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Karly Lane books in order · Karly Lane reading order · 28 books · 2011 to 2025

Karly Lane Books in Order and Reading Order

Crime and mysteryRural crime

Karly Lane writes rural romance and family drama set in small Australian country towns.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Book summaries and characters are still being added.

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Karly Lane books in order

The first Callahans of Stringybark Creek book is The Wrong Callahan (2018). There are 28 books in all, published from 2011 to 2025, across 2 series and groups.

The Karly Lane 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.

Standalone

25 books · Set in Rural New South WalesRural crime
  1. 1North Star2011Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Morgan’s Law2012Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Bridie’s Choice2012Buy on Amazon
  4. 4December’s Wish2013Buy on Amazon
  5. 5Poppy’s Dilemma2013Buy on Amazon
  6. 6Gemma’s Bluff2014Buy on Amazon
  7. 7Burnt2015Buy on Amazon
  8. 8Tallowood Bound2015Buy on Amazon
  9. 9Second Chance Town2016Buy on Amazon
  10. 10Third Time Lucky2016Buy on Amazon
  11. 11If Wishes Were Horses2017Buy on Amazon
  12. 12Six Ways to Sunday2017Buy on Amazon
  13. 13Someone Like You2018Buy on Amazon
  14. 14Fool Me Once2020Buy on Amazon
  15. 15Something Like This2020Buy on Amazon
  16. 16Take Me Home2021Buy on Amazon
  17. 17Once Burnt, Twice Shy2021Buy on Amazon
  18. 18A Stone’s Throw Away2022Buy on Amazon
  19. 19Wish You Were Here2022Buy on Amazon
  20. 20Time After Time2023Buy on Amazon
  21. 21For Once in My Life2023Buy on Amazon
  22. 22The One That Got Away2024Buy on Amazon
  23. 23Twist of Fate2024Buy on Amazon
  24. 24Needle in a Haystack2025Buy on Amazon
  25. 25Rumour Has It2025Buy on Amazon

Callahans of Stringybark Creek

3 books · Set in the fictional Stringybark Creek, New South WalesRural crime
  1. 1The Wrong Callahan2018Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Mr Right Now2019Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Return to Stringybark Creek2019Buy on Amazon

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