Order of Sharyn Howard Books

Order of Sharyn Howard Books

Sharyn Howard by Joyce Jim Lavene

Sharyn Howard is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American authors Joyce & Jim Lavene. Set in the mountains of North Carolina – specifically in the town of Diamond Springs, where Sharyn Howard serves as town sheriff. Each installment in this series features two mysteries (one from the past and one from the present) that are somehow connected. Aside from the mysteries, the series also offers a look at Southern small town life.

Joyce and Jim Lavene began their Sharyn Howard series in 1999 with the novel Last Dance. The series lasted 12 novels, concluding in 2007 with the novel The First Last Be Last. Below is a list of Joyce and Jim Lavene’s Sharyn Howard books in order of when they were originally published (which is the same as their chronological order):

Publication Order of Sharyn Howard Mystery Books

Last Dance

(1999)

One Last Good-Bye

(2000)

The Last to Remember

(2001)

Until Our Last Embrace

(2001)

For the Last Time

(2002)

Dreams Don’t Last

(2002)

Last Fires Burning

(2003)

Glory’s Last Victim

(2003)

Last Rites

(2004)

Last One Down

(2004)

Before The Last Lap

(2005)

The First Shall Be Last

(2007)