Jack McEvoy Series

by Michael Connelly

Contemporary mystery.

1. The Poet (1995)


2. The Scarecrow (2009)

The author's website is here.

Terry McCaleb Series

by Michael Connelly

Contemporary mystery.

1. Blood Work (1998)


2. A Darkness More Than Night (2000) (Also features Harry Bosch.)

The author's website is here.

Mickey Haller Series

by Michael Connelly

Contemporary mystery; legal thriller.

1. The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)


2. The Brass Verdict (2008) (Also features Harry Bosch.)


3. The Reversal (2010) (Also features Harry Bosch.)


4. The Fifth Witness (2011)

The author's website is here.

The Queen's Thief Series

by Megan Whalen Turner

Young adult fantasy.

1. The Thief


2. The Queen of Attolia


3. The King of Attolia


4. A Conspiracy of Kings

The author's website is here.

Uglies Trilogy

by Scott Westerfeld

Young adult science fiction; dystopian fiction.

1. Uglies


2. Pretties


3. Specials


4. Extras

The series also has a reference book entitled Bogus to Bubbly: An Insider's Guide to the World of Uglies.

The author's website is here.

Stephanie Plum Series

by Janet Evanovich

Light, humorous mystery.

1. One for the Money


2. Two for the Dough


3. Three to Get Deadly


4. Four to Score


5. High Five


6. Hot Six


7. Seven Up


8. Hard Eight


9. Visions of Sugar Plums (Holiday Novella)


10. To the Nines


11. Ten Big Ones


12. Eleven on Top


13. Twelve Sharp


14. Plum Lovin' (Holiday Novella)


15. Lean Mean Thirteen


16. Plum Lucky (Holiday Novella)


17. Fearless Fourteen


18. Plum Spooky (Holiday Novella)


19. Finger Lickin' Fifteen


20. Sizzling Sixteen


21. Smokin' Seventeen


22. Explosive Eighteen

The author's website is here.

Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles Series

by Tess Gerritsen

Mystery; medical thriller/police procedural.

1. The Surgeon


2. The Apprentice


3. The Sinner


4. Body Double


5. Vanish


6. The Mephisto Club


7. The Keepsake


8. Ice Cold


9. Freaks (short story)


10. The Silent Girl

The author's website is here.

Alex Delaware Series

by Jonathan Kellerman

Contemporary mystery; psychological thriller.

1. When the Bough Breaks


2. Blood Test


3. Over the Edge


4. Silent Partner


5. Time Bomb


6. Private Eyes


7. Devil's Waltz


8. Bad Love


9. Self-Defense


10. The Web


11. The Clinic


12. Survival of the Fittest


13. Monster


14. Dr. Death


15. Flesh and Blood


16. The Murder Book


17. A Cold Heart


18. Therapy


19. Rage


20. Gone


21. Obsession


22. Compulsion


23. Bones


24. Evidence


25. Deception


26. Mystery


27. Victims

The author's website is here.

Alphabet Mysteries (Starring Kinsey Millhone)

by Sue Grafton

Private investigation.
The series is set in the 1980s in California.

1. "A" is for Alibi


2. "B" is for Burglar


3. "C" is for Corpse


4. "D" is for Deadbeat


5. "E" is for Evidence


6. "F" is for Fugitive


7. "G" is for Gumshoe


8. "H" is for Homicide


9. "I" is for Innocent


10. "J" is for Judgment


11. "K" is for Killer


12. "L" is for Lawless


13. "M" is for Malice


14. "N" is for Noose


15. "O" is for Outlaw


16. "P" is for Peril


17. "Q" is for Quarry


18. "R" is for Ricochet


19. "S" is for Silence


20. "T" is for Trespass


21. "U" is for Undertow


22. "V" is for Vengeance

The author's website is here.

Alex Cross Series

by James Patterson

Contemporary mystery; suspense thriller.

1. Along Came a Spider


2. Kiss the Girls


3. Jack & Jill


4. Cat & Mouse


5. Pop Goes the Weasel


6. Roses are Red


7. Violets are Blue


8. Four Blind Mice


9. The Big Bad Wolf


10. London Bridges


11. Mary, Mary


12. Cross


13. Double Cross


14. Cross Country


15. Alex Cross's Trial


16. I, Alex Cross


17. Cross Fire


18. Kill Alex Cross

The author's website is here.