A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Temperance Brennan Books in Order

The complete Temperance Brennan reading order — 40 books from 1928–2017.

  1. 01 The Liquor control act, Ontario, anonotated 1928 Amazon — buy The Liquor control act, Ontario, anonotated ThriftBooks — buy The Liquor control act, Ontario, anonotated eBooks.com — buy The Liquor control act, Ontario, anonotated
  2. 02 Guide to the Colorado Woman's Christian Temperance Union papers, 1878-1975 1976 Amazon — buy Guide to the Colorado Woman's Christian Temperance Union papers, 1878-1975 ThriftBooks — buy Guide to the Colorado Woman's Christian Temperance Union papers, 1878-1975 eBooks.com — buy Guide to the Colorado Woman's Christian Temperance Union papers, 1878-1975
  3. 03 Déjà Dead 1997 Amazon — buy Déjà Dead Bookshop — buy Déjà Dead ThriftBooks — buy Déjà Dead eBooks.com — buy Déjà Dead
  4. 04 Cross Bones 1998 Amazon — buy Cross Bones Bookshop — buy Cross Bones ThriftBooks — buy Cross Bones eBooks.com — buy Cross Bones
  5. 05 Death du jour 1999 Amazon — buy Death du jour Bookshop — buy Death du jour ThriftBooks — buy Death du jour eBooks.com — buy Death du jour
  6. 06 Deadly Decisions 2000 Amazon — buy Deadly Decisions Bookshop — buy Deadly Decisions ThriftBooks — buy Deadly Decisions eBooks.com — buy Deadly Decisions
  7. 07 Fatal Voyage 2001 Amazon — buy Fatal Voyage Bookshop — buy Fatal Voyage ThriftBooks — buy Fatal Voyage eBooks.com — buy Fatal Voyage
  8. 08 Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan Novel (Hardcover)) 2002 Amazon — buy Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan Novel (Hardcover)) ThriftBooks — buy Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan Novel (Hardcover)) eBooks.com — buy Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan Novel (Hardcover))
  9. 09 Grave Secrets 2002 Amazon — buy Grave Secrets Bookshop — buy Grave Secrets ThriftBooks — buy Grave Secrets eBooks.com — buy Grave Secrets
  10. 10 Bare bones 2003 Amazon — buy Bare bones Bookshop — buy Bare bones ThriftBooks — buy Bare bones eBooks.com — buy Bare bones
  11. 11 Monday Mourning Temperance Brennan 2004 Amazon — buy Monday Mourning Temperance Brennan Bookshop — buy Monday Mourning Temperance Brennan ThriftBooks — buy Monday Mourning Temperance Brennan eBooks.com — buy Monday Mourning Temperance Brennan
  12. 12 Monday Mourning 2004 Amazon — buy Monday Mourning Bookshop — buy Monday Mourning ThriftBooks — buy Monday Mourning eBooks.com — buy Monday Mourning
  13. 13 Déjâ dead ; Death du jour 2004 Amazon — buy Déjâ dead ; Death du jour Bookshop — buy Déjâ dead ; Death du jour ThriftBooks — buy Déjâ dead ; Death du jour eBooks.com — buy Déjâ dead ; Death du jour
  14. 14 Break No Bones 2006 Amazon — buy Break No Bones Bookshop — buy Break No Bones ThriftBooks — buy Break No Bones eBooks.com — buy Break No Bones
  15. 15 Bones to Ashes 2007 Amazon — buy Bones to Ashes Bookshop — buy Bones to Ashes ThriftBooks — buy Bones to Ashes eBooks.com — buy Bones to Ashes
  16. 16 Devil Bones 2008 Amazon — buy Devil Bones Bookshop — buy Devil Bones ThriftBooks — buy Devil Bones eBooks.com — buy Devil Bones
  17. 17 206 bones 2009 Amazon — buy 206 bones Bookshop — buy 206 bones ThriftBooks — buy 206 bones eBooks.com — buy 206 bones
  18. 18 Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan #13) 2010 Amazon — buy Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan #13) Bookshop — buy Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan #13) ThriftBooks — buy Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan #13) eBooks.com — buy Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan #13)
  19. 19 Tras La Huella De Cristo 2011 Amazon — buy Tras La Huella De Cristo Bookshop — buy Tras La Huella De Cristo ThriftBooks — buy Tras La Huella De Cristo eBooks.com — buy Tras La Huella De Cristo
  20. 20 Bones to Ashes - Temperance Brennan 10 2011 Amazon — buy Bones to Ashes - Temperance Brennan 10 Bookshop — buy Bones to Ashes - Temperance Brennan 10 ThriftBooks — buy Bones to Ashes - Temperance Brennan 10 eBooks.com — buy Bones to Ashes - Temperance Brennan 10
  21. 21 Flash and bones 2011 Amazon — buy Flash and bones Bookshop — buy Flash and bones ThriftBooks — buy Flash and bones eBooks.com — buy Flash and bones
