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Nuala Anne McGrail
The Nuala Anne McGrail series by Andrew M. Greeley has 12 known books (12 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Irish Gold (1994).
- Books
- 12 known books (12 novels)
- Published
- 12
- First published
- 1994
- Status
- deceased
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- Mystery & Crime
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Start here: Irish Gold (1994) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Irish Gold
Irish Gold opens the Nuala Anne McGrail series in 1994, introducing the young Irish singer with second sight and her future husband Dermot Michael Coyne, who narrates the series as her Chicago Irish-American mysteries begin. It runs 334 pages.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Irish Gold - Book 2:
Irish Lace
The second book in the Nuala Anne McGrail series, Irish Lace was published in 1996, between Irish Gold and Irish Whiskey, continuing Andrew Greeley's blend of cozy domestic comedy and psychic-hunch mystery-solving as Nuala and Dermot's relationship develops.
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Irish Whiskey
Irish Whiskey follows Irish Lace and precedes Irish Mist in the Nuala Anne McGrail series, published in 1998 as the couple's Chicago Irish-American life and Nuala's second sight continue to drive Andrew Greeley's mysteries.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Irish Whiskey - Book 4:
Irish Mist
Irish Mist follows Irish Whiskey and precedes Irish Eyes in the Nuala Anne McGrail series, published in 1999, part of the twelve-novel run in which Nuala and Dermot's marriage and growing family develop alongside each new mystery.
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Irish Eyes
At 320 pages, Irish Eyes is the fifth entry in Nuala Anne McGrail, published in 2000, continuing Andrew Greeley's mix of cozy Chicago Irish-American comedy and Nuala's psychic-hunch mysteries.
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Irish Love
The sixth book in the Nuala Anne McGrail series, Irish Love was published in 2001, between Irish Eyes and Irish Stew!, keeping Nuala and Dermot's marriage and Greeley's recurring interest in the mystical at the center of the story.
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Irish Stew!
The seventh book in the Nuala Anne McGrail series, Irish Stew! was published in 2002, between Irish Love and Irish Cream, one of the longer entries in Andrew Greeley's Chicago-set series at nearly 500 pages.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Irish Stew! - Book 8:
Irish Cream
Irish Cream follows Irish Stew! and precedes Irish Crystal in the Nuala Anne McGrail series, published in 2005, running close to 500 pages as Nuala's second sight and growing family keep unraveling mysteries no conventional detective could.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Irish Cream - Book 9:
Irish Crystal
At 304 pages, Irish Crystal is the ninth entry in Nuala Anne McGrail, published in 2006, part of Andrew Greeley's long-running blend of domestic comedy and Chicago Irish-American mysticism.
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Irish Linen
Irish Linen followed Irish Crystal in the Nuala Anne McGrail series, appearing in 2007 with Irish Tiger coming next, continuing the twelve-book arc of Nuala and Dermot's marriage as it grows across the series.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Irish Linen - Book 11:
Irish Tiger
At 315 pages, Irish Tiger is the eleventh entry in Nuala Anne McGrail, published in 2008, keeping Andrew Greeley's Chicago Irish-American mysteries and Nuala's psychic hunches going as the series nears its close.
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Irish Tweed
Irish Tweed (2009) closes out the Nuala Anne McGrail series, following Irish Tiger and bringing an end to Andrew Greeley's twelve-novel run of second-sight mysteries set among Chicago's Irish-American community.
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About the Nuala Anne McGrail series
Nuala Anne McGrail is a young Irish singer with second sight who moves to Chicago, marries financier Dermot Michael Coyne (the series' narrator), and keeps stumbling into mysteries that her psychic hunches, rather than conventional detective work, unravel. Across twelve novels -- all but one titled for an Irish word or phrase (Irish Gold, Irish Lace, Irish Whiskey...) -- the series tracks Nuala Anne and Dermot's marriage and growing family alongside the mysteries, blending cozy domestic comedy, Chicago Irish-American culture, and Greeley's recurring interest in the mystical and supernatural.
Frequently asked questions
How many Nuala Anne McGrail books are there?
Twelve, published 1994-2009.
What is distinctive about this series?
Its narrator-detective duo is a happily married couple -- singer/psychic Nuala Anne McGrail and financier Dermot Michael Coyne -- and mysteries are often solved through Nuala Anne's second sight rather than conventional deduction.
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