Elaine Macko Books in Order

Elaine Macko has written 11 books, published between 2011 and 2019. The first book is Armed (2011) and the newest is Decked (2019). Publication order is the reading order below. 10 of the 11 books listed here are in the Alex Harris Mystery series, which has its own page: Alex Harris Mystery books in order.

Books
11
Published
2011–2019
Pages on record
2,534 in 8 of 11 books
Reading time
42–63 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,534 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

The Alex Harris Mystery series is the work of Elaine Macko, who has 11 books in the catalogue dated 2011 to 2019. Armed (2011) comes first, followed by Poisoned (2012), Flossed (2013), Mahjonged (2013) and Smoked (2013). Subject headings are detective and mystery stories and murder. Decked (2019) is the newest title, and the list is catalogued as likely complete.

How many Elaine Macko books are there?

Elaine Macko has 11 books, released between 2011 and 2019. 10 of them belong to the Alex Harris Mystery series.

Elaine Macko Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Elaine Macko 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. 1
    ArmedAlex Harris Mystery #12011 · 340 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011340
  2. 2
    PoisonedAlex Harris Mystery #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  3. 3
    FlossedAlex Harris Mystery #32013 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013326
  4. 4
    MahjongedAlex Harris Mystery #42013 · 338 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013338
  5. 5
    SmokedAlex Harris Mystery #52013 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013314
  6. 6
    Fried Calamari Looks A Lot Like Onion RingsMemoirs #12014 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014266
  7. 7
    PickledAlex Harris Mystery #62014 · 322 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014322
  8. 8
    GunnedAlex Harris Mystery #72015 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015310
  9. 9
    NailedAlex Harris Mystery #82016 · 318 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016318
  10. 10
    DippedAlex Harris Mystery #92017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  11. 11
    DeckedAlex Harris Mystery #102019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019

Elaine Macko series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Elaine Macko 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.

Do you have to read Elaine Macko books in order?

You only need to read Elaine Macko books in order within the Alex Harris Mystery series, which holds 10 of the 11 Elaine Macko books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Elaine Macko

Start with Armed (2011), the first Alex Harris Mystery book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Elaine Macko book?

Decked (2019) is the newest Elaine Macko book released so far.

Is there a new Elaine Macko book coming?

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

Elaine Macko at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Elaine Macko title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Elaine Macko books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,534 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Elaine Macko books, 11 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Elaine Macko books are about

1 of the 11 Elaine Macko books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.