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Home / Authors / Lauren Carr Lauren Carr American author Lauren Carr is best known for the Mac Faraday and Lovers in Crime mystery series. Her books have sold over one million copies and earned multiple awards. This page provides the Lauren Carr books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.
All books · chronological
2004 A Small Case of Murder POoJTB · 1 Buy ↗ 2007 A Reunion to Die For POoJTB · 2 Buy ↗ 2010 It's Murder, My Son POoMFB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 Old Loves Die Hard POoMFB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 A Gnarly Christmas POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Dead on Ice POoLICB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Shades of Murder POoMFB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 Blast from the Past POoMFB · 4 Buy ↗ 2013 The Murders at Astaire Castle POoMFB · 5 Buy ↗ 2013 The Lady Who Cried Murder POoMFB · 6 Buy ↗ 2014 Love and Murder... By the Book POoLICMC · 1 Buy ↗ 2014 Real Murder POoLICB · 2 Buy ↗ 2014 Twelve to Murder POoMFB · 7 Buy ↗ 2014 A Wedding and a Killing POoMFB · 8 Buy ↗ 2015 Kill and Run POoTRMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2015 Three Days to Forever POoMFB · 9 Buy ↗ 2015 Open Season for Murder POoMFB · 10 Buy ↗ 2016 Killer in the Band POoLICB · 3 Buy ↗ 2016 Cancelled Vows POoMFB · 11 Buy ↗ 2016 Candidate for Murder POoMFB · 12 Buy ↗ 2017 Twofer Murder POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2017 A Fine Year for Murder POoTRMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2018 Spring Thaw and Other Mystery Short Stories POoCMCCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2018 Murder by Perfection POoTRMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2018 Crimes Past POoMFB · 13 Buy ↗ 2019 Winter Frost POoCMCCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2019 The Last Thing She Said POoCMCCB · 4 Buy ↗ 2019 The Root of Murder POoLICB · 4 Buy ↗ 2020 Killer Deadline POoNBB · 1 Buy ↗ 2020 The Nutcracker Conspiracy POoTRMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2022 The Wrong Side of Murder POoNBB · 2 Buy ↗ 2022 Shadow of Murder POoMFB · 14 Buy ↗ 2023 The Prime Suspect POoASMPMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2023 Chris Crossed Murder POoCMCCB · 5 Buy ↗ 2026 Shadows of the Missing POoCMCCB · 6 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 1 book · 2017
Publication Order of Lovers In Crime Mysteries Collections 1 book · 2014
01 Love and Murder... By the Book 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mac Faraday Books 14 books · 2010–2022
01 It's Murder, My Son 2010 Buy ↗ 02 Old Loves Die Hard 2011 Buy ↗ 03 Shades of Murder 2012 Buy ↗ 04 Blast from the Past 2013 Buy ↗ 05 The Murders at Astaire Castle 2013 Buy ↗ 06 The Lady Who Cried Murder 2013 Buy ↗ 07 Twelve to Murder 2014 Buy ↗ 08 A Wedding and a Killing 2014 Buy ↗ 09 Three Days to Forever 2015 Buy ↗ 10 Open Season for Murder 2015 Buy ↗ 11 Cancelled Vows 2016 Buy ↗ 12 Candidate for Murder 2016 Buy ↗ 14 Shadow of Murder 2022 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Thorny Rose Mysteries Books 4 books · 2015–2020
02 A Fine Year for Murder 2017 Buy ↗ 03 Murder by Perfection 2018 Buy ↗ 04 The Nutcracker Conspiracy 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of A Sam MacKade PI Mystery Books 1 book · 2023
01 The Prime Suspect 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Chris Matheson Cold Case Books 6 books · 2018–2026
02 Spring Thaw and Other Mystery Short Stories 2018 Buy ↗ 04 The Last Thing She Said 2019 Buy ↗ 05 Chris Crossed Murder 2023 Buy ↗ 06 Shadows of the Missing 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Nikki Bryant Books 2 books · 2020–2022
01 Killer Deadline 2020 Buy ↗ 02 The Wrong Side of Murder 2022 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Joshua Thornton Books 2 books · 2004–2007
01 A Small Case of Murder 2004 Buy ↗ 02 A Reunion to Die For 2007 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 1 book · 2012
01 A Gnarly Christmas 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Lovers In Crime Books 4 books · 2012–2019
03 Killer in the Band 2016 Buy ↗ 04 The Root of Murder 2019 Buy ↗