Order of Elaine Viets Books

Elaine Viets is an American author known for her cozy mystery novels, including the Dead-End Job and Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper series. She is also a journalist based in her hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, where she served as a regular columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for 25 years. After relocating to Washington D.C. and writing a syndicated column, she transitioned from journalism to novel writing with her Francesca Vierling series. Elaine has been married for over thirty years to author and actor Don Crinklaw and is a member of the Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. She published her first novel, Back Stab, in 1997. Below is a list of Elaine Viets’ books in the order of their original release.

Elaine Viets became a published novelist in 1988 with the novel Urban Affairs. Below is a list of Elaine Viets's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Death Investigator Angela Richman Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Brain Storm	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fire and Ashes	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ice Blonde	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Star is Dead	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death Grip	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Life Without Parole	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Late for His Own Funeral	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Scarlet Death	(2024)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Florida Beach Mystery Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Sex and Death on the Beach	(2025)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Francesca Vierling Mystery Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Backstab	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rubout	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Pink Flamingo Murders	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Doc in the Box	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Dead-End Job Mystery Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Shop Till You Drop	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Between the Covers	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dying to Call You	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Killer Blonde	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Just Murdered	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Unleashed	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder with Reservations	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Clubbed to Death	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Killer Cuts	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Half-Price Homicide	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pumped for Murder	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Final Sail	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Board Stiff	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Catnapped!	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Checked Out	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Art of Murder	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Josie Marcus: Mystery Shopper Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Dying in Style	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
High Heels are Murder	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Accessory to Murder	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder with All the Trimmings	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Fashion Hound Murders	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
An Uplifting Murder	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death on a Platter	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder is a Piece of Cake	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fixing to Die	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Dog Gone Murder	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Red Meat	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sex and Bingo	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Wedding Knife	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
After the Fall	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dog Eat Dog	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Urban Affairs	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Deal with the Devil	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Viets Guide to Sex, Travel and Anything Else That Will Sell This Book	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
St. Louis	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
How to Commit Monogamy	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Blood on Their Hands	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
High Stakes	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Show Business is Murder	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Drop-Dead Blonde	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Many Bloody Returns	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crimes by Moonlight	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Writes of Passage	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Beat of Black Wings	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Great Filling Station Holdup	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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