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St. Martin's True Crime Library Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of St. Martin's True Crime Library 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 St. Martin's True Crime Library series? Start with "Abandoned Prayers (By: Gregg Olsen)" (1990) and follow publication order through all 62 books.
The complete St. Martin's True Crime Library reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Abandoned Prayers (By: Gregg Olsen)
1990
Cruel Deception / Mockingbird (By: Gregg Olsen)
1995
Death Cruise (By: Don Davis)
1996
Blood Will Tell (By: Carlton Smith)
1996
Hot Blood (By: Ken Englade)
1996
Seeds of Evil (By: Carlton Smith)
1997
Sleep My Little Dead (By: Kieran Crowley)
1997
Hush Little Babies (By: Don Davis)
1997
The Vampire Killers (By: Clifford L. Linedecker)
1998
Death in Texas (By: Carlton Smith)
1999
Burned Alive (By: Kieran Crowley)
1999
Blood in the Sand (By: Clifford L. Linedecker)
2000
The Surgeon's Wife (By: Kieran Crowley)
2001
An Early Grave (By: Gary C. King)
2001
Murder In Hollywood (By: Gary C. King)
2001
A Deadly Affair (By: Tom Henderson)
2001
Cries in the Desert (By: John Glatt)
2002
Death of a Doctor (By: Carlton Smith)
2002
Broken Vows (By: Eric Francis)
2002
Twisted (By: John Glatt)
2003
The Stranger In My Bed (By: Michael Fleeman)
2003
Through the Window
2003
Angels of Death (By: Gary C. King)
2003
Love, Daddy (By: Carlton Smith)
2003
Laci (By: Michael Fleeman)
2003
Out of Control (By: Steven Long)
2004
Into the Water
2004
Over the Edge (By: Michael Fleeman)
2004
Written in Blood
2005
One Deadly Night (By: John Glatt)
2005
Deadly Mistress (By: Michael Fleeman)
2005
The Officer's Wife (By: Michael Fleeman)
2006
Darker Than Night (By: Jonathan Davis,Tom Henderson)
2006
If I Die... (By: Michael Fleeman)
2007
Deadly American Beauty (By: John Glatt)
2007
A Family Cursed (By: Kevin F. McMurray)
2007
The Pastor's Wife
2008
Perfect Beauty (By: Keith Elliot Greenberg,Vincent Felber)
2008
Never Seen Again (By: Jeanne King)
2008
House of Evil (By: John Dean)
2008
Bones in the Desert (By: Jana Bommersbach)
2008
Beauty Sleep (By: Michaele G. Ballard)
2008
In the Middle of the Night (By: Brian McDonald)
2009
Behind the Mask (By: Stella Sands)
2009
Desire Turned Deadly (By: Kevin F. McMurray)
2009
The Prom Night Murders (By: Carlton Smith)
2009
Signed in Blood (By: Jeanne King)
2009
A Poisoned Passion
2009
One Dark Night (By: Kevin F. McMurray)
2010
Murder at Yale (By: Stella Sands)
2010
Playing With Fire (By: John Glatt)
2010
In the Arms of Evil (By: Carlton Smith)
2010
Dead But Not Forgotten (By: Amber Hunt)
2010
Cold as Ice (By: Carlton Smith)
2010
Love Hurts (By: Keith Elliot Greenberg)
2010
Blood in the Snow (By: Tom Henderson)
2011
The Dating Game Killer (By: Stella Sands)
2011
Dying for Love (By: Carlton Smith)
2011
Her Deadly Web
2012
The Prince of Paradise (By: John Glatt)
2012
See How Much You Love Me (By: Amber Hunt)
2014
Crazy for You (By: Michael Fleeman)
2015
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