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  • Bibliography:
    17 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2014
  • Latest Book:
    May 2024
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Full Series List in Order

A Dan Connor Mystery

1 - Dark Moon Walking (Apr-2014)
2 - Black Tide Rising (Jun-2015)
3 - Green River Falling (Jun-2016)
4 - Gray Sea Running (May-2018)
5 - Pale Mist Drifting (Jul-2022)

A Herringford and Watts Mystery

0.5 - A Singular and Whimsical Problem (Dec-2015)
1 - The Bachelor Girl's Guide to Murder (Apr-2016)
2 - A Lesson in Love and Murder (Sep-2016)
2.5 - Conductor of Light (Jan-2017)
3 - The White Feather Murders (May-2017)

A Van Buren and DeLuca Mystery

1 - Murder at the Flamingo (Jul-2018)
2 - Murder in the City of Liberty (May-2019)

Book List in Order: 17 titles



  • It’s been more than eight years since ex-cop Dan Connor put a troubled criminal named Walker behind bars, and a year since he handed in his badge. The remote islands off the Pacific Northwest coast seem like the perfect destination for his retireme...



  • A woman is missing on Nootka Island -- a densely wooded and remote region on the Pacific Northwest coast -- and retired cop Dan Connor is pulled into the search to find her.At first, a large pool of blood and a vandalized totem pole are the only cl...



  • Christmas, 1910. Merinda Herringford and Jem Watts would be enjoying the season a lot more if they weren't forced to do their own laundry and cooking. Just as they are adapting to their trusty housekeeper's ill-timed vacation, they are confronted by ...



  • In 1910 Toronto, while other bachelor girls perfect their domestic skills and find husbands, two friends perfect their sleuthing skills and find a murderer. Inspired by their fascination with all things Sherlock Holmes, best friends and flatmates ...



  • Ne'er-Do-Wells of New England -- You've Been Warned! Merinda Herringford and Jem Watts are never lacking for mysteries of the curious and commonplace, but lately business has been a little less curious and a lot more common. With only missing jewelry...



  • Five pipeline employees have been murdered, and a journalist is missing in the remote northern regions of BC, and all the clues seems to lead to a Haida man, and Walker's friend. Walker is convinced that his friend is innocent, and when RCMP officer ...



  • From political danger to personal drama, life is about to get explosive... The legacy of literary icon Sherlock Holmes is alive and well in 1912 Canada, where best friends Merinda Herringford and Jem Watts continue to develop their skills as consu...



  • It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but that you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it.Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the BaskervillesToronto, 1912 A seemingly forgettabl...



  • Uncommon Heroes...or Unsuspecting Victims? Toronto, 1914. Merinda Herringford and Jem Watts never could have imagined their crime-solving skills would set them up as emblems of female empowerment in a city preparing to enter World War I at the beh...






  • "I loved every moment of this charming story, swooned over the gorgeous writing and the bits of history tucked inside, and frankly, I’m relieved McMillan has noted this is only the first in a trilogy…because I can’t wait for more." --Melissa Ta...



  • Amid the beautiful islands and inlets of the Broughton Archipelago, off the west coast of Canada, four men are unaccounted for and 'lone wolf' detective, Dan Connor is determined to find them. But with two of them members of a reclusive native commun...



  • “Maybe it was time to land straight in the middle of the adventure…” Hamish DeLuca has spent most of his life trying to hide the anxiety that appears at the most inopportune times -- including during his first real court case as a new lawyer...



  • Hamish DeLuca and Regina “Reggie” Van Buren have a new case -- and this one could demand a price they’re not willing to pay.Determined to make a life for herself, Reggie Van Buren bid goodbye to fine china and the man her parents expected her t...



  • From author Rachel McMillan comes a richly researched historical romance that takes place in post-World War II London and features a strong female lead. Determined to save their marriage and the city they love, two people divided by World War IIâ€...



  • No matter how you might try to hide in a war to escape your past, it is always close at hand. Lady Sophia Huntington Villiers is no stranger to intrigue, as her work with Alan Turing’s Bombe Machines at Bletchley Park during the war attests. Now...



  • Jimmie Alfred is learning to dance his family's traditional regalia in his village in the Pacific northwest. Ngarra Nungurra is the guardian of sacred tjuringas on a remote island off the coast of northern Australia. When both are...



  • The future of the country depends upon their secret lives, but the things they keep from one another are tearing them apart.France, 1944: The clever and dashing Phineas Fulham is deeply involved in the resistance movement. Entrenched in the Black Mar...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Rachel McMillan has published 17 books.

The next book by Rachel McMillan, Operation Scarlet, will be published in May 2024.

The first book by Rachel McMillan, Dark Moon Walking, was published in April 2014.

Yes. Rachel McMillan has 3 series.