Selected Shorts Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Selected Shorts books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
For Better and for Worse (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon1993
Food Fictions (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2007
Travel Tales (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2007
Edith Wharton (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2007
Pets! (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2007
Tales of Betrayal (By: John Cheever,Tessa Hadley,John Biguenet,Adam Haslett,Rattawut Lapcharoensap,Symphony Space,Galina Vromen)
Buy on Amazon2007
Family Matters (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2007
Are We There Yet? (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2008
The William Hurt Collection (By: Richard Ford,Tobias Wolff,Aleksandar Hemon,William Hurt,Ron Carlson,Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2009
American Classics (By: Edgar Allan Poe,Joyce Carol Oates,Eudora Welty,John Cheever,Alice Walker,Donald Barthelme,John Sayles,Amy Tan,Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2010
New American Stories (By: Sherman Alexie,Jhumpa Lahiri,Aleksandar Hemon,Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2011
Poe! (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2012
Great Stories of Mystery and Suspense
Buy on Amazon1981
Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels
Buy on Amazon1986
The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories
Buy on Amazon1988
The Second Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction
Buy on Amazon1988
City Sleuths and Tough Guys
Buy on Amazon1989
Crimes of Passion
Buy on Amazon1993
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1996
Buy on Amazon1995
Murder For Love
Buy on Amazon1996
Pulp Frictions: Hardboiled Stories
Buy on Amazon1996
The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories
Buy on Amazon1996
Crime After Crime
Buy on Amazon1999
The Best American Mystery Stories 1999
Buy on Amazon1999
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1
Buy on Amazon2000
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2
Buy on Amazon2000
Writers on Writing
Buy on Amazon2001
The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years
Buy on Amazon2001
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3
Buy on Amazon2002
The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction
Buy on Amazon2004
Dangerous Women
Buy on Amazon2005
Transgressions
Buy on Amazon2005
Price of Desire
Buy on Amazon2005
Transgressions, Vol. 2
Buy on Amazon2006
Transgressions, Vol. 3
Buy on Amazon2006
Transgressions, Vol. 4
Buy on Amazon2006
Masters of Noir, Volume One
Buy on Amazon2010
Masters of Noir, Volume Three
Buy on Amazon2010
Books to Die For
Buy on Amazon2012
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Selected Shorts series is publication order: 1. For Better and for Worse (By: Symphony Space) (1993), 2. Food Fictions (By: Symphony Space) (2007), 3. Travel Tales (By: Symphony Space) (2007), 4. Edith Wharton (By: Symphony Space) (2007), 5. Pets! (By: Symphony Space) (2007), and 34 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Selected Shorts series by Ed McBain contains 39 books. The series began in 1993 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Selected Shorts series is written by Ed McBain. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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