Juliet Blackwell Books in Order (Updated April 29, 2026)

Juliet Blackwell is a New York Times bestselling author of cozy mysteries, paranormal mysteries, ghost stories, and historical/mainstream fiction. She is best known for the Witchcraft Mystery series and the Haunted Home Renovation Mystery series.

She also wrote the Art Lover’s Mystery series as Hailey Lind, a pen name used for books about Annie Kincaid, an ex-art forger turned legitimate artist and amateur sleuth.

The easiest starting point is Secondhand Spirits if you want witchy cozy mystery, or If Walls Could Talk if you want ghosts, historic houses, and renovation mysteries.

Quick Order Guide

1. Read Witchcraft Mystery in numbered order.
2. Read Haunted Home Renovation Mystery in numbered order, placing A Haunting Is Brewing between books 4 and 5.
3. Read Art Lover’s Mystery separately under the Hailey Lind name.
4. Read Juliet Blackwell’s France-set novels as standalones.
5. Read Asylum Hotel and The Séance Garden as standalone supernatural mysteries.

Witchcraft Mystery Books in Order

1. Secondhand Spirits (2009): Lily Ivory opens a vintage clothing shop in San Francisco and begins the series by confronting murder, magic, and the complications of hiding real witchcraft in plain sight.
2. A Cast-Off Coven (2010): Lily’s magical life and sleuthing instincts deepen when a mystery tied to old clothes and old secrets pulls her further into San Francisco’s supernatural undercurrents.
3. Hexes and Hemlines (2011): A murder case with occult signs pushes Lily to separate real witchcraft from staged symbolism before suspicion spreads in the wrong direction.
4. In a Witch’s Wardrobe (2012): Lily investigates a case tied to fashion, poison, and dangerous glamour, while her personal magical circle becomes harder to keep separate from her detective work.
5. Tarnished and Torn (2013): The series turns toward antiques, hidden histories, and darker magical consequences as Lily follows a mystery that reaches beyond her shop.
6. A Vision in Velvet (2014): A mysterious velvet cloak gives Lily a new magical problem, forcing her to read the past while trying to stop a present-day killer.
7. Spellcasting in Silk (2015): Lily’s vintage-clothing expertise again becomes part of the investigation, with silk, spells, and murder tangled into one case.
8. A Toxic Trousseau (2016): A bridal and clothing-centered mystery brings poison, old grudges, and magical danger into Lily’s world.
9. A Magical Match (2018): The ninth book raises the emotional stakes around Lily’s relationships while a murder investigation threatens the life she has built.
10. Bewitched and Betrothed (2019): Lily’s engagement-era story brings romance and murder together, making this a late-series book that depends on the established character history.
11. Synchronized Sorcery (2021): The newest Witchcraft Mystery novel sends Lily into another magical investigation and works best after the full ten-book buildup.

Haunted Home Renovation Mystery Books in Order

1. If Walls Could Talk (2010): Contractor Melanie Turner begins the series by renovating a Pacific Heights mansion and encountering both a dead colleague and the ghostly clue that changes her life.
2. Dead Bolt (2011): Mel’s next restoration job at a Queen Anne Victorian brings family tension, neighborhood conflict, and a body that turns a renovation into a murder case.
3. Murder on the House (2012): A haunted bed-and-breakfast project forces Mel to spend the night in a troubled house, where a new death makes the ghosts impossible to ignore.
4. Home for the Haunting (2013): A volunteer renovation project places Mel beside the local “Murder House,” where past tragedy and present murder begin to overlap.
5. A Haunting Is Brewing (2014): This crossover novella brings Mel Turner together with Lily Ivory from the Witchcraft Mystery series, so it fits best after Home for the Haunting and before Keeper of the Castle.
6. Keeper of the Castle (2014): Mel is drawn into a restoration involving a reconstructed Scottish building, a possible curse, and a body that turns the project deadly.
7. Give Up the Ghost (2015): A haunted Pacific Heights mansion, a hostile spirit, and a murdered psychic pull Mel into one of her most direct ghost-driven investigations.
8. A Ghostly Light (2017): A historic lighthouse renovation becomes dangerous when Mel’s friend is suspected of murder and the island’s ghosts may hold the missing truth.
9. The Last Curtain Call (2020): Mel tackles a decaying San Francisco theater, a squatter’s death, and a haunting that connects the old building to her own home renovation.

