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Transgressions Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Transgressions 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 Transgressions series? Start with "Transgressions, Vol. 2 (By: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris)" (2006) and follow publication order through all 22 books.
The complete Transgressions reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Transgressions, Vol. 2 (By: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris)
2006
Transgressions, Vol. 3 (By: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,John Farris)
2006
Transgressions, Vol. 4 (By: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain)
2006
The New Mystery
1993
The Plot Thickens
1997
The Best American Mystery Stories 1998
1998
A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora
2000
Writers on Writing
2001
Writing Los Angeles
2002
The Best American Short Stories 2003
2003
The Best American Mystery Stories 2003
2003
Reading the Bones
2004
Dangerous Women
2005
Transgressions
2005
The Darker Mask
2008
Freedom
2009
The Civil Rights Reader
2009
Black Pulp
2013
The Obama Inheritance
2017
California Schemin'
2020
Crime Hits Home
2022
New Suns 2
2023
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