True Crime Books in Order

21
Books
2011
First Book
2019
Latest Book
9
Years

Below you'll find the complete list of True Crime books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.

Reading order verified: January 2026

Publication Order

1

Women Who Kill

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2011

2

Case Closed

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2011

3

Doctors Who Killed

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2011

4

The Serial Killer Compendium

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2012

5

2012

6

Serial Killers Case Files

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2013

7

Cold Blooded Killers

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2013

8

Parents Who Killed Their Children

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2014

9

Social Media Monsters

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2014

10

Serial Killer Groupies

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2014

11

Backseat Tragedies

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2015

12

Radical Islamic Terrorism in America Today

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2016

13

Killing the Rainbow

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2016

14

The Basement

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2016

15

Escaped Killer

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2017

16

Blood Money

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2017

17

Abduction

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2017

18

The Staircase

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2018

19

Intercorpse

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2019

20

In Chains

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2019

21

Notorious San Francisco

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2019

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the True Crime series is publication order: 1. Women Who Kill (2011), 2. Case Closed (2011), 3. Doctors Who Killed (2011), 4. The Serial Killer Compendium (2012), 5. Rampage (2012), and 16 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The True Crime series by R.J. Parker contains 21 books. The series began in 2011 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The True Crime series is written by R.J. Parker. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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