Donna Andrews Reading Order

24 books (2002–2025)

Donna Andrews has edited 22 mystery and thriller anthologies from 2002 to 2025, with the series remaining ongoing. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with The Mysterious North and progressing through various themed volumes including the Chesapeake Crimes subseries and Cozy Case Files volumes. Each anthology features contributions from multiple mystery writers and can be enjoyed independently, though readers interested in the full scope of Andrews' editorial work may prefer to follow the complete chronological sequence.

Start with The Mysterious North, the first of 22 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	The Mysterious North 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Chesapeake Crimes I 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Powers of Detection 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Chesapeake Crimes II 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Chesapeake Crimes 3 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Chesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin' 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Chesapeake Crimes: This Job Is Murder! 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Chesapeake Crimes: Homicidal Holidays 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Silent Night, Deadly Night 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Cozy Case Files Volume 2 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Cozy Case Files Volume 3 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Chesapeake Crimes: Fur, Feathers, and Felonies 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Cozy Case Files Volume 5 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Cozy Case Files Volume 6 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Cozy Case Files Volume 7 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Chesapeake Crimes: Invitation to Murder 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Cozy Case Files Volume 10 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Cozy Case Files Volume 9 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Beat of Black Wings 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Cozy Case Files Volume 12 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Cozy Case Files Volume 16 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	School of Hard Knox 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Double Crossing Van Dine 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2004–2018)

Donna Andrews, along with co-editors Marcia Talley and Carla Coupe, compiled this complete mystery anthology series spanning from 2004 to 2018. The collection consists of three volumes that should be read in publication order, beginning with Chesapeake Crimes. These mystery and thriller anthologies feature stories from multiple authors and conclude with Chesapeake Crimes: Fur, Feathers, and Felonies.

Start with Chesapeake Crimes and read in order.

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1	Chesapeake Crimes 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Chesapeake Crimes 3(With: Marcia Talley,Carla Coupe) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Chesapeake Crimes: Fur, Feathers, and Felonies(With: Shari Randall,Carla Coupe) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

26 books (2017–2026)

The Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler is an ongoing anthology series featuring mystery stories by multiple authors, with 22 volumes published between 2017 and 2025. Each volume collects short mysteries from various cozy mystery writers, offering readers diverse characters and settings within the cozy genre. The series should be read in publication order, starting with Volume 1, to experience the stories as they were released. This anthology format allows readers to sample different cozy mystery authors and find new favorites within each installment.

Start with Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley), the first of 22 books in the Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler series.

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1	Cozy Case Files Volume 1(By: Ellie Alexander,Cynthia Riggs,Mindy Quigley) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cozy Case Files Volume 2 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Cozy Case Files Volume 3 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Cozy Case Files Volume 4(By: Parnell Hall,Shari Randall,Ellen Hart,Ellie Alexander,Frances Brody,Tessa Arlen,Vivien Chien,Julia Chapman,Paige Shelton,Jane K. Cleland,Mindy Quigley) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Cozy Case Files Volume 5 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Cozy Case Files Volume 6 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Cozy Case Files Volume 7 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Cozy Case Files Volume 10 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Cozy Case Files Volume 8(By: M.C. Beaton,Diane Kelly,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,SusanCox,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Cozy Case Files Volume 9 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Cozy Case Files Volume 11(By: Diane Kelly,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,Mariah Fredericks,Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Cozy Case Files Volume 12 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Cozy Case Files Volume 13(By: Elizabeth Penney,Mindy Quigley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Cozy Case Files Volume 13(By: Mindy Quigley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Cozy Case Files Volume 14(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Mindy Quigley,Korina Moss) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Cozy Case Files Volume 15(By: Mindy Quigley) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Cozy Case Files Volume 16 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Cozy Case Files Volume 17(By: Rhys Bowen,Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Jean-Luc Bannalec,Olivia Matthews,Olivia Blacke,Mindy Quigley,Clare Broyles,Korina Moss,Anastasia Hastings) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Cozy Case Files, Volume 18 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Cozy Case Files, Volume 20(By: Rhys Bowen,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Paige Shelton,Olivia Matthews,Jennifer J. Chow,Olivia Blacke,Mindy Quigley,Clare Broyles,Anastasia Hastings) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Cozy Case Files, Volume 22 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Cozy Case Files, Volume 23(By: Diane Kelly,Gigi Pandian,Ellie Alexander,Vivien Chien,Paige Shelton,Jennifer J. Chow) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Cozy Case Files, Volume 24 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Cozy Case Files, Volume 25 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Cozy Case Files, Volume 27 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

