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Red Hot Reads Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Red Hot Reads 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 Red Hot Reads series? Start with "Mystery (By: Helen Cresswell)" (1996) and follow publication order through all 16 books.
The complete Red Hot Reads reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Mystery (By: Helen Cresswell)
1996
Mystifying (By: Helen Cresswell)
1996
Mystery Stories (By: Helen Cresswell)
1996
Ballet Stories (By: Sally Holmes)
1997
Detective Stories
1998
Animal Stories (By: Michael Morpurgo)
1999
Thirteen More Tales of Horror
1994
Life and Death
2003
The May Anthologies 2004
2004
Fantasy: Red Hot Reads
2004
Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think
2006
Whodunit?
2007
The Reader, No. 30. Summer 2008
2008
Four Tales
2010
First Light: A Celebration of Alan Garner
2016
The Gifts of Reading
2020
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