Art Lover’s Mystery Books in Order

These books were published under the name Hailey Lind. They are separate from Juliet Blackwell’s Witchcraft and Haunted Home Renovation mysteries.

1. Feint of Art (2006): Annie Kincaid, an ex-art forger trying to live honestly, is pulled back into the world of fakes, stolen paintings, and murder after identifying a valuable painting as a fraud.
2. Shooting Gallery (2006): Annie faces a gallery murder, a stolen Chagall, and another collision with the art world’s criminal side.
3. Brush with Death (2007): A mural-restoration job in a building full of cremated remains leads Annie into a decades-old art mystery and a dangerous graveyard trail.
4. Arsenic and Old Paint (2010): Annie’s legitimate art-investigation work turns deadly when stolen erotic art, a missing statue, and murder converge in San Francisco.

France and Historical/Mainstream Novels

These novels are standalones. They do not need to be read in publication order, although publication order is a tidy way to move through them.

1. The Paris Key (2015): A woman rebuilding her life in Paris takes over a locksmith shop, where keys, family history, and old secrets shape the emotional mystery.
2. Letters from Paris (2016): A family mystery sends the heroine into the history of a famous death mask, connecting present-day questions with old Parisian secrets.
3. The Lost Carousel of Provence (2018): A photographer’s search for belonging leads to a neglected château, a carousel, and a buried history in Provence.
4. The Vineyards of Champagne (2020): A historical thread from World War I and a modern journey through Champagne combine in a novel about memory, grief, and survival.
5. Off the Wild Coast of Brittany (2021): A remote Breton island becomes the center of a story about wartime secrets, family fracture, and the long afterlife of hidden choices.
6. The Paris Showroom (2022): Set in occupied Paris, this standalone follows women caught inside wartime fashion, survival, and moral compromise.

Standalone Supernatural Mysteries

1. Asylum Hotel (2025): An architect photographing an abandoned coastal hotel is pulled into a contemporary death and older unsolved tragedies connected to the building’s haunted reputation.
2. The Séance Garden (2026): A skeptical occult historian becomes involved in a Monterey murder case after a ghost tour leads to a real body and a haunting she cannot easily dismiss.

Other Contributions and Anthologies

1. Murder in La-La Land (2010): An anthology edited with Naomi Hirahara and Eric Stone; this is not part of any Juliet Blackwell series continuity.
2. Gary Phillips’ Hollis P.I. (2014): A shared Nate Hollis project with multiple authors; treat it as separate from Blackwell’s core mystery series.
3. Christmas in Darling Bay (2017): A multi-author omnibus contribution; read it as optional seasonal material, not as part of a Blackwell mystery sequence.
4. Suspense Magazine June 2011 (2011): A magazine issue containing work by Juliet Blackwell; it is not required for series reading order.

Recommended Juliet Blackwell Reading Order

For a mystery-first route, read:

1. Secondhand Spirits
2. A Cast-Off Coven
3. Hexes and Hemlines
4. In a Witch’s Wardrobe
5. Tarnished and Torn
6. A Vision in Velvet
7. Spellcasting in Silk
8. A Toxic Trousseau
9. A Magical Match
10. Bewitched and Betrothed
11. Synchronized Sorcery
12. If Walls Could Talk
13. Dead Bolt
14. Murder on the House
15. Home for the Haunting
16. A Haunting Is Brewing
17. Keeper of the Castle
18. Give Up the Ghost
19. A Ghostly Light
20. The Last Curtain Call
21. Feint of Art
22. Shooting Gallery
23. Brush with Death
24. Arsenic and Old Paint

This order starts with Blackwell’s best-known witchy cozy series, then moves into the ghost-renovation mysteries, and finally adds the Hailey Lind art mysteries.

For a stricter publication-history route, begin with Feint of Art, because the Art Lover’s Mystery series predates the Lily Ivory and Mel Turner books.

