Margaret Maron was an American author of mystery novels. She was a founding member of the Sisters in Crime, as well as a member of the American Crime Writers’ League and a director of the Mystery Writers of America. She had won several different awards, including the Agatha Award and the Anthony Award. Her series include the Deborah Knott and Sigrid Harald series. Margaret lived in North Carolina with her husband Joe.

Margaret Maron passed away on February 23rd, 2021. She was 82 years old.

Margaret Maron made her debut as a fiction author in 1981 with One Coffee With. Below is a list of Margaret Maron’s books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order):

Publication Order of Sigrid Harald Books

One Coffee With (1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death of a Butterfly (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death in Blue Folders (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Right Jack (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Baby Doll Games (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Corpus Christmas (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Past Imperfect (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fugitive Colors (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Take Out (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Judge Deborah Knott Books

Bootlegger's Daughter (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Southern Discomfort (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shooting at Loons (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Up Jumps the Devil (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Killer Market (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Home Fires (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Storm Track (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Uncommon Clay (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Slow Dollar (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
High Country Fall (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rituals of the Season (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Winter's Child (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hard Row (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death's Half Acre (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sand Sharks (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Christmas Mourning (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Three-Day Town (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Buzzard Table (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Designated Daughters (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Long Upon the Land (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Deborah Knott Short Stories Books

Deborah's Judgement (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
With This Ring (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bewreathed (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Bloody Kin (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Last Lessons of Summer (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Growth Marks (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Deborah’s Judgment (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
…That Married Dear Old Dad (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Virgo in Sapphires (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dog That Didn’t Bark (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Shoveling Smoke (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Suitable for Hanging (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Postcards From the Mediterranean (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Five Christmas Gifts - A Holiday Short Story Collection (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Deadly Allies Books

Deadly Allies (With: Sue Grafton,Sara Paretsky,Jan Grape,Susan Dunlap,Nancy Pickard,Loren D. Estleman,Julie Smith,Jeremiah Healy,Max Allan Collins,Benjamin M. Schutz,John Lutz,Robert J. Randisi,Carolyn Hart,Lia Matera,Michael Collins,Marilyn Wallace,Rob Kantner,Sandra Scoppettone,Sarah Andrews,Bob Randisi) (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadly Allies II (By: Susan Dunlap,Loren D. Estleman,John Lutz,Robert J. Randisi) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

Tales of Terror(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Beastly Tales(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sisters in Crime 2(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Woman's Eye(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadly Allies(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Women of Mystery II(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Partners in Crime(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Crown Crime Companion(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vengeance is Hers(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Funny Bones: 15 New Tales of Murder and Mayhem(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Women of Mystery III(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mom, Apple Pie and Murder(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Malice Domestic 8(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Irreconcilable Differences(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Magnolias and Mayhem(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Women Before the Bench(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Malice Domestic 10(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tar Heel Dead(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Crimes by Moonlight(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Study in Sherlock(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
27 Views of Raleigh(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Carolina Crimes(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Writes of Passage(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Manhattan Mayhem(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder Under the Oaks(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tales From Colleton County(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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5 Responses to “Order of Margaret Maron Books”

  1. Georgiagirl64: 8 years ago

    Brandon, it’s working for me today. Thanks for your reply. Love your newsletter!

    Reply

  2. Georgiagirl64: 8 years ago

    I see your Judge Knott list stops at one written in 2004. This list needs to be updated.

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    • Brandon: 8 years ago

      It works fine for me. I’ll have to look into it.

      Reply

  3. Elaine hill: 10 years ago

    Why is Designated Daughters not available in kindle edition?

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    • Brandon: 10 years ago

      Are you in the UK? I can see it on both Amazon.com and Amazon.ca (which those in the UK can’t purchase Kindle books from), but not Amazon UK. I have no explanation for this, unfortunately.

      Reply

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