Dead Cold Mystery Books in Order

Dead Cold Mystery by Blake Banner contains 31 books, published between 2017 and 2025. The first book is Ace and a Pair (2017) and the newest is The Dead Don't Lie (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
31
Published
2017–2025
Confirmed
31 of 31 titles
Pages on record
654 in 3 of 31 books

Dead Cold Mystery is Blake Banner's crime series, 31 books published from 2017 onward. Ace and a Pair opens it, and the titles lean on wordplay and old cases: Let Us Prey, Little Dead Riding Hood, Murder Most Scottish, The Butcher of Whitechapel, Two Bare Arms. The series reaches The Dead Don't Lie in 2025 at a median of 202 pages, and remains ongoing.

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How many Dead Cold Mystery books are there?

Dead Cold Mystery has 31 books, released between 2017 and 2025.

Dead Cold Mystery Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 31 Dead Cold Mystery 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.

  1. 1
    Ace and a PairDead Cold Mysteries #12017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
  2. 2
    Two Bare ArmsDead Cold Mysteries #22017 · 200 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017200
  3. 3
    Garden of the DamnedDead Cold Mysteries #32017 · 202 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017202
  4. 4
    Let Us PreyDead Cold Mysteries #42017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
  5. 5
    The Sins of the FatherDead Cold Mysteries #52017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
  6. 6
    Strange and Sinister PathDead Cold Mysteries #62018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
  7. 7
    The Heart to KillDead Cold Mysteries #72018 · 252 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018252
  8. 8
    Unnatural MurderDead Cold Mysteries #82018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
  9. 9
    Fire From HeavenDead Cold Mysteries #92018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
  10. 10
    To Kill Upon a KissDead Cold Mysteries #102018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
  11. 11
    Murder Most ScottishDead Cold Mysteries #112018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
  12. 12
    The Butcher of WhitechapelDead Cold Mysteries #122018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
  13. 13
    Little Dead Riding HoodDead Cold Mysteries #132018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
  14. 14
    Trick or TreatDead Cold Mysteries #142019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
  15. 15
    Blood Into WineDead Cold Mysteries #152019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
  16. 16
    Jack in the BoxDead Cold Mysteries #162019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
  17. 17
    The Fall MoonDead Cold Mysteries #172019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
  18. 18
    Blood In BabylonDead Cold Mysteries #182019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
  19. 19
    Death in DexterDead Cold Mysteries #192019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
  20. 20
    Mustang SallyDead Cold Mysteries #202019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
  21. 21
    A Christmas KillingDead Cold Mysteries #212020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
  22. 22
    Mommy's Little KillerDead Cold Mysteries #222020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
  23. 23
    Bleed OutDead Cold Mysteries #232020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
  24. 24
    Dead and BuriedDead Cold Mysteries #242020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
  25. 25
    In Hot BloodDead Cold Mysteries #252020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
  26. 26
    Fallen AngelsDead Cold Mysteries #262021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
  27. 27
    Knife EdgeDead Cold Mysteries #272021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
  28. 28
    Along Came A SpiderDead Cold Mysteries #282021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
  29. 29
    Cold BloodDead Cold Mysteries #292023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
  30. 30
    Curtain CallDead Cold Mysteries #302023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
  31. 31
    The Dead Don't LieDead Cold Mysteries #312025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–

Do you have to read Dead Cold Mystery books in order?

You should read the Dead Cold Mystery books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dead Cold Mystery book also stands alone.

Where to start with Dead Cold Mystery

Start with Ace and a Pair (2017), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dead Cold Mystery book?

The Dead Don't Lie (2025) is the newest Dead Cold Mystery book released so far.

Is there a new Dead Cold Mystery book coming?

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

Dead Cold Mystery at a glance

Still running
Dead Cold Mystery is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Dead Cold Mystery books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
654 pages across the 3 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 202 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dead Cold Mystery books, 20 of 31, were published in the 2010s.

When Dead Cold Mystery books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Dead Cold Mystery titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 20 titles.

2010s
20
2020s
11

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

More books by Blake Banner

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.