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Looking for Richard Osman books in order? You’re in the right place. This guide covers all Richard Osman books in publication order, including the Thursday Murder Club books, the We Solve Murders series, and his nonfiction titles, so you can see exactly what to read next without sorting through conflicting lists.
Whether you want the full Richard Osman bibliography …
Reading the James Lee Burke books in order takes you through Dave Robicheaux, the Holland family novels, his standalones, short fiction, and the other major works tied to his career. Burke moves easily from the bayous of Louisiana to the wide-open country of Montana, with plenty of hard choices, old wounds, and family history along the way.
If you’re starting …
Reading the Inspector Rebus books in order is simple: start with Knots and Crosses and continue through Midnight and Blue. There are 25 full-length Inspector Rebus novels. Each mystery can stand alone, but publication order gives you the best view of Rebus, Siobhan Clarke, Big Ger Cafferty, and Malcolm Fox as their relationships change.
Ian Rankin’s series helped define …
The Joy Ellis books in order include four separate crime series, standalone fiction, and a small number of anthology contributions. Ellis is best known for atmospheric police procedurals set in the Lincolnshire Fens, although her Ellie McEwan mysteries move to a Surrey village.
Her books feature detectives facing murder investigations in isolated communities, with the landscape often adding to the …
If you’re a fan of whodunits, you’ve come to the right place. Below, you’ll find all the best murder mystery books based on Goodreads data.
With the rise of TikTok and Instagram book accounts, murder mysteries have been gaining popularity. From teens on trial for murder to a woman who’s kept silent about her husband’s death …
Anthony Horowitz books in order span teenage spy adventures, adult murder mysteries, horror stories, fantasy, graphic novels, and official continuations of Sherlock Holmes and James Bond. This guide brings those works together by series, then covers his standalones, plays, collections, and anthologies.
I’ve listed retitled editions and useful omnibus collections without treating them as separate original stories. Publication years use …
Anne Perry (1938–2023) was a British historical mystery author best known for the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt and William Monk series. This guide to the Anne Perry books in order covers her Victorian mysteries, historical novels, fantasy books, Christmas novellas, short fiction, collaborations, nonfiction, and other published work.
Perry wrote across several periods and genres, from Victorian London and the …
Rhys Bowen is the pen name of Janet Quin-Harkin, and her books cover cozy village mysteries, historical mysteries, royal sleuthing, and standalone historical novels.
If you’re trying to read Rhys Bowen books in order, I’d start by series. The Constable Evans, Molly Murphy, and Her Royal Spyness books all work best when you follow publication order, while the …
If you’re looking for Deborah Crombie books in order, you’re probably looking for her Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James mysteries. That’s the long-running British police procedural series she’s best known for, and it’s the place to focus first.
The series follows Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James through murder investigations, shifting relationships, and cases that build naturally …
Most Donna Leon books in order belong to her Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery series. Set in Venice, the novels follow a thoughtful police commissario whose cases expose murder, corruption, abuse of power, and the tensions beneath the city’s beauty.
Leon has also written one standalone novel, several nonfiction and essay collections, and books inspired by her interests in Venice, food, …