Kate Flora Reading Order

10 books (2003–2025)

Kate Flora edited seven anthologies between 2003 and 2022, including Undertow, Seasmoke, Quarry: Crime Stories by New England Writers, Writes of Passage, Dead in Good Company, Stop the World: Snapshots from a Pandemic, The Faking of the President, Deadly Nightshade: Best New England Crime Stories 2022, and The Big Book of Romance. These collections should be read in publication order and appear to be complete, though the series spans nearly two decades of curated short fiction and creative nonfiction works.

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

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1	Undertow 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Seasmoke 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Quarry: Crime Stories by New England Writers 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Writes of Passage 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dead in Good Company 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Malice Domestic 11: Murder Most Conventional 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Stop the World: Snapshots from a Pandemic 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Faking of the President 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Deadly Nightshade: Best New England Crime Stories 2022 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Big Book of Romance 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2006–2025)

Kate Flora's Joe Burgess series comprises nine mysteries published between 2006 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Playing God and continuing through the most recent installment, Deliver Us from Evil. This collection follows a detective protagonist through interconnected cases that span nearly two decades of crime fiction writing.

Start with Playing God, the first of 9 books in the Joe Burgess series.

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1	Playing God 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Angel of Knowlton Park 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Redemption 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	And Grant You Peace 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Led Astray 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Child Shall Lead Them 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A World of Deceit 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Such a Good Man 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Deliver Us from Evil 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2014–2014)

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1	Death Dealer(As: Kate Clark Flora) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2014–2018)

Kate Flora's two-book collection of short stories and novellas was published between 2014 and 2018. The series is now complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Girls' Night Out followed by Be My Little Sugar. These works showcase Flora's expertise in the mystery and thriller genre alongside her non-fiction background.

Start with Girls' Night Out and read in order.

2 books (1998–2023)

Kate Flora's pair of mystery thrillers spans two decades, with Steal Away arriving in 1998 and Teach Her a Lesson following in 2023. Though branded as standalone novels, these books are best read in publication order to appreciate Flora's evolution as a writer across this extended gap. The series appears to be complete, offering readers two distinct crime narratives from an author known for her work in both mystery fiction and non-fiction.

Start with Steal Away and read in order.

11 books (1994–2021)

Kate Flora's Thea Kozak mystery series comprises eleven books published between 1994 and 2021, following the detective through cases that span nearly three decades. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Chosen for Death and concluding with Death Sends a Message. Each novel builds on the continuity of the previous installments, making sequential reading essential for following character development and ongoing case threads.

Start with Chosen for Death, the first of 11 books in the Thea Kozak series.

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1	Chosen for Death 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death in a Funhouse Mirror 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Death at the Wheel 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	An Educated Death 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Death in Paradise 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Liberty or Death 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Stalking Death 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Death Warmed Over 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Schooled in Death 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Death Comes Knocking 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Death Sends a Message 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible