M.Z. Kelly Books in Order

M.Z. Kelly has written 31 books, published between 2014 and 2021. The first book is Hollywood Assassin (2014) and the newest is Hollywood Z (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
31
Published
2014–2021

M.Z. Kelly's Hollywood Alphabet series works through the letters one murder at a time: Hollywood Assassin, Blood, Crazy, Dirty, Enemy, Forbidden, Games and Homicide all carry a 2014 date, with Intrigue and Jury following in 2015. The catalogue holds 31 books in total, ending with Hollywood Z in 2021. Madison Knox Brooklyn Mystery and Forever Hollywood Mystery are the other two series. The 2010s account for nearly the whole run.

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How many M.Z. Kelly books are there?

M.Z. Kelly has 31 books, released between 2014 and 2021. They include 3 separate series.

M.Z. Kelly Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 31 M.Z. Kelly books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of October 2026.

  1. 1
    Hollywood AssassinHollywood Alphabet #12014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  2. 2
    Hollywood BloodHollywood Alphabet #22014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  3. 3
    Hollywood CrazyHollywood Alphabet #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  4. 4
    Hollywood DirtyHollywood Alphabet #42014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  5. 5
    Hollywood EnemyHollywood Alphabet #52014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  6. 6
    Hollywood ForbiddenHollywood Alphabet #62014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  7. 7
    Hollywood GamesHollywood Alphabet #72014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  8. 8
    Hollywood HomicideHollywood Alphabet #82014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  9. 9
    Hollywood IntrigueHollywood Alphabet #92015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  10. 10
    Hollywood JuryHollywood Alphabet #102015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  11. 11
    Hollywood KillerHollywood Alphabet #112015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  12. 12
    Hollywood LustHollywood Alphabet #122015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  13. 13
    Hollywood MurderHollywood Alphabet #132015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  14. 14
    Hollywood NotoriousHollywood Alphabet #142016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  15. 15
    Hollywood OutlawHollywood Alphabet #152016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  16. 16
    Hollywood PrisonerHollywood Alphabet #162016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  17. 17
    Brooklyn BlueMadison Knox Brooklyn Mystery #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  18. 18
    Hollywood QuestHollywood Alphabet #172017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  19. 19
    Hollywood RageHollywood Alphabet #182017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  20. 20
    Hollywood ScreamHollywood Alphabet #192017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  21. 21
    Brooklyn BloodMadison Knox Brooklyn Mystery #22018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  22. 22
    Brooklyn BodyMadison Knox Brooklyn Mystery #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  23. 23
    Hollywood TakenHollywood Alphabet #202018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  24. 24
    Hollywood UnderworldHollywood Alphabet #212018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  25. 25
    Hollywood VendettaHollywood Alphabet #222018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  26. 26
    Brooklyn BustedMadison Knox Brooklyn Mystery #42019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
  27. 27
    Hollywood WantedHollywood Alphabet #232019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
  28. 28
    Hollywood XHollywood Alphabet #242019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
  29. 29
    Hollywood YesterdayHollywood Alphabet #252020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  30. 30
    East of SunsetForever Hollywood Mystery #12021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  31. 31
    Hollywood ZHollywood Alphabet #262021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–

M.Z. Kelly 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.

Hollywood Alphabet in order

26 books
  1. 1. Hollywood Assassin
  2. 2. Hollywood Blood
  3. 3. Hollywood Crazy
  4. 4. Hollywood Dirty
  5. 5. Hollywood Enemy
  6. 6. Hollywood Forbidden
  7. 7. Hollywood Games
  8. 8. Hollywood Homicide
  9. 9. Hollywood Intrigue
  10. 10. Hollywood Jury
  11. 11. Hollywood Killer
  12. 12. Hollywood Lust
  13. and 14 more in the table above

Madison Knox Brooklyn Mystery in order

4 books
  1. 1. Brooklyn Blue
  2. 2. Brooklyn Blood
  3. 3. Brooklyn Body
  4. 4. Brooklyn Busted

Forever Hollywood Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. East of Sunset

Do you have to read M.Z. Kelly books in order?

You only need to read M.Z. Kelly 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 M.Z. Kelly

Start with Hollywood Assassin (2014), the earliest published title.

What is the newest M.Z. Kelly book?

Hollywood Z (2021) is the newest M.Z. Kelly book released so far.

Is there a new M.Z. Kelly book coming?

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

M.Z. Kelly at a glance

Paused
No new M.Z. Kelly title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
M.Z. Kelly books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Busiest decade
Most M.Z. Kelly books, 28 of 31, were published in the 2010s.

When M.Z. Kelly books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when M.Z. Kelly titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 28 titles.

2010s
28
2020s
3

31 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.