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Diane Fanning Books in Order

Find every Diane Fanning book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 86 books / 5 series

American author Diane Fanning is best known for her true crime series featuring forensic accountant Lucinda Pierce. Her books have sold over one million copies and earned multiple Edgar Award nominations. This page lists Diane Fanning’s books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All Diane Fanning Books in Chronological Order

1990 Abandoned Prayers(By: Gregg Olsen) POoSMTCLB / 1 Buy
1995 Cruel Deception / Mockingbird(By: Gregg Olsen) POoSMTCLB / 2 Buy
1996 Death Cruise(By: Don Davis) POoSMTCLB / 3 Buy
1996 Blood Will Tell(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB / 4 Buy
1996 Hot Blood(By: Ken Englade) POoSMTCLB / 5 Buy
1997 Seeds of Evil(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB / 6 Buy
1997 Sleep My Little Dead(By: Kieran Crowley) POoSMTCLB / 7 Buy
1997 Hush Little Babies(By: Don Davis) POoSMTCLB / 8 Buy
1998 The Vampire Killers(By: Clifford L. Linedecker) POoSMTCLB / 9 Buy
1999 Death in Texas(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB / 10 Buy
1999 Burned Alive(By: Kieran Crowley) POoSMTCLB / 11 Buy
2000 The Windwalkers POoSN / 1 Buy
2000 Blood in the Sand(By: Clifford L. Linedecker) POoSMTCLB / 12 Buy
2001 The Surgeon's Wife(By: Kieran Crowley) POoSMTCLB / 13 Buy
2001 An Early Grave(By: Gary C. King) POoSMTCLB / 14 Buy
2001 Murder In Hollywood(By: Gary C. King) POoSMTCLB / 15 Buy
2001 A Deadly Affair(By: Tom Henderson) POoSMTCLB / 16 Buy
2002 Red Boots & Attitude POoNB / 1 Buy
2002 Cries in the Desert(By: John Glatt) POoSMTCLB / 17 Buy
2002 Death of a Doctor(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB / 18 Buy
2002 Broken Vows(By: Eric Francis) POoSMTCLB / 19 Buy
2003 Twisted(By: John Glatt) POoSMTCLB / 20 Buy
2003 The Stranger In My Bed(By: Michael Fleeman) POoSMTCLB / 21 Buy
2003 Through the Window POoSMTCLB / 22 Buy
2003 Angels of Death(By: Gary C. King) POoSMTCLB / 23 Buy
2003 Love, Daddy(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB / 24 Buy
2003 Laci(By: Michael Fleeman) POoSMTCLB / 25 Buy
2004 Out of Control(By: Steven Long) POoSMTCLB / 26 Buy
2004 Into the Water POoSMTCLB / 27 Buy
2004 Over the Edge(By: Michael Fleeman) POoSMTCLB / 28 Buy
2005 Written in Blood POoSMTCLB / 29 Buy
2005 One Deadly Night(By: John Glatt) POoSMTCLB / 30 Buy
2005 Deadly Mistress(By: Michael Fleeman) POoSMTCLB / 31 Buy
2006 Gone Forever POoNB / 5 Buy
2006 Baby Be Mine POoNB / 6 Buy
2006 The Officer's Wife(By: Michael Fleeman) POoSMTCLB / 32 Buy
