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Lauren Carr Complete Bibliography

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 36 books / 10 series

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.

Books by Lauren Carr in Publication Order

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 Dead on Ice POoLICB / 1 Buy
2012 A Gnarly Christmas POoSS / 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 Ice POoCMCCB / 1 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

Complete Lauren Carr Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 1 book / 2017
01 Twofer Murder 2017 Buy
01 Love and Murder... By the Book 2014 Buy
Mac Faraday Reading Order 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
13 Crimes Past 2018 Buy
14 Shadow of Murder 2022 Buy
01 Kill and Run 2015 Buy
02 A Fine Year for Murder 2017 Buy
03 Murder by Perfection 2018 Buy
04 The Nutcracker Conspiracy 2020 Buy
01 The Prime Suspect 2023 Buy
01 Ice 2018 Buy
02 Spring Thaw and Other Mystery Short Stories 2018 Buy
03 Winter Frost 2019 Buy
04 The Last Thing She Said 2019 Buy
05 Chris Crossed Murder 2023 Buy
06 Shadows of the Missing 2026 Buy
Nikki Bryant Reading Order 2 books / 2020-2022
01 Killer Deadline 2020 Buy
02 The Wrong Side of Murder 2022 Buy
Joshua Thornton Reading Order 2 books / 2004-2007
01 A Small Case of Murder 2004 Buy
02 A Reunion to Die For 2007 Buy
01 A Gnarly Christmas 2012 Buy
Lovers In Crime Reading Order 4 books / 2012-2019
01 Dead on Ice 2012 Buy
02 Real Murder 2014 Buy
03 Killer in the Band 2016 Buy
04 The Root of Murder 2019 Buy

Where to start with Lauren Carr

What is the best order to read Lauren Carr 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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