Series · 39 books
David Housewright Books in Order
The complete David Housewright reading order — 39 books from 1995–2026.
- 01 Penance Amazon — buy Penance Bookshop — buy Penance ThriftBooks — buy Penance eBooks.com — buy Penance
- 02 Practice to Deceive Amazon — buy Practice to Deceive Bookshop — buy Practice to Deceive ThriftBooks — buy Practice to Deceive eBooks.com — buy Practice to Deceive
- 03 Dearly departed Amazon — buy Dearly departed Bookshop — buy Dearly departed ThriftBooks — buy Dearly departed eBooks.com — buy Dearly departed
- 04 A Hard Ticket Home Amazon — buy A Hard Ticket Home Bookshop — buy A Hard Ticket Home ThriftBooks — buy A Hard Ticket Home eBooks.com — buy A Hard Ticket Home
- 05 Tin City Amazon — buy Tin City Bookshop — buy Tin City ThriftBooks — buy Tin City eBooks.com — buy Tin City
- 06 Pretty Girl Gone Amazon — buy Pretty Girl Gone Bookshop — buy Pretty Girl Gone ThriftBooks — buy Pretty Girl Gone eBooks.com — buy Pretty Girl Gone
- 07 Dead Boyfriends Amazon — buy Dead Boyfriends Bookshop — buy Dead Boyfriends ThriftBooks — buy Dead Boyfriends eBooks.com — buy Dead Boyfriends
- 08 Resort to Murder Amazon — buy Resort to Murder Bookshop — buy Resort to Murder ThriftBooks — buy Resort to Murder eBooks.com — buy Resort to Murder
- 09 Madman on a drum Amazon — buy Madman on a drum Bookshop — buy Madman on a drum ThriftBooks — buy Madman on a drum eBooks.com — buy Madman on a drum
- 10 Jelly's Gold Amazon — buy Jelly's Gold Bookshop — buy Jelly's Gold ThriftBooks — buy Jelly's Gold eBooks.com — buy Jelly's Gold
- 11 Once upon a crime Amazon — buy Once upon a crime Bookshop — buy Once upon a crime ThriftBooks — buy Once upon a crime eBooks.com — buy Once upon a crime
- 12 The taking of Libbie, SD Amazon — buy The taking of Libbie, SD Bookshop — buy The taking of Libbie, SD ThriftBooks — buy The taking of Libbie, SD eBooks.com — buy The taking of Libbie, SD
- 13 Taking of Libbie, SD Amazon — buy Taking of Libbie, SD Bookshop — buy Taking of Libbie, SD ThriftBooks — buy Taking of Libbie, SD eBooks.com — buy Taking of Libbie, SD
- 14 Highway 61 Amazon — buy Highway 61 Bookshop — buy Highway 61 ThriftBooks — buy Highway 61 eBooks.com — buy Highway 61
- 15 Curse of the Jade Lily Amazon — buy Curse of the Jade Lily Bookshop — buy Curse of the Jade Lily ThriftBooks — buy Curse of the Jade Lily eBooks.com — buy Curse of the Jade Lily
- 16 Holland Taylor Mysteries Amazon — buy Holland Taylor Mysteries Bookshop — buy Holland Taylor Mysteries ThriftBooks — buy Holland Taylor Mysteries eBooks.com — buy Holland Taylor Mysteries
- 17 Holland Taylor Trilogy Amazon — buy Holland Taylor Trilogy Bookshop — buy Holland Taylor Trilogy ThriftBooks — buy Holland Taylor Trilogy eBooks.com — buy Holland Taylor Trilogy
- 18 The devil and the diva Amazon — buy The devil and the diva Bookshop — buy The devil and the diva ThriftBooks — buy The devil and the diva eBooks.com — buy The devil and the diva
- 19 Finders Keepers Amazon — buy Finders Keepers Bookshop — buy Finders Keepers ThriftBooks — buy Finders Keepers eBooks.com — buy Finders Keepers
- 20 The last kind word Amazon — buy The last kind word Bookshop — buy The last kind word ThriftBooks — buy The last kind word eBooks.com — buy The last kind word
- 21 Penance Lib/E Amazon — buy Penance Lib/E Bookshop — buy Penance Lib/E ThriftBooks — buy Penance Lib/E eBooks.com — buy Penance Lib/E
- 22 The Devil may care Amazon — buy The Devil may care Bookshop — buy The Devil may care ThriftBooks — buy The Devil may care eBooks.com — buy The Devil may care
- 23 Devil May Care Amazon — buy Devil May Care Bookshop — buy Devil May Care ThriftBooks — buy Devil May Care eBooks.com — buy Devil May Care
- 24 Unidentified Woman #15 Amazon — buy Unidentified Woman #15 Bookshop — buy Unidentified Woman #15 ThriftBooks — buy Unidentified Woman #15 eBooks.com — buy Unidentified Woman #15
- 25 Stealing the Countess Amazon — buy Stealing the Countess Bookshop — buy Stealing the Countess ThriftBooks — buy Stealing the Countess eBooks.com — buy Stealing the Countess
- 26 What the Dead Leave Behind Amazon — buy What the Dead Leave Behind Bookshop — buy What the Dead Leave Behind ThriftBooks — buy What the Dead Leave Behind eBooks.com — buy What the Dead Leave Behind
