Lauren Carr Books in Order
Lauren Carr has written 36 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is A Small Case of Murder (2004) and the newest is Shadows of the Missing (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 36
- Published
- 2004–2026
- Pages on record
- 4,396 in 13 of 36 books
Lauren Carr writes mysteries set in West Virginia and Maryland. Mac Faraday heads the series list, which also takes in the Chris Matheson Cold Case books, Lovers In Crime, the Thorny Rose Mysteries, Joshua Thornton, Nikki Bryant and A Sam MacKade PI Mystery. The catalogue holds 36 books from A Small Case of Murder (2004) to Shadows of the Missing (2026), at a median of 324 pages, and Carr continues to publish.
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How many Lauren Carr books are there?
Lauren Carr has 36 books, released between 2004 and 2026. They include 8 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Lauren Carr Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 36 Lauren Carr 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 November 2026.
- 120043242/4
- 220073342/4
- 320102882/4
- 420112402/4
- 5A Gnarly Christmas2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 620122302/4
- 72012–2/4
- 82013–2/4
- 92013–2/4
- 1020132842/4
- 112014–2/4
- 122014–2/4
- 132014–2/4
- 142014–2/4
- 1520154222/4
- 162015–2/4
- 1720153182/4
- 1820164102/4
- 1920163802/4
- 2020164642/4
- 21Twofer Murder2017 · 380 pages · confirmed 2/420173802/4
- 222017–2/4
- 232018–2/4
- 242018–2/4
- 2520183222/4
- 262018–2/4
- 272019–2/4
- 282019–2/4
- 292019–2/4
- 302020–2/4
- 312020–2/4
- 322022–2/4
- 332022–2/4
- 342023–2/4
- 352023–2/4
- 362026–2/4
Lauren Carr 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.
Mac Faraday in order
14 books- 1. It's Murder, My Son
- 2. Old Loves Die Hard
- 3. Shades of Murder
- 4. Blast from the Past
- 5. The Murders at Astaire Castle
- 6. The Lady Who Cried Murder
- 7. Twelve to Murder
- 8. A Wedding and a Killing
- 9. Three Days to Forever
- 10. Open Season for Murder
- 11. Cancelled Vows
- 12. Candidate for Murder
- and 2 more in the table above
Chris Matheson Cold Case in order
6 booksLovers In Crime in order
4 booksThorny Rose Mysteries in order
4 booksJoshua Thornton in order
2 booksNikki Bryant in order
2 booksLovers In Crime Mysteries in order
1 bookA Sam MacKade PI Mystery in order
1 bookStandalone books
2 books2 Lauren Carr titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Lauren Carr books in order?
You only need to read Lauren Carr books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Lauren Carr
Start with A Small Case of Murder (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Lauren Carr book?
Shadows of the Missing (2026) is the newest Lauren Carr book released so far.
Is there a new Lauren Carr book coming?
No next Lauren Carr book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lauren Carr at a glance
- Still publishing
- Lauren Carr published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Lauren Carr books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,396 pages across the 13 of 36 books with a recorded length, a median of 324 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lauren Carr books, 27 of 36, were published in the 2010s.
When Lauren Carr books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Lauren Carr titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 27 titles.
36 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Lauren Carr books are about
2 of the 36 Lauren Carr books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Crime 2 of 2 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 2 books
- Maryland 1 of 2 books
- West virginia 1 of 2 books