2006 Darker Than Night(By: Jonathan Davis,Tom Henderson) POoSMTCLB / 33 Buy
2007 Bite the Moon POoSN / 2 Buy
2007 Under the Knife POoNB / 7 Buy
2007 Out There POoNB / 8 Buy
2007 If I Die...(By: Michael Fleeman) POoSMTCLB / 34 Buy
2007 Deadly American Beauty(By: John Glatt) POoSMTCLB / 35 Buy
2007 A Family Cursed(By: Kevin F. McMurray) POoSMTCLB / 36 Buy
2008 The Trophy Exchange POoLPB / 1 Buy
2008 The Pastor's Wife POoNB / 9 Buy
2008 Perfect Beauty(By: Keith Elliot Greenberg,Vincent Felber) POoSMTCLB / 38 Buy
2008 Never Seen Again(By: Jeanne King) POoSMTCLB / 39 Buy
2008 House of Evil(By: John Dean) POoSMTCLB / 40 Buy
2008 Bones in the Desert(By: Jana Bommersbach) POoSMTCLB / 41 Buy
2008 Beauty Sleep(By: Michaele G. Ballard) POoSMTCLB / 42 Buy
2009 Punish the Deed POoLPB / 2 Buy
2009 Mommy's Little Girl POoNB / 10 Buy
2009 A Poisoned Passion POoNB / 11 Buy
2009 In the Middle of the Night(By: Brian McDonald) POoSMTCLB / 43 Buy
2009 Behind the Mask(By: Stella Sands) POoSMTCLB / 44 Buy
2009 Desire Turned Deadly(By: Kevin F. McMurray) POoSMTCLB / 45 Buy
2009 The Prom Night Murders(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB / 46 Buy
2009 Signed in Blood(By: Jeanne King) POoSMTCLB / 47 Buy
2010 Mistaken Identity POoLPB / 3 Buy
2010 One Dark Night(By: Kevin F. McMurray) POoSMTCLB / 49 Buy
2010 Murder at Yale(By: Stella Sands) POoSMTCLB / 50 Buy
2010 Playing With Fire(By: John Glatt) POoSMTCLB / 51 Buy
2010 In the Arms of Evil(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB / 52 Buy
2010 Dead But Not Forgotten(By: Amber Hunt) POoSMTCLB / 53 Buy
2010 Cold as Ice(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB / 54 Buy
2010 Love Hurts(By: Keith Elliot Greenberg) POoSMTCLB / 55 Buy
2011 Twisted Reason POoLPB / 4 Buy
2011 Blood in the Snow(By: Tom Henderson) POoSMTCLB / 56 Buy
2011 The Dating Game Killer(By: Stella Sands) POoSMTCLB / 57 Buy
2011 Dying for Love(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB / 58 Buy
2012 False Front POoLPB / 5 Buy
2012 Black Widow POoNB / 13 Buy
2012 Her Deadly Web POoSMTCLB / 59 Buy
2012 The Prince of Paradise(By: John Glatt) POoSMTCLB / 60 Buy
2013 Wrong Turn POoLPB / 6 Buy
2013 Chain Reaction POoLPB / 7 Buy
2013 Sleep My Darlings POoNB / 14 Buy
2014 Scandal in the Secret City POoLCB / 1 Buy
2014 Under Cover of the Night POoNB / 15 Buy
2014 See How Much You Love Me(By: Amber Hunt) POoSMTCLB / 61 Buy
2015 Crazy for You(By: Michael Fleeman) POoSMTCLB / 62 Buy
2016 Bitter Remains POoNB / 16 Buy
2016 Holy Homicide POoNB / 17 Buy
2017 Treason in the Secret City POoLCB / 2 Buy
2018 Sabotage in the Secret City POoLCB / 3 Buy
2019 Death on the River POoNB / 18 Buy

