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Marti MacAlister Books in Order

Marti MacAlister by Eleanor Taylor Bland contains 13 books, published between 1992 and 2005. The first book is Dead Time (1992) and the newest is A Dark And Deadly Deception (2005). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1992–2005
Pages on record
3,275 in 12 of 13 books
Reading time
55–82 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,275 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Marti MacAlister is an African American policewoman in Eleanor Taylor Bland's police procedural series, set in Lincoln Prairie, an imaginary place in Illinois. The 13 books run from Dead Time (1992) to A Dark And Deadly Deception (2005). Slow Burn (1993), Gone Quiet (1994), Done Wrong (1995) and Keep Still (1996) follow the first book. Windy City Dying (2002) is among the later titles, and the series is likely complete.

How many Marti MacAlister books are there?

Marti MacAlister has 13 books, released between 1992 and 2005.

Marti MacAlister Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Marti MacAlister 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. Cover of Dead Time by Eleanor Taylor Bland, book 1 of the Marti MacAlister series (1992)
  2. Cover of Slow Burn by Eleanor Taylor Bland, book 2 of the Marti MacAlister series (1993)
  3. Cover of Gone Quiet by Eleanor Taylor Bland, book 3 of the Marti MacAlister series (1994)
  4. Cover of Done Wrong by Eleanor Taylor Bland, book 4 of the Marti MacAlister series (1995)
  5. Cover of Keep Still by Eleanor Taylor Bland, book 5 of the Marti MacAlister series (1996)
  6. Cover of See No Evil by Eleanor Taylor Bland, book 6 of the Marti MacAlister series (1998)
  7. Cover of Tell No Tales by Eleanor Taylor Bland, book 7 of the Marti MacAlister series (1999)
  8. Cover of Scream In Silence by Eleanor Taylor Bland, book 8 of the Marti MacAlister series (2000)
  9. Cover of Whispers in the Dark by Eleanor Taylor Bland, book 9 of the Marti MacAlister series (2001)
  10. Cover of Windy City Dying by Eleanor Taylor Bland, book 10 of the Marti MacAlister series (2002)
  11. Cover of Fatal Remains by Eleanor Taylor Bland, book 11 of the Marti MacAlister series (2003)
  12. Cover of A Cold and Silent Dying by Eleanor Taylor Bland, book 12 of the Marti MacAlister series (2004)
  1. 1
    Dead Time1992 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992224
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  2. 2
    Slow Burn1993 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993320
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  3. 3
    Gone Quiet1994 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994320
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  4. 4
    Done Wrong1995 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995224
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  5. 5
    Keep Still1996 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996216
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  6. 6
    See No Evil1998 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998288
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  7. 7
    Tell No Tales1999 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999288
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  8. 8
    Scream In Silence2000 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000286
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  9. 9
    Whispers in the Dark2001 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001256
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  10. 10
    Windy City Dying2002 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002320
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  11. 11
    Fatal Remains2003 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003272
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  12. 12
    A Cold and Silent Dying2004 · 261 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004261
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  13. 13
    A Dark And Deadly Deception2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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Is there a chronological order for Marti MacAlister?

No separate chronological order is on record for Marti MacAlister, 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 Marti MacAlister books in order?

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

Where to start with Marti MacAlister

Start with Dead Time (1992), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Marti MacAlister book?

A Dark And Deadly Deception (2005) is the newest Marti MacAlister book released so far.

Is there a new Marti MacAlister book coming?

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

Marti MacAlister at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Marti MacAlister title on record dates from 2005, 21 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Marti MacAlister books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,275 pages across the 12 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 279 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Marti MacAlister books, 7 of 13, were published in the 1990s.

What the Marti MacAlister books are about

All 13 Marti MacAlister books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: policewomen is tagged on 12 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Eleanor Taylor Bland

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