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Chicago Shorts Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Chicago Shorts 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 Chicago Shorts series? Start with "What Every Novelist Needs to Know about Narrators (By: Wayne C. Booth)" (2012) and follow publication order through all 7 books.
The complete Chicago Shorts reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
What Every Novelist Needs to Know about Narrators (By: Wayne C. Booth)
2012
Hagfish Slime and Lobster Rolls (By: Ellen Prager)
2013
Murder in Ancient China
2013
We All Feel (By: Barbara J. King)
2013
The 2012 Campaign and the Timeline of Presidential Elections (By: Robert S. Erikson)
2014
Historical Whodunits
1993
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories
2000
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