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
Red Brain and Other Thrillers
Buy on Amazon1961
Breakdown and Other Thrillers
Buy on Amazon1968
Tales of Mystery
Buy on Amazon1986
City Sleuths and Tough Guys
Buy on Amazon1989
Great Tales of Crime and Detection
Buy on Amazon1992
Murder Plus
Buy on Amazon1992
Pulp Frictions: Hardboiled Stories
Buy on Amazon1996
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories
Buy on Amazon2000
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century
Buy on Amazon2000
The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction
Buy on Amazon2004
San Francisco Noir 2
Buy on Amazon2009
Books to Die For
Buy on Amazon2012
Creeps by Night
Buy on Amazon2020
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 20 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Selected Shorts series by Dashiell Hammett contains 25 books. The series began in 1993 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Selected Shorts series is written by Dashiell Hammett. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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