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Ally Carter Complete Bibliography

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 28 books / 8 series

American author Ally Carter is best known for the *Gallagher Girls* and *Heist Society* young adult series. Her books have sold millions of copies and appeared on the *New York Times* bestseller list. This page provides the Ally Carter books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Ally Carter in Publication Order

2005 Cheating at Solitaire POoCASB / 1 Buy
2006 I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You POoGGB / 1 Buy
2006 Learning to Play Gin POoCASB / 2 Buy
2007 Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy POoGGB / 2 Buy
2009 Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover POoGGB / 3 Buy
2010 Heist Society POoHSB / 1 Buy
2010 Only the Good Spy Young POoGGB / 4 Buy
2011 Uncommon Criminals POoHSB / 2 Buy
2012 Out of Sight, Out of Time POoGGB / 5 Buy
2013 Double Crossed POoHSB / 3 Buy
2013 Perfect Scoundrels POoHSB / 4 Buy
2013 A Gallagher Wedding POoGGB / 6 Buy
2013 United We Spy POoGGB / 7 Buy
2014 Before the Fall: Departure POoERB / 1 Buy
2015 Before the Fall: Arrival POoERB / 2 Buy
2015 All Fall Down POoERB / 3 Buy
2015 See How They Run POoERB / 4 Buy
2016 Take the Key and Lock Her Up POoERB / 5 Buy
2016 The Grift of the Magi POoHSB / 5 Buy
2018 Not If I Save You First POoSN / 1 Buy
2018 The Spies That Bind POoGGB / 8 Buy
2019 Dear Ally, How Do You Write a Book POoNB / 1 Buy
2020 Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor POoSN / 2 Buy
2021 Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery POoWHfVaVB / 2 Buy
2023 The Blonde Identity POoBIB / 1 Buy
2024 The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year POoSN / 3 Buy
2025 The Blonde Who Came In from the Cold POoBIB / 2 Buy
2026 It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder POoSN / 4 Buy

Complete Ally Carter Series Reading Order / browse all ->

02 Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery 2021 Buy
01 Cheating at Solitaire 2005 Buy
02 Learning to Play Gin 2006 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 4 books / 2018-2026
01 Not If I Save You First 2018 Buy
02 Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor 2020 Buy
03 The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year 2024 Buy
04 It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder 2026 Buy
01 Dear Ally, How Do You Write a Book 2019 Buy
Blonde Identity Reading Order 2 books / 2023-2025
01 The Blonde Identity 2023 Buy
02 The Blonde Who Came In from the Cold 2025 Buy
Gallagher Girls Reading Order 8 books / 2006-2018
01 I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You 2006 Buy
02 Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy 2007 Buy
03 Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover 2009 Buy
04 Only the Good Spy Young 2010 Buy
05 Out of Sight, Out of Time 2012 Buy
06 A Gallagher Wedding 2013 Buy
07 United We Spy 2013 Buy
08 The Spies That Bind 2018 Buy
Heist Society Reading Order 5 books / 2010-2016
01 Heist Society 2010 Buy
02 Uncommon Criminals 2011 Buy
03 Double Crossed 2013 Buy
04 Perfect Scoundrels 2013 Buy
05 The Grift of the Magi 2016 Buy
Embassy Row Reading Order 5 books / 2014-2016
01 Before the Fall: Departure 2014 Buy
02 Before the Fall: Arrival 2015 Buy
03 All Fall Down 2015 Buy
04 See How They Run 2015 Buy
05 Take the Key and Lock Her Up 2016 Buy

Where to start with Ally Carter

What is the best order to read Ally Carter 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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