Marie Astor Reading Order

5 books (2012–2016)

The Janet Maple series by Marie Astor comprises five complete novels published between 2012 and 2016, with titles that play on a consistent thematic pattern: To Catch a Bad Guy, Bad Guys Get Caught, Catching the Bad Guy, Bad Guys Don't Win, and It Doesn't Pay to be Bad. These books should be read in publication order to follow the narrative arc through the complete series. The sequence blends elements of romance and literary fiction across its five installments.

Start with To Catch a Bad Guy, the first of 5 books in the Janet Maple series.

#	Title
1	To Catch a Bad Guy 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Bad Guys Get Caught 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Catching the Bad Guy 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Bad Guys Don't Win 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	It Doesn't Pay to be Bad 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2014–2014)

Marie Astor's Sinful Business is a complete two-book romance series published in 2014. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Baiting Trouble followed by Thirsty for Payback.

Start with Baiting Trouble and read in order.

#	Title
1	Baiting Trouble 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Thirsty for Payback 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2010–2014)

Marie Astor's five-book collection of standalone novels was published between 2010 and 2014 and is now complete. Each book can be read independently without prior knowledge of the others, though they should be read in publication order beginning with A Dress in a Window. The series spans her work in romance and literary fiction, featuring titles including Lucky Charm, Over the Mountain and Back, This Tangled Thing Called Love, and Smitten at First Sight.

Start with A Dress in a Window, the first of 5 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	A Dress in a Window 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Lucky Charm 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Over the Mountain and Back 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	This Tangled Thing Called Love 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Smitten at First Sight 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible