American author Faye Kellerman is best known for her Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus series which has spanned nearly 20 novels. She also has several standalone novels on her resume.

Faye is married to fellow author Jonathan Kellerman, whom she has co-authored multiple books with (Double Homicide and Capital Crimes). She has also co-authored Prism with her daughter Aliza Kellerman. Faye and Jonathan’s son Jesse Kellerman is also an author, although they have yet to work together on a novel. Below is a list of Faye Kellerman’s works in order in which they were written:

Publication Order of Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Books

The Ritual Bath (1986)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Sacred and Profane (1987)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Milk and Honey (1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Day of Atonement (1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
False Prophet (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Grievous Sin (1993)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Sanctuary (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Justice (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Prayers for the Dead (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Serpent's Tooth (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Jupiter's Bones (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Stalker (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Forgotten (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Stone Kiss (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Street Dreams (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Burnt House (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Mercedes Coffin / Cold Case (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Blindman's Bluff (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Hangman (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Gun Games / Blood Games (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Beast / Predator (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Murder 101 (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Theory of Death (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Bone Box (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Walking Shadows (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Lost Boys (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Hunt (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Quality of Mercy (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Moon Music (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Double Homicide (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Straight into Darkness (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Capital Crimes (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Prism (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Voiceless (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Killing Season (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike (By: Robert Crais) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Jack Taylor (By: Ken Bruen) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Jack Reacher (By: Lee Child) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Charlie Parker (By: John Connolly) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Hieronymus Bosch (By: Michael Connelly) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Lincoln Rhyme (By: Jeffery Deaver) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Alex Delaware (By: Jonathan Kellerman) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Tess Monaghan (By: Laura Lippman) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Charlie Resnick (By: John Harvey) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Inspector Morse (By: Colin Dexter) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Dismas Hardy (By: John Lescroart) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Bob Lee Swagger (By: Stephen Hunter) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Aloysius X. L. Pendergast (By: Douglas Preston) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Spenser (By: Robert B. Parker) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Charlotte and Thomas Pitt (By: Anne Perry) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
John Rebus (By: Ian Rankin) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Mallory (By: Carol O'Connell) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Jane Whitefield (By: Thomas Perry) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ian Rutledge: A Mysterious Profile (By: Charles Todd) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Precious Ramotswe (By: Alexander McCall Smith) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Maisie Dobbs (By: Jacqueline Winspear) (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Sisters in Crime Books

Sisters in Crime (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Sisters in Crime 2 (1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Sisters in Crime 3 (1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Sisters in Crime 4 (1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Sisters In Crime 5 (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Anthology series.

Publication Order of Anthologies

Sisters in Crime 3(1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Woman's Eye(1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Women of Mystery(1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993(1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Mothers and Daughters(1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Diagnosis Dead(1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Naked Came the Phoenix(2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
No Rest for the Dead(2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

If You Like Faye Kellerman Books, You’ll Love…

Faye Kellerman Synopses: In Ritual Bath, LAPD detective Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus are brought together by the rape of a bride-to-be at a ritual bath that Rina is managing. The book expertly explains the Jewish customs and beliefs.

In Day of Atonement, Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus are in the middle of their honeymoon at an Orthodox Jewish enclave when a boy has vanished from the community. Who has taken the boy and for what reason?

In Blindman’s Bluff, Detective Decker receives a call at 3am. Upon arriving at the scene, he finds a billionaire, his wife and four employees murdered. Could it have been an inside job?

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8 Responses to “Order of Faye Kellerman Books”

  1. Franklin Murgia: 1 year ago

    A new Lazarus/Decker book by Faye Kellerman was supposed to come out in late 2020. I can’t find it anywhere?

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    • Graeme: 1 year ago

      Not sure which book you are referring to but the list above is accurate.

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      • Franklin Murgia: 1 year ago

        As I said it was supposed to be published late last year, latest book in Peter Decker – Rina Lazurus Series. Don’t know if Covid derailed it. I believe it was to be called The Hunt, A Novel.

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        • Graeme: 1 year ago

          It’s possible it was derailed – it’s currently scheduled for August of this year.

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  2. Janet M: 6 years ago

    I just sort of finished “The Forgotten”. I got about 2/3 through and skipped to the end just so i could say I finished it before I returned it to the library. the only other book I have done this with is a Scapetta book I hated so much I can’t recall the name of it. I liked the first and can say you can skip the rest up to the Merecdes Coffin.

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  3. Elana Fligg: 9 years ago

    Could you please let me know where ‘Cold Case’ fits into the Decker/Lazarus series? Thank you.

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    • Brandon: 9 years ago

      It was also published as The Mercedes Coffin.

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      • Elana Fligg: 9 years ago

        Thank you.

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