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Diane Fanning Books in Order

Diane Fanning has written 30 books, published between 2000 and 2019. The first book is The Windwalkers (2000) and the newest is Death on the River (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
2000–2019
Pages on record
5,693 in 20 of 30 books
Reading time
95–142 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,693 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 30 titles with a page count on record.

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Diane Fanning, born 21 June 1950, is an American crime writer working in both non-fiction and mystery fiction. Case studies of murder and serial murderers sit in the catalogue beside the Lucinda Pierce and Libby Clark mystery series. The listing holds 30 books published between 2000 and 2019, from The Windwalkers (2000) to Death on the River (2019). Subjects also record investigation, women sleuths, Tennessee and the Second World War.

How many Diane Fanning books are there?

Diane Fanning has 30 books, released between 2000 and 2019. They include 2 series and 14 titles listed outside any series.

Diane Fanning Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Diane Fanning 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 The Windwalkers by Diane Fanning (2000)
  2. Cover of Red Boots & Attitude by Diane Fanning (2002)
  3. Cover of Through the Window by Diane Fanning, book 28 of the St. Martin's True Crime Library series (2003)
  4. Cover of Into the Water by Diane Fanning, book 33 of the St. Martin's True Crime Library series (2004)
  5. Cover of Written in Blood by Diane Fanning, book 35 of the St. Martin's True Crime Library series (2005)
  6. Cover of Gone Forever by Diane Fanning (2006)
  7. Cover of Baby Be Mine by Diane Fanning (2006)
  8. Cover of Under the Knife by Diane Fanning (2007)
  9. Cover of Out There by Diane Fanning (2007)
  10. Cover of The Trophy Exchange by Diane Fanning, book 1 of the Lucinda Pierce series (2008)
  11. Cover of The Pastor's Wife by Diane Fanning, book 44 of the St. Martin's True Crime Library series (2008)
  12. Cover of Punish the Deed by Diane Fanning, book 2 of the Lucinda Pierce series (2009)
  13. Cover of Mommy's Little Girl by Diane Fanning (2009)
  14. Cover of A Poisoned Passion by Diane Fanning, book 55 of the St. Martin's True Crime Library series (2009)
  15. Cover of Twisted Reason by Diane Fanning, book 4 of the Lucinda Pierce series (2011)
  16. Cover of False Front by Diane Fanning, book 5 of the Lucinda Pierce series (2012)
  17. Cover of Her Deadly Web by Diane Fanning, book 67 of the St. Martin's True Crime Library series (2012)
  18. Cover of Wrong Turn by Diane Fanning, book 6 of the Lucinda Pierce series (2013)
  19. Cover of Chain Reaction by Diane Fanning, book 7 of the Lucinda Pierce series (2013)
  20. Cover of Bitter Remains by Diane Fanning (2016)
  21. Cover of Death on the River by Diane Fanning (2019)
  1. 1
    The Windwalkers2000 · 264 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000264
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  2. 2
    Red Boots & Attitude2002 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002306
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  3. 3
    Through the WindowSt. Martin's True Crime Library #282003 · 241 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003241
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  4. 4
    Into the WaterSt. Martin's True Crime Library #332004 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004244
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  5. 5
    Written in BloodSt. Martin's True Crime Library #352005 · 405 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005405
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  6. 6
    Gone Forever2006 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006288
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  7. 7
    Baby Be Mine2006 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006240
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  8. 8
    Bite the Moon2007 · 271 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007271
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  9. 9
    Under the Knife2007 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007240
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  10. 10
    Out There2007 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007272
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  11. 11
    The Trophy ExchangeLucinda Pierce #12008 · 249 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008249
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  12. 12
    The Pastor's WifeSt. Martin's True Crime Library #442008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  13. 13
    Punish the DeedLucinda Pierce #22009 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009217
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  14. 14
    Mommy's Little Girl2009 · 337 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009337
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  15. 15
    A Poisoned PassionSt. Martin's True Crime Library #552009 · 274 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009274
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  16. 16
    Mistaken IdentityLucinda Pierce #32010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  17. 17
    Twisted ReasonLucinda Pierce #42011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  18. 18
    False FrontLucinda Pierce #52012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  19. 19
    Black Widow2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  20. 20
    Her Deadly WebSt. Martin's True Crime Library #672012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  21. 21
    Wrong TurnLucinda Pierce #62013 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013336
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  22. 22
    Chain ReactionLucinda Pierce #72013 · 233 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013233
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  23. 23
    Sleep My Darlings2013 · 202 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013202
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  24. 24
    Scandal in the Secret CityLibby Clark #12014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  25. 25
    Under Cover of the Night2014 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014368
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  26. 26
    Bitter Remains2016 · 402 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016402
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  27. 27
    Holy Homicide2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  28. 28
    Treason in the Secret CityLibby Clark #22017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  29. 29
    Sabotage in the Secret CityLibby Clark #32018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  30. 30
    Death on the River2019 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019304
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Diane Fanning 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.

Lucinda Pierce in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Trophy Exchange
  2. 2. Punish the Deed
  3. 3. Mistaken Identity
  4. 4. Twisted Reason
  5. 5. False Front
  6. 6. Wrong Turn
  7. 7. Chain Reaction

St. Martin's True Crime Library in order

6 books
  1. 28. Through the Window
  2. 33. Into the Water
  3. 35. Written in Blood
  4. 44. The Pastor's Wife
  5. 55. A Poisoned Passion
  6. 67. Her Deadly Web

Libby Clark in order

3 books
  1. 1. Scandal in the Secret City
  2. 2. Treason in the Secret City
  3. 3. Sabotage in the Secret City

Standalone books

14 books

14 Diane Fanning titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Diane Fanning books in order?

You only need to read Diane Fanning 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 Diane Fanning

Start with The Windwalkers (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Diane Fanning book?

Death on the River (2019) is the newest Diane Fanning book released so far.

Is there a new Diane Fanning book coming?

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

Diane Fanning at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Diane Fanning title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Diane Fanning books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,693 pages across the 20 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Diane Fanning books, 15 of 30, were published in the 2010s.

What the Diane Fanning books are about

26 of the 30 Diane Fanning books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 13 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.