Barbara D’Amato Reading Order

8 books (1993–2016)

Barbara D'Amato edited eight mystery and crime anthologies published between 1994 and 2016, with the series now complete. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Partners in Crime and concluding with Silent Night, Deadly Night. The anthologies feature stories from various mystery and thriller writers within themed collections focused on crime fiction.

Start with Partners in Crime, the first of 7 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Danger in D.C. 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Partners in Crime 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Malice Domestic 5 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Murder on Route 66 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Sisters on the Case 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Crimes by Moonlight 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Chicago Blues 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Silent Night, Deadly Night 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (1989–2001)

The Cat Marsala Mystery series consists of nine books published between 1989 and 2001, following investigative journalist Cat Marsala as she pursues various cases throughout Chicago. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Hardball and concluding with Hard Road. Each mystery builds on the character's development and experience as she navigates dangerous investigations in an urban setting.

Start with Hardball, the first of 9 books in the Cat Marsala Mystery series.

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1	Hardball 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hard Tack 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Hard Luck 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Hard Women 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hard Case 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Hard Christmas 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Hard Bargain 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Hard Evidence 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Hard Road 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1989–1999)

The Catfantastic Anthologies series consists of six complete collections published between 1989 and 1999, featuring stories centered around felines across multiple genres. Edited primarily by Andre Norton and Martin H. Greenberg, these anthologies bring together work from numerous authors including mystery and thriller writers. Readers should start with the first Catfantastic and proceed in publication order through Catfantastic V to experience the full collection. Each volume stands alone but reading them in sequence provides the intended progression through the series.

Start with Catfantastic(By: Andre Norton), the first of 6 books in the Catfantastic Anthologies series.

5 books (1996–2004)

The Figueroa and Bennis series comprises five mystery novels published between 1996 and 2004, following the partnership of two Chicago police detectives as they navigate complex cases in the city. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Killer.App and concluding with Death of a Thousand Cuts. D'Amato draws on her background in mystery and non-fiction to craft this finished detective series.

Start with Killer.App, the first of 5 books in the Figueroa and Bennis series.

#	Title
1	Killer.App 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Good Cop, Bad Cop 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Help Me Please 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Authorized Personnel Only 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Death of a Thousand Cuts 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2016–2016)

Barbara D'Amato's Gerritt De Graaf series consists of two mystery novels published in 2016. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Eyes on Utopia Murders followed by The Hands of Healing Murder. Both books feature the same protagonist investigating interconnected cases in this finished two-book collection.

Start with The Eyes on Utopia Murders and read in order.

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1	The Eyes on Utopia Murders 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Hands of Healing Murder 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1992–1992)

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1	The Doctor, the Murder, the Mystery 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1994–1998)

Barbara D'Amato's collection of short stories and novellas spans from 1994 to 1998 across two complete volumes. Begin with Soon To Be a Minor Motion Picture, followed by Of Course You Know That Chocolate is a Vegetable, reading them in publication order. This finished series showcases D'Amato's work in the mystery and thriller genres through compact narrative forms.

Start with Soon To Be a Minor Motion Picture and read in order.

#	Title
1	Soon To Be a Minor Motion Picture 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Of Course You Know That Chocolate is a Vegetable 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1998–1998)

#	Title
1	Of Course You Know That Chocolate is a Vegetable 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1989–2011)

Barbara D'Amato's four standalone mystery novels span from 1989 to 2011 and should be read in publication order. The series is complete and includes On My Honor, White Male Infant, Foolproof (cowritten with Jeanne M. Dams and Mark Richard Zubro), and Other Eyes. Each entry stands alone as an independent mystery, making them accessible regardless of reading sequence, though following publication order provides the best experience of D'Amato's evolving storytelling across these two decades.

Start with On My Honor, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	On My Honor 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	White Male Infant 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Foolproof(With: Jeanne M. Dams,Mark Richard Zubro) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Other Eyes 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible