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Temperance Brennan Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Temperance Brennan 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 Temperance Brennan series? Start with "Déjà Dead" (1997) and follow publication order through all 28 books.
The complete Temperance Brennan reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Déjà Dead
1997
Death du Jour
1999
Deadly Decisions
2000
Fatal Voyage
2001
Grave Secrets
2002
Bare Bones
2003
Monday Mourning
2004
Cross Bones
2005
Break No Bones
2006
Bones to Ashes
2007
Devil Bones
2008
206 Bones
2009
Spider Bones / Mortal Remains
2010
Flash and Bones
2011
Bones Are Forever
2012
Bones in Her Pocket
2013
Bones ofthe Lost
2013
Swamp Bones
2014
Bones Never Lie
2014
Bones on Ice
2015
Speaking in Bones
2015
A Conspiracy of Bones
2018
The Bone Code
2021
Cold, Cold Bones
2022
The Bone Hacker
2023
Fire and Bones
2024
Evil Bones
2025
The Bone Collection
2016
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