- 27 Like to Die Amazon — buy Like to Die Bookshop — buy Like to Die ThriftBooks — buy Like to Die eBooks.com — buy Like to Die
- 28 Darkness, Sing Me a Song Amazon — buy Darkness, Sing Me a Song Bookshop — buy Darkness, Sing Me a Song ThriftBooks — buy Darkness, Sing Me a Song eBooks.com — buy Darkness, Sing Me a Song
- 29 First, Kill the Lawyers Amazon — buy First, Kill the Lawyers Bookshop — buy First, Kill the Lawyers ThriftBooks — buy First, Kill the Lawyers eBooks.com — buy First, Kill the Lawyers
- 30 A Hard Ticket Home (A McKenzie Novel) Amazon — buy A Hard Ticket Home (A McKenzie Novel) Bookshop — buy A Hard Ticket Home (A McKenzie Novel) ThriftBooks — buy A Hard Ticket Home (A McKenzie Novel) eBooks.com — buy A Hard Ticket Home (A McKenzie Novel)
- 31 Dead Man's Mistress Amazon — buy Dead Man's Mistress Bookshop — buy Dead Man's Mistress ThriftBooks — buy Dead Man's Mistress eBooks.com — buy Dead Man's Mistress
- 32 From the Grave Amazon — buy From the Grave Bookshop — buy From the Grave ThriftBooks — buy From the Grave eBooks.com — buy From the Grave
- 33 What Doesn't Kill Us Amazon — buy What Doesn't Kill Us Bookshop — buy What Doesn't Kill Us ThriftBooks — buy What Doesn't Kill Us eBooks.com — buy What Doesn't Kill Us
- 34 Stealing the Countess Lib/E Amazon — buy Stealing the Countess Lib/E Bookshop — buy Stealing the Countess Lib/E ThriftBooks — buy Stealing the Countess Lib/E eBooks.com — buy Stealing the Countess Lib/E
- 35 Something Wicked Amazon — buy Something Wicked Bookshop — buy Something Wicked ThriftBooks — buy Something Wicked eBooks.com — buy Something Wicked
- 36 In a Hard Wind Amazon — buy In a Hard Wind Bookshop — buy In a Hard Wind ThriftBooks — buy In a Hard Wind eBooks.com — buy In a Hard Wind
- 37 Man in the Water Amazon — buy Man in the Water Bookshop — buy Man in the Water ThriftBooks — buy Man in the Water eBooks.com — buy Man in the Water
- 38 Them Bones Amazon — buy Them Bones Bookshop — buy Them Bones ThriftBooks — buy Them Bones eBooks.com — buy Them Bones
- 39 Dracula Wine Amazon — buy Dracula Wine Bookshop — buy Dracula Wine ThriftBooks — buy Dracula Wine eBooks.com — buy Dracula Wine
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penance | 1995 | ||
| 2 | Practice to Deceive | 1998 | ||
| 3 | Dearly departed | 1999 | ||
| 4 | A Hard Ticket Home | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Tin City | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Pretty Girl Gone | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Dead Boyfriends | 2007 | ||
| 8 | Resort to Murder | 2007 | ||
| 9 | Madman on a drum | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Jelly's Gold | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Once upon a crime | 2009 | ||
| 12 | The taking of Libbie, SD | 2010 | ||
| 13 | Taking of Libbie, SD | 2010 | ||
| 14 | Highway 61 | 2011 | ||
| 15 | Curse of the Jade Lily | 2012 | ||
| 16 | Holland Taylor Mysteries | 2012 | ||
| 17 | Holland Taylor Trilogy | 2012 | ||
| 18 | The devil and the diva | 2012 | ||
| 19 | Finders Keepers | 2012 | ||
| 20 | The last kind word | 2013 | ||
| 21 | Penance Lib/E | 2013 | ||
| 22 | The Devil may care | 2014 | ||
| 23 | Devil May Care | 2014 | ||
| 24 | Unidentified Woman #15 | 2015 | ||
| 25 | Stealing the Countess | 2016 | ||
| 26 | What the Dead Leave Behind | 2017 | ||
| 27 | Like to Die | 2018 | ||
| 28 | Darkness, Sing Me a Song | 2018 | ||
| 29 | First, Kill the Lawyers | 2019 | ||
| 30 | A Hard Ticket Home (A McKenzie Novel) | 2019 | ||
| 31 | Dead Man's Mistress | 2019 | ||
| 32 | From the Grave | 2020 | ||
| 33 | What Doesn't Kill Us | 2021 | ||
| 34 | Stealing the Countess Lib/E | 2021 | ||
| 35 | Something Wicked | 2022 | ||
| 36 | In a Hard Wind | 2023 | ||
| 37 | Man in the Water | 2024 | ||
| 38 | Them Bones | 2025 | ||
| 39 | Dracula Wine | 2026 |
David Housewright reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Penance (1995). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach David Housewright — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many David Housewright books are there?
39 to date, spanning 1995–2026.
What is the newest David Housewright book?
Dracula Wine, published in 2026.