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Margaret Maron Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 43 books / 6 series

American author Margaret Maron is best known for the acclaimed Deborah Knott mystery series. A multiple Edgar Award winner and Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America, her books have sold millions of copies. This page provides the Margaret Maron books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Margaret Maron Books in Chronological Order

1981 One Coffee With POoSHB / 1 Buy
1984 Death of a Butterfly POoSHB / 2 Buy
1985 Bloody Kin POoSN / 1 Buy
1985 Death in Blue Folders POoSHB / 3 Buy
1987 The Right Jack POoSHB / 4 Buy
1988 Baby Doll Games POoSHB / 5 Buy
1989 Corpus Christmas POoSHB / 6 Buy
1991 Deborah’s Judgment POoSS / 1 Buy
1991 Past Imperfect POoSHB / 7 Buy
1992 Bootlegger's Daughter POoJDKB / 1 Buy
1993 Southern Discomfort POoJDKB / 2 Buy
1993 ’That Married Dear Old Dad POoSS / 2 Buy
1994 Shooting at Loons POoJDKB / 3 Buy
1995 Fugitive Colors POoSHB / 8 Buy
1996 Up Jumps the Devil POoJDKB / 4 Buy
1997 Shoveling Smoke POoSSC / 1 Buy
1997 Killer Market POoJDKB / 5 Buy
1998 Home Fires POoJDKB / 6 Buy
2000 Storm Track POoJDKB / 7 Buy
2001 Virgo in Sapphires POoSS / 3 Buy
2001 Uncommon Clay POoJDKB / 8 Buy
2002 The Dog That Didn’t Bark POoSS / 4 Buy
2002 Slow Dollar POoJDKB / 9 Buy
2003 Last Lessons of Summer POoSN / 2 Buy
2004 Suitable for Hanging POoSSC / 2 Buy
2004 High Country Fall POoJDKB / 10 Buy
2005 Rituals of the Season POoJDKB / 11 Buy
2006 Winter's Child POoJDKB / 12 Buy
2007 Hard Row POoJDKB / 13 Buy
2008 Death's Half Acre POoJDKB / 14 Buy
2009 Sand Sharks POoJDKB / 15 Buy
2010 Christmas Mourning POoJDKB / 16 Buy
2011 Three-Day Town POoJDKB / 17 Buy
2012 Deborah's Judgement POoDKSSB / 1 Buy
2012 With This Ring POoDKSSB / 2 Buy
2012 Bewreathed POoDKSSB / 3 Buy
2012 Postcards From the Mediterranean POoSSC / 3 Buy
2012 Five Christmas Gifts - A Holiday Short Story Collection POoSSC / 4 Buy
2012 The Buzzard Table POoJDKB / 18 Buy
2013 Growth Marks POoSN / 3 Buy
2014 Designated Daughters POoJDKB / 19 Buy
2015 Long Upon the Land POoJDKB / 20 Buy
2017 Take Out POoSHB / 9 Buy

Margaret Maron Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Shoveling Smoke 1997 Buy
02 Suitable for Hanging 2004 Buy
03 Postcards From the Mediterranean 2012 Buy
04 Five Christmas Gifts - A Holiday Short Story Collection 2012 Buy
01 Bootlegger's Daughter 1992 Buy
02 Southern Discomfort 1993 Buy
03 Shooting at Loons 1994 Buy
04 Up Jumps the Devil 1996 Buy
05 Killer Market 1997 Buy
06 Home Fires 1998 Buy
07 Storm Track 2000 Buy
08 Uncommon Clay 2001 Buy
09 Slow Dollar 2002 Buy
10 High Country Fall 2004 Buy
11 Rituals of the Season 2005 Buy
12 Winter's Child 2006 Buy
13 Hard Row 2007 Buy
14 Death's Half Acre 2008 Buy
15 Sand Sharks 2009 Buy
16 Christmas Mourning 2010 Buy
17 Three-Day Town 2011 Buy
18 The Buzzard Table 2012 Buy
19 Designated Daughters 2014 Buy
20 Long Upon the Land 2015 Buy
01 One Coffee With 1981 Buy
02 Death of a Butterfly 1984 Buy
03 Death in Blue Folders 1985 Buy
04 The Right Jack 1987 Buy
05 Baby Doll Games 1988 Buy
06 Corpus Christmas 1989 Buy
07 Past Imperfect 1991 Buy
08 Fugitive Colors 1995 Buy
09 Take Out 2017 Buy
01 Deborah’s Judgment 1991 Buy
02 ’That Married Dear Old Dad 1993 Buy
03 Virgo in Sapphires 2001 Buy
04 The Dog That Didn’t Bark 2002 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1985-2013
01 Bloody Kin 1985 Buy
02 Last Lessons of Summer 2003 Buy
03 Growth Marks 2013 Buy
01 Deborah's Judgement 2012 Buy
02 With This Ring 2012 Buy
03 Bewreathed 2012 Buy

Where to start with Margaret Maron

What is the best order to read Margaret Maron 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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