41 books (1999–2027)

The Meg Langslow series is an ongoing mystery collection by Donna Andrews comprising forty books published from 1999 to 2026. These novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Murder With Peacocks, as they follow the continuing adventures of the same protagonist throughout the series. The books blend mystery and thriller elements across their chronological releases, making them ideal for readers seeking a long-running character-driven mystery franchise.

Start with Murder With Peacocks, the first of 40 books in the Meg Langslow series.

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1	Murder With Peacocks 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Murder With Puffins 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	We'll Always Have Parrots 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Owls Well That Ends Well 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	No Nest for the Wicket 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Penguin Who Knew Too Much 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Cockatiels at Seven 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Six Geese A-Slaying 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Swan for the Money 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Stork Raving Mad 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Real Macaw 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Some Like it Hawk 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Duck the Halls 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Hen of the Baskervilles 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Good, the Bad, and the Emus 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Nightingale Before Christmas 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Lord of the Wings 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Die Like an Eagle 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Gone Gull 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	How the Finch Stole Christmas! 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Lark! the Herald Angels Sing 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Toucan Keep a Secret 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Owl Be Home for Christmas 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Terns of Endearment 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	The Falcon Always Wings Twice 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Gift of the Magpie 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Murder Most Fowl 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Twelve Jays of Christmas 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Dashing Through the Snowbirds 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Round Up the Usual Peacocks 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Birder, She Wrote 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Between a Flock and a Hard Place 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Rockin' Around the Chickadee 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Five Golden Wings 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	For Duck's Sake 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Jay to the World 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Probable Caws 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Bad Loon Rising 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1989–2025)

The Murder Most series comprises twelve mystery anthologies published between 1989 and 2025, edited primarily by Martin H. Greenberg along with various co-editors. This ongoing collection should be read in publication order, beginning with Murder Most Sacred and continuing through the most recent entry, Mystery Most Humorous. Each volume features short mystery stories organized around a different theme, from medieval and feline mysteries to Irish, romantic, and humorous tales. The series brings together established and emerging mystery writers to explore crime and detection across diverse settings and styles.

Start with Murder Most Sacred(By: Martin H. Greenberg), the first of 12 books in the Murder Most series.

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1	Murder Most Sacred(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Murder Most Medieval(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murder Most Delicious(By: Martin H. Greenberg,Barbara Paul) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Murder Most Irish(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Murder Most Delectable(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Murder Most Divine(By: Ralph McInerny) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Murder Most Feline(By: Martin H. Greenberg,Ed Gorman) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Murder Most Postal(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Murder Most Romantic(By: Martin H. Greenberg,Susan Sizemore) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Murder Most Celtic(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Murder Most Confederate(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Mystery Most Humorous(With: Marcia Talley,Gigi Pandian,Steve Shrott,Hugh Lessig,Melinda Mullet,Becky Clark,Victoria Dowd,Sylvia Maultash Warsh,Nikki Knight,Suzanne Flaig,Nina Mansfield,Susan Love Brown,Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier,Gregory Meece,M.S. Greene,P. J. Nelson,Sarah Bewley,Melissa Westemeier) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2007–2007)

4 books (2002–2005)

The Turing Hopper series consists of four mystery novels by Donna Andrews, published between 2002 and 2005. This completed series should be read in publication order, beginning with You've Got Murder and continuing through Click Here For Murder, Access Denied, and Delete All Suspects. The mysteries in this series are best experienced sequentially to follow the overall narrative arc.

Start with You've Got Murder, the first of 4 books in the Turing Hopper series.

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1	You've Got Murder 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Click Here For Murder 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Access Denied 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Delete All Suspects 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible