Ann Rule’s Crime Files Books in Order
Ann Rule’s Crime Files by Ann Rule contains 17 books, published between 1993 and 2014. The first book is A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases (1993) and the newest is Lying in Wait and Other True Cases (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 1993–2014
- Confirmed
- 17 of 17 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,892 in 14 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 98–147 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,892 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Ann Rule’s Crime Files is a listing of case collections by Ann Rule, with 17 books from 1993 to 2014. A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases (1993) is the first, and Lying in Wait and Other True Cases (2014) the last. Subjects include murder, homicide investigation, cold cases, family violence and crimes of passion. You Belong to Me and Other True Crime Cases (1994) and Empty Promises and Other True Cases (2001) are among the volumes. The listing is marked likely complete.
How many Ann Rule’s Crime Files books are there?
Ann Rule’s Crime Files has 17 books, released between 1993 and 2014.
Ann Rule’s Crime Files Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Ann Rule’s Crime Files 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.
- 119935133/4
- 219944613/4
- 319964243/4
- 419984143/4
- 519985233/4
- 619993823/4
- 720015243/4
- 820014633/4
- 920043963/4
- 102005243/4
- 1120064113/4
- 1220074643/4
- 132008–3/4
- 142009–3/4
- 152011–3/4
- 1620125133/4
- 1720143803/4
Do you have to read Ann Rule’s Crime Files books in order?
You should read the Ann Rule’s Crime Files books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Ann Rule’s Crime Files book also stands alone.
Where to start with Ann Rule’s Crime Files
Start with A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases (1993), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ann Rule’s Crime Files book?
Lying in Wait and Other True Cases (2014) is the newest Ann Rule’s Crime Files book released so far.
Is there a new Ann Rule’s Crime Files book coming?
No next Ann Rule’s Crime Files book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Ann Rule’s Crime Files has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Ann Rule’s Crime Files. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Anthony Award1994Wonfor A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases
Ann Rule’s Crime Files at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Ann Rule’s Crime Files title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Ann Rule’s Crime Files books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,892 pages across the 14 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 442 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ann Rule’s Crime Files books, 8 of 17, were published in the 2000s.
What the Ann Rule’s Crime Files books are about
All 17 Ann Rule’s Crime Files books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: case studies is tagged on 17 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Case studies 17 of 17 books
- Murder 17 of 17 books
- Murder, united states 10 of 17 books
- Criminals 5 of 17 books
- Crime 3 of 17 books
- Homicide investigation 3 of 17 books
- Betrayal 2 of 17 books
- Cold cases (criminal investigation) 2 of 17 books
- Crimes of passion 2 of 17 books
- Criminal investigation, united states 2 of 17 books
- Criminology 2 of 17 books
More books by Ann Rule
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Ann Rule books in order 37 books