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.

  1. 1
    It's Murder, My Son2010 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010288
  2. 2
    Old Loves Die Hard2011 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011240
  3. 3
    Shades of Murder2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  4. 4
    Blast from the Past2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  5. 5
    The Murders at Astaire Castle2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  6. 6
    The Lady Who Cried Murder2013 · 284 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013284
  7. 7
    Twelve to Murder2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  8. 8
    A Wedding and a Killing2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  9. 9
    Three Days to Forever2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  10. 10
    Open Season for Murder2015 · 318 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015318
  11. 11
    Cancelled Vows2016 · 380 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016380
  12. 12
    Candidate for Murder2016 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016464
  13. 13
    Crimes Past2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  14. 14
    Shadow of Murder2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022

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.

More books by Lauren Carr

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