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Reading order

Matthew Scudder Books in Order

This page lists the complete Matthew Scudder reading order by Lawrence Block, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 29 books / 1976-2023

Matthew Scudder Reading Order

01 The Sins of the Fathers 1976 Buy
02 Time to Murder and Create 1976 Buy
03 In the Midst of Death 1976 Buy
04 A Candle for the Bag Lady 1977 Buy
05 A Stab in the Dark 1981 Buy
06 Eight Million Ways to Die 1982 Buy
07 By the Dawn's Early Light 1984 Buy
08 When the Sacred Ginmill Closes 1986 Buy
09 Out on the Cutting Edge 1989 Buy
10 A Ticket to the Boneyard 1990 Buy
11 Batman’s Helpers 1990 Buy
12 A Dance at the Slaughterhouse 1991 Buy
13 A Walk Among the Tombstones 1992 Buy
14 The Devil Knows You're Dead 1993 Buy
15 The Merciful Angel of Death 1993 Buy
16 A Long Line of Dead Men 1994 Buy
17 Even the Wicked 1996 Buy
18 Out the Window 1997 Buy
19 Looking for David 1997 Buy
20 Everybody Dies 1998 Buy
21 Let's Get Lost 2000 Buy
22 Hope to Die 2001 Buy
23 A Moment of Wrong Thinking 2002 Buy
24 All the Flowers are Dying 2005 Buy
25 Mick Ballou Looks at the Blank Screen 2011 Buy
26 A Drop of the Hard Stuff 2011 Buy
27 One Last Night at Grogan’s 2011 Buy
28 A Time to Scatter Stones 2018 Buy
29 The Autobiography of Matthew Scudder 2023 Buy

Matthew Scudder Books by Publication Order

1976 The Sins of the Fathers #1
1976 Time to Murder and Create #2
1976 In the Midst of Death #3
1977 A Candle for the Bag Lady #4
1981 A Stab in the Dark #5
1982 Eight Million Ways to Die #6
1984 By the Dawn's Early Light #7
1986 When the Sacred Ginmill Closes #8
1989 Out on the Cutting Edge #9
1990 A Ticket to the Boneyard #10
1990 Batman’s Helpers #11
1991 A Dance at the Slaughterhouse #12
1992 A Walk Among the Tombstones #13
1993 The Devil Knows You're Dead #14
1993 The Merciful Angel of Death #15
1994 A Long Line of Dead Men #16
1996 Even the Wicked #17
1997 Out the Window #18
1997 Looking for David #19
1998 Everybody Dies #20
2000 Let's Get Lost #21
2001 Hope to Die #22
2002 A Moment of Wrong Thinking #23
2005 All the Flowers are Dying #24
2011 Mick Ballou Looks at the Blank Screen #25
2011 A Drop of the Hard Stuff #26
2011 One Last Night at Grogan’s #27
2018 A Time to Scatter Stones #28
2023 The Autobiography of Matthew Scudder #29

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Matthew Scudder reading order?

The Matthew Scudder reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Matthew Scudder books are there?

This catalog currently lists 29 Matthew Scudder books published across 1976-2023.

Who writes the Matthew Scudder books?

Matthew Scudder is listed as a book series by Lawrence Block.

Should I read Matthew Scudder in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Matthew Scudder. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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