Order of Marcia Muller Books
Marcia Muller is an American authors of mystery and thriller novels. She is best known for her series featuring Sharon McCone. She is married to fellow author Bill Pronzini, who she often co-authors novels with.
Marcia Muller’s debut novel was Edwin of the Iron Shoes in 1977. Since then, she has written thirty books in the series plus several smaller series. Below is a list of Marcia Muller’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Sharon McCone Books
| Edwin of the Iron Shoes | (1977) |    |
| Ask the Cards a Question | (1982) | |
| The Cheshire Cat's Eye | (1983) | |
| Games to Keep the Dark Away | (1984) | |
| Leave a Message for Willie | (1984) | |
| Double | (1984) | |
| There's Nothing to Be Afraid Of | (1985) | |
| Eye of the Storm | (1988) | |
| The Shape of Dread | (1989) | |
| There's Something in a Sunday | (1990) | |
| Trophies and Dead Things | (1990) | |
| Where Echoes Live | (1991) | |
| Pennies On a Dead Woman's Eyes | (1992) | |
| Wolf in the Shadows | (1993) | |
| Till the Butchers Cut Him Down | (1994) | |
| A Wild and Lonely Place | (1995) | |
| The Broken Promise Land | (1996) | |
| Both Ends of the Night | (1997) | |
| While Other People Sleep | (1998) | |
| A Walk Through the Fire | (1999) | |
| Listen to the Silence | (2000) | |
| Dead Midnight | (2002) | |
| The Dangerous Hour | (2004) | |
| Vanishing Point | (2006) | |
| The Ever-Running Man | (2007) | |
| Burn Out | (2008) | |
| Locked In | (2009) | |
| Coming Back | (2010) | |
| City of Whispers | (2011) | |
| Looking for Yesterday | (2012) | |
| Skeleton in the Closet | (2012) | |
| The Night Searchers | (2014) | |
| Merrill-Go-Round | (2014) | |
| Tell Me Who I Am | (2016) | |
| Someone Always Knows | (2016) | |
| The Color of Fear | (2017) | |
| The Breakers | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Sharon McCone Collections
| The McCone Files | (1995) | |
| McCone and Friends | (1999) | |
Publication Order of Elena Oliverez Books
| The Tree of Death | (1983) | |
| The Legend of the Slain Soldiers | (1985) | |
Publication Order of Joanna Stark Books
| The Cavalier in White | (1986) | |
| There Hangs the Knife | (1988) | |
| Dark Star | (1989) | |
Publication Order of John Quincannon Books
(with Bill Pronzini)
| Quincannon | (1985) | |
| Beyond the Grave | (1986) | |
| Quincannon's Game | (2005) | |
Publication Order of Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery Books
(with Bill Pronzini)
| The Bughouse Affair | (2013) | |
| The Spook Lights Affair | (2013) | |
| The Body Snatchers Affair | (2015) | |
| The Plague of Thieves Affair | (2016) | |
| The Dangerous Ladies Affair | (2017) | |
| The Bags of Tricks Affair | (2018) | |
| The Flimflam Affair | (2019) | |
| The Stolen Gold Affair | (2020) | |
| The Paradise Affair | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Cape Perdido Books
| Point Deception | (2001) | |
| Cyanide Wells | (2003) | |
| Cape Perdido | (2005) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Lighthouse | (1986) | |
| A Century of Mystery | (1997) | |
| Crucifixion River | (2007) | |
| Kindling Point | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Deceptions | (1991) | |
| Duo | (1998) | |
| Time of the Wolves | (2003) | |
| Somewhere in the City | (2007) | |
Publication Order of Bill Pronzini Short Story Collections
| Graveyard Plots | (1985) | |
| Small Felonies | (1988) | |
| The Best Western Stories of Bill Pronzini | (1990) | |
| Stacked Deck | (1991) | |
| Sleuths | (1999) | |
| Problems Solved | (2003) | |
| Burgade's Crossing | (2003) | |
| On Account of Darkness and Other Stories | (2004) | |
| Coyote and Quarter-Moon | (2006) | |
| Crucifixion River | (2007) | |
| Dago Red | (2008) | |
Publication Order of Bill Pronzini Anthologies
(with Martin H. Greenberg, Bernard Malamud, Bill Pronzini, Barry N. Malzberg)
| Mystery Writers' Choice 1977 | (1976) | |
| Midnight Specials | (1977) | |
| Dark Sins, Dark Dreams | (1979) | |
| Werewolf!A Chrestomathy of Lycanthropy | (1979) | |
| The End of Summer | (1979) | |
| Night screams | (1979) | |
| Shared Tomorrows | (1979) | |
| Voodoo | (1980) | |
| Mummy! | (1980) | |
| Bug-Eyed Monsters | (1980) | |
| The Edgar Winners | (1980) | |
| Great Tales of Mystery and Suspense | (1981) | |
| Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural | (1981) | |
| The Arbor House Necropolis | (1981) | |
| The Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense | (1982) | |
| The Arbor House Treasury of Detective and Mystery Stories from the Great Pulps | (1983) | |
| The Mystery Hall of Fame | (1984) | |
| The Western Hall of Fame | (1984) | |
| The Outlaws | (1984) | |
| The Reel West | (1984) | |
| 13 Short Mystery Novels | (1984) | |
| The Arbor House Treasury of Great Western Stories | (1985) | |
| The Cowboys | (1985) | |
| The Ethnic Detectives | (1985) | |
| Dark Lessons | (1985) | |
| The Warriors | (1985) | |
| The Second Reel West | (1985) | |
| Murder in the First Reel | (1985) | |
| The Railroaders | (1986) | |
| The Steamboaters | (1986) | |
| Great Modern Police Stories | (1986) | |
| The Third Reel West | (1986) | |
| Mystery in the Mainstream | (1986) | |
| 101 Mystery Stories | (1986) | |
| The Cattlemen | (1986) | |
| Tales Of Mystery | (1986) | |
| Tales of the Dead | (1986) | |
| Wild Westerns | (1986) | |
| Prime Suspects | (1987) | |
| Manhattan Mysteries | (1987) | |
| The Horse Soldiers | (1987) | |
| Uncollected Crimes | (1987) | |
| Suspicious Characters | (1987) | |
| The Gunfighters | (1987) | |
| 13 Short Detective Novels | (1987) | |
| Criminal Elements | (1988) | |
| Cloak and Dagger | (1988) | |
| The Texans | (1988) | |
| Best of the West | (1988) | |
| Homicidal Acts | (1988) | |
| Lady on the Case | (1988) | |
| The Californians | (1989) | |
| Felonious Assaults | (1989) | |
| The Arizonans | (1989) | |
| More Wild Westerns | (1989) | |
| Deadly Doings | (1989) | |
| The Northerners | (1990) | |
| The Northwesterners | (1990) | |
| Best of the West III | (1990) | |
| Christmas Out West | (1990) | |
| Crime and Crime Again | (1990) | |
| Best of the West 2 | (1990) | |
| A Treasury of World War II Stories | (1991) | |
| A Treasury of Civil War Stories | (1991) | |
| The Montanans | (1991) | |
| Combat! | (1992) | |
| Great Tales Of The West | (1994) | |
| Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural | (1994) | |
| Hardboiled | (1995) | |
| A Century of Mystery | (1997) | |
| The Giant Book of War Stories | (1997) | |
| The Giant Book of Private Eye Stories | (1997) | |
| Giant Book Of Short Crime Stories | (1997) | |
| Duo | (1998) | |
| Pure Pulp | (1999) | |
| Oddments | (2000) | |
| More Oddments | (2001) | |
| Masters of Horror and the Supernatural | (2010) | |
| Deadly Anniversaries | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Ed Gorman Short Story Collections
| Westeryear | (1988) | |
| Dark Whispers and Other Stories | (1993) | |
| Moonchasers and other stories | (1995) | |
| Out There in the Darkness, Volume 1 | (1995) | |
| Woman On The Beat | (1995) | |
| Eye of the Beholder and Other Stories | (1998) | |
| Famous Blue Raincoat | (1999) | |
| Such a Good Girl and Other Crime Stories | (2001) | |
| Prisoners & Other Stories | (2003) | |
| Crooks, Crimes And Christmas | (2003) | |
| The Long Ride Back | (2004) | |
| Different Kinds of Dead and Other Tales | (2005) | |
| The Phantom Chronicles 2 | (2009) | |
| The End Of It All And Other Stories | (2009) | |
| Noir 13 | (2010) | |
| Dead Man's Gun and Other Western Stories | (2013) | |
| A Disgrace to the Badge | (2013) | |
| Enemies and Other Western Stories | (2013) | |
| Scream Queen and Other Tales of Menace | (2014) | |
| The Long Ride Back and Other Western Stories | (2015) | |
| Shadow Games and Other Sinister Stories of Show Business | (2016) | |
Publication Order of World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories Books
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | (2000) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | (2000) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 | (2003) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 | (2004) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Web She Weaves | (1983) | |
| Child's Ploy | (1984) | |
| Witches' Brew | (1984) | |
| Chapter and Hearse | (1985) | |
| She Won the West | (1985) | |
| Deadly Arts | (1985) | |
| Wickedest Show on Earth | (1985) | |
| Kill or Cure | (1989) | |
| A Woman's Eye | (1991) | |
| The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories | (1992) | |
| Criminal Intent | (1993) | |
| Women on the Case | (1996) | |
| GUILTY AS CHARGED | (1996) | |
| Detective Duos | (1997) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | (2000) | |
| Death by Horoscope | (2001) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | |
| Deadly Anniversaries | (2020) | |
Note: The Nameless Detective and John Quincannon series along with The Lighthouse were co-authored alongside Bill Pronzini.
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