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Mindy McGinnis

American author Mindy McGinnis is best known for her young adult thrillers, including *The Female of the Species* and the *A Madness So Discreet* duology. A recipient of multiple Edgar Award nominations, her gritty, character-driven novels have earned critical acclaim. This page provides the Mindy McGinnis books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

2013Not a Drop to DrinkPOoNADTDB · 1Buy ↗
2014In a Handful of DustPOoNADTDB · 2Buy ↗
2015A Madness So DiscreetPOoSN · 1Buy ↗
2016The Female of the SpeciesPOoSN · 2Buy ↗
2017Given to the SeaPOoGDB · 1Buy ↗
2017This Darkness MinePOoSN · 3Buy ↗
2018Given to the EarthPOoGDB · 2Buy ↗
2019HeroinePOoSN · 4Buy ↗
2020Hawk(By: James Patterson,Gabrielle Charbonnet)POoMRHB · 1Buy ↗
2020Be Not Far from MePOoSN · 5Buy ↗
2021The Initial InsultPOoTIIB · 1Buy ↗
2021City of the Dead(With: James Patterson)POoMRHB · 2Buy ↗
2022The Last LaughPOoTIIB · 2Buy ↗
2023A Long Stretch of Bad DaysPOoSN · 6Buy ↗
2024Under This Red RockPOoSN · 7Buy ↗
2025How Girls Are MadePOoSN · 8Buy ↗
2026What Rough BeastPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Standalone Novels9 books · 2015–2026
01A Madness So Discreet2015Buy ↗
02The Female of the Species2016Buy ↗
03This Darkness Mine2017Buy ↗
04Heroine2019Buy ↗
05Be Not Far from Me2020Buy ↗
06A Long Stretch of Bad Days2023Buy ↗
07Under This Red Rock2024Buy ↗
08How Girls Are Made2025Buy ↗
09What Rough Beast2026Buy ↗
Publication Order of Not A Drop To Drink Books2 books · 2013–2014
01Not a Drop to Drink2013Buy ↗
02In a Handful of Dust2014Buy ↗
Publication Order of The Initial Insult Books2 books · 2021–2022
01The Initial Insult2021Buy ↗
02The Last Laugh2022Buy ↗
Publication Order of Given Duet Books2 books · 2017–2018
01Given to the Sea2017Buy ↗
02Given to the Earth2018Buy ↗
Publication Order of Maximum Ride: Hawk Books2 books · 2020–2021
01Hawk(By: James Patterson,Gabrielle Charbonnet)2020Buy ↗
02City of the Dead(With: James Patterson)2021Buy ↗

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