Reading order · 4 books · 2019 to 2023 · Set in Santa Fe
Nora Kelly Books in Order
The Nora Kelly books follow an archaeologist in the American Southwest, working with FBI agent Corrie Swanson.
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Series facts
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2019 to 2023
- First book
- Old Bones
- Latest
- Dead Mountain (2023)
- Setting
- Set in Santa Fe
The reading order
Every Nora Kelly book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
4 books · Set in Santa Fe
- 1Old Bones2019With Nora KellyNora Kelly searches for the lost camp of the Donner Party, and FBI agent Corrie Swanson investigates graves being robbed.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Scorpion's Tail2021With Nora KellyNora Kelly and Corrie Swanson investigate a mummified body found in a ghost town in New Mexico.Buy on Amazon
- 3Diablo Mesa2022With Nora KellyNora Kelly is hired to dig at the site of the famous Roswell crash, and finds more than she expected.Buy on Amazon
- 4Dead Mountain2023With Nora KellyNora Kelly and Corrie Swanson investigate the mysterious deaths of a group of hikers on a New Mexico mountain decades ago.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with Old Bones.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Nora Kelly | Corrie Swanson | Skip Kelly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Old Bones | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 2 The Scorpion's Tail | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 3 Diablo Mesa | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 4 Dead Mountain | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Nora Kelly books
3 characters from Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child’s chart, with the number of Nora Kelly books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Nora KellyArchaeologist | 4 | Old Bones 2019 |
| Corrie SwansonKansas teenager who becomes an FBI agent | 4 | Old Bones 2019 |
| Skip KellyNora's brother | 4 | Old Bones 2019 |
Crossovers with Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child’s other series
- Pendergast: Nora Kelly also appears in 2 of its books