Below is the complete list of Charlaine Harris books in order. For each series, the chronological reading order is the same as the order of publication.
Publication Order of Aurora Teagarden Books
- Real Murders (1990)
Real Murders was published in 1990 and is listed as book #1 in the Aurora Teagarden series. - A Bone to Pick (1992)
Published in 1992, A Bone to Pick is listed as book #2 in the Aurora Teagarden series. - Three Bedrooms, One Corpse (1994)
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse is a 1994 release and appears as book #3 in the Aurora Teagarden series. - The Julius House (1995)
In the Aurora Teagarden series, The Julius House is book #4 and was published in 1995. - Dead Over Heels (1996)
Dead Over Heels was first published in 1996; within the Aurora Teagarden series, it is listed as book #5. - A Fool and His Honey (1999)
A Fool and His Honey was published in 1999 and is listed as book #6 in the Aurora Teagarden series. - Last Scene Alive (2002)
Published in 2002, Last Scene Alive is listed as book #7 in the Aurora Teagarden series. - Poppy Done to Death (2003)
Poppy Done to Death is a 2003 release and appears as book #8 in the Aurora Teagarden series. - All the Little Liars (2016)
In the Aurora Teagarden series, All the Little Liars is book #9 and was published in 2016. - Sleep Like a Baby (2017)
Sleep Like a Baby was first published in 2017; within the Aurora Teagarden series, it is listed as book #10.
Publication Order of Lily Bard Books
- Shakespeare’s Landlord (1996)
Shakespeare’s Landlord was published in 1996 and is listed as book #1 in the Lily Bard series. - Shakespeare’s Champion (1997)
Published in 1997, Shakespeare’s Champion is listed as book #2 in the Lily Bard series. - Shakespeare’s Christmas (1998)
Shakespeare’s Christmas is a 1998 release and appears as book #3 in the Lily Bard series. - Shakespeare’s Trollop (2000)
In the Lily Bard series, Shakespeare’s Trollop is book #4 and was published in 2000. - Shakespeare’s Counselor (2001)
Shakespeare’s Counselor was first published in 2001; within the Lily Bard series, it is listed as book #5.
Publication Order of Sookie Stackhouse Books
- Dead Until Dark (2001)
Dead Until Dark was published in 2001 and is listed as book #1 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. - Living Dead in Dallas (2002)
Published in 2002, Living Dead in Dallas is listed as book #2 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. - In the Blue Hereafter (2002)
In the Blue Hereafter is a 2002 release and appears as book #3 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. - Club Dead (2003)
In the Sookie Stackhouse series, Club Dead is book #4 and was published in 2003. - Dead to the World (2004)
Dead to the World was first published in 2004; within the Sookie Stackhouse series, it is listed as book #5. - Fairy Dust (2004)
Fairy Dust was published in 2004 and is listed as book #6 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. - Dead as a Doornail (2005)
Published in 2005, Dead as a Doornail is listed as book #7 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. - Definitely Dead (2006)
Definitely Dead is a 2006 release and appears as book #8 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. - Small-Town Wedding (2006)
In the Sookie Stackhouse series, Small-Town Wedding is book #9 and was published in 2006. - All Together Dead (2007)
All Together Dead was first published in 2007; within the Sookie Stackhouse series, it is listed as book #10. - From Dead to Worse (2008)
From Dead to Worse was published in 2008 and is listed as book #11 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. - Dead and Gone (2009)
Published in 2009, Dead and Gone is listed as book #12 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. - A Touch of Dead (2009)
A Touch of Dead is a 2009 release and appears as book #13 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. - One Word Answer (2009)
In the Sookie Stackhouse series, One Word Answer is book #14 and was published in 2009. - Lucky (2009)
Lucky was first published in 2009; within the Sookie Stackhouse series, it is listed as book #15. - Two Blondes (2009)
Two Blondes was published in 2009 and is listed as book #16 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. - Gift Wrap (2009)
Published in 2009, Gift Wrap is listed as book #17 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. - Dead in the Family (2010)
Dead in the Family is a 2010 release and appears as book #18 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. - True Blood Collection (2010)
In the Sookie Stackhouse series, True Blood Collection is book #19 and was published in 2010. - Dead Reckoning (2011)
Dead Reckoning was first published in 2011; within the Sookie Stackhouse series, it is listed as book #20. - Deadlocked (2012)
Deadlocked was published in 2012 and is listed as book #21 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. - Dancers in the Dark (2012)
Published in 2012, Dancers in the Dark is listed as book #22 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. - Dead Ever After (2013)
Dead Ever After is a 2013 release and appears as book #23 in the Sookie Stackhouse series. - After Dead (2013)
In the Sookie Stackhouse series, After Dead is book #24 and was published in 2013.
