Marie Benedict books in order are simplest to follow by publication date, although her adult historical novels are standalones and can be read in any order. The Secrets of Lovelace Academy begins a separate middle-grade series, while Agent 355, Smoke Signal, and “Amelia’s Shadow” are shorter works.
Most of Benedict’s adult novels reimagine the lives of overlooked women from history. She has also written historical mysteries, collaborative novels, and young adult books under the name Heather Terrell.
Jump to:
- Marie Benedict Standalone Books
- Lovelace Academy Series
- Marie Benedict Novellas and Short Stories
- Marie Benedict Books as Heather Terrell
- About Marie Benedict
Marie Benedict Standalone Books
These adult novels tell separate stories, so you can start with whichever woman, event, or historical period interests you most. Publication order is useful if you want to follow Benedict’s work from her earliest historical novels through her later mysteries and collaborations.
- The Other Einstein (2016)
- Carnegie’s Maid (2018)
- The Only Woman in the Room (2019)
- Lady Clementine (2020)
- The Mystery of Mrs. Christie (2020)
- The Personal Librarian (2021) (With Victoria Christopher Murray)
- Her Hidden Genius (2022)
- The Mitford Affair (2023)
- The First Ladies (2023) (With Victoria Christopher Murray)
- The Queens of Crime (2025)
- Daughter of Egypt (2026)
- A Pair of Aces (2026) (With Victoria Christopher Murray)
- The Witch of Wall Street (2027)
Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray co-wrote The Personal Librarian, The First Ladies, and A Pair of Aces. The three books are connected by their authorship, but they are not a numbered series.
Lovelace Academy Series
Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel introduced Lovelace Academy in this middle-grade historical adventure. It follows Lainey Philipps, an orphan who earns a place at a secretive London boarding school and becomes involved in a journey tied to Mileva Marić and her scientific work.
- The Secrets of Lovelace Academy (2025) (With Courtney Sheinmel)
Marie Benedict Novellas and Short Stories
These shorter works can be read on their own. Agent 355 imagines the life of an unidentified Revolutionary War spy, Smoke Signal brings together Agatha Christie and codebreaker Osla Kendall, and “Amelia’s Shadow” explores the friendship and rivalry between pilots Ruth Nichols and Amelia Earhart.
- Agent 355 (2020) (Novella)
- Smoke Signal (2021) (Novella with Kate Quinn)
- Amelia’s Shadow (2024) (Short story)
Marie Benedict Books as Heather Terrell
Before publishing as Marie Benedict, Heather Terrell wrote historical thrillers and young adult fantasy and dystopian fiction under her own name.
Mara Coyne Books
Mara Coyne is a Manhattan attorney whose cases connect modern crimes with secrets hidden in art and history. Read the two novels in publication order.
- The Chrysalis (2007)
- The Map Thief (2008)
Fallen Angel Books
The Fallen Angel duology follows Ellie and Michael as they discover otherworldly powers and become caught in an ancient conflict. Read the books in order.
- Fallen Angel (2010)
- Eternity (2011)
Books of Eva Series
The Books of Eva is a young adult dystopian series set in New North after a catastrophe known as the Healing. Eva volunteers to become a Testor after her brother’s death and begins uncovering secrets about the civilization she has been taught to trust.
Chronicle: Before the Books of Eva (2013) is a prequel novella. You can read it before Relic or follow publication order and read it after the first novel.
Heather Terrell Standalone Book
Brigid of Kildare connects fifth-century Ireland with a modern discovery involving an illuminated manuscript found in Saint Brigid’s reliquary box.
- Brigid of Kildare (2010)
About Marie Benedict
Marie Benedict is the name Heather Benedict Terrell uses for her historical fiction about women whose achievements were overlooked, minimized, or misunderstood. She previously published historical thrillers and young adult novels as Heather Terrell.
Benedict worked as a commercial litigator before turning to fiction. Her legal background is especially visible in novels involving evidence, investigation, public reputation, and women working within institutions that tried to limit them.
Her books mix documented history with imagined private conversations, motives, fears, and relationships. The result is fiction rather than biography, but each novel begins with extensive research into its central women and historical setting.
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