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) | |
| Ice and Stone | (2021) | |
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
| Quincannon | (1985) | |
| Beyond the Grave | (1986) | |
| Quincannon's Game | (2005) | |
Publication Order of Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery Books
| 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) | |
| Crucifixion River | (2007) | |
| Kindling Point | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Deadly Fantasies | (1989) | |
| Final Resting Place | (1991) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Deceptions | (1991) | |
| Duo | (1998) | |
| Time of the Wolves | (2003) | |
| Somewhere in the City | (2007) | |
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 Sisters in Crime Books
| Sisters in Crime | (1989) | |
| Sisters in Crime 2 | (1990) | |
| Sisters in Crime 3 | (1990) | |
| Sisters in Crime 4 | (1991) | |
| Sisters In Crime 5 | (1992) | |
| Anthology series. | ||
Publication Order of 100 Stories Books
| 100 Malicious Little Mysteries | (1981) | |
| 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories | (1993) | |
| 100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories | (1993) | |
| 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | (1993) | |
| 100 Wild Little Weird Tales | (1994) | |
| 100 Creepy Little Creature Stories | (1994) | |
| 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories | (1994) | |
| 100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories | (1995) | |
| 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories | (1995) | |
| 100 Astounding Little Alien Stories | (1996) | |
| 100 Fiendish Little Frightmares | (1997) | |
| 100 Sneaky Little Sleuth Stories | (1997) | |
| 100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment | (1998) | |
| 100 Menacing Little Murder Stories | (1998) | |
| 100 Hilarious Little Howlers | (1999) | |
| Crafty Cat Crimes | (2000) | |
| 100 Tiny Tales of Terror | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Web She Weaves | (1983) | |
| Child's Ploy | (1984) | |
| Witches' Brew | (1984) | |
| Chapter and Hearse | (1985) | |
| Dark Lessons | (1985) | |
| She Won the West | (1985) | |
| Deadly Arts | (1985) | |
| Wickedest Show on Earth | (1985) | |
| Lady on the Case | (1988) | |
| Kill or Cure | (1989) | |
| Sisters in Crime 2 | (1990) | |
| A Woman's Eye | (1991) | |
| Criminal Intent | (1993) | |
| The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993 | (1994) | |
| The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1996 | (1995) | |
| Women on the Case | (1996) | |
| The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1995 | (1996) | |
| Guilty as Charged | (1996) | |
| A Century of Mystery | (1997) | |
| Detective Duos | (1997) | |
| Mystery's Most Wanted | (1997) | |
| The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1997 | (1998) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | (2000) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | |
| The Shamus Winners | (2010) | |
| 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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