Publication Order of Sookie Stackhouse Collections Books
- The First Sookie Collection (2011)
The First Sookie Collection was published in 2011 and is listed as book #1 in the Sookie Stackhouse Collections series. - Games Creatures Play (2014)
Published in 2014, Games Creatures Play is listed as book #2 in the Sookie Stackhouse Collections series. - The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories (2017)
The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories is a 2017 release and appears as book #3 in the Sookie Stackhouse Collections series.
Publication Order of Sookie Stackhouse Companion Books
- The Sookie Stackhouse Companion (2011)
The Sookie Stackhouse Companion was published in 2011 and is listed as book #1 in the Sookie Stackhouse Companion series.
Publication Order of Harper Connelly Books
- Grave Sight (2005)
Grave Sight was published in 2005 and is listed as book #1 in the Harper Connelly series. - Grave Surprise (2006)
Published in 2006, Grave Surprise is listed as book #2 in the Harper Connelly series. - An Ice Cold Grave (2007)
An Ice Cold Grave is a 2007 release and appears as book #3 in the Harper Connelly series. - Grave Secret (2009)
In the Harper Connelly series, Grave Secret is book #4 and was published in 2009.
Publication Order of Harper Connelly/Grave Sight Graphic Novels Books
- Part 1 (2011)
Part 1 was published in 2011 and is listed as book #1 in the Harper Connelly/Grave Sight Graphic Novels series. - Part 2 (2011)
Published in 2011, Part 2 is listed as book #2 in the Harper Connelly/Grave Sight Graphic Novels series. - Part 3 (2012)
Part 3 is a 2012 release and appears as book #3 in the Harper Connelly/Grave Sight Graphic Novels series. - Part 4 (2014)
In the Harper Connelly/Grave Sight Graphic Novels series, Part 4 is book #4 and was published in 2014. - Part 5 (2014)
Part 5 was first published in 2014; within the Harper Connelly/Grave Sight Graphic Novels series, it is listed as book #5. - Part 6 (2014)
Part 6 was published in 2014 and is listed as book #6 in the Harper Connelly/Grave Sight Graphic Novels series.
Publication Order of Midnight, Texas Books
- Midnight Crossroad (2014)
Midnight Crossroad was published in 2014 and is listed as book #1 in the Midnight, Texas series. - Day Shift (2015)
Published in 2015, Day Shift is listed as book #2 in the Midnight, Texas series. - Night Shift (2016)
Night Shift is a 2016 release and appears as book #3 in the Midnight, Texas series.
Publication Order of The Cemetery Girl Trilogy Books
with Christopher Golden
- The Pretenders (2014)
The Pretenders was published in 2014 and is listed as book #1 in the The Cemetery Girl Trilogy series. - Inheritance (2015)
Published in 2015, Inheritance is listed as book #2 in the The Cemetery Girl Trilogy series. - Haunted (2018)
Haunted is a 2018 release and appears as book #3 in the The Cemetery Girl Trilogy series.
Publication Order of Gunnie Rose Books
- An Easy Death (2018)
An Easy Death was published in 2018 and is listed as book #1 in the Gunnie Rose series. - A Longer Fall (2020)
Published in 2020, A Longer Fall is listed as book #2 in the Gunnie Rose series. - The Russian Cage (2021)
The Russian Cage is a 2021 release and appears as book #3 in the Gunnie Rose series. - The Serpent in Heaven (2022)
In the Gunnie Rose series, The Serpent in Heaven is book #4 and was published in 2022. - All the Dead Shall Weep (2023)
All the Dead Shall Weep was first published in 2023; within the Gunnie Rose series, it is listed as book #5. - The Last Wizards’ Ball (2025)
The Last Wizards’ Ball was published in 2025 and is listed as book #6 in the Gunnie Rose series.
