Womens Murder Club Books in Order
Womens Murder Club by James Patterson contains 29 books, published between 2000 and 2026: 27 in the Women's Murder Club series and 3 related titles. The first book is 1st to Die (2000) and the newest main-line book is 26 Beauties (2026). One more title is announced: 27 Stars (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 29 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2000–2026
- Confirmed
- 30 of 30 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,036 in 16 of 30 books
- Reading time
- 101–151 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,036 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 30 titles with a page count on record.
The Women's Murder Club is an imaginary organization of women in the professions at the heart of James Patterson's San Francisco mystery novels. 1st to Die (2000) starts the run, followed by 2nd Chance (2002), 3rd Degree (2004) and 4th of July (2005). The series spans 30 books through 26 Beauties (2026), and 27 Stars is due in 2027. Subjects include police procedurals, policewomen, female friendship and murder investigation. Bookshots: Women's Murder Club is a companion line.
How many Womens Murder Club books are there?
Womens Murder Club has 29 published books, released between 2000 and 2026. 27 of them belong to the Women's Murder Club series, and 3 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas. One more, 27 Stars (2027), is announced.
Womens Murder Club Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 Womens Murder Club 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.
- 120004324/4
- 220024004/4
- 320043604/4
- 42005–4/4
- 52006–4/4
- 62007–4/4
- 720083764/4
- 82009–4/4
- 920103554/4
- 102011–4/4
- 1120123934/4
- 1220134324/4
- 1320144614/4
- 142015–4/4
- 1520161104/4
- 1620163514/4
- 172017–4/4
- 1820173504/4
- 1920183844/4
- 2020194164/4
- 2120193684/4
- 2220204324/4
- 2320214164/4
- 242022–4/4
- 252023–3/4
- 262023–4/4
- 272024–4/4
- 282025–4/4
- 292026–4/4
- 302027–3/4
Do you have to read Womens Murder Club books in order?
You should read the Women's Murder Club series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 3 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Womens Murder Club book also stands alone.
Where to start with Womens Murder Club
Start with 1st to Die (2000), the earliest published book in the Women's Murder Club series.
What is the newest Womens Murder Club book?
26 Beauties (2026) is the newest book in the Women's Murder Club series.
Is there a new Womens Murder Club book coming?
Yes. 27 Stars (2027) is the next Womens Murder Club book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Womens Murder Club at a glance
- Still running
- Womens Murder Club is still running. 27 Stars is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Womens Murder Club books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,036 pages across the 16 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 388 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Womens Murder Club books, 13 of 30, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 28 of the 30 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
- Attribution
- Of the 30 titles, 30 are credited to James Patterson and 1 to Emily Raymond.
What the Womens Murder Club books are about
26 of the 30 Womens Murder Club books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, women sleuths is tagged on 14 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 14 of 26 books
- Policewomen 11 of 26 books
- San Francisco (Calif.) 10 of 26 books
- Investigation 8 of 26 books
- Female friendship 7 of 26 books
- Murder 7 of 26 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 5 of 26 books
- Women in the professions 5 of 26 books
- Suspense 4 of 26 books
- American literature 3 of 26 books
- Crimes against 3 of 26 books
More books by James Patterson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- James Patterson books in order 510 books
Series that include Womens Murder Club books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Women's Murder Club books in order 26 books