Faye Kellerman Reading Order

9 books (1990–2011)

Faye Kellerman's Anthologies series comprises nine mystery and thriller collections published between 1990 and 2011. Each standalone book features various authors contributing short stories to themed compilations, making them ideal for readers who enjoy diverse mystery narratives in single volumes. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Sisters in Crime 3 and concluding with No Rest for the Dead.

Start with Sisters in Crime 3, the first of 9 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Sisters in Crime 3 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Woman's Eye 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Women of Mystery 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Murder For Love 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Mothers and Daughters 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Diagnosis Dead 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Naked Came the Phoenix 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	No Rest for the Dead 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

34 books (2022–2025)

Mysterious Profiles is an ongoing mystery and thriller series by Faye Kellerman comprising 33 books published between 2022 and 2025. The series should be read in publication order and features detective and crime fiction characters from various established series, including Alex Delaware, Jack Reacher, Hieronymus Bosch, Charlie Parker, and Inspector Morse, among many others. This collection brings together protagonists from different mystery traditions into a single reading sequence.

Start with Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman), the first of 33 books in the Mysterious Profiles series.

27 books (1986–2022)

Faye Kellerman's Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series spans 27 mystery novels published between 1986 and 2022, following the investigations of LAPD detective Peter Decker and his eventual partner Rina Lazarus as they solve crimes across Los Angeles. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Ritual Bath, to experience the developing relationship and case histories of these central characters. Notable entries include Sacred and Profane, Milk and Honey, Day of Atonement, False Prophet, Grievous Sin, Sanctuary, Justice, Prayers for the Dead, Serpent's Tooth, Jupiter's Bones, Stalker, The Forgotten, Stone Kiss, and Street Dreams, among others.

Start with The Ritual Bath, the first of 27 books in the Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series.

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1	The Ritual Bath 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sacred and Profane 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Milk and Honey 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Day of Atonement 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	False Prophet 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Grievous Sin 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Sanctuary 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Justice 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Prayers for the Dead 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Serpent's Tooth 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Jupiter's Bones 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Stalker 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Forgotten 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Stone Kiss 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Street Dreams 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Burnt House 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Mercedes Coffin / Cold Case 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Blindman's Bluff 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Hangman 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Gun Games / Blood Games 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Beast / Predator 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Murder 101 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Theory of Death 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Bone Box 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Walking Shadows 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Lost Boys 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	The Hunt 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2006–2006)

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1	The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1989–2016)

Faye Kellerman's collection of eight standalone mystery and thriller novels spans from 1989 to 2016, with each book functioning as a complete, independent story. These works should be read in publication order, beginning with The Quality of Mercy and concluding with The Voiceless. The series is now complete and offers readers a diverse range of self-contained mysteries across nearly three decades of the author's career.

Start with The Quality of Mercy, the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Quality of Mercy 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Moon Music 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Double Homicide 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Straight into Darkness 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Capital Crimes 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Prism 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Killing Season 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Voiceless 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible