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Reading order

Sheriff Dan Rhodes Books in Order

This page lists the complete Sheriff Dan Rhodes reading order by Bill Crider, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 25 books / 1986-2019

Sheriff Dan Rhodes Reading Order

01 Too Late to Die 1986 Buy

02 Shotgun Saturday Night 1987 Buy

03 Cursed to Death 1988 Buy

04 Death on the Move 1989 Buy

05 Evil at the Root 1990 Buy

06 Booked for a Hanging 1992 Buy

07 Murder Most Fowl 1994 Buy

08 Winning Can Be Murder 1996 Buy

09 Death by Accident 1998 Buy

10 A Ghost of a Chance 2000 Buy

11 A Romantic Way to Die 2001 Buy

12 Red, White, and Blue Murder 2003 Buy

13 A Mammoth Murder 2006 Buy

14 Murder Among the OWLS 2007 Buy

15 Of All Sad Words 2008 Buy

16 Murder in Four Parts 2009 Buy

17 Murder in the Air 2010 Buy

18 The Wild Hog Murders 2011 Buy

19 Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen 2012 Buy

20 Compound Murder 2013 Buy

21 Half in Love with Artful Death 2014 Buy

22 Between the Living and the Dead 2015 Buy

23 Survivors Will Be Shot Again 2016 Buy

24 Dead, to Begin With 2017 Buy

25 That Old Scoundrel Death 2019 Buy

Sheriff Dan Rhodes Books by Publication Order

1986 Too Late to Die #1

1987 Shotgun Saturday Night #2

1988 Cursed to Death #3

1989 Death on the Move #4

1990 Evil at the Root #5

1992 Booked for a Hanging #6

1994 Murder Most Fowl #7

1996 Winning Can Be Murder #8

1998 Death by Accident #9

2000 A Ghost of a Chance #10

2001 A Romantic Way to Die #11

2003 Red, White, and Blue Murder #12

2006 A Mammoth Murder #13

2007 Murder Among the OWLS #14

2008 Of All Sad Words #15

2009 Murder in Four Parts #16

2010 Murder in the Air #17

2011 The Wild Hog Murders #18

2012 Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen #19

2013 Compound Murder #20

2014 Half in Love with Artful Death #21

2015 Between the Living and the Dead #22

2016 Survivors Will Be Shot Again #23

2017 Dead, to Begin With #24

2019 That Old Scoundrel Death #25

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Sheriff Dan Rhodes reading order?

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

How many Sheriff Dan Rhodes books are there?

This catalog currently lists 25 Sheriff Dan Rhodes books published across 1986-2019.

Who writes the Sheriff Dan Rhodes books?

Sheriff Dan Rhodes is listed as a book series by Bill Crider.

Should I read Sheriff Dan Rhodes in publication order?

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

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