Greg Herren Books in Order

Greg Herren has written 33 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is Murder In The Rue Dauphine (2002) and the newest is Hurricane Season Hustle (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
33
Published
2002–2026
Pages on record
5,330 in 21 of 33 books
Reading time
89–133 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,330 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 33 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Greg Herren, author

New Orleans is the constant in Greg Herren's crime fiction. Born in 1961, Herren is an American writer and editor who works in mystery, young adult fiction and erotica, and who also publishes as Todd Gregory. The 2008 Lambda Literary Awards named Murder in the Rue Chartres best gay mystery; a year earlier, the anthology Love, Bourbon Street, co-edited with Paul J. Willis, won its own category. Three series carry the novels: Scotty Bradley, Chanse MacLeod and Killer Queen Mystery. 33 titles span 2002 to Hurricane Season Hustle in 2026.

How many Greg Herren books are there?

Greg Herren has 33 books, released between 2002 and 2026. They include 3 series and 16 titles listed outside any series.

Greg Herren Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 33 Greg Herren 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
    Murder In The Rue DauphineChanse MacLeod #12002 · 227 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002227
  2. 2
    Bourbon Street BluesScotty Bradley #12003 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003288
  3. 3
    Fratsex2004 · 241 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004241
  4. 4
    Wanna Wrestle?2004 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004256
  5. 5
    Jackson Square JazzScotty Bradley #22004 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004320
  6. 6
    Murder In The Rue St. AnnChanse MacLeod #22004 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004262
  7. 7
    Love, Bourbon Street2006 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006226
  8. 8
    Mardi Gras MamboScotty Bradley #32006 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006288
  9. 9
    Murder In The Rue ChartresChanse MacLeod #32007 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007248
  10. 10
    Murder In The Rue UrsulinesChanse MacLeod #42008 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008228
  11. 11
    Murder In The Garden DistrictChanse MacLeod #52009 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009256
  12. 12
    Sorceress2010 · 419 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010419
  13. 13
    Vieux Carré VoodooScotty Bradley #42010 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010230
  14. 14
    Sleeping Angel2011 · 237 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011237
  15. 15
    Who Dat WhodunnitScotty Bradley #52011 · 231 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011231
  16. 16
    Murder in the Irish ChannelChanse MacLeod #62011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  17. 17
    Sara2012 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012264
  18. 18
    Timothy2012 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012226
  19. 19
    Baton Rouge BingoScotty Bradley #62013 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013218
  20. 20
    Lake Thirteen2013 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013264
  21. 21
    Dark Tide2014 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014183
  22. 22
    Murder in the Arts DistrictChanse MacLeod #72014 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014218
  23. 23
    The Orion Mask2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  24. 24
    Garden District GothicScotty Bradley #72016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  25. 25
    Quiet Desperation2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  26. 26
    Survivor's Guilt2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  27. 27
    Royal Street ReveillonScotty Bradley #82019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  28. 28
    Bury Me in Shadows2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  29. 29
    #shedeservedit2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  30. 30
    Death DropKiller Queen Mystery #12023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  31. 312023
  32. 32
    You Gone Girl2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024
  33. 33
    Hurricane Season Hustle2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026

Greg Herren series in order

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

Greg Herren 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.

Chanse MacLeod in order

7 books
  1. 1. Murder In The Rue Dauphine
  2. 2. Murder In The Rue St. Ann
  3. 3. Murder In The Rue Chartres
  4. 4. Murder In The Rue Ursulines
  5. 5. Murder In The Garden District
  6. 6. Murder in the Irish Channel
  7. 7. Murder in the Arts District

Killer Queen Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. Death Drop

Standalone books

16 books

16 Greg Herren titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Greg Herren books in order?

You only need to read Greg Herren books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Greg Herren

Start with Bourbon Street Blues (2003), the first Scotty Bradley book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Murder In The Rue Dauphine (2002).

What is the newest Greg Herren book?

Hurricane Season Hustle (2026) is the newest Greg Herren book released so far.

Is there a new Greg Herren book coming?

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

Greg Herren at a glance

Still publishing
Greg Herren published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Greg Herren books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,330 pages across the 21 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 241 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Greg Herren books, 16 of 33, were published in the 2010s.

What the Greg Herren books are about

25 of the 33 Greg Herren books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: gay men is tagged on 18 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.