Author · updated 2026
Elaine Viets Books in Order
Every Elaine Viets book in publication order — 43 in total, spanning 1988–2021.
Publication Order of Death Investigator Angela Richman Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brain Storm | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Fire and Ashes | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Ice Blonde | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  A Star Is Dead | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Death Grip | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Francesca Vierling Mystery Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Backstab | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Rubout | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Pink Flamingo Murders | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Doc in the Box | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of A Dead-End Job Mystery Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shop Till You Drop | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Murder Between the Covers | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Dying to Call You | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Killer Blonde | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Just Murdered | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Murder Unleashed | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Murder with Reservations | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Clubbed to Death | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Killer Cuts | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Half-Price Homicide | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Pumped for Murder | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Final Sail | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Board Stiff | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Catnapped! | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Checked Out | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  The Art of Murder | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Josie Marcus: Mystery Shopper Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dying in Style | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  High Heels are Murder | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Accessory to Murder | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Murder with All the Trimmings | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Fashion Hound Murders | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  An Uplifting Murder | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Death on a Platter | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Murder is a Piece of Cake | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Fixing to Die | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  A Dog Gone Murder | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Urban Affairs | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Deal with the Devil | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Viets Guide to Sex, Travel and Anything Else That Will Sell This Book | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  St. Louis | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  How to Commit Monogamy | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Show Business is Murder | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Drop-Dead Blonde | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 43, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urban Affairs | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Viets Guide to Sex, Travel and Anything Else That Will Sell This Book | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | St. Louis | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Backstab | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | How to Commit Monogamy | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Rubout | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Pink Flamingo Murders | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Doc in the Box | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Shop Till You Drop | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Murder Between the Covers | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Dying to Call You | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Show Business is Murder | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Killer Blonde | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Just Murdered | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Dying in Style | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Drop-Dead Blonde | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Murder Unleashed | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | High Heels are Murder | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Murder with Reservations | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Accessory to Murder | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Clubbed to Death | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Murder with All the Trimmings | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Killer Cuts | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Fashion Hound Murders | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Half-Price Homicide | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | An Uplifting Murder | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Pumped for Murder | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Death on a Platter | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Final Sail | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Murder is a Piece of Cake | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Board Stiff | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Fixing to Die | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Catnapped! | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | A Dog Gone Murder | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Checked Out | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Brain Storm | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Art of Murder | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Fire and Ashes | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Ice Blonde | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Deal with the Devil | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | A Star Is Dead | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Death Grip | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
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