Temperance Brennan

Temperance Brennan consists of twenty-four primary books, and includes three additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

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Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan #1)

★ 9.50 / 2

Death Du Jour (Temperance Brennan #2)

★ 8.50 / 2

Deadly Decisions (Temperance Brennan #3)

★ 8.50 / 2

Fatal Voyage (Temperance Brennan #4)

★ 8.00 / 2

Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan #5)

★ 8.00 / 2

Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan #6)

★ 8.00 / 2

Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan #7)

★ 8.00 / 2

Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan #8)

★ 7.50 / 2

Break No Bones (Temperance Brennan #9)

★ 7.50 / 2

Bones to Ashes (Temperance Brennan #10)

★ 7.50 / 2

Devil Bones (Temperance Brennan #11)

★ 7.50 / 2

206 Bones (Temperance Brennan #12)

★ 7.50 / 2

Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan #13)

★ 7.50 / 2

Flash and Bones (Temperance Brennan #14)

★ 7.50 / 2

Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan #15)

★ 7.50 / 2

Bones in Her Pocket (Temperance Brennan #15.5)

★ 7.00 / 2

Bones of the Lost (Temperance Brennan #16)

★ 7.50 / 2

Swamp Bones (Temperance Brennan #16.5)

★ 7.00 / 2

Bones Never Lie (Temperance Brennan #17)

★ 7.50 / 2

Bones on Ice (Temperance Brennan #17.5)

★ 7.00 / 2

Speaking in Bones (Temperance Brennan #18)

★ 7.50 / 2

A Conspiracy of Bones (Temperance Brennan #19)

★ 7.50 / 2

The Bone Code (Temperance Brennan #20)

★ 7.50 / 2

Cold, Cold Bones (Temperance Brennan #21)

★ 7.50 / 2

The Bone Hacker (Temperance Brennan #22)

★ 7.50 / 2

Fire and Bones (Temperance Brennan #23)

★ 8.00 / 1

Evil Bones (Temperance Brennan #24)

★ 8.00 / 1

⧗ 8.00 / 1

Fictions and Others

Déjà Dead (Temperance Brennan #1 / 25)

1997 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Death Du Jour (Temperance Brennan #2 / 25)

1999 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Deadly Decisions (Temperance Brennan #3 / 25)

2000 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Fatal Voyage (Temperance Brennan #4 / 25)

2001 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Grave Secrets (Temperance Brennan #5 / 25)

2002 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Bare Bones (Temperance Brennan #6 / 25)

2003 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan #7 / 25)

2004 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan #8 / 25)

2005 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Break No Bones (Temperance Brennan #9 / 25)

2006 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Bones to Ashes (Temperance Brennan #10 / 25)

2007 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Devil Bones (Temperance Brennan #11 / 25)

2008 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

206 Bones (Temperance Brennan #12 / 25)

2009 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan #13 / 25)

2010 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Flash and Bones (Temperance Brennan #14 / 25)

2011 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan #15 / 25)

2012 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Bones in Her Pocket (Temperance Brennan #15.5 / 25)

2013 | short stories, thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Bones of the Lost (Temperance Brennan #16 / 25)

2013 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Swamp Bones (Temperance Brennan #16.5 / 25)

2014 | short stories, thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Bones Never Lie (Temperance Brennan #17 / 25)

2014 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Bones on Ice (Temperance Brennan #17.5 / 25)

2015 | short stories, thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Speaking in Bones (Temperance Brennan #18 / 25)

2015 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

A Conspiracy of Bones (Temperance Brennan #19 / 25)

2020 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

The Bone Code (Temperance Brennan #20 / 25)

2021 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Cold, Cold Bones (Temperance Brennan #21 / 25)

2022 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

The Bone Hacker (Temperance Brennan #22 / 25)

2023 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Fire and Bones (Temperance Brennan #23 / 25)

2024 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Evil Bones (Temperance Brennan #24 / 25)

2025 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Temperance Brennan Book 25 (Temperance Brennan #25 / 25)

2026 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery | Release date 2026