Alan Orloff Reading Order

22 books (2015–2025)

Alan Orloff has contributed to 16 different mystery, thriller, and horror anthologies from 2015 to 2025, with the series still ongoing. These collections span various themed compilations including noir, crime, and culinary mysteries, with works appearing in publications like Shotgun Honey Presents, Malice Domestic, Mickey Finn, and Black Cat Mystery Magazine. Read the anthologies in publication order starting with Shotgun Honey Presents: Locked and Loaded: Volume 3 to follow Orloff's contributions chronologically across these curated collections.

Start with Shotgun Honey Presents: Locked and Loaded: Volume 3, the first of 16 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Shotgun Honey Presents: Locked and Loaded: Volume 3 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	50 Shades of Cabernet 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Noir at the Salad Bar: Culinary Tales with a Bite 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Malice Domestic 13: Mystery Most Geographical 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Night of the Flood in Stories 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Black Cat Mystery Magazine #4 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Seascape: The Best New England Crime Stories 2019 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Masthead 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Mickey Finn Vol 1: 21st Century Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Beat of Black Wings 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Swamp Killers 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Murder by the Glass 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Malice Domestic: Mystery Most Diabolical 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Mickey Finn Vol. 3: 21st Century Noir 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Mickey Finn Vol. 4: 21st Century Noir 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Ill Winds and Wild Weather 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Mickey Finn Vol. 5: 21st Century Noir 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Mystery Tribune / Issue Nº21 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Scattered, Smothered, Covered & Chunked: Crime Fiction Inspired by Waffle House 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Cooking Up Death 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Hollywood Kills 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Sleuths Just Wanna Have Fun: Private Eyes in the Materialistic Eighties 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

23 books (2019–2022)

Guns + Tacos is an anthology series featuring 23 short stories published between 2019 and 2022, with each entry combining crime fiction elements with playful food and firearm themes in its title. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, starting with A Beretta, Burritos and Bears by James A. Hearn. Each story is written by a different author and functions as a standalone entry, making the collection accessible to readers picking up any individual installment.

Start with A Beretta, Burritos and Bears(By: James A. Hearn), the first of 23 books in the Guns + Tacos series.

2 books (2011–2012)

This two-book mystery series by Alan Orloff follows a complete story arc across Killer Routine and Deadly Campaign, published between 2011 and 2012. The books should be read in publication order to properly follow the narrative. The series blends mystery and thriller elements with touches of darker tones.

Start with Killer Routine and read in order.

#	Title
1	Killer Routine 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Deadly Campaign 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2023–2024)

Alan Orloff's Mess Hopkins series consists of two mystery and thriller books published in 2023 and 2024, with more installments planned. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Sanctuary Motel followed by Late Checkout. This ongoing series blends mystery, thriller, and horror elements with young adult appeal.

Start with Sanctuary Motel and read in order.

1 book (2020–2020)

10 books (2010–2026)

Alan Orloff has written nine standalone novels published between 2010 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. Begin with Diamonds for the Dead and continue through the most recent entry, The Family Biz, reading them in publication order. Each book stands alone as a complete mystery or thriller narrative, making them accessible as individual reads while rewarding readers who follow the author's full body of work chronologically.

Start with Diamonds for the Dead, the first of 9 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Diamonds for the Dead 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Taste 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	First Time Killer(As: Zak Allen) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Ride-Along 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Running From the Past 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Pray for the Innocent 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	I Know Where You Sleep 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	I Play One on TV 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Driving the Bugmobile 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Family Biz 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible