Pretty Little Liars Books in Order
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard contains 19 books, published between 2006 and 2022. The first book is Pretty Little Liars (2006) and the newest is The Liars (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 2006–2022
- Confirmed
- 19 of 19 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,378 in 10 of 19 books
- Reading time
- 56–84 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,378 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 19 titles with a page count on record.
Four girls, Spencer Hastings, Hanna Marin, Aria Montgomery and Emily Fields, are the subject of Sara Shepard's young adult series Pretty Little Liars. Nineteen books run from Pretty Little Liars (2006) to The Liars, with secrets, revenge and high school at the core. The novels held a place on the New York Times bestseller list for 62 weeks and produced an ABC Family television adaptation that premiered on 8 June 2010. Amazon later licensed the franchise for Kindle Worlds tie-in ebooks. No new title has appeared since 2022.
How many Pretty Little Liars books are there?
Pretty Little Liars has 19 books, released between 2006 and 2022.
Pretty Little Liars Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Pretty Little Liars 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.
- 1Pretty Little Liars2006 · 286 pages · confirmed 3/420062863/4
- 2Flawless2007 · confirmed 3/42007–3/4
- 3Perfect2007 · 308 pages · confirmed 3/420073083/4
- 4Unbelievable2008 · confirmed 3/42008–3/4
- 5Wicked2008 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420083523/4
- 6Killer2009 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420093203/4
- 7Wanted2010 · confirmed 3/42010–3/4
- 8Heartless2010 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420103203/4
- 9Twisted2011 · confirmed 3/42011–3/4
- 10Ruthless2011 · confirmed 3/42011–3/4
- 11Pretty Little Secrets2012 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/420124803/4
- 12Stunning2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 13Burned2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 14Ali's Pretty Little Lies2013 · confirmed 3/42013–3/4
- 15Crushed2013 · 340 pages · confirmed 3/420133403/4
- 16Deadly2013 · 308 pages · confirmed 3/420133083/4
- 17Toxic2014 · 326 pages · confirmed 3/420143263/4
- 18Vicious2014 · 338 pages · confirmed 3/420143383/4
- 19The Liars2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
Is there a chronological order for Pretty Little Liars?
No separate chronological order is on record for Pretty Little Liars, 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 Pretty Little Liars books in order?
You should read the Pretty Little Liars books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Pretty Little Liars book also stands alone.
What order should you read Pretty Little Liars books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Pretty Little Liars (2006), the earliest published title. After it come Flawless (2007), Perfect (2007), Unbelievable (2008) and Wicked (2008); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the first Pretty Little Liars book?
Pretty Little Liars (2006) is the first Pretty Little Liars book, and the numbered table above starts with it.
What is the newest Pretty Little Liars book?
The Liars (2022) is the newest Pretty Little Liars book released so far.
Is there a new Pretty Little Liars book coming?
No next Pretty Little Liars book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Pretty Little Liars at a glance
- Paused
- No new Pretty Little Liars title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Pretty Little Liars books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,378 pages across the 10 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 323 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Pretty Little Liars books, 12 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
What the Pretty Little Liars books are about
16 of the 19 Pretty Little Liars books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 13 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 13 of 16 books
- Friendship 12 of 16 books
- Conduct of life 9 of 16 books
- High schools 9 of 16 books
- Secrecy 9 of 16 books
- Mystery & detective 7 of 16 books
- Schools 7 of 16 books
- Secrets 7 of 16 books
- Young adult fiction 3 of 16 books
- Revenge 2 of 16 books
More books by Sara Shepard
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Sara Shepard books in order 47 books
Other series by Sara Shepard
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Lying Game books in order 8 books