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Reading order

St. Martin's True Crime Library Books in Order

This page lists the complete St. Martin's True Crime Library reading order by Gregg Olsen, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 61 books / 1990-2015

St. Martin's True Crime Library Reading Order

01 Abandoned Prayers 1990 Buy

03 Death Cruise(By: Don Davis) 1996 Buy

04 Blood Will Tell(By: Carlton Smith) 1996 Buy

05 Hot Blood(By: Ken Englade) 1996 Buy

06 Seeds of Evil(By: Carlton Smith) 1997 Buy

07 Sleep My Little Dead(By: Kieran Crowley) 1997 Buy

08 Hush Little Babies(By: Don Davis) 1997 Buy

09 The Vampire Killers(By: Clifford L. Linedecker) 1998 Buy

10 Death in Texas(By: Carlton Smith) 1999 Buy

11 Burned Alive(By: Kieran Crowley) 1999 Buy

12 Blood in the Sand(By: Clifford L. Linedecker) 2000 Buy

13 The Surgeon's Wife(By: Kieran Crowley) 2001 Buy

14 An Early Grave(By: Gary C. King) 2001 Buy

15 Murder In Hollywood(By: Gary C. King) 2001 Buy

16 A Deadly Affair(By: Tom Henderson) 2001 Buy

17 Cries in the Desert(By: John Glatt) 2002 Buy

18 Death of a Doctor(By: Carlton Smith) 2002 Buy

19 Broken Vows(By: Eric Francis) 2002 Buy

20 Twisted(By: John Glatt) 2003 Buy

21 The Stranger In My Bed(By: Michael Fleeman) 2003 Buy

22 Through the Window(By: Diane Fanning) 2003 Buy

23 Angels of Death(By: Gary C. King) 2003 Buy

24 Love, Daddy(By: Carlton Smith) 2003 Buy

25 Laci(By: Michael Fleeman) 2003 Buy

26 Out of Control(By: Steven Long) 2004 Buy

27 Into the Water(By: Diane Fanning) 2004 Buy

28 Over the Edge(By: Michael Fleeman) 2004 Buy

29 Written in Blood(By: Diane Fanning) 2005 Buy

30 One Deadly Night(By: John Glatt) 2005 Buy

31 Deadly Mistress(By: Michael Fleeman) 2005 Buy

32 The Officer's Wife(By: Michael Fleeman) 2006 Buy

33 Darker Than Night(By: Jonathan Davis,Tom Henderson) 2006 Buy

34 If I Die...(By: Michael Fleeman) 2007 Buy

35 Deadly American Beauty(By: John Glatt) 2007 Buy

36 A Family Cursed(By: Kevin F. McMurray) 2007 Buy

37 The Pastor's Wife(By: Diane Fanning) 2008 Buy

38 Perfect Beauty(By: Keith Elliot Greenberg,Vincent Felber) 2008 Buy

39 Never Seen Again(By: Jeanne King) 2008 Buy

40 House of Evil(By: John Dean) 2008 Buy

41 Bones in the Desert(By: Jana Bommersbach) 2008 Buy

42 Beauty Sleep(By: Michaele G. Ballard) 2008 Buy

43 In the Middle of the Night(By: Brian McDonald) 2009 Buy

44 Behind the Mask(By: Stella Sands) 2009 Buy

45 Desire Turned Deadly(By: Kevin F. McMurray) 2009 Buy

46 The Prom Night Murders(By: Carlton Smith) 2009 Buy

47 Signed in Blood(By: Jeanne King) 2009 Buy

48 A Poisoned Passion(By: Diane Fanning) 2009 Buy

49 One Dark Night(By: Kevin F. McMurray) 2010 Buy

50 Murder at Yale(By: Stella Sands) 2010 Buy

51 Playing With Fire(By: John Glatt) 2010 Buy

52 In the Arms of Evil(By: Carlton Smith) 2010 Buy

53 Dead But Not Forgotten(By: Amber Hunt) 2010 Buy

54 Cold as Ice(By: Carlton Smith) 2010 Buy

55 Love Hurts(By: Keith Elliot Greenberg) 2010 Buy

56 Blood in the Snow(By: Tom Henderson) 2011 Buy

57 The Dating Game Killer(By: Stella Sands) 2011 Buy

58 Dying for Love(By: Carlton Smith) 2011 Buy

59 Her Deadly Web(By: Diane Fanning) 2012 Buy

60 The Prince of Paradise(By: John Glatt) 2012 Buy

61 See How Much You Love Me(By: Amber Hunt) 2014 Buy

62 Crazy for You(By: Michael Fleeman) 2015 Buy

