Series reading guide · updated 2026
Dan Rhodes Books in Order
Every Dan Rhodes book in publication order — 26 in total, spanning 1986–2019.
Publication Order of Sheriff Dan Rhodes Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Too Late to Die | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Shotgun Saturday Night | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Cursed to Death | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Death on the Move | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Evil at the Root | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Booked for a Hanging | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Murder Most Fowl | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Winning Can Be Murder | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Death by Accident | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  A Ghost of a Chance | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  A Romantic Way to Die | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Red, White, and Blue Murder | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  A Mammoth Murder | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Murder Among the OWLS | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Of All Sad Words | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Murder in Four Parts | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Murder in the Air | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  The Wild Hog Murders | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  Compound Murder | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  Half in Love with Artful Death | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  Between the Living and the Dead | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 |  Survivors Will Be Shot Again | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 |  Dead, to Begin With | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 |  That Old Scoundrel Death | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Sheriff Dan Rhodes Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blacklin County Files | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 26, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too Late to Die | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Shotgun Saturday Night | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Cursed to Death | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Death on the Move | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Evil at the Root | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Booked for a Hanging | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Murder Most Fowl | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Winning Can Be Murder | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Death by Accident | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | A Ghost of a Chance | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | A Romantic Way to Die | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Red, White, and Blue Murder | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | A Mammoth Murder | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Murder Among the OWLS | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Of All Sad Words | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Murder in Four Parts | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Murder in the Air | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Wild Hog Murders | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Blacklin County Files | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Compound Murder | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Half in Love with Artful Death | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Between the Living and the Dead | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Survivors Will Be Shot Again | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Dead, to Begin With | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | That Old Scoundrel Death | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
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