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Transgressions Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Transgressions books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Transgressions series? Start with "Transgressions, Vol. 2 (By: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris)" (2006) and follow publication order through all 37 books.
The complete Transgressions reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Transgressions, Vol. 2 (By: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Ed McBain,John Farris)
2006

Transgressions, Vol. 3 (With: Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain,Donald E Westlake,John Farris)
2006

Transgressions, Vol. 4 (With: Sharyn McCrumb,Ed McBain)
2006

Murder For Love
1996

Malice Domestic 6
1997

Mystery's Most Wanted
1997

Canine Crimes
1998

First Cases, Volume 3
1999

Crime After Crime
1999

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1999

A Century of British Mystery and Suspense
2000

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1
2000

Unholy Orders
2000

Death by Horoscope
2001

Malice Domestic 10
2001

Naked Came the Phoenix
2001

The Mighty Johns
2002

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3
2002

Much Ado About Murder
2002

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4
2003

I'd Kill For That
2004

Death By Dickens
2004

Powers of Detection
2004

Thou Shalt Not Kill
2005

Dangerous Women
2005

Transgressions
2005

Price of Desire
2005

The Widow of Slane and Six More of the Best Crime and Mystery Novellas of the Year
2006

Transgressions, Vol. 3
2006

The Deadly Bride and 19 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories
2006

Transgressions, Vol. 4
2006

Ghouls, Ghosts, and Ninja Rats
2013

Cold-Blooded: Killer Nashville Noir
2015

Equality: What Do You Think About When You Think of Equality?
2017

Odd Partners
2019

California Schemin'
2020

Private Investigations: Mystery Writers on the Secrets, Riddles, and Wonders in Their Lives
2020
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