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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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