Rebecca Cantrell Reading Order

4 books (2009–2015)

Rebecca Cantrell edited four mystery and thriller anthologies published between 2009 and 2015, with the series now complete. These standalone anthology collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Missing. The series includes First Thrills: Volume 3, Making Story: Twenty-One Writers on How They Plot, and Dark Discoveries - Issue #32.

Start with Missing, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Missing 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	First Thrills: Volume 3 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Making Story: Twenty-One Writers on How They Plot 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dark Discoveries - Issue #32 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2009–2012)

The Hannah Vogel series comprises four complete mystery thrillers published between 2009 and 2012 by Rebecca Cantrell. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with A Trace of Smoke and continuing through A Night of Long Knives, A Game of Lies, and A City of Broken Glass. The series follows a cohesive narrative arc across all four installments.

Start with A Trace of Smoke, the first of 4 books in the Hannah Vogel series.

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1	A Trace of Smoke 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Night of Long Knives 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Game of Lies 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A City of Broken Glass 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2023–2023)

4 books (2013–2017)

Rebecca Cantrell's Joe Tesla series comprises four mystery and thriller novels published between 2013 and 2017. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The World Beneath, followed by The Chemistry of Death, The Tesla Legacy, and The Steel Shark.

Start with The World Beneath, the first of 4 books in the Joe Tesla series.

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1	The World Beneath 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Chemistry of Death 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Tesla Legacy 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Steel Shark 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2015–2020)

The Malibu Mysteries is a complete seven-book mystery series by Rebecca Cantrell published between 2015 and 2020. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with A is for Asshat / Actress and continuing through G is for Groovy. This alphabetically-titled mystery series offers readers a full story arc across its complete installments.

Start with A is for Asshat / Actress, the first of 7 books in the Malibu Mysteries series.

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1	A is for Asshat / Actress 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	B is for Bad Girls 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	C is for Coochy Coo 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	D is for Drunk 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	E is for Exposed 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	F is for Fred 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	G is for Groovy 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2012–2015)

The Order of the Sanguines is a five-book mystery thriller series by Rebecca Cantrell, published between 2012 and 2015 and now complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with City of Screams and continuing through Blood Brothers, Innocent Blood, The Blood Gospel, and Blood Infernal. This fully concluded series combines suspenseful storytelling with the mystery genre elements that define Cantrell's work.

Start with City of Screams, the first of 5 books in the Order Of The Sanguines series.

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1	City of Screams 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Blood Brothers 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Innocent Blood 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Blood Gospel 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Blood Infernal 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2013–2023)

Rebecca Cantrell's collection of short stories and novellas spans a decade from 2013 to 2023, comprising five standalone entries that should be read in publication order: On the Train, The Man in the Attic, Caulbearer, Homework, and Firegazer. The series appears to be complete, offering mystery and thriller content in shorter form. Each installment can be enjoyed independently while maintaining the author's distinctive voice throughout the collection.

Start with On the Train, the first of 5 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

1 book (2017–2017)

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1	Cigarette Boy and Other Stories 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2025–2025)

2 books (2010–2012)

Rebecca Cantrell's iMonsters series consists of two complete mystery and thriller novels published between 2010 and 2012. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with iDrakula followed by iFrankenstein. Both entries are essential to experiencing the full arc of this compact two-book collection.

Start with iDrakula and read in order.

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1	iDrakula 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	iFrankenstein 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible