Therefore, the Alibis books may be read in publication order, by following this sequence:[1]
| Order | Cover | Title | First published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Death Row | 2025[8] | A condemned woman clings to an alibi. |
| 2 |
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The Ex-Wives Club | 2025[9] | Detectives investigate a restaurateur’s death. |
| 3 |
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False Note | 2025[10] | A son accused of murdering his father withholds an alibi. |
| 4 |
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The Skydivers | 2025[11] | A fatal skydiving accident raises questions. |
| 5 |
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Good Neighbors | 2025[12] | A woman witnesses a neighbor’s murder. |
| 6 |
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Small Things | 2025[13] | A mistreated wife constructs an alibi around her backyard shed. |
Works in sequence
Death Row is the best starting point. It is the first book in the publication order and provides a clear introduction to the series’ central pattern: a crime, a disputed account of guilt, and an alibi whose meaning shifts.[2] Because the books are self-contained, this is a practical starting point rather than a required one.[3-7]
Readers who prefer a police investigation with several suspects may start with The Ex-Wives Club.[3] Readers interested in a darker narrative about an accused man may prefer False Note.[4]
Those looking for an accident-or-sabotage structure may choose The Skydivers.[5] Good Neighbors is a good entry point for readers drawn to domestic suspense and witness-in-danger plots,[6] while Small Things may suit readers interested in marital suspense and a premeditated alibi.[7]
1. Death Row
Death Row (2025)[8] opens the series with a psychological crime premise built around a woman awaiting execution for her husband’s murder while insisting that her alibi should have cleared her.[2]
This book uses confinement, memory, and disputed perception to frame its central question: whether the legal explanation of the crime matches what truly happened.[2]
2. The Ex-Wives Club
The Ex-Wives Club (2025)[9] shifts to a broader ensemble mystery after a wealthy restaurateur is found dead in a restaurant freezer. The investigation moves through former spouses, children, staff, and other characters with reasons to resent him.[3]
Its place in the series shows how the series can use multiple suspects and interlocking alibis rather than a single accused narrator.[3]
3. False Note
False Note (2025)[10] narrows the focus to William Homberg, who is suspected of killing his famous and abusive father. The central tension stems from William’s refusal to provide the police with an alibi explaining where he was.[4]
As a standalone book, it turns the alibi device inward, making the hidden explanation morally compromising rather than simply exculpatory.[4]
4. The Skydivers
The Skydivers (2025)[11] presents a fatal skydiving incident that initially appears to be an accident, then becomes a matter of sabotage and misdirection. This book’s rural setting, military-technology angle, and shifting suspicion distinguish it from the other domestic and investigative books in the series.[5]
It adds another variation on the series’ recurring interest in what an apparent event conceals.[5]
5. Good Neighbors
Good Neighbors (2025)[12] centers on Kara Reed, who witnesses a neighbor’s murder and is drawn into danger. This book uses a suburban setting and a fast-moving pursuit structure rather than a formal murder investigation as its main engine.[6]
It offers another self-contained account of hidden motive, false appearances, and survival under pressure.[6]
6. Small Things
Small Things (2025)[13] follows Hannah Ferguson, whose backyard shed becomes both a private refuge and the center of a carefully managed alibi. The book returns the series to a domestic suspense framework, focusing on coercive control, concealed independence, and a crime arranged around the appearance of routine.[7]
Its premise fits the series’ broader pattern of small details reshaping guilt and suspicion.[7]
References
- Alibis. Amazon.com.
- Death Row. Amazon Original Stories. ISBN: 9781662532269.
- The Ex-Wives Club. Amazon Original Stories. ISBN: 9781662531378.
- False Note. Amazon Original Stories. ISBN: 9781662530975.
- The Skydivers. Amazon Original Stories. ISBN: 9781662532511.
- Good Neighbors. Amazon Original Stories. ISBN: 9781662532160.
- Small Things. Amazon Original Stories. ISBN: 9781662532948.
- Death Row | Alibis Collection. Freida McFadden.
- The Ex-Wives Club (Alibis collection) eBook: Hepworth, Sally: Kindle Store. Amazon.com
- False Note (Alibis collection) eBook: Lagercrantz, David, DeNoma, Elizabeth: Kindle Store. Amazon.com.
- The Skydivers: A Short Story (2025). Chris Bohjalian.
- Good Neighbors (Alibis collection) eBook: Zunker, Chad: Kindle Store. Amazon.com.
- Small Things (Alibis collection) eBook: Morris, Wanda M.: Kindle Store. Amazon.com.