Laura Lippman Reading Order

5 books (2005–2020)

The Akashic Drug Chronicles is a five-book anthology series published between 2005 and 2020, edited by Laura Lippman. Each volume focuses on a different substance—cocaine, speed, heroin, marijuana, and nicotine—and features short stories and essays by various acclaimed authors exploring themes related to drugs and addiction. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Cocaine Chronicles. This complete series combines mystery and thriller elements with literary and non-fiction contributions from over fifty writers across its volumes.

Start with The Cocaine Chronicles, the first of 5 books in the Akashic Drug Chronicles series.

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1	The Cocaine Chronicles 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Speed Chronicles(By: Megan Abbott,Scott Phillips,Sherman Alexie,James Franco,William T. Vollmann,Jess Walter,Beth Lisick,Tao Lin,JamesGreer,Jerry Stahl,Natalie Díaz,Joseph Mattson,Kenji Jasper,Rose Bunch) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Heroin Chronicles(By: Jervey Tervalon,Lydia Lunch,Erin Moon,Nathan Larson,Antonia Crane,Jerry Stahl,Eric Bogosian,Ava Stander,John Albert,Michael Albo,Sophia Langdon,Tony O'Neill,L.Z. Hansen) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Marijuana Chronicles(By: Jonathan Santlofer) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Nicotine Chronicles(By: Lee Child,Joyce Carol Oates,Hannah Tinti,Christopher Sorrentino,Cara Black,Lauren Sanders,Bernice L. McFadden,Jonathan Ames) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

121 books (2002–2025)

The Akashic Noir series is an ongoing collection of noir fiction anthologies edited by Laura Lippman, with 121 books published between 2002 and 2025. Each volume focuses on a different city or region, featuring original short stories by various authors set in that location. Readers should follow publication order beginning with San Francisco Noir to experience how the series has expanded and evolved across diverse urban and international settings. This anthology series combines mystery and thriller elements with explorations of specific geographic and cultural contexts.

Start with San Francisco Noir, the first of 121 books in the Akashic Noir series.

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1	San Francisco Noir 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Bronx Noir 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Seattle Noir 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Brooklyn Noir 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hasidic Noir 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Brooklyn Noir 2 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Chicago Noir 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Dublin Noir 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Baltimore Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	D.C. Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	London Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Manhattan Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Miami Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Twin Cities Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Detroit Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Havana Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Los Angeles Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	New Orleans Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Wall Street Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	D.C. Noir 2 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Istanbul Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Las Vegas Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Manhattan Noir 2 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Paris Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Queens Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Toronto Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Trinidad Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Boston Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Delhi Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Phoenix Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Portland Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Rome Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	San Francisco Noir 2 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Copenhagen Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Haiti Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Indian Country Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Lone Star Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Los Angeles Noir 2 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Mexico City Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Moscow Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Orange County Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Philadelphia Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Richmond Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Barcelona Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Cape Cod Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	New Jersey Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Pittsburgh Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	San Diego Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Boston Noir 2 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Kansas City Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	Kingston Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	Long Island Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	Mumbai Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	St. Petersburg Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	Staten Island Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	Venice Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	Buffalo Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	Dallas Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	Haiti Noir 2 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
61	Manila Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
62	USA Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
63	Belfast Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
64	Helsinki Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
65	Prison Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
66	Rio Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
67	Singapore Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
68	Tehran Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
69	Tel Aviv Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
70	Beirut Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
71	Chicago Noir: The Classics 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
72	Marseille Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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75	Zagreb Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
76	Brussels Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
77	Mississippi Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
78	New Orleans Noir: The Classics 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
79	Prague Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
80	San Juan Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
81	St. Louis Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
82	Stockholm Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
83	Atlanta Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
84	Buenos Aires Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
85	Montana Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
86	Montreal Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
87	New Haven Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
88	Oakland Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
89	Trinidad Noir: The Classics 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
90	Baghdad Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
91	Berlin Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
92	Hong Kong Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
93	Lagos Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
94	Marrakech Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
95	Santa Cruz Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
96	Sydney Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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98	Vancouver Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
99	Amsterdam Noir 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
100	Houston Noir 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
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102	Accra Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
103	Addis Ababa Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
104	Alabama Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
105	Belgrade Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
106	Berkeley Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
107	Columbus Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
108	Miami Noir: The Classics 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
109	Nairobi Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
110	Santa Fe Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
111	Tampa Bay Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
112	Palm Springs Noir 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
113	Denver Noir 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
114	Paris Noir: The Suburbs 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
115	South Central Noir 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
116	Cleveland Noir 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
117	East Jerusalem Noir 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
118	West Jerusalem Noir 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
119	Honolulu Noir 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
120	Hamburg Noir 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
121	Sacramento Noir 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

20 books (2003–2026)

Laura Lippman edited 19 mystery, thriller, and crime anthologies published between 2003 and 2020, with the series now complete. These collections feature various authors and should be read in publication order, beginning with In the Shadow of the Master. The series includes notable volumes such as A Study in Sherlock, Dangerous Women, and Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary, offering curated selections of short fiction and occasionally essays on literary topics.

