Author · updated 2026
Ann Rule Books in Order
Every Ann Rule book in publication order — 37 in total, spanning 1980–2014.
Publication Order of Crime Files Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  You Belong to Me and Other True Crime Cases | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  A Fever in the Heart and Other True Cases | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  In the Name of Love and Other True Cases | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The End of the Dream | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  A Rage to Kill and Other True Cases | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Empty Promises and Other True Cases | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Last Dance, Last Chance | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Kiss Me, Kill Me and Other True Cases | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Worth More Dead and Other True Cases | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  No Regrets and Other True Cases | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder and Other True Cases | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Mortal Danger and Other True Cases | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  But I Trusted You and Other True Cases | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Don't Look Behind You | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors and Other True Cases | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Lying in Wait and Other True Cases | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Possession | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Stranger Beside Me | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Lust Killer | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Want-Ad Killer | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The I-5 Killer | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Mind Games | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Small Sacrifices | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  If You Really Loved Me | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Everything She Ever Wanted | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Dead By Sunset | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Bitter Harvest | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  And Never Let Her Go | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Jerry Harris Case | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Every Breath You Take | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Without Pity | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Heart Full of Lies | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Green River, Running Red | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Too Late to Say Goodbye | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  In the Still of the Night | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  Practice to Deceive | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 37, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Stranger Beside Me | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Possession | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Lust Killer | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Want-Ad Killer | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The I-5 Killer | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Mind Games | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Small Sacrifices | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | If You Really Loved Me | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Everything She Ever Wanted | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | You Belong to Me and Other True Crime Cases | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Dead By Sunset | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | A Fever in the Heart and Other True Cases | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Bitter Harvest | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | In the Name of Love and Other True Cases | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The End of the Dream | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | A Rage to Kill and Other True Cases | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | And Never Let Her Go | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Jerry Harris Case | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Empty Promises and Other True Cases | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Last Dance, Last Chance | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Every Breath You Take | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Without Pity | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Heart Full of Lies | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Kiss Me, Kill Me and Other True Cases | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Green River, Running Red | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Worth More Dead and Other True Cases | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | No Regrets and Other True Cases | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder and Other True Cases | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Too Late to Say Goodbye | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Mortal Danger and Other True Cases | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | But I Trusted You and Other True Cases | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | In the Still of the Night | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Don't Look Behind You | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors and Other True Cases | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Practice to Deceive | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Lying in Wait and Other True Cases | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
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