John Verdon: Dave Gurney Mysteries

● Main character: Retired NYPD homicide detective, Dave Gurney, known for catching serial killers
● Setting: Mainly upstate New York, although the various stories do move around
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. Think of a Number  (2010)
2. Shut Your Eyes Tight  (2011)
3. Let the Devil Sleep  (2012)
4. Peter Pan Must Die  (2014)
5. Wolf Lake  (2016)
6. White River Burning  (2018) 
7. On Harrow Hill  (2021) 

Carolyn Keene: Nancy Drew Mysteries

● Main Characters: Nancy Drew, teenage amateur detective; her best friends Bess Marvin and George Fayne; and Nancy's father, attorney Carson Drew
● Setting: The fictional town of River Heights
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

(The Nancy Drew books have been written by a number of different writers over the years, all under the pseudonym of "Carolyn Keene." They've also been revised at various times to reflect the tastes and interests of different eras, and new stories have been added to the original series. Today, there are over a hundred titles in the series. The books listed here represent all the books I would have had access to when I started reading them as a preteen in the late 1950s, and a few from the early 1960s — so this list won't include any of the newer books added after that period.)

1. The Secret of the Old Clock  (1930) 
2. The Hidden Staircase  (1930)
3. The Bungalow Mystery  (1930) 
4. The Mystery at Lilac Inn  (1930) 
5. The Secret of Shadow Ranch  (1931) 
6. The Secret of Red Gate Farm  (1931) 
7. The Clue in the Diary  (1932) 
8. Nancy's Mysterious Letter  (1932) 
9. The Sign of the Twisted Candles  (1933)
10. The Password to Larkspur Lane  (1933) 
11. The Clue of the Broken Locket  (1934) 
12. The Message in the Hollow Oak  (1935) 
13. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm  (1936) 
14. The Whispering Statue  (1937) 
15. The Haunted Bridge  (1937) 
16. The Clue of the Tapping Heels  (1939) 
17. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk  (1940) 
18. The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion  (1941) 
19. The Quest of the Missing Map  (1942) 
20. The Clue in the Jewel Box  (1943) 
21. The Secret in the Old Attic  (1944) 
22. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall  (1945) 
23. The Mystery of the Tolling Bell  (1946) 
24. The Clue in the Old Album  (1947) 
25. The Ghost of Blackwood Hall  (1948) 
26. The Clue of the Leaning Chimney  (1949) 
27. The Secret of the Wooden Lady  (1950) 
28. The Clue of the Black Keys  (1951) 
29. The Mystery at the Ski Jump  (1952) 
30. The Clue of the Velvet Mask  (1953) 
31. The Ringmaster's Secret  (1953) 
32. The Scarlet Slipper Mystery  (1954) 
33. The Witch Tree Symbol  (1955) 
34. The Hidden Window Mystery  (1956) 
35. The Haunted Showboat  (1957) 
36. The Secret of the Golden Pavilion  (1959) 
37. The Clue in the Old Stagecoach  (1960) 
38. The Mystery of the Fire Dragon  (1961) 
39. The Clue of the Dancing Puppet  (1962) 
40. The Moonstone Castle Mystery  (1963) 
41. The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes  (1964) 
42. The Phantom of Pine Hill  (1965) 
43. The Mystery of the 99 Steps  (1966) 

Lynn Shepherd: Charles Maddox Mysteries

● Main Character: Charles Maddox, former police officer now working as a private investigator (or "thief-taker") in Victorian London
● Setting: 19th Century England, mostly London and environs
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. Murder at Mansfield Park  (2010) 
2. The Solitary House  (2012) 
3. A Fatal Likeness  (2013) 
4. The Pierced Heart  (2014) 

Armistead Maupin: Tales of the City Series

● Main Character: Mrs. Anna Madrigal, landlady of the apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane; there are many other characters who share the spotlight in each book.
● Setting: San Francisco, CA
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. Tales of the City (1978)
2. More Tales of the City (1980)
3. Further Tales of the City (1982)
4. Babycakes (1984)
5. Significant Others (1987)
6. Sure of You (1989)
7. Michael Tolliver Lives (2007)
8. Mary Ann in Autumn (2010)
9. The Days of Anna Madrigal (2014)