Start with In the Shadow of the Master, the first of 19 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	In the Shadow of the Master 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tart Noir 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dangerous Women 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Adventure of the Missing Detective and 19 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Cocaine Chronicles 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Damn Near Dead 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Death Do Us Part 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Killer Year: Stories to Die For... 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Pulp Fiction - The Dames 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	By Hook or By Crook and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	A Study in Sherlock 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Women of the Mean Streets 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Mystery Writers of America Presents The Mystery Box 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Best American Mystery Stories 2014 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Pretty Bitches 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Murderers' Row Volume 2 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

40 books (2012–2022)

Bibliomysteries is an anthology mystery series featuring 40 short stories by various acclaimed authors, published between 2012 and 2022. Each story is a standalone entry centered on books, libraries, or literary themes, written by different mystery and thriller writers including Jeffery Deaver, Nelson DeMille, Reed Farrel Coleman, and many others. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order to experience the full collection as originally presented.

Start with An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver), the first of 40 books in the Bibliomysteries series.

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1	An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Book Thing 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Scroll(By: Anne Perry) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Haze(By: James W. Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2020–2020)

The Hush Collection is a complete six-book series edited by Laura Lippman, published in 2020, featuring contributions from various mystery and thriller authors including Jeffery Deaver, Lisa Unger, Ruth Ware, Alison Gaylin, and Oyinkan Braithwaite. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Buried and continuing through Let Her Be, Slow Burner, Snowflakes, The Gift, and Treasure. This anthology series brings together distinct voices in the mystery and thriller genres in a curated collection.

Start with Buried(By: Jeffery Deaver), the first of 6 books in the Hush Collection series.

34 books (2022–2025)

Mysterious Profiles is an ongoing anthology series curated by Laura Lippman that collects 33 mystery and thriller books spanning from 2022 to 2025. The series features detective and crime fiction protagonists from various authors, including characters like Jack Reacher, Hieronymus Bosch, and Charlie Parker alongside many others. Readers should approach this series in publication order to follow the curator's intended selection and presentation of these distinctive mystery narratives. Each book stands alone as an independent mystery novel, making individual entries accessible regardless of reading sequence, though following publication order provides the full context of Lippman's curation.

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

2 books (2020–2023)

Laura Lippman's two-book non-fiction series consists of My Life as a Villainess (2020) and The Summer of Fall (2023). These books should be read in publication order, beginning with My Life as a Villainess. The series appears to be complete as of 2023.

Start with My Life as a Villainess and read in order.

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2	The Summer of Fall 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

18 books (2008–2013)

Laura Lippman's Short Stories/Novellas series comprises eighteen standalone stories and novellas published between 2008 and 2013. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with A Good Fuck Spoiled and concluding with the final entry. Each entry can generally be enjoyed independently, though reading them sequentially offers a comprehensive view of Lippman's short fiction work from this period.

Start with A Good Fuck Spoiled, the first of 18 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

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1	A Good Fuck Spoiled 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	ARM and the Woman 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Black-Eyed Susan 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dear Penthouse Forum 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Easy as A-B-C 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Femme Fatale 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Hardly Knew Her 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Honor Bar 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	One True Love 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Pony Girl 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Ropa Vieja 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Scratch a Woman 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Accidental Detective 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Babysitter's Code 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Crack Cocaine Diet 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Shoeshine Man's Regrets 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	What He Needed 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Waco 1982 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2008–2022)

Laura Lippman's Short Story Collections series comprises six books published between 2008 and 2022, presenting a collection of mystery and thriller short stories. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Hardly Knew Her: Stories. Subsequent volumes include Hints of Heloise, Different for Girls, Nasty Girls, The Weaker Sex, and Seasonal Work, each offering standalone stories that showcase Lippman's versatility within the mystery genre.

Start with Hardly Knew Her: Stories, the first of 6 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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1	Hardly Knew Her: Stories 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Accidental Detective and other stories 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Hints of Heloise 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Different for Girls 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Nasty Girls 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Weaker Sex 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Seasonal Work 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

15 books (2003–2025)

Laura Lippman has written 15 standalone mystery and thriller novels published between 2003 and 2025, with the series remaining ongoing. Each book functions independently with its own characters and plot, though all showcase Lippman's signature exploration of secrets, deception, and morally complex situations. These novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Every Secret Thing and progressing through titles including What the Dead Know, I'd Know You Anywhere, After I'm Gone, Wilde Lake, Sunburn, Lady in the Lake, and others through the most recent entries.

Start with Every Secret Thing, the first of 15 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Every Secret Thing 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	To the Power of Three 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	What the Dead Know / Little Sister 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Life Sentences 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	I'd Know You Anywhere / Don't Look Back 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Most Dangerous Thing / The Innocents 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	And When She Was Good 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	After I'm Gone 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Five Fires 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Wilde Lake 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Sunburn 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Lady in the Lake 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Dream Girl 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Prom Mom 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Murder Takes a Vacation 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (1997–2015)

Laura Lippman's Tess Monaghan series comprises 13 mystery novels published between 1997 and 2015, following a private investigator navigating cases in and around Baltimore. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Baltimore Blues and concluding with Hush Hush. Each installment builds on the detective's evolving relationships and professional growth throughout the span of nearly two decades.

Start with Baltimore Blues, the first of 13 books in the Tess Monaghan series.

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2	Charm City 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Butchers Hill 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	In Big Trouble 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Sugar House 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	In a Strange City 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Last Place 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	By a Spider's Thread 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	No Good Deeds 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Another Thing to Fall 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Girl in the Green Raincoat 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Book Thing 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Hush Hush 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2018–2018)