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Edna Buchanan Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 20 books / 5 series

American author Edna Buchanan is best known for her crime novels featuring Miami reporter Britt Montero. A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, her books have sold millions of copies. This page provides the Edna Buchanan books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Edna Buchanan Books in Chronological Order

1979 Carr: Five Years of Rape and Murder POoNB / 1 Buy
1987 The Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat POoNB / 2 Buy
1990 Nobody Lives Forever POoSN / 1 Buy
1992 Contents Under Pressure POoBMB / 1 Buy
1992 Never Let Them See You Cry: More from Miami, America's Hottest Beat POoNB / 3 Buy
1992 Vice: Life and Death on the Streets of Miami POoNB / 4 Buy
1994 Miami, It's Murder POoBMB / 2 Buy
1994 Suitable for Framing POoBMB / 3 Buy
1996 Act of Betrayal POoBMB / 4 Buy
1997 Margin of Error POoBMB / 5 Buy
1998 Pulse POoSN / 2 Buy
1999 Garden of Evil POoBMB / 6 Buy
2001 Cold Case Squad POoCBB / 1 Buy
2001 You Only Die Twice POoBMB / 7 Buy
2002 The Ice Maiden POoBMB / 8 Buy
2005 Shadows POoCBB / 2 Buy
2007 Love Kills POoBMB / 9 Buy
2008 Legally Dead POoMVB / 1 Buy
2011 A Dark and Lonely Place POoSN / 3 Buy
2017 Dead Man's Daughter POoBMB / 10 Buy

Edna Buchanan Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Carr: Five Years of Rape and Murder 1979 Buy
02 The Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat 1987 Buy
03 Never Let Them See You Cry: More from Miami, America's Hottest Beat 1992 Buy
04 Vice: Life and Death on the Streets of Miami 1992 Buy
01 Cold Case Squad 2001 Buy
02 Shadows 2005 Buy
01 Legally Dead 2008 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1990-2011
01 Nobody Lives Forever 1990 Buy
02 Pulse 1998 Buy
03 A Dark and Lonely Place 2011 Buy
01 Contents Under Pressure 1992 Buy
02 Miami, It's Murder 1994 Buy
03 Suitable for Framing 1994 Buy
04 Act of Betrayal 1996 Buy
05 Margin of Error 1997 Buy
06 Garden of Evil 1999 Buy
07 You Only Die Twice 2001 Buy
08 The Ice Maiden 2002 Buy
09 Love Kills 2007 Buy
10 Dead Man's Daughter 2017 Buy

Where to start with Edna Buchanan

What is the best order to read Edna Buchanan 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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