  22. 22 Spider bones 2011 Amazon — buy Spider bones Bookshop — buy Spider bones ThriftBooks — buy Spider bones eBooks.com — buy Spider bones
  23. 23 Mortal remains 2011 Amazon — buy Mortal remains Bookshop — buy Mortal remains ThriftBooks — buy Mortal remains eBooks.com — buy Mortal remains
  24. 24 Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan #15) 2012 Amazon — buy Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan #15) Bookshop — buy Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan #15) ThriftBooks — buy Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan #15) eBooks.com — buy Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan #15)
  25. 25 Monday Mourning : (Temperance Brennan 7) 2012 Amazon — buy Monday Mourning : (Temperance Brennan 7) Bookshop — buy Monday Mourning : (Temperance Brennan 7) ThriftBooks — buy Monday Mourning : (Temperance Brennan 7) eBooks.com — buy Monday Mourning : (Temperance Brennan 7)
  26. 26 Grave Secrets : (Temperance Brennan 5) 2012 Amazon — buy Grave Secrets : (Temperance Brennan 5) Bookshop — buy Grave Secrets : (Temperance Brennan 5) ThriftBooks — buy Grave Secrets : (Temperance Brennan 5) eBooks.com — buy Grave Secrets : (Temperance Brennan 5)
  27. 27 Fatal Voyage : (Temperance Brennan 4) 2012 Amazon — buy Fatal Voyage : (Temperance Brennan 4) Bookshop — buy Fatal Voyage : (Temperance Brennan 4) ThriftBooks — buy Fatal Voyage : (Temperance Brennan 4) eBooks.com — buy Fatal Voyage : (Temperance Brennan 4)
  28. 28 Bare Bones : (Temperance Brennan 6) 2012 Amazon — buy Bare Bones : (Temperance Brennan 6) Bookshop — buy Bare Bones : (Temperance Brennan 6) ThriftBooks — buy Bare Bones : (Temperance Brennan 6) eBooks.com — buy Bare Bones : (Temperance Brennan 6)
  29. 29 Deadly Decisions : (Temperance Brennan 3) 2012 Amazon — buy Deadly Decisions : (Temperance Brennan 3) Bookshop — buy Deadly Decisions : (Temperance Brennan 3) ThriftBooks — buy Deadly Decisions : (Temperance Brennan 3) eBooks.com — buy Deadly Decisions : (Temperance Brennan 3)
  30. 30 Death du Jour : (Temperance Brennan 2) 2012 Amazon — buy Death du Jour : (Temperance Brennan 2) Bookshop — buy Death du Jour : (Temperance Brennan 2) ThriftBooks — buy Death du Jour : (Temperance Brennan 2) eBooks.com — buy Death du Jour : (Temperance Brennan 2)
  31. 31 Break No Bones : (Temperance Brennan 9) 2012 Amazon — buy Break No Bones : (Temperance Brennan 9) Bookshop — buy Break No Bones : (Temperance Brennan 9) ThriftBooks — buy Break No Bones : (Temperance Brennan 9) eBooks.com — buy Break No Bones : (Temperance Brennan 9)
  32. 32 Bones of the Lost (Temperance Brennan #16) 2013 Amazon — buy Bones of the Lost (Temperance Brennan #16) Bookshop — buy Bones of the Lost (Temperance Brennan #16) ThriftBooks — buy Bones of the Lost (Temperance Brennan #16) eBooks.com — buy Bones of the Lost (Temperance Brennan #16)
  33. 33 Bones in Her Pocket (Temperance Brennan Short Story) 2013 Amazon — buy Bones in Her Pocket (Temperance Brennan Short Story) Bookshop — buy Bones in Her Pocket (Temperance Brennan Short Story) ThriftBooks — buy Bones in Her Pocket (Temperance Brennan Short Story) eBooks.com — buy Bones in Her Pocket (Temperance Brennan Short Story)
  34. 34 Bones in her pocket 2013 Amazon — buy Bones in her pocket Bookshop — buy Bones in her pocket ThriftBooks — buy Bones in her pocket eBooks.com — buy Bones in her pocket
  35. 35 Bones never lie 2014 Amazon — buy Bones never lie Bookshop — buy Bones never lie ThriftBooks — buy Bones never lie eBooks.com — buy Bones never lie
  36. 36 Swamp Bones 2014 Amazon — buy Swamp Bones Bookshop — buy Swamp Bones ThriftBooks — buy Swamp Bones eBooks.com — buy Swamp Bones
  37. 37 Bones on Ice 2015 Amazon — buy Bones on Ice Bookshop — buy Bones on Ice ThriftBooks — buy Bones on Ice eBooks.com — buy Bones on Ice
  38. 38 Speaking in bones 2015 Amazon — buy Speaking in bones Bookshop — buy Speaking in bones ThriftBooks — buy Speaking in bones eBooks.com — buy Speaking in bones
  39. 39 The Bone Collection (A Temperance Brennan Novel) 2016 Amazon — buy The Bone Collection (A Temperance Brennan Novel) Bookshop — buy The Bone Collection (A Temperance Brennan Novel) ThriftBooks — buy The Bone Collection (A Temperance Brennan Novel) eBooks.com — buy The Bone Collection (A Temperance Brennan Novel)
  40. 40 MatchUp 2017 Amazon — buy MatchUp Bookshop — buy MatchUp ThriftBooks — buy MatchUp eBooks.com — buy MatchUp

