The Lily Bard series by Charlaine Harris introduces readers to the resilient and resourceful Lily Bard. After moving to the small town of Shakespeare, Arkansas to escape a traumatic past, Lily tries to lay low by working as a housecleaner and immersing herself in karate. However, life has other plans as she continuously finds herself entangled in the town’s mysteries and murders. As Lily juggles her cleaning business and her new role as an amateur detective, readers get to dive into her world filled with dark secrets and surprising plot twists. Each book in the series paints a vivid picture of a small Southern town, where the past and present collide in thrilling and unexpected ways.

5 books

Shakespeare's Landlord

Book 1Published 1996

Shakespeare's Landlord

by Charlaine Harris

While trying to prove her innocence in the murder of her landlord, Lily Bard, karate student and cleaning service proprietor, finds plenty of skeletons in the closets of Shakespeare, Arkansas. Reprint. Read more

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Shakespeare's Champion

Book 2Published 1997

Shakespeare's Champion

by Charlaine Harris

#1 New York Times bestseller Charlaine Harris’s second book in the Shakespeare series returns to print in this stunning mystery. Shakespeare, Arkansas, is a small Southern town with plenty of secrets, and Charlaine Harris’s Lily Bard, fresh from her ... Read more

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Shakespeare's Christmas

Book 3Published 1998

Shakespeare's Christmas

by Charlaine Harris

Charlaine Harris's beloved series returns just in time for Christmas with this paperback re-issue. Charlaine Harris's unique spin on the traditional cozy has garnered high praise and dedicated fans for her first two books set in Shakespeare, Arkansas... Read more

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Shakespeare's Trollop

Book 4Published 2000

Shakespeare's Trollop

by Charlaine Harris

Amateur sleuth, cleaning lady, and martial arts expert Lily Bard searches for a killer after she stumbles upon the body of Deedra Dean, the promiscuous tramp of Shakespeare, Arkansas, in her car on a deserted back road. Reprint. Read more

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Shakespeare's Counselor

Book 5Published 2001

Shakespeare's Counselor

by Charlaine Harris

Amateur sleuth and cleaning lady Lily Bard joins a therapy group for rape survivors in order to deal with her own assault, but a member's gruesome murder and escalating threats against the counselor force her to investigate both situations. Read more

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