Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bughouse Affair | 2013 | Marcia Muller | Buy |
| 2 | The Spook Lights Affair | 2013 | Marcia Muller | Buy |
| 3 | The Body Snatchers Affair | 2015 | Marcia Muller | Buy |
| 4 | The Plague of Thieves Affair | 2016 | Marcia Muller | Buy |
| 5 | The Plague of Thieves Affair: A Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery | 2016 | Marcia Muller | N/A |
| 6 | The Dangerous Ladies Affair | 2017 | Marcia Muller | Buy |
| 7 | The Flimflam Affair | 2019 | Marcia Muller | Buy |
| 8 | The Bags of Tricks Affair | 2018 | Marcia Muller | Buy |
| 9 | The Stolen Gold Affair | 2020 | Marcia Muller | Buy |
| 10 | The Paradise Affair | 2021 | Marcia Muller | Buy |
The Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery series is a historical mystery collaboration between married authors Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini. Set in 1890s San Francisco, the books follow Sabina Carpenter and John Quincannon, partners in a private detective agency. Carpenter is a former Pinkerton operative, and Quincannon is a former Secret Service agent, and their contrasting styles drive both the investigations and the personal dynamics.
The series began with The Bughouse Affair in 2013 and ran through The Paradise Affair (2021), producing ten novels. Each book features a period-appropriate mystery set against the colorful backdrop of Gilded Age San Francisco, with its mix of high society, Barbary Coast crime, and Chinatown. The alternating perspectives of the two detectives give readers two views of each case.