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Temperance Brennan

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Liquor control act, Ontario, anonotated 1928
2 Guide to the Colorado Woman's Christian Temperance Union papers, 1878-1975 1976
3 Déjà Dead 1997
4 Cross Bones 1998
5 Death du jour 1999
6 Deadly Decisions 2000
7 Fatal Voyage 2001
8 Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan Novel (Hardcover)) 2002
9 Grave Secrets 2002
10 Bare bones 2003
11 Monday Mourning Temperance Brennan 2004
12 Monday Mourning 2004
13 Déjâ dead ; Death du jour 2004
14 Break No Bones 2006
15 Bones to Ashes 2007
16 Devil Bones 2008
17 206 bones 2009
18 Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan #13) 2010
19 Tras La Huella De Cristo 2011
20 Bones to Ashes - Temperance Brennan 10 2011
21 Flash and bones 2011
22 Spider bones 2011
23 Mortal remains 2011
24 Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan #15) 2012
25 Monday Mourning : (Temperance Brennan 7) 2012
26 Grave Secrets : (Temperance Brennan 5) 2012
27 Fatal Voyage : (Temperance Brennan 4) 2012
28 Bare Bones : (Temperance Brennan 6) 2012
29 Deadly Decisions : (Temperance Brennan 3) 2012
30 Death du Jour : (Temperance Brennan 2) 2012
31 Break No Bones : (Temperance Brennan 9) 2012
32 Bones of the Lost (Temperance Brennan #16) 2013
33 Bones in Her Pocket (Temperance Brennan Short Story) 2013
34 Bones in her pocket 2013
35 Bones never lie 2014
36 Swamp Bones 2014
37 Bones on Ice 2015
38 Speaking in bones 2015
39 The Bone Collection (A Temperance Brennan Novel) 2016
40 MatchUp 2017

Temperance Brennan reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The Liquor control act, Ontario, anonotated (1928). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Temperance Brennan — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Temperance Brennan books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1928–2017.

What is the newest Temperance Brennan book?

MatchUp, published in 2017.