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Bailey Ruth Raeburn
The Bailey Ruth Raeburn series by Carolyn Hart has 10 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Ghost at Work (2008).
- Books
- 10 books
- First published
- 2008
- Status
- completed
- Last checked
Start here: Ghost at Work (2008) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Ghost at Work
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Ghost at Work - Book 2:
Merry, Merry Ghost
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Merry, Merry Ghost - Book 3:
Ghost in Trouble
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Ghost in Trouble - Book 4:
Ghost Gone Wild
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Ghost Gone Wild - Book 5:
Ghost Wanted
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Ghost to the Rescue
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Ghost to the Rescue - Book 7:
Ghost Times Two
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Ghost on the Case
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Ghost on the Case - Book 9:
Ghost Ups Her Game
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Ghost Ups Her Game - Book 10:
Ghost Blows a Kiss
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Ghost Blows a Kiss
About the Bailey Ruth Raeburn series
Bailey Ruth Raeburn is a former Oklahoma police officer's wife turned ghost, dispatched from Heaven's Department of Good Intentions back to her hometown of Adelaide, Oklahoma, whenever the living need a nudge in the right direction. Carolyn Hart launched the series with Ghost at Work (2008) as a lighter, more overtly supernatural cozy than either of her earlier series -- Bailey Ruth can turn visible or invisible at will, has strict Heavenly rules she's supposed to follow (and routinely bends), and solves each book's murder from the unique vantage point of someone the living can't normally see or hear.
The premise gives Hart room for comedy that Death on Demand and Henrie O don't really attempt: Bailey Ruth materializing mid-sentence in inconvenient clothing, her supervisor Wiggins fretting from the Department about her rule-breaking, and murder investigations that double as second chances for Bailey Ruth to fix old regrets in the town she left behind. Underneath the ghost-cozy conceit, though, each entry is still a fair-play whodunit with a real killer to unmask by the end.
Ten novels were published between 2008 and 2021, making Bailey Ruth Hart's longest-running series after Death on Demand itself.
Frequently asked questions
How many Bailey Ruth Raeburn books are there?
Ten novels, published between 2008 and 2021, from Ghost at Work through Ghost Blows a Kiss.
What order should I read the Bailey Ruth books in?
Publication order, starting with Ghost at Work (2008). Each murder mystery is self-contained, though the running setup around Bailey Ruth's Heavenly assignments builds across the series.
Is Bailey Ruth Raeburn connected to Carolyn Hart's other series?
No. It's a separate, standalone series from Death on Demand and Henrie O, distinguished by its supernatural ghost-cozy premise -- Bailey Ruth is a ghost sent back to Earth to help the living.
Who is Bailey Ruth Raeburn?
A former Oklahoma police officer's wife who died and became a ghost working for Heaven's Department of Good Intentions, periodically sent back to her hometown of Adelaide, Oklahoma to solve murders and set things right.
Is the Bailey Ruth series finished?
Ten novels were published from 2008 to 2021, and no further entries have been announced since Ghost Blows a Kiss.
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