This guide to Mark Dawson books in order covers interconnected espionage thrillers, historical crime, contemporary mysteries, and a middle-grade detective series. Dawson is a British author best known for John Milton, a former government assassin who leaves the clandestine Group Fifteen and tries to atone for his past.
Several of Dawson’s adult thriller series share that world, while Soho Noir…
Victor Methos is best known for legal thrillers and crime fiction, but his bibliography also includes mysteries, science fiction, horror, fantasy, and shorter works. This guide lists the Victor Methos books in order by series and publication date, including the Jon Stanton, Desert Plains, Shepard & Gray, and Vegas Shadows books.
Methos is a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney, …
This Diana Gabaldon books in order guide covers her main Outlander novels, the Lord John Grey series, related short fiction, collections, nonfiction, collaborations, and screen adaptations. The lists separate full-length novels from novellas, short stories, collections, and other formats so you can see her complete bibliography without counting the same work twice.
I recommend starting with the nine published Outlander…
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 …
Whether you first met Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on screen or have been following along since the publication of the first book in 2005, there is no denying Grace’s allure. Intelligent, crafty, and refreshingly real, he has enamored fans for nearly two decades. If you’ve never read the Roy Grace books in order before, you’re in for a plot-twisting, page-turning …
Looking for a list of Peter James books in order? You’ll find the full reading order below, including his series, standalones, and short fiction.
Peter James is best known for the Roy Grace novels, but his bibliography goes beyond that series. Having everything in one place makes it easier to see how his books fit together.
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Janette Oke’s Love Comes Softly series in order begins with Marty and Clark Davis, then follows their family across several generations of prairie life, faith, marriage, loss, and new beginnings. The original books are simple to read in order, but the wider world gets a little more confusing once you add the follow-up series and Hallmark movies.
For the books, …
If you’re trying to read the Will Trent books in order, I’d stick with publication order. Karin Slaughter usually writes each mystery so you can follow the case on its own, but Will, Angie, Faith, Amanda, and Sara all carry a lot of history from book to book.
That matters even more once the series crosses into Slaughter’s Grant …
The Robert Crais books in order are anchored by private investigator Elvis Cole and his partner, Joe Pike. Cole is a wisecracking Vietnam veteran who quotes Jiminy Cricket, carries a .38, and refuses to take himself too seriously. Pike is quieter, tougher, and just as important to the series, taking the lead in several books.
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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 …