St. Martin's True Crime Library Books by Publication Order

1990 Abandoned Prayers #1

1996 Death Cruise(By: Don Davis) #3

1996 Blood Will Tell(By: Carlton Smith) #4

1996 Hot Blood(By: Ken Englade) #5

1997 Seeds of Evil(By: Carlton Smith) #6

1997 Sleep My Little Dead(By: Kieran Crowley) #7

1997 Hush Little Babies(By: Don Davis) #8

1998 The Vampire Killers(By: Clifford L. Linedecker) #9

1999 Death in Texas(By: Carlton Smith) #10

1999 Burned Alive(By: Kieran Crowley) #11

2000 Blood in the Sand(By: Clifford L. Linedecker) #12

2001 The Surgeon's Wife(By: Kieran Crowley) #13

2001 An Early Grave(By: Gary C. King) #14

2001 Murder In Hollywood(By: Gary C. King) #15

2001 A Deadly Affair(By: Tom Henderson) #16

2002 Cries in the Desert(By: John Glatt) #17

2002 Death of a Doctor(By: Carlton Smith) #18

2002 Broken Vows(By: Eric Francis) #19

2003 Twisted(By: John Glatt) #20

2003 The Stranger In My Bed(By: Michael Fleeman) #21

2003 Through the Window(By: Diane Fanning) #22

2003 Angels of Death(By: Gary C. King) #23

2003 Love, Daddy(By: Carlton Smith) #24

2003 Laci(By: Michael Fleeman) #25

2004 Out of Control(By: Steven Long) #26

2004 Into the Water(By: Diane Fanning) #27

2004 Over the Edge(By: Michael Fleeman) #28

2005 Written in Blood(By: Diane Fanning) #29

2005 One Deadly Night(By: John Glatt) #30

2005 Deadly Mistress(By: Michael Fleeman) #31

2006 The Officer's Wife(By: Michael Fleeman) #32

2006 Darker Than Night(By: Jonathan Davis,Tom Henderson) #33

2007 If I Die...(By: Michael Fleeman) #34

2007 Deadly American Beauty(By: John Glatt) #35

2007 A Family Cursed(By: Kevin F. McMurray) #36

2008 The Pastor's Wife(By: Diane Fanning) #37

2008 Perfect Beauty(By: Keith Elliot Greenberg,Vincent Felber) #38

2008 Never Seen Again(By: Jeanne King) #39

2008 House of Evil(By: John Dean) #40

2008 Bones in the Desert(By: Jana Bommersbach) #41

2008 Beauty Sleep(By: Michaele G. Ballard) #42

2009 In the Middle of the Night(By: Brian McDonald) #43

2009 Behind the Mask(By: Stella Sands) #44

2009 Desire Turned Deadly(By: Kevin F. McMurray) #45

2009 The Prom Night Murders(By: Carlton Smith) #46

2009 Signed in Blood(By: Jeanne King) #47

2009 A Poisoned Passion(By: Diane Fanning) #48

2010 One Dark Night(By: Kevin F. McMurray) #49

2010 Murder at Yale(By: Stella Sands) #50

2010 Playing With Fire(By: John Glatt) #51

2010 In the Arms of Evil(By: Carlton Smith) #52

2010 Dead But Not Forgotten(By: Amber Hunt) #53

2010 Cold as Ice(By: Carlton Smith) #54

2010 Love Hurts(By: Keith Elliot Greenberg) #55

2011 Blood in the Snow(By: Tom Henderson) #56

2011 The Dating Game Killer(By: Stella Sands) #57

2011 Dying for Love(By: Carlton Smith) #58

2012 Her Deadly Web(By: Diane Fanning) #59

2012 The Prince of Paradise(By: John Glatt) #60

2014 See How Much You Love Me(By: Amber Hunt) #61

2015 Crazy for You(By: Michael Fleeman) #62

Questions readers ask

What is the correct St. Martin's True Crime Library reading order?

The St. Martin's True Crime Library reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many St. Martin's True Crime Library books are there?

This catalog currently lists 61 St. Martin's True Crime Library books published across 1990-2015.

Who writes the St. Martin's True Crime Library books?

St. Martin's True Crime Library is listed as a book series by Gregg Olsen.

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