Peter Swanson Reading Order

2 books (2022–2025)

40 books (2012–2022)

Bibliomysteries is a collection of 40 mystery and thriller short stories published between 2012 and 2022, with each entry written by a different acclaimed author. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver and concluding with the final installment in 2022. Each story in this complete anthology series stands alone while contributing to the larger collection, making it accessible whether read straight through or sampled selectively across its decade-long publication run.

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

#	Title
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(By: Laura Lippman) 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 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2015–2024)

Peter Swanson's Henry Kimball and Lily Kintner series consists of three mystery thrillers published between 2015 and 2024, with the series remaining ongoing. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Kind Worth Killing, followed by The Kind Worth Saving and A Talent for Murder. Each installment builds on the complex relationship between these characters as Swanson explores darker psychological themes across the trilogy.

Start with The Kind Worth Killing and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Kind Worth Killing 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Kind Worth Saving 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Talent for Murder 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2023–2026)

#	Title
1	The Christmas Guest 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Strangers on a School Bus 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Do You See What I See? 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2014–2025)

Peter Swanson has written eight mystery and thriller novels published between 2014 and 2025, each designed to stand alone. The series is ongoing and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Girl with a Clock for a Heart. The complete sequence includes Her Every Fear, All the Beautiful Lies, Before She Knew Him, Eight Perfect Murders (also titled Rules for Perfect Murders), Every Vow You Break, Nine Lives, and Kill Your Darlings.

Start with The Girl with a Clock for a Heart, the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Girl with a Clock for a Heart 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Her Every Fear 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	All the Beautiful Lies 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Before She Knew Him 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Eight Perfect Murders / Rules for Perfect Murders 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Every Vow You Break 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Nine Lives 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Kill Your Darlings 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible