A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Butcher Books in Order

The complete Butcher reading order — 40 books from 1930–2009.

  1. 01 The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop 1930 Amazon — buy The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop Bookshop — buy The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop ThriftBooks — buy The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop eBooks.com — buy The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop
  2. 02 Butcher's Crossing 1960 Amazon — buy Butcher's Crossing Bookshop — buy Butcher's Crossing ThriftBooks — buy Butcher's Crossing eBooks.com — buy Butcher's Crossing
  3. 03 Butcher's Moon 1974 Amazon — buy Butcher's Moon Bookshop — buy Butcher's Moon ThriftBooks — buy Butcher's Moon eBooks.com — buy Butcher's Moon
  4. 04 The Master Butchers Singing Club SP 1975 Amazon — buy The Master Butchers Singing Club SP Bookshop — buy The Master Butchers Singing Club SP ThriftBooks — buy The Master Butchers Singing Club SP eBooks.com — buy The Master Butchers Singing Club SP
  5. 05 Butcher's Boy 1982 Amazon — buy Butcher's Boy Bookshop — buy Butcher's Boy ThriftBooks — buy Butcher's Boy eBooks.com — buy Butcher's Boy
  6. 06 The devil's butcher shop 1983 Amazon — buy The devil's butcher shop Bookshop — buy The devil's butcher shop ThriftBooks — buy The devil's butcher shop eBooks.com — buy The devil's butcher shop
  7. 07 The butcher's theatre 1988 Amazon — buy The butcher's theatre Bookshop — buy The butcher's theatre ThriftBooks — buy The butcher's theatre eBooks.com — buy The butcher's theatre
  8. 08 The butcher's theater 1988 Amazon — buy The butcher's theater Bookshop — buy The butcher's theater ThriftBooks — buy The butcher's theater eBooks.com — buy The butcher's theater
  9. 09 The Shankill butchers 1990 Amazon — buy The Shankill butchers Bookshop — buy The Shankill butchers ThriftBooks — buy The Shankill butchers eBooks.com — buy The Shankill butchers
  10. 10 Boucher 1991 Amazon — buy Boucher Bookshop — buy Boucher ThriftBooks — buy Boucher eBooks.com — buy Boucher
  11. 11 Butcher, baker 1991 Amazon — buy Butcher, baker Bookshop — buy Butcher, baker ThriftBooks — buy Butcher, baker eBooks.com — buy Butcher, baker
  12. 12 The butcher boy 1992 Amazon — buy The butcher boy Bookshop — buy The butcher boy ThriftBooks — buy The butcher boy eBooks.com — buy The butcher boy
  13. 13 Butchers Hill (A Tess Monaghan Investigation) 1998 Amazon — buy Butchers Hill (A Tess Monaghan Investigation) Bookshop — buy Butchers Hill (A Tess Monaghan Investigation) ThriftBooks — buy Butchers Hill (A Tess Monaghan Investigation) eBooks.com — buy Butchers Hill (A Tess Monaghan Investigation)
  14. 14 Storm Front 2000 Amazon — buy Storm Front Bookshop — buy Storm Front ThriftBooks — buy Storm Front eBooks.com — buy Storm Front
  15. 15 Grave Peril 2001 Amazon — buy Grave Peril Bookshop — buy Grave Peril ThriftBooks — buy Grave Peril eBooks.com — buy Grave Peril
  16. 16 Fool Moon 2001 Amazon — buy Fool Moon Bookshop — buy Fool Moon ThriftBooks — buy Fool Moon eBooks.com — buy Fool Moon
  17. 17 Summer Knight 2002 Amazon — buy Summer Knight Bookshop — buy Summer Knight ThriftBooks — buy Summer Knight eBooks.com — buy Summer Knight
  18. 18 The Butcher's Tale 2002 Amazon — buy The Butcher's Tale Bookshop — buy The Butcher's Tale ThriftBooks — buy The Butcher's Tale eBooks.com — buy The Butcher's Tale
  19. 19 Surf, sand, and secrets 2002 Amazon — buy Surf, sand, and secrets Bookshop — buy Surf, sand, and secrets ThriftBooks — buy Surf, sand, and secrets eBooks.com — buy Surf, sand, and secrets
  20. 20 Death Masks 2003 Amazon — buy Death Masks Bookshop — buy Death Masks ThriftBooks — buy Death Masks eBooks.com — buy Death Masks
  21. 21 Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera # 1) 2004 Amazon — buy Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera # 1) Bookshop — buy Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera # 1) ThriftBooks — buy Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera # 1) eBooks.com — buy Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera # 1)
  22. 22 Blood Rites 2004 Amazon — buy Blood Rites Bookshop — buy Blood Rites ThriftBooks — buy Blood Rites eBooks.com — buy Blood Rites
  23. 23 Furies of Calderon 2004 Amazon — buy Furies of Calderon Bookshop — buy Furies of Calderon ThriftBooks — buy Furies of Calderon eBooks.com — buy Furies of Calderon
  24. 24 Dead beat 2005 Amazon — buy Dead beat Bookshop — buy Dead beat ThriftBooks — buy Dead beat eBooks.com — buy Dead beat
  25. 25 Academ's fury 2005 Amazon — buy Academ's fury Bookshop — buy Academ's fury ThriftBooks — buy Academ's fury eBooks.com — buy Academ's fury
  26. 26 Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, Book 7) 2006 Amazon — buy Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, Book 7) Bookshop — buy Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, Book 7) ThriftBooks — buy Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, Book 7) eBooks.com — buy Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, Book 7)
  27. 27 Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera) 2006 Amazon — buy Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera) Bookshop — buy Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera) ThriftBooks — buy Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera) eBooks.com — buy Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera)
  28. 28 Academ's Fury (Codex Alera) 2006 Amazon — buy Academ's Fury (Codex Alera) Bookshop — buy Academ's Fury (Codex Alera) ThriftBooks — buy Academ's Fury (Codex Alera) eBooks.com — buy Academ's Fury (Codex Alera)
  29. 29 Proven Guilty 2006 Amazon — buy Proven Guilty Bookshop — buy Proven Guilty ThriftBooks — buy Proven Guilty eBooks.com — buy Proven Guilty
  30. 30 White Night 2007 Amazon — buy White Night Bookshop — buy White Night ThriftBooks — buy White Night eBooks.com — buy White Night
  31. 31 Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, Book 8) 2007 Amazon — buy Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, Book 8) Bookshop — buy Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, Book 8) ThriftBooks — buy Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, Book 8) eBooks.com — buy Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, Book 8)
  32. 32 Captain's Fury 2007 Amazon — buy Captain's Fury Bookshop — buy Captain's Fury ThriftBooks — buy Captain's Fury eBooks.com — buy Captain's Fury
  33. 33 Small favor 2008 Amazon — buy Small favor Bookshop — buy Small favor ThriftBooks — buy Small favor eBooks.com — buy Small favor
  34. 34 Princeps' Fury 2008 Amazon — buy Princeps' Fury Bookshop — buy Princeps' Fury ThriftBooks — buy Princeps' Fury eBooks.com — buy Princeps' Fury
  35. 35 Jim Butcher's the Dresden files 2008 Amazon — buy Jim Butcher's the Dresden files Bookshop — buy Jim Butcher's the Dresden files ThriftBooks — buy Jim Butcher's the Dresden files eBooks.com — buy Jim Butcher's the Dresden files
  36. 36 Backup 2008 Amazon — buy Backup Bookshop — buy Backup ThriftBooks — buy Backup eBooks.com — buy Backup
  37. 37 Turn Coat 2009 Amazon — buy Turn Coat Bookshop — buy Turn Coat ThriftBooks — buy Turn Coat eBooks.com — buy Turn Coat
  38. 38 First lord's fury 2009 Amazon — buy First lord's fury Bookshop — buy First lord's fury ThriftBooks — buy First lord's fury eBooks.com — buy First lord's fury
  39. 39 Butcher 2009 Amazon — buy Butcher Bookshop — buy Butcher ThriftBooks — buy Butcher eBooks.com — buy Butcher
  40. 40 The butcher 2009 Amazon — buy The butcher Bookshop — buy The butcher ThriftBooks — buy The butcher eBooks.com — buy The butcher

