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This catalog lists the M. William Phelps books currently available in Sequencebooks, including standalone titles and series entries when available.

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Yes. Each M. William Phelps series is broken out with book numbers, publication years, and a dedicated reading-order page.

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M. William Phelps Complete Bibliography

Q: What is the best order to read M. William Phelps books?

Start with the series reading order for any connected books, then use the chronological list on this page for the full M. William Phelps bibliography.

Browse books by M. William Phelps in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 44 books / 2 series

American investigative journalist and bestselling author M. William Phelps is best known for his true crime series, including *The Deadly Dozen* and *The Devil’s Right Hand*. A two-time Emmy Award winner, his books have sold over one million copies. This page provides the M. William Phelps books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by M. William Phelps in Publication Order

2003 Perfect Poison POoTCB / 1 Buy

2004 Lethal Guardian POoTCB / 2 Buy

2005 Every Move You Make POoTCB / 3 Buy

2006 Murder In The Heartland POoTCB / 4 Buy

2006 Sleep In Heavenly Peace POoTCB / 5 Buy

2007 Because You Loved Me POoTCB / 6 Buy

2008 If Looks Could Kill POoTCB / 7 Buy

2008 I'll Be Watching You POoTCB / 8 Buy

2008 Nathan Hale POoTCB / 9 Buy

2009 Deadly Secrets POoTCB / 10 Buy

2009 Cruel Death POoTCB / 11 Buy

2010 Death Trap POoTCB / 12 Buy

2010 Kill For Me POoTCB / 13 Buy

2010 The Devil's Rooming House POoTCB / 14 Buy

2011 Love Her To Death POoTCB / 15 Buy

2011 Too Young to Kill POoTCB / 16 Buy

2011 Crimes of the Presidents POoTCB / 17 Buy

2011 The Devil's Right Hand POoTCB / 18 Buy

2012 Never See Them Again POoTCB / 19 Buy

2012 The Eastbound Strangler POoTCB / 20 Buy

2012 Murder, New England POoTCB / 21 Buy

2012 Jane Doe No More POoTCB / 22 Buy

2012 The Dead Soul POoTCB / 23 Buy

2013 Kiss of the She-Devil POoTCB / 24 Buy

2013 Bad Girls POoTCB / 25 Buy

2014 Obsessed POoTCB / 26 Buy

2014 The Killing Kind POoTCB / 27 Buy

2014 Madness, Sex, Serial Killer. POoTCB / 28 Buy

2014 She Survived POoTCB / 29 Buy

2015 I'd Kill For You POoTCB / 30 Buy

2015 Evil Minds POoTCB / 31 Buy

2015 To Love and to Kill POoTCB / 32 Buy

2016 One Breath Away POoTCB / 33 Buy

2016 If You Only Knew POoTCB / 34 Buy

2016 Murderers' Row POoTCB / 35 Buy

2017 Don't Tell a Soul POoTCB / 36 Buy

2017 Dangerous Ground POoTCB / 37 Buy

2017 Targeted POoTCB / 38 Buy

2017 Beautifully Cruel POoTCB / 39 Buy

2019 Where Monsters Hide POoTCB / 40 Buy

2020 Murderers' Row Volume One POoMRB / 1 Buy

2020 Murderers' Row Volume Two(With: Burl Barer,Steve Jackson) POoMRB / 2 Buy

2020 Murderers' Row Volume Three(By: John Ferak,Chris Russo Blackwood) POoMRB / 3 Buy

2020 We Thought We Knew You POoTCB / 41 Buy

Complete M. William Phelps Series Reading Order / browse all ->

True Crime Reading Order 41 books / 2003-2020

01 Perfect Poison 2003 Buy

02 Lethal Guardian 2004 Buy

03 Every Move You Make 2005 Buy

04 Murder In The Heartland 2006 Buy

05 Sleep In Heavenly Peace 2006 Buy

06 Because You Loved Me 2007 Buy

07 If Looks Could Kill 2008 Buy

08 I'll Be Watching You 2008 Buy

09 Nathan Hale 2008 Buy

10 Deadly Secrets 2009 Buy

11 Cruel Death 2009 Buy

12 Death Trap 2010 Buy

13 Kill For Me 2010 Buy

14 The Devil's Rooming House 2010 Buy

15 Love Her To Death 2011 Buy

16 Too Young to Kill 2011 Buy

17 Crimes of the Presidents 2011 Buy

18 The Devil's Right Hand 2011 Buy

19 Never See Them Again 2012 Buy

20 The Eastbound Strangler 2012 Buy

21 Murder, New England 2012 Buy

22 Jane Doe No More 2012 Buy

23 The Dead Soul 2012 Buy

24 Kiss of the She-Devil 2013 Buy

25 Bad Girls 2013 Buy

26 Obsessed 2014 Buy

27 The Killing Kind 2014 Buy

28 Madness, Sex, Serial Killer. 2014 Buy

29 She Survived 2014 Buy

30 I'd Kill For You 2015 Buy

31 Evil Minds 2015 Buy

32 To Love and to Kill 2015 Buy

33 One Breath Away 2016 Buy

34 If You Only Knew 2016 Buy

35 Murderers' Row 2016 Buy

36 Don't Tell a Soul 2017 Buy

37 Dangerous Ground 2017 Buy

38 Targeted 2017 Buy

39 Beautifully Cruel 2017 Buy

40 Where Monsters Hide 2019 Buy

41 We Thought We Knew You 2020 Buy

Murderers' Row Reading Order 3 books / 2020-2020

01 Murderers' Row Volume One 2020 Buy

02 Murderers' Row Volume Two(With: Burl Barer,Steve Jackson) 2020 Buy

03 Murderers' Row Volume Three(By: John Ferak,Chris Russo Blackwood) 2020 Buy

Where to start with M. William Phelps

What is the best order to read M. William Phelps 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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