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Marcia Muller Books in Order

12 series including Nameless Detective Series with Bill Pronzini, Sharon McCone Series and more

12 series 145 books Latest: Circle in the Water (2024)
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Sharon McConeSharon McCone CollectionsElena OliverezJoanna StarkJohn Quincannon Series with Bill PronziniCarpenter and Quincannon Mystery Series with Bill PronziniCape PerdidoMarcia Muller Other NovelsMarcia Muller Short Stories/NovellasMarcia Muller Short Story CollectionsNameless Detective Series with Bill PronziniMarcia Muller Anthologies

Reading Order

12 series · 145 books

Sharon McCone Series

0 of 39 read
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# Title Year Buy
1 Edwin of the Iron Shoes 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Ask the Cards a Question 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Cheshire Cat's Eye (Short Story) 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Games to Keep the Dark Away 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Leave a Message for Willie 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Double ( With: Bill Pronzini) 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 There's Nothing to Be Afraid Of 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Eye of the Storm 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Shape of Dread 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 There's Something in a Sunday 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Trophies and Dead Things 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Where Echoes Live 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Pennies On a Dead Woman's Eyes 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Wolf in the Shadows 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Till the Butchers Cut Him Down 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 A Wild and Lonely Place 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 The Broken Promise Land 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Both Ends of the Night 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 While Other People Sleep 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 A Walk Through the Fire 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Listen to the Silence 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Dead Midnight 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 The Dangerous Hour 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Vanishing Point 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 The Ever-Running Man 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Burn Out 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Locked In 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Coming Back 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 City of Whispers 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 Looking for Yesterday 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Skeleton in the Closet 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 The Night Searchers 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 Merrill-Go-Round (Short Story) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Tell Me Who I Am (Short Story) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 Someone Always Knows 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 The Color of Fear 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 The Breakers 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 Ice and Stone 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
39 Circle in the Water 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Sharon McCone Collections

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# Title Year Buy
1 The McCone Files 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 McCone and Friends 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Elena Oliverez Series

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# Title Year Buy
1 The Tree of Death 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Legend of the Slain Soldiers 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Joanna Stark Series

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# Title Year Buy
1 The Cavalier in White 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 There Hangs the Knife 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Dark Star 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

John Quincannon Series with Bill Pronzini

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# Title Year Buy
1 Quincannon ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Beyond the Grave 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Quincannon's Game ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery Series with Bill Pronzini

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# Title Year Buy
1 The Bughouse Affair 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Spook Lights Affair 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Body Snatchers Affair 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Plague of Thieves Affair 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Dangerous Ladies Affair 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Bags of Tricks Affair ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Flimflam Affair ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Stolen Gold Affair ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Paradise Affair ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Cape Perdido Series

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# Title Year Buy
1 Point Deception 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Cyanide Wells 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Cape Perdido 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Marcia Muller Other Novels

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# Title Year Buy
1 The Lighthouse ( With: Bill Pronzini) 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Crucifixion River ( With: Bill Pronzini) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Kindling Point (Short Story) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Marcia Muller Short Stories/Novellas

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# Title Year Buy
1 Deadly Fantasies (Short Story) 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Final Resting Place (Short Story) 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Marcia Muller Short Story Collections

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# Title Year Buy
1 Deceptions 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Duo 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Time of the Wolves 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Somewhere in the City 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Nameless Detective Series with Bill Pronzini

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# Title Year Buy
1 The Snatch ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1971 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Vanished ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Undercurrent ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Blowback ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Twospot ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Labyrinth ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1980 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Hoodwink ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Scattershot ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Dragonfire ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Bindlestiff ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Quicksilver ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Nightshades (Short Story) ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Double 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Bones ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Deadfall ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Shackles ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Jackpot ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Breakdown ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Quarry ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Epitaphs ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Demons ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Hardcase ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Sentinels ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Illusions ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Boobytrap ( By: Bill Pronzini) 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Crazybone ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Bleeders ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Spook ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Nightcrawlers ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 Mourners ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Savages ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 Fever ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 Schemers ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Betrayers ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 Camouflage ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 Hellbox ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 Nemesis ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 Strangers ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
39 Vixen ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
40 Zigzag ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
41 Endgame ( By: Bill Pronzini) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Marcia Muller Anthologies

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# Title Year Buy
1 The Web She Weaves 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Child's Ploy 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Witches' Brew 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Chapter and Hearse 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Dark Lessons 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 She Won the West 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Deadly Arts 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Wickedest Show on Earth 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Lady on the Case 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Kill or Cure 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Sisters in Crime 2 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 A Woman's Eye 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Dark Crimes 2 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Criminal Intent 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Women of Mystery II 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1996 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Women on the Case 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 First Cases, Volume 1 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1995 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Guilty as Charged 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 A Century of Mystery 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Detective Duos 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Mystery's Most Wanted 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1997 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Women of Mystery III 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 The Shamus Winners 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 Deadly Anniversaries 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Shamus and Anthony Commit Capers: Ten Tales of Criminals, Crooks, and Culprits 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Marcia Muller (born July 4, 1944) is an American mystery writer known for her Sharon McCone series. Born in Michigan, she studied English at the University of California, Berkeley, where she met her husband, Bill Pronzini, also a mystery writer. Muller's first Sharon McCone novel, "Edwin of the Iron Shoes," was published in 1971. The series features McCone, a private investigator based in San Francisco, and has become a critical and commercial success, with over 30 novels in the series. McCone is praised for her intelligence, determination, and compassion. Muller has received numerous awards for her work, including the Private Eye Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award (2000) and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America (2009). Her books have been translated into over 20 languages.

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