Edna Buchanan Books in Order
Edna Buchanan is a renowned crime journalist and bestselling author known for her gripping true crime stories and suspenseful mystery novels. Buchanan's career as a writer began at a young age, with a passion that was evident by the time she was four years old. She went on to become a reporter for the Miami Beach Daily Sun in the late 1960s before joining the Miami Herald in 1970. As a police beat reporter, Buchanan covered the rise of Miami as a hub of international crime, earning her a Pulitzer Prize for her exceptional work. She has since retired from journalism and now writes mystery novels, including the Britt Montero series. Buchanan's experiences as a crime reporter have been immortalized in her non-fiction books, The Corpse Had a Familiar Face and Never Let Them See You Cry.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Edna Buchanan
- #1AmazonContents Under Pressure(1992)
- #2AmazonMiami, It's Murder(1994)
- #3AmazonSuitable for Framing(1994)
- #4AmazonAct of Betrayal(1996)
- #5AmazonMargin of Error(1997)
- #6AmazonGarden of Evil(1999)
- #7AmazonYou Only Die Twice(2001)
- #8AmazonThe Ice Maiden(2002)
- #9AmazonLove Kills(2007)
- #10AmazonDead Man's Daughter(2017)
- #1AmazonLegally Dead(2008)
- #1AmazonCarr: Five Years of Rape and Murder(1979)
- #2AmazonThe Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat(1987)
- #3AmazonNever Let Them See You Cry: More from Miami, America's Hottest Beat(1992)
- #4AmazonVice: Life and Death on the Streets of Miami(1992)
- #5AmazonNaked Came the Manatee(1997)
- #6AmazonThe Plot Thickens(1997)
- #7AmazonMystery in the Sunshine State(1999)
- #8AmazonIrreconcilable Differences(1999)
- #9AmazonLife Stories(2000)
About Edna Buchanan
Edna Buchanan is a renowned crime journalist and bestselling author known for her gripping true crime stories and suspenseful mystery novels. Buchanan's career as a writer began at a young age, with a passion that was evident by the time she was four years old. She went on to become a reporter for the Miami Beach Daily Sun in the late 1960s before joining the Miami Herald in 1970. As a police beat reporter, Buchanan covered the rise of Miami as a hub of international crime, earning her a Pulitzer Prize for her exceptional work. She has since retired from journalism and now writes mystery novels, including the Britt Montero series. Buchanan's experiences as a crime reporter have been immortalized in her non-fiction books, The Corpse Had a Familiar Face and Never Let Them See You Cry.
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