In Death reading order

A plan for the whole series

70 volumes, 25,931 pages, about 475 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 21 months.

• The series is still running; the last volume came out in 2025. You will wait for the next one anyway, so no need to rush.

Stages

30 stages, with 29 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around November 17, 2028, about 4 months later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 118 habout 3 weeksby November 22, 2026

   • 1. Naked in Death1995 · 313 pages · 6 h
   • 2. Glory in Death1995 · 313 pages · 6 h
   • 3. Immortal in Death1996 · 336 pages · 6 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 25, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 219 habout 4 weeksby December 20, 2026

   • 4. Rapture in Death1995 · 320 pages · 6 h
   • 5. Ceremony in Death1997 · 336 pages · 6 h
   • 6. Vengeance in Death1997 · 357 pages · 7 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 24, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 315 h20 daysby January 12, 2027

   • 7. Holiday in Death1998 · 336 pages · 6 h
   • 7.5. Midnight in Death1998 · 96 pages · 2 h
   • 8. Conspiracy in Death1999 · 382 pages · 7 h
6. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by January 17, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 413 h18 daysby February 3, 2027

   • 9. Loyalty in Death1999 · 368 pages · 7 h
   • 10. Witness in Death2000 · 357 pages · 7 h
8. Short breakAnimal Farm · George Orwell · 128 pp. · score 8.32 h, by February 7, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 517 habout 3 weeksby March 2, 2027

   • 11. Judgement in Death2000 · 444 pages · 8 h
   • 12. Betrayal in Death2001 · 380 pages · 7 h
   • 12.5. Interlude in Death2001 · 92 pages · 2 h
10. Short breakTo Be Taught, If Fortunate · Becky Chambers · 153 pp. · score 8.33 h, by March 7, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 620 habout 4 weeksby April 2, 2027

    • 13. Seduction in Death2001 · 361 pages · 7 h
    • 14. Reunion in Death2002 · 376 pages · 7 h
    • 15. Purity in Death2002 · 355 pages · 7 h
12. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by April 11, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
13. 7
    Stage 713 h17 daysby April 28, 2027

    • 16. Portrait in Death2003 · 347 pages · 6 h
    • 17. Imitation in Death2003 · 342 pages · 6 h
14. Short breakThe Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde · 102 pp. · score 8.22 h, by May 2, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
15. 8
    Stage 816 habout 3 weeksby May 23, 2027

    • 17.5. Remember When2003 · 483 pages · 9 h
    • 18. Divided in Death2004 · 382 pages · 7 h
16. Short breakA Room of One's Own · Virginia Woolf · 144 pp. · score 8.23 h, by May 27, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
17. 9
    Stage 915 h20 daysby June 17, 2027

    • 19. Visions in Death2004 · 378 pages · 7 h
    • 20. Survivor In Death2005 · 448 pages · 8 h
18. Short breakThe Prophet · Kahlil Gibran · 116 pp. · score 8.22 h, by June 20, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
19. 10
    Stage 1016 habout 3 weeksby July 12, 2027

    • 21. Origin in Death2005 · 339 pages · 6 h
    • 22. Memory in Death2006 · 361 pages · 7 h
    • 22.5. Haunted in Death2006 · 160 pages · 3 h
20. Short breakThe Screwtape letters · C. S. Lewis · 106 pp. · score 8.22 h, by July 15, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
21. 11
    Stage 1117 habout 3 weeksby August 7, 2027

    • 23. Born in Death2006 · 384 pages · 7 h
    • 24. Innocent in Death2007 · 400 pages · 7 h
    • 24.5. Eternity in Death2007 · 160 pages · 3 h
22. Short breakA Short Stay in Hell · Steven L. Peck · 80 pp. · score 8.21 h, by August 10, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
23. 12
    Stage 1214 h19 daysby August 29, 2027

    • 25. Creation in Death2007 · 362 pages · 7 h
    • 26. Strangers in Death2008 · 399 pages · 7 h
24. Short breakThornhedge · Ursula Vernon · 122 pp. · score 8.22 h, by September 2, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
25. 13
    Stage 1316 habout 3 weeksby September 23, 2027

    • 27. Salvation in Death2008 · 373 pages · 7 h
    • 27.5. Ritual in Death2008 · 160 pages · 3 h
    • 28. Promises in Death2009 · 338 pages · 6 h
26. Short breakSmall Things Like These · Claire Keegan · 112 pp. · score 8.12 h, by September 27, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
27. 14
    Stage 1417 habout 3 weeksby October 20, 2027

    • 29. Kindred in Death2009 · 416 pages · 8 h
    • 29.5. Missing in Death2009 · 160 pages · 3 h
    • 30. Fantasy in Death2009 · 368 pages · 7 h
28. Short breakNumber the Stars · Lois Lowry · 149 pp. · score 8.13 h, by October 24, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
29. 15
    Stage 1519 habout 4 weeksby November 19, 2027

