Mac Faraday Books in Order
Mac Faraday by Lauren Carr contains 14 books, published between 2010 and 2022. The first book is It's Murder, My Son (2010) and the newest is Shadow of Murder (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2010–2022
- Pages on record
- 1,974 in 6 of 14 books
Mac Faraday is a mystery series by Lauren Carr, tagged with crime and Maryland. The 14 books start with It's Murder, My Son (2010) and end with Shadow of Murder (2022). Old Loves Die Hard, Shades of Murder, The Murders at Astaire Castle, Twelve to Murder and Open Season for Murder fall in between. The catalogue lists Mac Faraday as the series character. No new title has been added since 2022.
How many Mac Faraday books are there?
Mac Faraday has 14 books, released between 2010 and 2022.
Mac Faraday Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Mac Faraday 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.
- 1It's Murder, My Son2010 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/420102882/4
- 2Old Loves Die Hard2011 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/420112402/4
- 3Shades of Murder2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 4Blast from the Past2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 5The Murders at Astaire Castle2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 6The Lady Who Cried Murder2013 · 284 pages · confirmed 2/420132842/4
- 7Twelve to Murder2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 8A Wedding and a Killing2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 9Three Days to Forever2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 10Open Season for Murder2015 · 318 pages · confirmed 2/420153182/4
- 11Cancelled Vows2016 · 380 pages · confirmed 2/420163802/4
- 12Candidate for Murder2016 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/420164642/4
- 13Crimes Past2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 14Shadow of Murder2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Mac Faraday?
No separate chronological order is on record for Mac Faraday, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Mac Faraday books in order?
You should read the Mac Faraday books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Mac Faraday book also stands alone.
Where to start with Mac Faraday
Start with It's Murder, My Son (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mac Faraday book?
Shadow of Murder (2022) is the newest Mac Faraday book released so far.
Is there a new Mac Faraday book coming?
No next Mac Faraday book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mac Faraday at a glance
- Paused
- No new Mac Faraday title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Mac Faraday books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,974 pages across the 6 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 303 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mac Faraday books, 13 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mac Faraday books are about
1 of the 14 Mac Faraday books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Crime 1 of 1 books
- Maryland 1 of 1 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 1 books
More books by Lauren Carr
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Lauren Carr books in order 36 books



