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Michelle Spring

3 Series • 8 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Laura Principal Books
Start with: Every Breath You Take (1994)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Night Lawyer (2006)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing (2013)

ⓘ About Michelle Spring

Michelel Spring is a renowned Canadian writer of thriller, mystery, and suspense stories. She is particularly well known for writing the Laura Principal book series. Also, there are several academic books to her credit. The crime thriller novels of author Spring are known to combine forensic interest and psychological insight into social issues. Her debut book, Every Breath You Take, was nominated for two prestigious international awards. The fifth in the series Laura Principal is the winner of the Arthur Ellis award. Prior to beginning her career in the field of novel writing, Spring worked as a sociology professor at Anglia Ruskin University. She has also worked as a lecturer on political and social issues at Cambridge University.

All Book Series by Michelle Spring

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Every Breath You Take

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1994

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1994
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Running for Shelter

Book 2 of 5 · published 1995

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1995
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Standing in the Shadows

Book 3 of 5 · published 1998

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1998
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Nights in White Satin

Book 4 of 5 · published 1999

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1999
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In the Midnight Hour

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2009

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2009
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The Night Lawyer

Single-title series · published 2006

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2006
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Crime and Thriller Writing

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2013 Co-authored · Laurie R. King

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2013
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The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2013

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2013

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Michelle Spring?

Michelel Spring is a renowned Canadian writer of thriller, mystery, and suspense stories. She is particularly well known for writing the Laura Principal book series. Also, there are several academic books to her credit.

Which Michelle Spring series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Laura Principal series, the earliest of Michelle Spring's multi-book series: it opens with Every Breath You Take (1994) and runs to 5 books across 1994–2009, ending with In the Midnight Hour (2009).

How many books has Michelle Spring written?

Michelle Spring has 8 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1994 and 2013. 5 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Laura Principal series with 5 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Michelle Spring's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Michelle Spring's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Laura Principal (1994–2009, 5 books).

How are Michelle Spring's books organised into series?

This guide splits Michelle Spring's 8 books into 1 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Laura Principal (5 books, 1994–2009).