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Elaine Viets

American author Elaine Viets is best known for the Dead-End Job mystery series and the Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper series. A winner of the Agatha Award for Best Short Story, her books have sold over one million copies. This page lists Elaine Viets’ books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1988Urban AffairsPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1993Viets Guide to Sex, Travel and Anything Else That Will Sell This BookPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1995St. LouisPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1997BackstabPOoFVMB · 1Buy ↗

1997How to Commit MonogamyPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

1998RuboutPOoFVMB · 2Buy ↗

1999The Pink Flamingo MurdersPOoFVMB · 3Buy ↗

2000Doc in the BoxPOoFVMB · 4Buy ↗

2003Red MeatPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2003Shop Till You DropPOoDJMB · 1Buy ↗

2003Sex and BingoPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2003Murder Between the CoversPOoDJMB · 2Buy ↗

2004Dying to Call YouPOoDJMB · 3Buy ↗

2004Wedding KnifePOoSS · 3Buy ↗

2005Dying in StylePOoJMMSB · 1Buy ↗

2005Killer BlondePOoDJMB · 4Buy ↗

2005Just MurderedPOoDJMB · 5Buy ↗

2006High Heels are MurderPOoJMMSB · 2Buy ↗

2006After the FallPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

2006Murder UnleashedPOoDJMB · 6Buy ↗

2007Accessory to MurderPOoJMMSB · 3Buy ↗

2007Murder with ReservationsPOoDJMB · 7Buy ↗

2008Murder with All the TrimmingsPOoJMMSB · 4Buy ↗

2008Clubbed to DeathPOoDJMB · 8Buy ↗

2009The Fashion Hound MurdersPOoJMMSB · 5Buy ↗

2009Killer CutsPOoDJMB · 9Buy ↗

2010An Uplifting MurderPOoJMMSB · 6Buy ↗

2010Half-Price HomicidePOoDJMB · 10Buy ↗

2011Death on a PlatterPOoJMMSB · 7Buy ↗

2011Pumped for MurderPOoDJMB · 11Buy ↗

2012Murder is a Piece of CakePOoJMMSB · 8Buy ↗

2012Final SailPOoDJMB · 12Buy ↗

2013Fixing to DiePOoJMMSB · 9Buy ↗

2013Board StiffPOoDJMB · 13Buy ↗

2014A Dog Gone MurderPOoJMMSB · 10Buy ↗

2014Catnapped!POoDJMB · 14Buy ↗

2015Checked OutPOoDJMB · 15Buy ↗

2016Brain StormPOoDIARB · 1Buy ↗

2016The Art of MurderPOoDJMB · 16Buy ↗

2017Fire and AshesPOoDIARB · 2Buy ↗

2018Deal with the DevilPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

2018Ice BlondePOoDIARB · 3Buy ↗

2020A Star is DeadPOoDIARB · 4Buy ↗

2020Dog Eat DogPOoSS · 5Buy ↗

2021Death GripPOoDIARB · 5Buy ↗

2021Life Without ParolePOoDIARB · 6Buy ↗

2022Late for His Own FuneralPOoDIARB · 7Buy ↗

2023The Dead Of NightPOoDIARB · 8Buy ↗

2024A Scarlet DeathPOoDIARB · 9Buy ↗

2025Sex and Death on the BeachPOoFBMB · 1Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Dead-End Job Mystery Books16 books · 2003–2016

01Shop Till You Drop2003Buy ↗

02Murder Between the Covers2003Buy ↗

03Dying to Call You2004Buy ↗

04Killer Blonde2005Buy ↗

05Just Murdered2005Buy ↗

06Murder Unleashed2006Buy ↗

07Murder with Reservations2007Buy ↗

08Clubbed to Death2008Buy ↗

09Killer Cuts2009Buy ↗

10Half-Price Homicide2010Buy ↗

11Pumped for Murder2011Buy ↗

12Final Sail2012Buy ↗

13Board Stiff2013Buy ↗

14Catnapped!2014Buy ↗

15Checked Out2015Buy ↗

16The Art of Murder2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books3 books · 1993–1997

01Viets Guide to Sex, Travel and Anything Else That Will Sell This Book1993Buy ↗

02St. Louis1995Buy ↗

03How to Commit Monogamy1997Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas5 books · 2003–2020

01Red Meat2003Buy ↗

02Sex and Bingo2003Buy ↗

03Wedding Knife2004Buy ↗

04After the Fall2006Buy ↗

05Dog Eat Dog2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections2 books · 1988–2018

01Urban Affairs1988Buy ↗

02Deal with the Devil2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of Florida Beach Mystery Books1 book · 2025

01Sex and Death on the Beach2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Francesca Vierling Mystery Books4 books · 1997–2000

01Backstab1997Buy ↗

02Rubout1998Buy ↗

03The Pink Flamingo Murders1999Buy ↗

04Doc in the Box2000Buy ↗

Publication Order of Death Investigator Angela Richman Books9 books · 2016–2024

01Brain Storm2016Buy ↗

02Fire and Ashes2017Buy ↗

03Ice Blonde2018Buy ↗

04A Star is Dead2020Buy ↗

05Death Grip2021Buy ↗

06Life Without Parole2021Buy ↗

07Late for His Own Funeral2022Buy ↗

08The Dead Of Night2023Buy ↗

09A Scarlet Death2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of Josie Marcus: Mystery Shopper Books10 books · 2005–2014

01Dying in Style2005Buy ↗

02High Heels are Murder2006Buy ↗

03Accessory to Murder2007Buy ↗

04Murder with All the Trimmings2008Buy ↗

05The Fashion Hound Murders2009Buy ↗

06An Uplifting Murder2010Buy ↗

07Death on a Platter2011Buy ↗

08Murder is a Piece of Cake2012Buy ↗

09Fixing to Die2013Buy ↗

10A Dog Gone Murder2014Buy ↗

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