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Track your progress through Butcher

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop 1930
2 Butcher's Crossing 1960
3 Butcher's Moon 1974
4 The Master Butchers Singing Club SP 1975
5 Butcher's Boy 1982
6 The devil's butcher shop 1983
7 The butcher's theatre 1988
8 The butcher's theater 1988
9 The Shankill butchers 1990
10 Boucher 1991
11 Butcher, baker 1991
12 The butcher boy 1992
13 Butchers Hill (A Tess Monaghan Investigation) 1998
14 Storm Front 2000
15 Grave Peril 2001
16 Fool Moon 2001
17 Summer Knight 2002
18 The Butcher's Tale 2002
19 Surf, sand, and secrets 2002
20 Death Masks 2003
21 Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera # 1) 2004
22 Blood Rites 2004
23 Furies of Calderon 2004
24 Dead beat 2005
25 Academ's fury 2005
26 Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, Book 7) 2006
27 Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera) 2006
28 Academ's Fury (Codex Alera) 2006
29 Proven Guilty 2006
30 White Night 2007
31 Proven Guilty (The Dresden Files, Book 8) 2007
32 Captain's Fury 2007
33 Small favor 2008
34 Princeps' Fury 2008
35 Jim Butcher's the Dresden files 2008
36 Backup 2008
37 Turn Coat 2009
38 First lord's fury 2009
39 Butcher 2009
40 The butcher 2009

Butcher reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (1930). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Butcher — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Butcher books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1930–2009.

What is the newest Butcher book?

The butcher, published in 2009.