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Akashic Drug Chronicles Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Akashic Drug Chronicles books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Akashic Drug Chronicles series? Start with "The Cocaine Chronicles (By: Lee Child,Laura Lippman,Gary Phillips,Ken Bruen,Jervey Tervalon,Bill Moody)" (2005) and follow publication order through all 11 books.
The complete Akashic Drug Chronicles reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

The Cocaine Chronicles (By: Lee Child,Laura Lippman,Gary Phillips,Ken Bruen,Jervey Tervalon,Bill Moody)
2005

The Marijuana Chronicles (By: Jonathan Santlofer)
2013

The Nicotine Chronicles (With: Lee Child,Joyce Carol Oates,Hannah Tinti,Christopher Sorrentino,Lauren Sanders,Bernice L. McFadden,Jonathan Ames)
2020

My Sherlock Holmes
2003

Shaken: Stories for Japan
2011

Making Story: Twenty-One Writers on How They Plot
2012

The Usual Santas
2016

California Schemin'
2020

Private Investigations: Mystery Writers on the Secrets, Riddles, and Wonders in Their Lives
2020

Shattering Glass
2020

Sherlock Holmes: A Detective’s Life
2022
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