📖 About Ann Rule's Crime Files

Ann Rule's Crime Files is a series universe written by Ann Rule. The complete collection runs to 17 books across 1 series, published between 1993 and 2014.

The main series is Publication Order of Crime Files Books with 17 books. It opens with A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases (1993) and currently runs to Lying in Wait and Other True Cases (2014).

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🎯 Where to Start with Ann Rule's Crime Files

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases (1993), book 1 of Publication Order of Crime Files Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Ann Rule's Crime Files Books in Order

Publication Order of Crime Files Books
17 books
1
A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases book cover1A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases1993Buy on Amazon
You Belong to Me and Other True Crime Cases book cover2You Belong to Me and Other True Crime Cases1994Buy on Amazon
A Fever in the Heart and Other True Cases book cover3A Fever in the Heart and Other True Cases1996Buy on Amazon
In the Name of Love and Other True Cases book cover4In the Name of Love and Other True Cases1998Buy on Amazon
The End of the Dream book cover5The End of the Dream1998Buy on Amazon
A Rage to Kill and Other True Cases book cover6A Rage to Kill and Other True Cases1999Buy on Amazon
Empty Promises and Other True Cases book cover7Empty Promises and Other True Cases2001Buy on Amazon
Last Dance, Last Chance book cover8Last Dance, Last Chance2001Buy on Amazon
Kiss Me, Kill Me and Other True Cases book cover9Kiss Me, Kill Me and Other True Cases2004Buy on Amazon
Worth More Dead and Other True Cases book cover10Worth More Dead and Other True Cases2005Buy on Amazon
No Regrets and Other True Cases book cover11No Regrets and Other True Cases2006Buy on Amazon
Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder and Other True Cases book cover12Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder and Other True Cases2007Buy on Amazon
Mortal Danger and Other True Cases book cover13Mortal Danger and Other True Cases2008Buy on Amazon
But I Trusted You and Other True Cases book cover14But I Trusted You and Other True Cases2009Buy on Amazon
Don't Look Behind You book cover15Don't Look Behind You2011Buy on Amazon
Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors and Other True Cases book cover16Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors and Other True Cases2012Buy on Amazon
Lying in Wait and Other True Cases book cover17Lying in Wait and Other True Cases2014Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Ann Rule's Crime Files books are there?
There are 17 books in the Ann Rule's Crime Files collection, organised into 1 series and published between 1993 and 2014.
What is the first Ann Rule's Crime Files book?
The first book is A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases, published in 1993.
What order should I read the Ann Rule's Crime Files books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Ann Rule's Crime Files books?
The Ann Rule's Crime Files books were written by Ann Rule.
Is the Ann Rule's Crime Files series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Crime Files Books, has 17 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Ann Rule's Crime Files series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1993, and the most recent in 2014.