Publication Order

1. Feint of Art (2006)
2. Shooting Gallery (2006)
3. Brush with Death (2007)
4. Secondhand Spirits (2009)
5. Arsenic and Old Paint (2010)
6. A Cast-Off Coven (2010)
7. If Walls Could Talk (2010)
8. Hexes and Hemlines (2011)
9. Dead Bolt (2011)
10. In a Witch’s Wardrobe (2012)
11. Murder on the House (2012)
12. Tarnished and Torn (2013)
13. Home for the Haunting (2013)
14. A Vision in Velvet (2014)
15. A Haunting Is Brewing (2014)
16. Keeper of the Castle (2014)
17. The Paris Key (2015)
18. Spellcasting in Silk (2015)
19. Give Up the Ghost (2015)
20. Letters from Paris (2016)
21. A Toxic Trousseau (2016)
22. A Ghostly Light (2017)
23. The Lost Carousel of Provence (2018)
24. A Magical Match (2018)
25. Bewitched and Betrothed (2019)
26. The Vineyards of Champagne (2020)
27. The Last Curtain Call (2020)
28. Off the Wild Coast of Brittany (2021)
29. Synchronized Sorcery (2021)
30. The Paris Showroom (2022)
31. Asylum Hotel (2025)
32. The Séance Garden (2026)

Anthologies and shared projects can be added separately because they are not required for the main series continuity.

Do the Series Connect?

The main crossover is A Haunting Is Brewing.

That novella joins Mel Turner from Haunted Home Renovation with Lily Ivory from Witchcraft Mystery. Readers who want the full character effect should read at least several books from both series before the novella, but its cleanest Haunted Home Renovation placement is between books 4 and 5.

The Art Lover’s Mystery books are separate and were written as Hailey Lind.

The France-set novels and standalone supernatural mysteries are also separate from Lily, Mel, and Annie.

Best Starting Point by Reader Type

• Choose Secondhand Spirits for cozy mystery with witches, vintage clothes, and San Francisco atmosphere.
• Choose If Walls Could Talk for ghosts, old houses, and renovation-based mysteries.
• Choose Feint of Art for art crime, forgery, and a more traditional amateur-sleuth setup.
• Choose The Paris Key for a standalone France-set novel.
• Choose Asylum Hotel for a darker standalone supernatural mystery.

Latest Juliet Blackwell Book Status

At the time of writing such as April 29, 2026, Asylum Hotel is the newest published Juliet Blackwell standalone mystery.

The Séance Garden is the next listed Juliet Blackwell release, scheduled for July 28, 2026.

There is no confirmed new Witchcraft Mystery or Haunted Home Renovation Mystery title listed beyond Synchronized Sorcery and The Last Curtain Call.

FAQs

What Juliet Blackwell book should I read first?

Start with Secondhand Spirits if you want the most recognizable Juliet Blackwell entry point. It begins the Witchcraft Mystery series and introduces Lily Ivory’s magical San Francisco world.

Should I read Witchcraft Mystery or Haunted Home Renovation first?

Either works. Choose Witchcraft Mystery for spells and vintage clothing, or Haunted Home Renovation for ghosts and historic houses.

Where does A Haunting Is Brewing fit?

Read A Haunting Is Brewing after Home for the Haunting and before Keeper of the Castle. It is a crossover novella featuring Mel Turner and Lily Ivory.

Are the Hailey Lind books part of the Juliet Blackwell order?

Yes, if you are reading the author’s full mystery bibliography. They were published under the Hailey Lind name and form the separate Art Lover’s Mystery series.

Are Juliet Blackwell’s France novels connected?

No. The Paris and France-set novels are standalones. You can read them in any order.

Is Asylum Hotel part of a series?

No. It is a standalone supernatural mystery.

Is The Séance Garden part of a series?

It is listed as a standalone mystery, not as part of Witchcraft Mystery or Haunted Home Renovation.

Conclusion

The best Juliet Blackwell reading order is simple once the pen names are separated.

Start with Secondhand Spirits for Lily Ivory and the Witchcraft Mysteries. Start with If Walls Could Talk for Mel Turner and the Haunted Home Renovation Mysteries. Add A Haunting Is Brewing between Haunted Home Renovation books 4 and 5 if you want the crossover.

Read the Hailey Lind art mysteries separately, and treat the France-set novels, Asylum Hotel, and The Séance Garden as standalones.