Deborah Crombie Reading Order

2 books (2004–2016)

Deborah Crombie contributed to two mystery anthologies between 2004 and 2016. These standalone collections should be read in publication order, beginning with The Sunken Sailor. The series is now complete.

Start with The Sunken Sailor and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Sunken Sailor 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Echoes of Sherlock Holmes 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

21 books (1993–2027)

This mystery series follows detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James across twenty novels published between 1993 and 2023. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with A Share in Death, as the characters develop and their relationship evolves throughout the sequence. The series appears to be complete, offering readers a substantial arc spanning three decades of crime-solving and personal growth for its protagonists.

Start with A Share in Death, the first of 20 books in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series.

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1	A Share in Death 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	All Shall Be Well 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Leave the Grave Green 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Mourn Not Your Dead 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dreaming of the Bones 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Kissed a Sad Goodbye 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Finer End 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	And Justice There Is None 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Now May You Weep 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	In a Dark House 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Water Like a Stone 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Where Memories Lie 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Necessary as Blood 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Nocturne 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	No Mark Upon Her 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Sound of Broken Glass 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	To Dwell in Darkness 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Garden of Lamentations 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	A Bitter Feast 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	A Killing of Innocents 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	A Long Cold Sleep 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible