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Aaron Elkins Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Aaron Elkins in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 35 books / 6 series

American author Aaron Elkins is best known for the Gideon Oliver forensic anthropology mystery series. His books have sold millions of copies and earned him an Edgar Award. This page provides the Aaron Elkins books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Aaron Elkins in Publication Order

1982 Fellowship of Fear POoGOB / 1 Buy
1983 The Dark Place POoGOB / 2 Buy
1985 Murder in the Queen's Armes POoGOB / 3 Buy
1987 A Deceptive Clarity POoTCNMB / 1 Buy
1987 Old Bones POoGOB / 4 Buy
1989 A Wicked Slice POoLOB / 1 Buy
1989 Curses! POoGOB / 5 Buy
1990 Icy Clutches POoGOB / 6 Buy
1991 A Glancing Light POoTCNMB / 2 Buy
1991 Make No Bones POoGOB / 7 Buy
1992 Nice Gorilla(With: Charlotte Elkins) POoSS / 1 Buy
1993 Old Scores POoTCNMB / 3 Buy
1994 Dead Men's Hearts POoGOB / 8 Buy
1995 Rotten Lies POoLOB / 2 Buy
1997 Nasty Breaks POoLOB / 3 Buy
1997 Twenty Blue Devils POoGOB / 9 Buy
1999 Loot POoSN / 1 Buy
2000 Skeleton Dance POoGOB / 10 Buy
2002 Turncoat POoSN / 2 Buy
2004 Where Have All the Birdies Gone? POoLOB / 4 Buy
2004 Good Blood POoGOB / 11 Buy
2005 On the Fringe POoLOB / 5 Buy
2005 Where There's a Will POoGOB / 12 Buy
2006 Unnatural Selection POoGOB / 13 Buy
2007 Little Tiny Teeth POoGOB / 14 Buy
2008 Uneasy Relations POoGOB / 15 Buy
2009 Skull Duggery POoGOB / 16 Buy
2011 The Worst Thing POoSN / 3 Buy
2012 A Dangerous Talent POoALB / 1 Buy
2012 Dying on the Vine POoGOB / 17 Buy
2013 A Cruise to Die For POoALB / 2 Buy
2014 The Art Whisperer POoALB / 3 Buy
2016 The Trouble with Mirrors POoALB / 4 Buy
2016 Switcheroo POoGOB / 18 Buy
2018 A Long Time Coming POoSN / 4 Buy

Complete Aaron Elkins Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Gideon Oliver Reading Order 18 books / 1982-2016
01 Fellowship of Fear 1982 Buy
02 The Dark Place 1983 Buy
03 Murder in the Queen's Armes 1985 Buy
04 Old Bones 1987 Buy
05 Curses! 1989 Buy
06 Icy Clutches 1990 Buy
07 Make No Bones 1991 Buy
08 Dead Men's Hearts 1994 Buy
09 Twenty Blue Devils 1997 Buy
10 Skeleton Dance 2000 Buy
11 Good Blood 2004 Buy
12 Where There's a Will 2005 Buy
13 Unnatural Selection 2006 Buy
14 Little Tiny Teeth 2007 Buy
15 Uneasy Relations 2008 Buy
16 Skull Duggery 2009 Buy
17 Dying on the Vine 2012 Buy
18 Switcheroo 2016 Buy
Lee Ofsted Reading Order 5 books / 1989-2005
01 A Wicked Slice 1989 Buy
02 Rotten Lies 1995 Buy
03 Nasty Breaks 1997 Buy
04 Where Have All the Birdies Gone? 2004 Buy
05 On the Fringe 2005 Buy
Alix London Reading Order 4 books / 2012-2016
01 A Dangerous Talent 2012 Buy
02 A Cruise to Die For 2013 Buy
03 The Art Whisperer 2014 Buy
04 The Trouble with Mirrors 2016 Buy
01 Nice Gorilla(With: Charlotte Elkins) 1992 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 4 books / 1999-2018
01 Loot 1999 Buy
02 Turncoat 2002 Buy
03 The Worst Thing 2011 Buy
04 A Long Time Coming 2018 Buy
01 A Deceptive Clarity 1987 Buy
02 A Glancing Light 1991 Buy
03 Old Scores 1993 Buy

Where to start with Aaron Elkins

What is the best order to read Aaron Elkins books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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