of 7 · published 2022
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Susan Oleksiw?
Susan Oleksiw is a renowned American writer of the mystery and thriller genres. She is popular for her two successful mystery series, the Anita Ray series, and the Mellingham series. The former features the chief protagonist in the form of an Indian-American named Anita Ray, while the latter contains the main protagonist in the role of Police Chief Joe Silva.
Which Susan Oleksiw series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Mellingham series, the earliest of Susan Oleksiw's multi-book series: it opens with Murder in Mellingham (1993) and runs to 7 books across 1993–2016, ending with Come About for Murder (2016). Susan Oleksiw's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Susan Oleksiw written?
Susan Oleksiw has 24 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2024. 15 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Anita Ray series with 7 books — and 9 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Susan Oleksiw's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Susan Oleksiw's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Mellingham (1993–2016, 7 books), Anita Ray (2010–2022, 7 books) and A Pioneer Valley Mystery (2018, 1 book).
How are Susan Oleksiw's books organised into series?
This guide splits Susan Oleksiw's 24 books into 3 named series and 9 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Anita Ray (7 books, 2010–2022); Mellingham (7 books, 1993–2016); A Pioneer Valley Mystery (1 book, 2018).