Publication Order of Standalone Books
- Sweet and Deadly (1981)
Sweet and Deadly was published in 1981 and is listed as book #1 in the Standalone series. - A Secret Rage (1984)
Published in 1984, A Secret Rage is listed as book #2 in the Standalone series.
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books
- Layla Steps Up (2017)
Layla Steps Up was published in 2017 and is listed as book #1 in the Short Stories/Novellas series. - The One That Got Away (2022)
Published in 2022, The One That Got Away is listed as book #2 in the Short Stories/Novellas series.
Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books
- Small Kingdoms and Other Stories (2019)
Small Kingdoms and Other Stories was published in 2019 and is listed as book #1 in the Short Story Collections series.
Publication Order of Harper Connelly Graphic Novels Books
with William Harms
- Grave Sight (2011)
(With William Harms)
Grave Sight was published in 2011 and is listed as book #1 in the Harper Connelly Graphic Novels series. - Charlaine Harris’ Grave Surprise (2016)
Published in 2016, Charlaine Harris’ Grave Surprise is listed as book #2 in the Harper Connelly Graphic Novels series.
About Charlaine Harris
Charlaine Harris is an American novelist whose career has moved with unusual ease between mystery, urban fantasy, and supernatural suspense. She is best known for creating the Sookie Stackhouse novels, the series that became HBO’s True Blood, but that success sits inside a much broader body of work. On her official site, Harris notes that by 2023 she had been a published writer for forty-two years, and her publisher pages describe a bibliography that includes multiple long-running series, standalones, short fiction, and graphic work.
She was born on November 25, 1951, in Tunica, Mississippi, and was raised in the Mississippi Delta, a regional background that still echoes through much of her fiction. That Southern sense of place matters. Even when Harris writes about vampires, psychics, or alternate histories, her books tend to feel anchored in recognizable communities with social codes, gossip networks, and old loyalties. Biographical references also note that she studied at Rhodes College in Memphis, where she earned a degree in English.
Before she became associated with fantasy, Harris built her name in mystery. Her official site and publisher biographies list early and continuing series such as the Aurora Teagarden mysteries and the Lily Bard books, both of which helped establish her as a dependable and distinctive voice in crime-oriented fiction. Those series are a useful reminder that Harris did not begin as a one-franchise writer. She came up through character-driven mystery, with recurring leads, small-town texture, and a strong instinct for balancing suspense with personality.
That background helps explain why the Sookie Stackhouse books worked so well when they arrived. They are often remembered for vampires and supernatural politics, but structurally they are also mysteries: there are crimes, hidden motives, social codes, and a heroine trying to make sense of dangerous people and unstable situations. Harris’s publisher biography notes that the Sookie Stackhouse novels appeared in dozens of languages and became the basis for True Blood, which pushed her work to a much larger international audience. The TV adaptation made her famous well beyond mystery readers, but the books themselves still carry the same strengths visible in her earlier work—sharp pacing, strong recurring characters, and a world that feels inhabited rather than decorative.
One of the most useful ways to understand Harris’s career is by series rather than by genre label alone. After Sookie, she continued building other worlds: the Harper Connelly novels, the Midnight, Texas books, the Cemetery Girl graphic novels created with Christopher Golden, and the Gunnie Rose series set in an alternate-history America. Her official site’s “Books by Series” page lays that range out clearly. She writes mystery, fantasy, and supernatural fiction, but the common thread is not genre mechanics so much as the way she builds communities around unusual premises.
What has kept Charlaine Harris durable is that she writes strange material in a grounded way. Telepaths, vampires, and alternate frontiers enter her fiction, but the books still care about work, family, resentment, desire, and the ordinary social friction of people living near one another. That is why her stories tend to feel inviting even when the premise is fantastical. Readers get the imaginative hook, but they stay for the voice and the people.
Read in order, her books show a writer who never stayed confined to one lane for long. Mystery gave her the foundation, supernatural fiction widened her audience, and later series proved she could keep reinventing the shape of her fictional worlds without losing the clarity and momentum that made her successful in the first place.