📖 About Dead-End Job Mysteries

Dead-End Job Mysteries is a series universe written by Elaine Viets. The complete collection runs to 16 books across 1 series, published between 2003 and 2016.

The main series is Publication Order of Dead-End Job Mystery Books with 16 books. It opens with Shop Till You Drop (2003) and currently runs to The Art of Murder (2016).

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🎯 Where to Start with Dead-End Job Mysteries

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Shop Till You Drop (2003), book 1 of Publication Order of Dead-End Job Mystery 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.

📚 Dead-End Job Mysteries Books in Order

Publication Order of Dead-End Job Mystery Books
16 books
1
Shop Till You Drop book cover1Shop Till You Drop2003Buy on Amazon
Murder Between the Covers book cover2Murder Between the Covers2003Buy on Amazon
Dying to Call You book cover3Dying to Call You2004Buy on Amazon
Killer Blonde book cover4Killer Blonde2005Buy on Amazon
Just Murdered book cover5Just Murdered2005Buy on Amazon
Murder Unleashed book cover6Murder Unleashed2006Buy on Amazon
Murder with Reservations book cover7Murder with Reservations2007Buy on Amazon
Clubbed to Death book cover8Clubbed to Death2008Buy on Amazon
Killer Cuts book cover9Killer Cuts2009Buy on Amazon
Half-Price Homicide book cover10Half-Price Homicide2010Buy on Amazon
Pumped for Murder book cover11Pumped for Murder2011Buy on Amazon
Final Sail book cover12Final Sail2012Buy on Amazon
Board Stiff book cover13Board Stiff2013Buy on Amazon
Catnapped! book cover14Catnapped!2014Buy on Amazon
Checked Out book cover15Checked Out2015Buy on Amazon
The Art of Murder book cover16The Art of Murder2016Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Dead-End Job Mysteries books are there?
There are 16 books in the Dead-End Job Mysteries collection, organised into 1 series and published between 2003 and 2016.
What is the first Dead-End Job Mysteries book?
The first book is Shop Till You Drop, published in 2003.
What order should I read the Dead-End Job Mysteries 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 Dead-End Job Mysteries books?
The Dead-End Job Mysteries books were written by Elaine Viets.
Is the Dead-End Job Mysteries series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Dead-End Job Mystery Books, has 16 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Dead-End Job Mysteries series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2003, and the most recent in 2016.