Mary O'Reilly Books in Order
See the Mary O'Reilly books in order by Terri Reid, with quick summaries, holiday extras, character notes, and help choosing where to start.
Last updated: July 8, 2026
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Publication Order
23 books
Good Tidings
by Terri Reid
2010
A dead six-year-old boy asks Mary to find his kidnapped baby brother after a Black Friday shopping trip turns into a nightmare. The holiday setting is bright, but the case quickly turns cold and frightening.
Loose Ends
by Terri Reid
2010
Former Chicago cop Mary O'Reilly survives a near-death experience and comes back able to see ghosts. In Freeport, she investigates a politician's long-ago drowning and uncovers links to missing little girls and a killer who wants every loose end tied up.
Darkness Exposed
by Terri Reid
2011
Jeannine's ghost has finally remembered how she died, and the clues point back to Bradley's old neighborhood. Mary and Ian move in undercover, hoping to draw a killer into the open.
Final Call
by Terri Reid
2011
When an actress is found hanging above a theater stage, Mary is pulled into a case full of performance, ego, and buried grudges. The closer she gets, the more dangerous the backstage drama becomes.
Natural Reaction
by Terri Reid
2011
A deadly school fire leaves too many questions behind for Mary to ignore. As she digs into the tragedy, she begins to suspect the disaster may have had a human hand behind it.
Never Forgotten
by Terri Reid
2011
A strange curse has been killing law officers in Stephenson County for years, and Mary is terrified Bradley may be next. On Christmas Eve, she races to learn what the dead are trying to warn her about.
Broken Promises
by Terri Reid
2012
As Gary Copper's trial begins, Mary uncovers signs of another murder in his past. What she finds could change the future for Bradley's daughter, Clarissa, and force several people to face ghosts of their own.
Secret Hollows
by Terri Reid
2012
Twenty years after Timmy Beck was killed, his ghost is still haunting Lake Le-Aqua-Na. Mary and her friends reopen the case and realize the true murderer may be much closer than anyone expected.
Twisted Paths
by Terri Reid
2012
A teenage girl's apparent suicide shocks Freeport, but Mary is not convinced the story is that simple. Grief, lies, and hidden pressure turn the case into one of her darker investigations.
Bumpy Roads
by Terri Reid
2013
Life should be smoothing out for Mary, but a rough new case proves otherwise. Personal changes and a dangerous mystery send her down one more bumpy road.
The Three Wise Guides
by Terri Reid
2013
This short Christmas story brings Mary O'Reilly into contact with a few unexpected helpers. It is warm, ghostly, and built around the kind of holiday nudge Mary rarely gets to ignore.
Veiled Passages
by Terri Reid
2013
A blunt, very naked ghost interrupts Mary's drink and drags her into another strange case. As always, the dead know more than the living, but getting the whole truth is never easy.
Buried Innocence
by Terri Reid
2014
Mary takes on a case where old harm has been hidden for far too long. The search for justice forces her to dig into buried truths that still have the power to hurt the living.
Treasured Legacies
by Terri Reid
2014
An inheritance and a trail of unfinished business give Mary a new mystery to untangle. The case turns on what families choose to treasure, and what they work just as hard to hide.
Deadly Circumstances
by Terri Reid
2015
A fresh investigation pulls Mary into another web of bad choices and worsening danger. The circumstances may look ordinary at first, but the truth behind them is anything but.
Haunted Tales
by Terri Reid
2015
Ghosts are nothing new to Mary, but this case brings old fears back to the surface. As the haunting deepens, she has to decide which danger is supernatural and which is all too human.
Stolen Dreams
by Terri Reid
2015
Hopes for safety and a better future are ripped away in this darker Mary O'Reilly case. Mary has to sort grief from deception before even more lives are damaged.
Delayed Departures
by Terri Reid
2016
Ordinary plans are upended by another unsettling mystery in Mary's haunted world. Once again, the dead linger because something important still has not been set right.
Frayed Edges
by Terri Reid
2016
Tempers, loyalties, and nerves are all wearing thin when Mary finds herself in another volatile case. The deeper she digs, the more everyone's edges start to fray.
To All A Good Night
by Terri Reid
2016
A short Christmas ghost story set in Mary's world. It is gentle, seasonal, and full of the mix of heart and haunt that longtime readers expect from Terri Reid.
Auld Lang Syne
by Terri Reid
2017
Clarissa Alden and Maggie Brennan, lifelong friends with unusual gifts in common, get pulled into a Christmas murder mystery. Their search for the truth could finally clear a man from Mary's past.
Clear Expectations
by Terri Reid
2017
What looks obvious at first rarely stays that way for Mary O'Reilly. This case turns on false assumptions, hidden motives, and the cost of expecting the wrong thing.
Old Acquaintance
by Terri Reid
2017
The past returns wearing a familiar face in this later Mary O'Reilly mystery. Mary has to sort memory from truth before old ties become a present danger.
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