Ann Granger Reading Order

1 book (2000–2000)

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1	Malice Domestic 9 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2009–2024)

The Campbell and Carter Mystery series consists of eight books written by Ann Granger, beginning with Mud, Muck and Dead Things in 2009 and continuing through Death on the Prowl in 2024. This ongoing mystery series should be read in publication order to follow the development of the central characters and their investigations. The books feature the detective partnership of Campbell and Carter as they work through various cases involving murder and intrigue across their jurisdiction.

Start with Mud, Muck and Dead Things, the first of 8 books in the Campbell and Carter Mystery series.

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1	Mud, Muck and Dead Things 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Rack, Ruin and Murder 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Bricks and Mortality 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dead in the Water 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Rooted in Evil 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	An Unfinished Murder 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Matter of Murder 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Death on the Prowl 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1997–2007)

Ann Granger's Fran Varady series comprises seven mysteries published between 1997 and 2007, with the complete collection concluding at Rattling the Bones. These novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Asking for Trouble, to follow the character's development across the interconnected cases. The series is now complete and self-contained within its seven entries.

Start with Asking for Trouble, the first of 7 books in the Fran Varady series.

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1	Asking for Trouble 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Keeping Bad Company 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Running Scared 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Risking It All 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Watching Out 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Mixing with Murder 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Rattling the Bones 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2006–2023)

Ann Granger's Lizzie Martin and Inspector Ben Ross series comprises nine mysteries published between 2006 and 2023, with the sequence appearing to be complete. The books follow the same protagonists throughout and should be read in publication order, beginning with A Rare Interest in Corpses (also published as The Companion). The series progresses chronologically through Victorian-era investigations, with later entries including The Dead Woman of Deptford, The Murderer's Apprentice, The Truth-Seeker's Wife, and concluding with The Old Rogue of Limehouse.

Start with A Rare Interest in Corpses / The Companion, the first of 9 books in the Lizzie Martin/Inspector Ben Ross series.

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1	A Rare Interest in Corpses / The Companion 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Mortal Curiosity 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Better Quality of Murder 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Particular Eye for Villainy 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Testimony of the Hanged Man 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Dead Woman of Deptford 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Murderer's Apprentice 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Truth-Seeker's Wife 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Old Rogue of Limehouse 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

15 books (1991–2004)

Ann Granger's Mitchell and Markby series consists of 15 mystery novels published between 1991 and 2004, following the same detective protagonists throughout. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with A Season for Murder, as they form a continuous narrative arc across the complete series. This English mystery series concluded in 2004 with That Way Murder Lies.

Start with A Season for Murder, the first of 15 books in the Mitchell and Markby series.

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1	A Season for Murder 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Say It with Poison 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Cold in the Earth 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Murder Among Us 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Where Old Bones Lie 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Fine Place for Death 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Flowers for His Funeral 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Candle for a Corpse 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Touch of Mortality 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Word After Dying 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Call the Dead Again 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Beneath These Stones 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Shades of Murder 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	A Restless Evil 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	That Way Murder Lies 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1979–1989)

Ann Granger's six standalone mystery novels were published between 1979 and 1989, with each book presenting an independent story that can be enjoyed on its own. The complete series consists of A Poor Relation, Summer Heiress, The Garden Of Azure Dragon, The Unexpected American, A Scandalous Bargain, and False Fortune. While each novel stands alone, readers who wish to experience them as Granger intended should follow the publication order, beginning with A Poor Relation.

Start with A Poor Relation, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	A Poor Relation 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Summer Heiress 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Garden Of Azure Dragon 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Unexpected American 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Scandalous Bargain 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	False Fortune 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible