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Ann Aptaker Books in Order

Ann Aptaker has written 9 books, published between 2014 and 2025. The first book is Criminal Gold (2014) and the newest is Gold for the Dead (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2014–2025
Pages on record
996 in 4 of 9 books
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Ann Aptaker writes crime, suspense and thriller fiction. Subjects recorded across nine catalogued books include lesbians, smuggling, art, art thefts and LGBTQ mystery, and the catalogue logs a Lambda Literary Award. The run goes from Criminal Gold (2014) to Gold for the Dead (2025) and covers two series, Cantor Gold Crime and Donner & Longstreet Mystery. Aptaker is still publishing; four books have a recorded length, at a median of 246 pages.

How many Ann Aptaker books are there?

Ann Aptaker has 9 books, released between 2014 and 2025. They include 2 separate series.

Ann Aptaker Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Ann Aptaker books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Criminal Gold by Ann Aptaker, book 1 of the Cantor Gold Crime series (2014)
  2. Cover of Tarnished Gold by Ann Aptaker, book 2 of the Cantor Gold Crime series (2015)
  3. Cover of Genuine Gold by Ann Aptaker, book 3 of the Cantor Gold Crime series (2017)
  1. 1
    Criminal GoldCantor Gold Crime #12014 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014264
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  2. 2
    Tarnished GoldCantor Gold Crime #22015 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015240
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  3. 3
    Genuine GoldCantor Gold Crime #32017 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017242
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  4. 4
    Flesh and GoldCantor Gold Crime #42018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  5. 5
    A Taco, A T-Bird, A Beretta and One Furious NightGuns + Tacos #102020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  6. 6
    Murder and GoldCantor Gold Crime #52021 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021250
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  7. 7
    Hunting GoldCantor Gold Crime #62022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  8. 8
    A Crime of SecretsDonner & Longstreet Mystery #12023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  9. 9
    Gold for the DeadCantor Gold Crime #72025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Ann Aptaker books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Cantor Gold Crime in order

7 books
  1. 1. Criminal Gold
  2. 2. Tarnished Gold
  3. 3. Genuine Gold
  4. 4. Flesh and Gold
  5. 5. Murder and Gold
  6. 6. Hunting Gold
  7. 7. Gold for the Dead

Donner & Longstreet Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. A Crime of Secrets

Guns + Tacos in order

1 book
  1. 10. A Taco, A T-Bird, A Beretta and One Furious Night

Do you have to read Ann Aptaker books in order?

You only need to read Ann Aptaker books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Ann Aptaker

Start with Criminal Gold (2014), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ann Aptaker book?

Gold for the Dead (2025) is the newest Ann Aptaker book released so far.

Is there a new Ann Aptaker book coming?

No next Ann Aptaker book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Ann Aptaker at a glance

Still publishing
Ann Aptaker published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Ann Aptaker books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
996 pages across the 4 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 246 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ann Aptaker books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2020s.

What the Ann Aptaker books are about

2 of the 9 Ann Aptaker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lesbians is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.