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Women's Murder Club Books in Order

Women's Murder Club by James Patterson contains 26 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is 1st to Die (2000) and the newest is 26 Beauties (2026). One more title is announced: 27 Stars (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26 + 1 announced
Published
2000–2026
Confirmed
27 of 27 titles
Pages on record
5,926 in 15 of 27 books
Reading time
99–148 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,926 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 27 titles with a page count on record.

See all 27 books in order Printable Women's Murder Club checklistNext: 27 Stars (2027)

Women's Murder Club is James Patterson's series of 27 mysteries, opening with 1st to Die (2000) and numbered through 26 Beauties (2026), with 27 Stars scheduled for 2027. The series continues. Subject headings set the books in San Francisco and name women detectives, policewomen, female friendship and women in the professions, and the Women's Murder Club itself is catalogued as an imaginary organization. Early entries are 2nd Chance (2002), 3rd Degree (2004), 4th of July (2005) and The 5th Horseman (2006).

How many Women's Murder Club books are there?

Women's Murder Club has 26 published books, released between 2000 and 2026. One more, 27 Stars (2027), is announced.

Women's Murder Club Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 27 Women's 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.

  1. Cover of 1st to Die by James Patterson, book 1 of the Women's Murder Club series (2000)
  2. Cover of 2nd Chance by James Patterson, book 2 of the Women's Murder Club series (2002)
  3. Cover of 3rd Degree by James Patterson, book 3 of the Women's Murder Club series (2004)
  4. Cover of 4th of July by James Patterson, book 4 of the Women's Murder Club series (2005)
  5. Cover of The 5th Horseman by James Patterson, book 5 of the Women's Murder Club series (2006)
  6. Cover of The 6th Target by James Patterson, book 6 of the Women's Murder Club series (2007)
  7. Cover of 7th Heaven by James Patterson, book 7 of the Women's Murder Club series (2008)
  8. Cover of The 8th Confession by James Patterson, book 8 of the Women's Murder Club series (2009)
  9. Cover of The 9th Judgment by James Patterson, book 9 of the Women's Murder Club series (2010)
  10. Cover of 10th Anniversary by James Patterson, book 10 of the Women's Murder Club series (2011)
  11. Cover of 11th Hour by James Patterson, book 11 of the Women's Murder Club series (2012)
  12. Cover of 12th of Never by James Patterson, book 12 of the Women's Murder Club series (2013)
  13. Cover of Unlucky 13 by James Patterson, book 13 of the Women's Murder Club series (2014)
  14. Cover of 14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson, book 14 of the Women's Murder Club series (2015)
  15. Cover of 15th Affair by James Patterson, book 15 of the Women's Murder Club series (2016)
  16. Cover of 16th Seduction by James Patterson, book 16 of the Women's Murder Club series (2017)
  17. Cover of The 17th Suspect by James Patterson, book 17 of the Women's Murder Club series (2018)
  18. Cover of The 18th Abduction by James Patterson, book 18 of the Women's Murder Club series (2019)
  19. Cover of The 19th Christmas by James Patterson, book 19 of the Women's Murder Club series (2019)
  20. Cover of The 20th Victim by James Patterson, book 20 of the Women's Murder Club series (2020)
  21. Cover of 21st Birthday by James Patterson, book 21 of the Women's Murder Club series (2021)
  22. Cover of 22 Seconds by James Patterson, book 22 of the Women's Murder Club series (2022)
  23. Cover of The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson, book 23 of the Women's Murder Club series (2023)
  24. Cover of The 24th Hour by James Patterson, book 24 of the Women's Murder Club series (2024)
  1. 1
    1st to Die2000 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2000432
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  2. 2
    2nd Chance2002 · 400 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2002400
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  3. 3
    3rd Degree2004 · 360 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004360
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  4. 4
    4th of July2005 · confirmed 4/4
    2005–
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  5. 5
    The 5th Horseman2006 · confirmed 4/4
    2006–
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  6. 6
    The 6th Target2007 · confirmed 4/4
    2007–
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  7. 7
    7th Heaven2008 · 376 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2008376
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  8. 8
    The 8th Confession2009 · confirmed 4/4
    2009–
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  9. 9
    The 9th Judgment2010 · 355 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010355
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  10. 10
    10th Anniversary2011 · confirmed 4/4
    2011–
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  11. 11
    11th Hour2012 · 393 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012393
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  12. 12
    12th of Never2013 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013432
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  13. 13
    Unlucky 132014 · 461 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014461
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  14. 14
    14th Deadly Sin2015 · confirmed 4/4
    2015–
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  15. 15
    15th Affair2016 · 351 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016351
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  16. 16
    16th Seduction2017 · 350 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017350
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  17. 17
    The 17th Suspect2018 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018384
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  18. 18
    The 18th Abduction2019 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019416
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  19. 19
    The 19th Christmas2019 · 368 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019368
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  20. 20
    The 20th Victim2020 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2020432
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  21. 21
    21st Birthday2021 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2021416
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  22. 22
    22 Seconds2022 · confirmed 4/4
    2022–
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  23. 23
    The 23rd Midnight2023 · confirmed 4/4
    2023–
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  24. 24
    The 24th Hour2024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024–
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  25. 25
    25 Alive2025 · confirmed 4/4
    2025–
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  26. 26
    26 Beauties2026 · confirmed 4/4
    2026–
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  27. 27
    27 Stars2027 · confirmed 3/4
    2027–
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Women's Murder Club Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Women's Murder Club books run from 1st to Die (2000) to 26 Beauties (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Women's Murder Club in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Women's Murder Club books in order?

You should read the Women's Murder Club books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Women's Murder Club book also stands alone.

What order should you read Women's Murder Club books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with 1st to Die (2000), the earliest published title. After it come 2nd Chance (2002), 3rd Degree (2004), 4th of July (2005) and The 5th Horseman (2006); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Women's Murder Club book?

26 Beauties (2026) is the newest Women's Murder Club book released so far.

Is there a new Women's Murder Club book coming?

Yes. 27 Stars (2027) is the next Women's 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.

Printable Women's Murder Club Books in Order Checklist

A printable checklist of all 27 books in publication order is on the Women's Murder Club reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.

Women's Murder Club at a glance

Still running
Women's Murder Club is still running. 27 Stars is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Women's Murder Club books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,926 pages across the 15 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 393 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Women's Murder Club books, 11 of 27, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
26 of the 27 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
Attribution
Of the 27 titles, 27 are credited to James Patterson and 1 to Emily Raymond.

What the Women's Murder Club books are about

24 of the 27 Women's 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 13 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by James Patterson

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

Characters in the Women's Murder Club books

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Other series by James Patterson

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