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  • Bibliography:
    12 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2012
  • Latest Book:
    May 2024
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Full Series List in Order

A Bess Ellyott Mystery

1 - Searcher of the Dead (Mar-2018)
2 - A Fall of Shadows (Apr-2019)

A Mystery of Old San Francisco

1 - No Comfort for the Lost (Aug-2015)
2 - No Pity for the Dead (Aug-2016)
3 - No Quiet among the Shadows (Mar-2020)
4 - No Darkness as like Death (Apr-2021)

Book List in Order: 12 titles



  • Accused of murdering a child under her care, Irish healer Rachel Dunne flees the ensuing scandal while vowing to never sit at another sickbed. She no longer trusts in her abilities-or God's mercy. But when a cholera epidemic sweeps through London,...



  • In 1882 Sarah Whittier dreams of opening an art studio run by immigrant women. She plans to use the house left to her by family friend Josiah Cady as collateral for her studio. But will all be lost when the inheritance is challenged by an angry...



  • In 1860s San Francisco, gold buys the best life has to offer. Without it, not even justice is guaranteed. After serving as a nurse in the Crimea, British-born Celia Davies left her privileged family for an impulsive marriage to a handsome Irishman...



  • The author of No Comfort for the Lost returns with a new mystery of Old San Francisco... British-born nurse Celia Davies runs a free medical clinic to assist the poor women of San Francisco. Aided in her endeavors by her half-Chinese cousin Barbar...




  • Herbalist and widow Bess Ellyott tries to escape the loss of her husband in Elizabethan London only to find that death is following her, and she may very well be next in Searcher of the Dead, the first in a new historical mystery series by Nancy Herr...



  • Perfect for fans of Charles Todd and Susanna Calkins, comes Nancy Herriman’s second bewitching tale of herbalist Bess Ellyott who uncovers the sinister underbelly of Elizabethan England.The dark shadows of Elizabethan England envelop a bucolic vill...



  • In a new Mystery of Old San Francisco, Celia and Nick must look for answers among the dead to stop a killer among the living . . .“Skillfully brings 1867 San Francisco to life . . . intriguing!” -- Anna Lee Huber, bestselling author of the Lady ...



  • In a new Mystery of Old San Francisco, when a controversial politician is found dead of natural causes, Celia and Nick must prove that his death came about in a most unnatural way . . .Few in San Francisco were troubled by the news that Ambrose Shaw ...






  • When a string of suspicious fires is followed by a grisly murder, Celia and Nick must find the link that connects the crimes and bring a killer to justice . . .When yet another fire destroys a struggling business in the heart of San Francisco, Detect...



  • At an opulent masquerade ball no one is who they're pretending to be, but when the affair ends in death, Nick and Celia will have to unmask a killer . . . Word of an upcoming engagement that will join two prominent families has tongues wagging among ...



  • When a murder may hold clues to the death of Nick's sister, he and Celia will go up against San Francisco's privileged and powerful to unearth the truth . . .Detective Nick Greaves has always been haunted by the death of his younger sister, and that ...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Nancy Herriman has published 12 books.

The next book by Nancy Herriman, No Rest for the Departed, will be published in May 2024.

The first book by Nancy Herriman, The Irish Healer, was published in April 2012.

Yes. Nancy Herriman has 2 series.