Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Partners in Crime |
1994 |
Buy |
| Malice Domestic 5 |
1996 |
Buy |
| Murder on Route 66 |
1998 |
Buy |
| Sisters on the Case |
2007 |
Buy |
| Crimes by Moonlight |
2010 |
Buy |
| Chicago Blues |
2014 |
Buy |
Cat Marsala Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hardball |
1989 |
Buy |
| Hard Tack |
1991 |
Buy |
| Hard Luck |
1992 |
Buy |
| Hard Women |
1993 |
Buy |
| Hard Case |
1994 |
Buy |
| Hard Christmas |
1995 |
Buy |
| Hard Bargain |
1997 |
Buy |
| Hard Evidence |
1999 |
Buy |
| Hard Road |
2001 |
Buy |
Figueroa and Bennis Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Killer.App |
1996 |
Buy |
| Good Cop, Bad Cop |
1998 |
Buy |
| Help Me Please |
1999 |
Buy |
| Authorized Personnel Only |
2000 |
Buy |
| Death of a Thousand Cuts |
2004 |
Buy |
Gerritt De Graaf Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Eyes on Utopia Murders |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Hands of Healing Murder |
2016 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Doctor, the Murder, the Mystery |
1992 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Soon To Be a Minor Motion Picture |
1994 |
N/A |
| Of Course You Know That Chocolate is a Vegetable |
1998 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Of Course You Know That Chocolate is a Vegetable |
1998 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| On My Honor |
1989 |
Buy |
| White Male Infant |
2002 |
Buy |
| Foolproof |
2009 |
Buy |
| Other Eyes |
2011 |
Buy |
Barbara D’Amato built her mystery career on two main series. The Cat Marsala Mystery books, starting with Hardball in 1989, ran for nine installments through 2001, with each title following the “Hard” naming pattern. The Figueroa and Bennis series, beginning with Killer.App in 1996, added five more novels of police procedural fiction. Together these two series account for the core of her output over a roughly fifteen-year stretch.
Outside of her series work, D’Amato published four standalone novels, contributed to six anthologies between 1994 and 2014, and wrote non-fiction with The Doctor, the Murder, the Mystery. The Gerritt De Graaf series arrived much later, with two entries in 2016. Her bibliography also includes short stories and novellas, bringing the total to 30 books. Readers who enjoy traditional mystery fiction with a Chicago setting will find plenty to dig into across her catalog, especially in the long-running Cat Marsala books.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Barbara D’Amato written?
Barbara D’Amato has written 30 books across eight series.
What was Barbara D’Amato's first book?
Barbara D’Amato’s first book is Hardball, published in 1989.
What genres does Barbara D’Amato write in?
Barbara D’Amato writes mystery, non-fiction, novellas, and short stories. Their best-known work includes the Cat Marsala Mystery series.