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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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Edna Buchanan's book series? Edna Buchanan has written 5 book series. The most notable is the Britt Montero series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Edna Buchanan
- #1
Contents Under Pressure(1992) - #2
Miami, It's Murder(1994) - #3Suitable for Framing(1994)
- #4
Act of Betrayal(1996) - #5Margin of Error(1997)
- #6Garden of Evil(1999)
- #7
You Only Die Twice(2001) - #8The Ice Maiden(2002)
- #9
Love Kills(2007) - #10
Dead Man's Daughter(2017)
- #1Cold Case Squad(2001)
- #2Shadows(2005)
- #3Love Kills(2007)
- #1Legally Dead(2008)
- #1Carr: Five Years of Rape and Murder(1979)
- #2
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat(1987) - #3
Never Let Them See You Cry: More from Miami, America's Hottest Beat(1992) - #4
Vice: Life and Death on the Streets of Miami(1992) - #5
Naked Came the Manatee(1997) - #6
The Plot Thickens(1997) - #7
Mystery in the Sunshine State(1999) - #8
Irreconcilable Differences(1999) - #9
Life Stories(2000)
- #1Nobody Lives Forever(1990)
- #2Pulse(1998)
- #3A Dark and Lonely Place(2011)
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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