    • 31. Indulgence in Death2010 · 416 pages · 8 h
    • 31.5. Possession in Death2010 · 160 pages · 3 h
    • 32. Treachery in Death2011 · 486 pages · 9 h
30. Short breakRoadside Picnic · Arkady Strugatsky · 179 pp. · score 8.13 h, by November 25, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
31. 16
    Stage 1619 habout 4 weeksby December 20, 2027

    • 33. New York to Dallas2011 · 472 pages · 9 h
    • 33.5. Chaos in Death2011 · 160 pages · 3 h
    • 34. Celebrity in Death2012 · 416 pages · 8 h
32. BreakBorn a Crime · Trevor Noah · 304 pp. · score 8.96 h, by December 30, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
33. 17
    Stage 1720 habout 4 weeksby January 26, 2028

    • 35. Delusion in Death2012 · 553 pages · 10 h
    • 36. Calculated in Death2013 · 539 pages · 10 h
34. Short breakThe Richest Man in Babylon · George Samuel Clason · 124 pp. · score 8.02 h, by January 30, 2028. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
35. 18
    Stage 1818 habout 3 weeksby February 23, 2028

    • 37. Thankless in Death2013 · 557 pages · 10 h
    • 38. Concealed in Death2014 · 442 pages · 8 h
36. Short breakMuch Ado About Nothing · William Shakespeare · 160 pp. · score 8.03 h, by February 28, 2028. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
37. 19
    Stage 1914 h19 daysby March 18, 2028

    • 39. Festive in Death2014 · 368 pages · 7 h
    • 40. Obsession in Death2015 · 404 pages · 7 h
38. Short breakHamlet · William Shakespeare · 178 pp. · score 8.03 h, by March 23, 2028. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
39. 20
    Stage 2017 habout 3 weeksby April 14, 2028

    • 41. Devoted in Death2015 · 448 pages · 8 h
    • 42. Brotherhood in Death2016 · 456 pages · 8 h
40. Short breakSiddhartha · Hermann Hesse · 142 pp. · score 8.03 h, by April 19, 2028. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
41. 21
    Stage 219 h13 daysby May 1, 2028

    • 43. Apprentice in Death2016 · 512 pages · 9 h
42. Short breakRing Shout · P. Djèlí Clark · 176 pp. · score 7.93 h, by May 7, 2028. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
43. 22
    Stage 2216 habout 3 weeksby May 28, 2028

    • 44. Echoes in Death2017 · 464 pages · 9 h
    • 45. Secrets in Death2017 · 416 pages · 8 h
44. Short breakany short book from outside the series, up to 180 pagesBy May 29, 2028. A different shelf than the series, so you come back to it hungry.
45. 23
    Stage 2315 h20 daysby June 18, 2028

    • 46. Dark in Death2018 · 400 pages · 7 h
    • 47. Leverage in Death2018 · 410 pages · 8 h
46. Short breakany short book from outside the series, up to 180 pagesBy June 19, 2028. A different shelf than the series, so you come back to it hungry.
47. 24
    Stage 2416 habout 3 weeksby July 10, 2028

    • 48. Connections in Death2019 · 448 pages · 8 h
    • 49. Vendetta in Death2019 · 416 pages · 8 h
48. Short breakany short book from outside the series, up to 180 pagesBy July 11, 2028. A different shelf than the series, so you come back to it hungry.
49. 25
    Stage 2514 h18 daysby July 29, 2028

    • 50. Golden in Death2020 · 387 pages · 7 h
    • 51. Shadows in Death2020 · 368 pages · 7 h
50. Short breakany short book from outside the series, up to 180 pagesBy July 30, 2028. A different shelf than the series, so you come back to it hungry.
51. 26
    Stage 2615 h20 daysby August 19, 2028

    • 52. Faithless in Death2021 · 416 pages · 8 h
    • 53. Forgotten in Death2021 · 384 pages · 7 h
52. Short breakany short book from outside the series, up to 180 pagesBy August 20, 2028. A different shelf than the series, so you come back to it hungry.
53. 27
    Stage 2720 habout 4 weeksby September 16, 2028

    • 54. Abandoned in Death2022 · 352 pages · 6 h
    • 55. Desperation in Death2022 · ≈ 370 pages · 7 h
    • 56. Encore in Death2023 · ≈ 370 pages · 7 h
54. BreakI'm Glad My Mom Died · Jennette McCurdy · 320 pp. · score 8.96 h, by September 25, 2028. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
55. 28
    Stage 2817 habout 3 weeksby October 18, 2028

    • 57. Payback in Death · 368 pages · 7 h
    • 58. Random in Death2024 · 545 pages · 10 h
56. Short breakany short book from outside the series, up to 180 pagesBy October 19, 2028. A different shelf than the series, so you come back to it hungry.
57. 29
    Stage 2914 h18 daysby November 6, 2028

    • 59. Passions in Death2024 · ≈ 370 pages · 7 h
    • 60. Bonded in Death2025 · 376 pages · 7 h
58. Short breakany short book from outside the series, up to 180 pagesBy November 7, 2028. A different shelf than the series, so you come back to it hungry.
59. 30
    Stage 307 h10 daysby November 17, 2028

    • 61. Framed in Death · 400 pages · 7 h
60. The end of the series

    November 17, 2028

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