Margaret Coel Reading Order

6 books (1996–2010)

Margaret Coel edited six anthologies between 1996 and 2010, featuring curated selections of mystery, crime, and Western stories. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with How the West Was Read, Volume 2. Subsequent volumes include Women Before the Bench, The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3, The Sunken Sailor, Wild Crimes, and Ghost Towns. Each anthology stands alone but collectively showcases Coel's editorial vision across the mystery and crime genre over a fifteen-year span.

Start with How the West Was Read, Volume 2, the first of 6 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	How the West Was Read, Volume 2 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Women Before the Bench 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Sunken Sailor 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Wild Crimes 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Ghost Towns 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1981–2006)

The Arapaho Ten Commandments is a complete series of eight mystery and thriller novels by Margaret Coel, published between 1981 and 2006. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Chief Left Hand and concluding with Nobody's Going to Cry. These standalone yet interconnected entries explore themes rooted in Arapaho culture and history, blending mystery with the author's deep knowledge of Native American traditions and contemporary issues.

Start with Chief Left Hand, the first of 8 books in the Arapaho Ten Commandments series.

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1	Chief Left Hand 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hole in the Wall 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Honor 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Stolen Smoke 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Woman Who Climbed to the Sky 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	My Last Goodbye 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Bad Heart 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Nobody's Going to Cry 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2008–2011)

Margaret Coel's Catherine McLeod mystery series consists of two complete novels published between 2008 and 2011. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Blood Memory followed by The Perfect Suspect. This two-book series blends mystery and thriller elements within Coel's signature storytelling style.

Start with Blood Memory and read in order.

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1	Blood Memory 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Perfect Suspect 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

38 books (1953–2022)

The Civilization of the American Indians is a comprehensive non-fiction series comprising 38 books published between 1953 and 2022, exploring Native American history, culture, and tribal experiences across North America. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Sacred Pipe by Black Elk and progressing through works covering individual tribes, historical events, and cultural studies. The collection appears to be complete, offering readers a broad scholarly foundation for understanding Indigenous American civilizations from multiple perspectives and time periods.

Start with The Sacred Pipe(By: Black Elk), the first of 38 books in the Civilization of the American Indians series.

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1	The Sacred Pipe(By: Black Elk) 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Aztec Thought and Culture(By: Miguel León-Portilla,Jack Emory Davis) 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sitting Bull: Champion of the Sioux(By: Stanley Vestal) 1957Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Sioux(By: Royal B. Hassrick) 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A History of the Indians of the United States(By: Angie Debo) 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Chickasaws(By: Arrell M. Gibson) 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Five Civilized Tribes(By: Grant Foreman) 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Dawes Act and the Allotment of Indian Lands(By: D.S. Otis,Francis Paul Prucha) 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Geronimo(By: Angie Debo) 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Apaches(By: Donald E. Worcester) 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Mescalero Apaches(By: C.L. Sonnichsen) 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Chief Left Hand 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Wah’Kon-Tah(By: John Joseph Mathews) 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Blackfeet(By: John C. Ewers) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Comanches(By: Ernest Wallace,E. Adamson Hoebel) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	American Indian Medicine(By: Virgil J. Vogel) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Cochise(By: Edwin R. Sweeney) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Powhatan Indians of Virginia(By: Helen C. Rountree) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	American Indians in U.S. History(By: Roger L. Nichols) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Crazy Horse(By: Kingsley M. Bray) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Pre-Removal Choctaw History(By: Greg O'Brien) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Indian Tribes of Oklahoma(By: Carter Blue Clark) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Chief Loco(By: Bud Shapard) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	From Cochise to Geronimo(By: Edwin R. Sweeney) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Unkechaug Indians of Eastern Long Island(By: John A. Strong) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	A Cheyenne Voice(By: Raymond J. Demallie,John Stands In Timber,Margot Liberty) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	The Mixtecs of Oaxaca(By: Ronald Spores,Andrew K. Balkansky) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Yuchi Folklore(By: Jason Baird Jackson,Mary S. Linn) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	“Strange Lands and Different Peoples”(By: W G Lovell,Christopher H. Lutz,Wendy Kramer,William R. Swezey) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Darkest Period(By: Ronald D. Parks) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Through Indian Sign Language(By: William C. Meadows) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Ioway Life(By: Greg Olson) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Tlacaelel Remembered(By: Susan Schroeder) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Converting the Rosebud(By: Harvey Markowitz) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Hide, Wood, and Willow(By: Deanna Tidwell Broughton) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Providing for the People(By: Robert J. Bigart) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Strike Fear in the Land(By: Christopher H. Lutz,Wendy Kramer,W. George Lovell) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Lakhota(By: Rani-Henrik Andersson,David C. Posthumus) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1985–1985)

Margaret Coel's two-book non-fiction series explores compelling true stories centered on American railroads and heritage sites. Published in 1985, both Goin' Railroading and The Tivoli: Bavaria in the Rockies are complete and should be read in publication order. These mystery and thriller-inflected non-fiction works offer historical insights into transportation and cultural landmarks in the American West.

Start with Goin' Railroading and read in order.

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1	Goin' Railroading 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Tivoli: Bavaria in the Rockies 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2011–2011)

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1	Watching Eagles Soar: Stories from the Wind River and Beyond 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2017–2017)

20 books (1995–2016)

Margaret Coel's Wind River Reservation series comprises 20 mystery novels published between 1995 and 2016, now complete. The series follows investigations centered on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Eagle Catcher. Readers will encounter recurring characters and developing storylines across the collection, which progresses through titles including The Ghost Walker, The Dream Stalker, The Lost Bird, and continuing through The Spider's Web and beyond.

Start with The Eagle Catcher, the first of 20 books in the Wind River Reservation series.

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1	The Eagle Catcher 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Ghost Walker 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Dream Stalker 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Lost Bird 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Story Teller 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Spirit Woman 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Thunder Keeper 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Shadow Dancer 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Killing Raven 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Wife of Moon 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Eye of the Wolf 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Drowning Man 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Girl With Braided Hair 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Silent Spirit 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Spider's Web 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Buffalo Bill's Dead Now 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Killing Custer 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Night of the White Buffalo 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Man Who Fell from the Sky 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Winter's Child 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible