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Avery Shaw Mysteries Books in Order

24 Books
2011 – 2022 Published
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Recommended Reading Order

For the best experience, you should read the Avery Shaw Mysteries in publication order. Because Avery's personal life, journalism career, and relationships—especially her romance with Eliot and her evolving family dynamics—develop incrementally from book to book, reading them sequentially ensures you won't spoil major plot points.

Avery Shaw Mysteries Books in Order

Here is the complete sequence of Avery Shaw's investigations:

  1. Who, What, Where, When, Die (2011)
  2. If It Bleeds, It Leads (2012)
  3. Buried Leads (2013)
  4. Shot Off the Presses (2014)
  5. The Preditorial Page (2014)
  6. Misquoted & Demoted (2015)
  7. Headlines & Deadlines (2015)
  8. Misprints & Mistakes (2016)
  9. Bylines & Skylines (2016)
  10. Off the Record (2017)
  11. Unwritten & Underwater (2017)
  12. Extra! Extra! Dead All About It (2018)
  13. On Deadline & Under Fire (2018)
  14. Above the Fold & Below the Belt (2019)
  15. Oracles & Obituaries (2019)
  16. New Media & Old Grudges (2020)
  17. Mayhem & Mistletoe (2020)
  18. Weddings & Whodunits (2021)
  19. Hard Hitting & Misleading (2021)
  20. Fake News & Office Blues (2022)
  21. Opinionated & Out of Control (2022)
  22. Overedited & Underpaid (2023)
  23. Press Releases & Puff Pieces (2023)
  24. Banner Headlines & Late Deadlines (2024)
  25. Bossy Nos & Circulation Woes (2025)
  26. Fair & Unbalanced (2025)

The Crossover Connection: A Standalone Island

If you have read Amanda M. Lee's other series, such as Wicked Witches of the Midwest or Charlie Rhodes, you are probably familiar with her highly interconnected paranormal universe. However, the Avery Shaw Mysteries series is a standalone island. Because it is a realistic, non-paranormal cozy mystery series, it does not crossover with the author's magical or urban fantasy books. You can enjoy Avery's story completely independently of the rest of Lee's bibliography.

Frequently Asked

QWhere should I start reading the Avery Shaw Mysteries?

You should start with the first book in the series, Who, What, Where, When, Die. Reading in publication order is highly recommended to follow the character development and relationship progression correctly.

QAre the Avery Shaw Mysteries paranormal cozy mysteries?

No. Unlike Amanda M. Lee's other popular series, the Avery Shaw Mysteries are grounded cozy mysteries set in a real-world Michigan newsroom without any magical or supernatural elements.

QDoes Avery Shaw end up with Jake or Eliot?

Avery eventually ends up with Eliot. The author decided to move Avery away from Jake because she felt a relationship with a politician would force Avery to change too much of her core personality.

QWill Avery Shaw ever have children in the books?

According to the author's blog, Avery Shaw will not have children, as Amanda M. Lee feels that introducing parenthood would fundamentally change the dynamic and structure of the series.

QIs the chronological order different from the publication order?

No. The chronological order of the events in Avery's life matches the publication order exactly, so there's no need to jump around.

QDo I need to read other Amanda M. Lee books first?

No. The Avery Shaw series is a completely independent standalone universe and does not feature crossovers with the author's interconnected paranormal worlds.