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Heather O’Neill books in order · Heather O’Neill reading order · 4 books · 2006 to 2022 · Set in Montreal

Heather O’Neill Books in Order and Reading Order

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Heather O’Neill writes dazzling, fairy-tale-tinged novels about Montreal’s streets and outsiders, starting with Lullabies for Little Criminals.

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Heather O’Neill books in order

Heather O’Neill’s first book is Lullabies for Little Criminals (2006). There are 4 books in all, published from 2006 to 2022.

The Heather O’Neill reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Novels

4 books · Set in MontrealLiterary fiction
  1. 1Lullabies for Little Criminals2006With BabyBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Girl Who Was Saturday Night2014With Nouschka TremblayBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Lonely Hearts Hotel2017With Rose and PierrotBuy on Amazon
  4. 4When We Lost Our Heads2022With Marie Antoinette Lafleur and Sadie ArnettBuy on Amazon

Who appears in which book

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Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Leads

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