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Susan Isaacs Reading Order

6 series · 22 books

Non-Fiction

Susan Isaacs is an acclaimed American novelist and screenwriter whose career spans over five decades, beginning with her 1978 debut that was adapted into a major film. Known for blending sharp wit with compelling storytelling, she has created multiple beloved character series including the Corie Geller and Judith Singer mysteries. Beyond her novels, Isaacs has established herself as a skilled essayist and short story writer, earning recognition across fiction and nonfiction forms.

Anthologies Series

Complete

2 books (2000–2003)

Start with Opening Shots: Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share Their First Published Stories and read in order.

Start this series with Opening Shots: Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share Their First Published Stories

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Opening Shots: Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share Their First Published Stories
2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
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The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4
2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Corie Geller Series

Likely Complete

2 books (2019–2023)

Start with Takes One to Know One and read in order.

Start this series with Takes One to Know One

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Takes One to Know One
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
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Bad, Bad Seymour Brown
2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Judith Singer Series

Complete

3 books (1978–2013)

Start with Compromising Positions and read in order.

Start this series with Compromising Positions

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Compromising Positions
1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
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Long Time No See
2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Compliments of a Friend
2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Non-Fiction Series

Complete

3 books (1972–2018)

Start with Intellectual Growth in Young Children and read in order.

Start this series with Intellectual Growth in Young Children

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Intellectual Growth in Young Children
1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
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Brave Dames and Wimpettes
1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Developments in Psychoanalysis(With: Melanie Klein,Joan Riviere,Paula Heimann)
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Short Stories/Novellas Series

Complete

1 book (2015–2015)

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1
A Hint of Strangeness
2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Standalone Novels Series

Complete

11 books (1980–2012)

Start with Close Relations, the first of 11 books in the Standalone Novels series.

Start this series with Close Relations

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Close Relations
1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
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Almost Paradise
1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
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Shining Through
1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
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5
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After All These Years
1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6
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7
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Red, White and Blue
1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8
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Any Place I Hang My Hat
2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9
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Past Perfect
2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10
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As Husbands Go
2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11
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Goldberg Variations
2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Susan Isaacs written?
Susan Isaacs has written 22 books across 6 series. Their published works span from 1972 to 2023.
What is the first book in each Susan Isaacs series?
Here are the first books in Susan Isaacs's series: Anthologies: Opening Shots: Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share Their First Published Stories; Corie Geller: Takes One to Know One; Judith Singer: Compromising Positions; Non-Fiction: Intellectual Growth in Young Children.
What order should I read Susan Isaacs's books?
We recommend reading Susan Isaacs's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Are Susan Isaacs's series complete?
Susan Isaacs has 5 completed series.

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