Nell Sweeney Mysteries Series

6 primary works • 7 total works
The Nell Sweeney historical mysteries, which are set in post-Civil War Boston, star a young Irish-born governess and her employer’s black sheep son, the dissolute, wounded, dangerously charming Will Hewitt. If you like twisty-turny mysteries with a breathless whisper of romantic tension, you’ve come to the right place.

Book 1

Still Life with Murder
3.93
· 10593 Ratings · 989 Reviews · published 2003 · 16 editions
Boston, 1868: The dawn of the Gilded Age, an era o…
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Book 2

Murder in a Mill Town
4.11
· 3514 Ratings · 219 Reviews · published 2004 · 12 editions
Nell Sweeney, a young Irish-born governess in post…
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Book 3

Death on Beacon Hill
4.13
· 2933 Ratings · 140 Reviews · published 2005 · 13 editions
Boston, 1869: As governess to the wealthy Hewitts,…
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Book 4

Murder on Black Friday
4.11
· 2761 Ratings · 107 Reviews · published 2005 · 14 editions
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Book 5

Murder In the North End
4.15
· 2680 Ratings · 111 Reviews · published 2006 · 10 editions
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Book 6

A Bucket of Ashes
4.19
· 2637 Ratings · 174 Reviews · published 2007 · 13 editions
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Book 1-6

The Nell Sweeney Historical Mysteries
4.52
· 223 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 2011 · 3 editions
This bargain-priced “boxed set” contains all six o…
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