Diane Fanning Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Scandal in the Secret City 2014 Buy
02 Treason in the Secret City 2017 Buy
03 Sabotage in the Secret City 2018 Buy
01 Abandoned Prayers(By: Gregg Olsen) 1990 Buy
02 Cruel Deception / Mockingbird(By: Gregg Olsen) 1995 Buy
03 Death Cruise(By: Don Davis) 1996 Buy
04 Blood Will Tell(By: Carlton Smith) 1996 Buy
05 Hot Blood(By: Ken Englade) 1996 Buy
06 Seeds of Evil(By: Carlton Smith) 1997 Buy
07 Sleep My Little Dead(By: Kieran Crowley) 1997 Buy
08 Hush Little Babies(By: Don Davis) 1997 Buy
09 The Vampire Killers(By: Clifford L. Linedecker) 1998 Buy
10 Death in Texas(By: Carlton Smith) 1999 Buy
11 Burned Alive(By: Kieran Crowley) 1999 Buy
12 Blood in the Sand(By: Clifford L. Linedecker) 2000 Buy
13 The Surgeon's Wife(By: Kieran Crowley) 2001 Buy
14 An Early Grave(By: Gary C. King) 2001 Buy
15 Murder In Hollywood(By: Gary C. King) 2001 Buy
16 A Deadly Affair(By: Tom Henderson) 2001 Buy
17 Cries in the Desert(By: John Glatt) 2002 Buy
18 Death of a Doctor(By: Carlton Smith) 2002 Buy
19 Broken Vows(By: Eric Francis) 2002 Buy
20 Twisted(By: John Glatt) 2003 Buy
21 The Stranger In My Bed(By: Michael Fleeman) 2003 Buy
22 Through the Window 2003 Buy
23 Angels of Death(By: Gary C. King) 2003 Buy
24 Love, Daddy(By: Carlton Smith) 2003 Buy
25 Laci(By: Michael Fleeman) 2003 Buy
26 Out of Control(By: Steven Long) 2004 Buy
27 Into the Water 2004 Buy
28 Over the Edge(By: Michael Fleeman) 2004 Buy
29 Written in Blood 2005 Buy
30 One Deadly Night(By: John Glatt) 2005 Buy
31 Deadly Mistress(By: Michael Fleeman) 2005 Buy
32 The Officer's Wife(By: Michael Fleeman) 2006 Buy
33 Darker Than Night(By: Jonathan Davis,Tom Henderson) 2006 Buy
34 If I Die...(By: Michael Fleeman) 2007 Buy
35 Deadly American Beauty(By: John Glatt) 2007 Buy
36 A Family Cursed(By: Kevin F. McMurray) 2007 Buy
38 Perfect Beauty(By: Keith Elliot Greenberg,Vincent Felber) 2008 Buy
39 Never Seen Again(By: Jeanne King) 2008 Buy
40 House of Evil(By: John Dean) 2008 Buy
41 Bones in the Desert(By: Jana Bommersbach) 2008 Buy
42 Beauty Sleep(By: Michaele G. Ballard) 2008 Buy
43 In the Middle of the Night(By: Brian McDonald) 2009 Buy
44 Behind the Mask(By: Stella Sands) 2009 Buy
45 Desire Turned Deadly(By: Kevin F. McMurray) 2009 Buy
46 The Prom Night Murders(By: Carlton Smith) 2009 Buy
47 Signed in Blood(By: Jeanne King) 2009 Buy
49 One Dark Night(By: Kevin F. McMurray) 2010 Buy
50 Murder at Yale(By: Stella Sands) 2010 Buy
51 Playing With Fire(By: John Glatt) 2010 Buy
52 In the Arms of Evil(By: Carlton Smith) 2010 Buy
53 Dead But Not Forgotten(By: Amber Hunt) 2010 Buy
54 Cold as Ice(By: Carlton Smith) 2010 Buy
55 Love Hurts(By: Keith Elliot Greenberg) 2010 Buy
56 Blood in the Snow(By: Tom Henderson) 2011 Buy
57 The Dating Game Killer(By: Stella Sands) 2011 Buy
58 Dying for Love(By: Carlton Smith) 2011 Buy
59 Her Deadly Web 2012 Buy
60 The Prince of Paradise(By: John Glatt) 2012 Buy
61 See How Much You Love Me(By: Amber Hunt) 2014 Buy
62 Crazy for You(By: Michael Fleeman) 2015 Buy
01 The Trophy Exchange 2008 Buy
02 Punish the Deed 2009 Buy
03 Mistaken Identity 2010 Buy
04 Twisted Reason 2011 Buy
05 False Front 2012 Buy
06 Wrong Turn 2013 Buy
07 Chain Reaction 2013 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2000-2007
01 The Windwalkers 2000 Buy
02 Bite the Moon 2007 Buy
Non-Fiction Books in Reading Order 14 books / 2002-2019
01 Red Boots & Attitude 2002 Buy
05 Gone Forever 2006 Buy
06 Baby Be Mine 2006 Buy
07 Under the Knife 2007 Buy
08 Out There 2007 Buy
09 The Pastor's Wife 2008 Buy
10 Mommy's Little Girl 2009 Buy
11 A Poisoned Passion 2009 Buy
13 Black Widow 2012 Buy
14 Sleep My Darlings 2013 Buy
15 Under Cover of the Night 2014 Buy
16 Bitter Remains 2016 Buy
17 Holy Homicide 2016 Buy
18 Death on the River 2019 Buy

Where to start with Diane Fanning

What is the best order to read Diane Fanning 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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