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Nancy Pickard Books in Order
Every Nancy Pickard book in publication order — 44 in total, spanning 1984–2020.
Publication Order of Jenny Cain Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Generous Death | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Say No to Murder | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  No Body | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Marriage Is Murder | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Dead Crazy | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Bum Steer | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  I.O.U. | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  But I Wouldn't Want to Die There | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Confession | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Twilight | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Eugenia Potter Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The 27-Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Blue Corn Murders | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Marie Lightfoot Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Whole Truth | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Ring of Truth | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Truth Hurts | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Virgin of Small Plains | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Scent of Rain and Lightning | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Storm Warnings | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Seven Steps on the Writer's Path | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Bigger Better Braver | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tales of Obsession | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Malice Domestic 3 | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Murder, They Wrote | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Vengeance Is Hers | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Funny Bones: 15 New Tales of Murder and Mayhem | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Night Awakens | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Mom, Apple Pie and Murder | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The First Lady Murders | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Diagnosis Dead | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Malice Domestic 10 | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Naked Came the Phoenix | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Thou Shalt Not Kill | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  By Hook or By Crook and 30 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  Manhattan Mayhem | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 44, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generous Death | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Say No to Murder | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | No Body | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Marriage Is Murder | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Dead Crazy | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Bum Steer | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | I.O.U. | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The 27-Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | But I Wouldn't Want to Die There | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Confession | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Tales of Obsession | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Malice Domestic 3 | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Twilight | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Murder, They Wrote | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Vengeance Is Hers | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Funny Bones: 15 New Tales of Murder and Mayhem | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Blue Corn Murders | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Night Awakens | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Storm Warnings | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Mom, Apple Pie and Murder | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The First Lady Murders | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Diagnosis Dead | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Whole Truth | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Ring of Truth | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Malice Domestic 10 | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Naked Came the Phoenix | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Truth Hurts | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Seven Steps on the Writer's Path | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Thou Shalt Not Kill | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | The Virgin of Small Plains | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | The Scent of Rain and Lightning | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | By Hook or By Crook and 30 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Manhattan Mayhem | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Silent Night, Deadly Night | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Bigger Better Braver | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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