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Mindy McGinnis Complete Bibliography

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 17 books / 5 series

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.

Books by Mindy McGinnis in Publication Order

2013 Not a Drop to Drink POoNADTDB / 1 Buy
2014 In a Handful of Dust POoNADTDB / 2 Buy
2015 A Madness So Discreet POoSN / 1 Buy
2016 The Female of the Species POoSN / 2 Buy
2017 Given to the Sea POoGDB / 1 Buy
2017 This Darkness Mine POoSN / 3 Buy
2018 Given to the Earth POoGDB / 2 Buy
2019 Heroine POoSN / 4 Buy
2020 Hawk(By: James Patterson,Gabrielle Charbonnet) POoMRHB / 1 Buy
2020 Be Not Far from Me POoSN / 5 Buy
2021 The Initial Insult POoTIIB / 1 Buy
2021 City of the Dead(With: James Patterson) POoMRHB / 2 Buy
2022 The Last Laugh POoTIIB / 2 Buy
2023 A Long Stretch of Bad Days POoSN / 6 Buy
2024 Under This Red Rock POoSN / 7 Buy
2025 How Girls Are Made POoSN / 8 Buy
2026 What Rough Beast POoSN / 9 Buy

Complete Mindy McGinnis Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 9 books / 2015-2026
01 A Madness So Discreet 2015 Buy
02 The Female of the Species 2016 Buy
03 This Darkness Mine 2017 Buy
04 Heroine 2019 Buy
05 Be Not Far from Me 2020 Buy
06 A Long Stretch of Bad Days 2023 Buy
07 Under This Red Rock 2024 Buy
08 How Girls Are Made 2025 Buy
09 What Rough Beast 2026 Buy
Not A Drop To Drink Reading Order 2 books / 2013-2014
01 Not a Drop to Drink 2013 Buy
02 In a Handful of Dust 2014 Buy
The Initial Insult Reading Order 2 books / 2021-2022
01 The Initial Insult 2021 Buy
02 The Last Laugh 2022 Buy
Given Duet Reading Order 2 books / 2017-2018
01 Given to the Sea 2017 Buy
02 Given to the Earth 2018 Buy
Maximum Ride: Hawk Reading Order 2 books / 2020-2021
01 Hawk(By: James Patterson,Gabrielle Charbonnet) 2020 Buy
02 City of the Dead(With: James Patterson) 2021 Buy

Where to start with Mindy McGinnis

What is the best order to read Mindy McGinnis 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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