A reading-order database
Every series.
In the right order.
280 series, 3,877 books. Publication order, chronological order, and the order we'd actually recommend — plus the date the next one lands.
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Publishing 11 August 2026
280
series in order
3,877
books catalogued
248
authors
41
with a dated next book
Dated and counting down
All 41 announced →- God's CountryCork O'Connor · William Kent KruegerPublishing 18 August 2026
- My Darling ReverieHollow Graves Duet · H. D. CarltonPublishing 27 August 2026
- The Damage ManOrphan X · Gregg HurwitzPublishing 1 September 2026
- No Song for the DeadDepartment Q · Jussi Adler-OlsenPublishing 8 September 2026
- Fury in DeathIn Death · J. D. RobbPublishing 8 September 2026
- We Chase ShadowsWe Solve Murders · Richard OsmanPublishing 10 September 2026
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Out this month — August 2026
Full list →- 4 August 2026Adversary to the Villain
- 4 August 2026The Lion and the Deathless Dark
- 11 August 2026The Secrets We Hide
- 18 August 2026God's Country
- 27 August 2026My Darling Reverie