Alan Furst: Night Soldiers Series

● Main characters: With a few exceptions, each book has a different set of main characters
● Setting: Europe, in the years leading up to and during World War II
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. Night Soldiers  (1988)
2. Dark Star  (1991)
3. The Polish Officer  (1995)
4. The World at Night  (1996)
5. Red Gold  (1999)
6. Kingdom of Shadows  (2000)
7. Blood of Victory  (2003)
8. Dark Voyage  (2004)
9. The Foreign Correspondent  (2006)
10. The Spies of Warsaw  (2008)
11. Spies of the Balkans  (2010)
12. Mission to Paris  (2012)
13. Midnight in Europe  (2014)
14. A Hero of France  (2016)

Marty Wingate: Potting Shed Mysteries

● Main character: Pru Parke, gardening expert who leaves her native Texas to move to England
● Setting: England and Scotland
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. The Garden Plot  (2014) 
2. The Red Book of Primrose House  (2014) 
3. Between a Rock and a Hard Place  (2015)
4. The Skeleton Garden  (2016) 
5. The Bluebonnet Betrayal  (2016) 
6. Best-Laid Plants  (2017) 
7. Midsummer Mayhem  (2018) 
8. Bittersweet Herbs (2021) 

David Handler: Stewart Hoag Mysteries

● Main character: Stewart Hoag, a ghostwriter for celebrities
● Setting: USA (mostly California, I believe)
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. The Man Who Died Laughing  (1988) 
2. The Man Who Lived by Night  (1989)
3. The Woman Who Fell from Grace  (1991)
4. The Boy Who Never Grew Up (1992) 
5. The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald  (1993)
6. The Man Who Cancelled Himself  (1995) 
7. The Girl Who Ran Off with Daddy (1996) 
8. The Man Who Loved Women to Death  (1997) 
9. The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes  (2017) 
10. The Man Who Couldn't Miss  (2018) 
11. The Man in the White Linen Suit (2019) 

Becky Masterman: Brigid Quinn

● Main character: Brigid Quinn, an ex-FBI agent pushed into early retirement
● Setting: Tucson, AZ
● Bold type indicates a book I've read.

1. Rage Against the Dying  (2012)
2. Fear the Darkness  (2014)
3. A Twist of the Knife  (2017) 
4. We Were Killers Once  (2019)

Colin Watson: Flaxborough Mysteries

● Main character: Detective Inspector Walter Purbright
● The fictional town of Flaxborough, in East Anglia
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. Coffin, Scarcely Used  (1958)
2. Bump in the Night  (1960)
3. Hopjoy Was Here  (1962)
4. Lonelyheart 4122  (1967)
5. Charity Ends at Home  (1968) 
6. Just What the Doctor Ordered  (1969) 
7. Broomsticks Over Flaxborough  (1972) 
8. Six Nuns and a Shotgun  (1975) 
9. It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog  (1977) 
10. Blue Murder  (1979) 
11. Plaster Sinners  (1980) 
12. Whatever's Been Going On at Mumblesby?  (1982) 

Iain Pears: Jonathan Argyll Art History Mysteries

● Main characters: British art historian Jonathan Argyll who works with two members of the fictitious Italian Art Squad: General Bottando, head of the squad; and Bottando's deputy, Flavia di Stefano
● Setting: Italy
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. The Raphael Affair  (1991)  [See Review]
2. The Titian Committee  (1992)
3. The Bernini Bust  (1993)
4. The Last Judgement  (1994)
5. Giotto's Hand  (1995)
6. Death and Restoration  (1996)
7. The Immaculate Deception  (2000)

Anne Perry: Christmas Stories

● Main characters: Various, including characters from her other novels
● Setting: Mostly the UK, although a few of the stories do venture into other countries
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

1. A Christmas Journey  (2003)
2. A Christmas Visitor  (2004)
3. A Christmas Guest  (2005)
4. A Christmas Secret  (2006)
5. A Christmas Beginning  (2007)
6. A Christmas Grace  (2008)
7. A Christmas Promise  (2009)
8. A Christmas Odyssey  (2010)
9. A Christmas Homecoming  (2011)
10. A Christmas Garland  (2012)
11. A Christmas Hope  (2013)
12. A New York Christmas  (2014)
13. A Christmas Escape  (2015)  [See Review] 
14. A Christmas Message  (2016)
15. A Christmas Return  (2017) 
16. A Christmas Revelation (2018) 
17. A Christmas Gathering (2019) 
18. A Christmas Resolution (2020) 
19. A Christmas Legacy (2021)