Sue Grafton Reading Order

24 books (1986–2010)

Sue Grafton's anthology collection spans 24 volumes published between 1986 and 2010, featuring curated selections of crime and mystery short stories from various authors. The series is complete and should be read in publication order to follow the chronological development of the anthology selections. These collections showcase diverse mystery and thriller narratives, including stories centered on female detectives and private investigators, making them ideal for readers seeking varied short-form crime fiction.

Start with Mean Streets, the first of 24 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Mean Streets 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	An Eye for Justice 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	City Sleuths and Tough Guys 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Sisters in Crime 2 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Woman's Eye 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Deadly Allies 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1991 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	2nd Culprit 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Female Sleuths 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Great Mystery Series: Top Female Sleuths 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1992 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Crown Crime Companion 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	First Cases, Volume 1 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Best American Mystery Stories 1998 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Crime Story Collection 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Oxford Book of Detective Stories 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	A Poison That Leaves No Trace: With Mystery Jigsaw Puzzle 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Most Wanted 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	A New Omnibus of Crime 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Shamus Winners 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

25 books (1982–2017)

Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series comprises 25 mystery novels published between 1982 and 2017, following the exploits of a private investigator in Southern California. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with A is for Alibi and progressing through each alphabetically titled installment. Each book stands as an independent mystery while contributing to the overall development of the protagonist and her world. The final book, Y is for Yesterday, was published in 2017.

Start with A is for Alibi, the first of 25 books in the Kinsey Millhone series.

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1	A is for Alibi 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	B is for Burglar 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	C is for Corpse 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	D is for Deadbeat 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	E is for Evidence 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	F is for Fugitive 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	G is for Gumshoe 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	H is for Homicide 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	I is for Innocent 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	J is for Judgment 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	K is for Killer 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	L is for Lawless 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	M is for Malice 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	N is for Noose 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	O is for Outlaw 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	P is for Peril 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Q is for Quarry 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	R is for Ricochet 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	S is for Silence 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	T is for Trespass 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	U is for Undertow 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	V is for Vengeance 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	W is for Wasted 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	X 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Y is for Yesterday 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2013–2013)

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1	Kinsey and Me: Stories 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1992–1992)

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1	Writing Mysteries 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1986–1992)

Sue Grafton's Short Stories/Novellas series comprises five complete works published between 1986 and 1992, all best read in publication order. These mystery and thriller entries include Between the Sheets, The Parker Shotgun, A Poison That Leaves No Trace, Full Circle, and A Little Missionary Work. The series concluded with A Little Missionary Work in 1992.

Start with Between the Sheets, the first of 5 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

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1	Between the Sheets 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Parker Shotgun 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Poison That Leaves No Trace 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Full Circle 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Little Missionary Work 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1967–1969)

Sue Grafton wrote two standalone mystery and thriller novels published in the late 1960s, both of which should be read in publication order beginning with Keziah Dane in 1967, followed by Lolly-Madonna War in 1969. This complete series consists of two separate works that are not connected by recurring characters or storylines, offering readers two distinct mystery narratives from early in Grafton's career before she became known for her alphabet mystery series.

Start with Keziah Dane and read in order.

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1	Keziah Dane 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Lolly-madonna War 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible