📖 About True Crime

True Crime is a series universe written by M. William Phelps. The complete collection runs to 41 books across 1 series, published between 2003 and 2020.

The main series is Publication Order of True Crime Books with 41 books. It opens with Perfect Poison (2003) and currently runs to We Thought We Knew You (2020).

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🎯 Where to Start with True Crime

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Perfect Poison (2003), book 1 of Publication Order of True Crime 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.

📚 True Crime Books in Order

Publication Order of True Crime Books
41 books
1
Perfect Poison book cover1Perfect Poison2003Buy on Amazon
Lethal Guardian book cover2Lethal Guardian2004Buy on Amazon
Every Move You Make book cover3Every Move You Make2005Buy on Amazon
Murder In The Heartland book cover4Murder In The Heartland2006Buy on Amazon
Sleep In Heavenly Peace book cover5Sleep In Heavenly Peace2006Buy on Amazon
Because You Loved Me book cover6Because You Loved Me2007Buy on Amazon
If Looks Could Kill book cover7If Looks Could Kill2008Buy on Amazon
I'll Be Watching You book cover8I'll Be Watching You2008Buy on Amazon
Nathan Hale book cover9Nathan Hale2008Buy on Amazon
Deadly Secrets book cover10Deadly Secrets2009Buy on Amazon
Cruel Death book cover11Cruel Death2009Buy on Amazon
Death Trap book cover12Death Trap2010Buy on Amazon
Kill For Me book cover13Kill For Me2010Buy on Amazon
The Devil's Rooming House book cover14The Devil's Rooming House2010Buy on Amazon
Love Her To Death book cover15Love Her To Death2011Buy on Amazon
Too Young to Kill book cover16Too Young to Kill2011Buy on Amazon
Crimes of the Presidents book cover17Crimes of the Presidents2011Buy on Amazon
The Devil's Right Hand book cover18The Devil's Right Hand2011Buy on Amazon
Never See Them Again book cover19Never See Them Again2012Buy on Amazon
The Eastbound Strangler book cover20The Eastbound Strangler2012Buy on Amazon
Murder, New England book cover21Murder, New England2012Buy on Amazon
Jane Doe No More book cover22Jane Doe No More2012Buy on Amazon
The Dead Soul book cover23The Dead Soul2012Buy on Amazon
Kiss of the She-Devil book cover24Kiss of the She-Devil2013Buy on Amazon
Bad Girls book cover25Bad Girls2013Buy on Amazon
Obsessed book cover26Obsessed2014Buy on Amazon
The Killing Kind book cover27The Killing Kind2014Buy on Amazon
Madness, Sex, Serial Killer. book cover28Madness, Sex, Serial Killer.2014Buy on Amazon
She Survived book cover29She Survived2014Buy on Amazon
I'd Kill For You book cover30I'd Kill For You2015Buy on Amazon
Evil Minds book cover31Evil Minds2015Buy on Amazon
To Love and to Kill book cover32To Love and to Kill2015Buy on Amazon
One Breath Away book cover33One Breath Away2016Buy on Amazon
If You Only Knew book cover34If You Only Knew2016Buy on Amazon
Murderers' Row book cover35Murderers' Row2016Buy on Amazon
Don't Tell a Soul book cover36Don't Tell a Soul2017Buy on Amazon
Dangerous Ground book cover37Dangerous Ground2017Buy on Amazon
Targeted book cover38Targeted2017Buy on Amazon
Beautifully Cruel book cover39Beautifully Cruel2017Buy on Amazon
Where Monsters Hide book cover40Where Monsters Hide2019Buy on Amazon
We Thought We Knew You book cover41We Thought We Knew You2020Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many True Crime books are there?
There are 41 books in the True Crime collection, organised into 1 series and published between 2003 and 2020.
What is the first True Crime book?
The first book is Perfect Poison, published in 2003.
What order should I read the True Crime 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 True Crime books?
The True Crime books were written by M. William Phelps.
Is the True Crime series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of True Crime Books, has 41 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the True Crime series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2003, and the most recent in 2020.