Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cards Call Themselves | 2008 | Michael A. Stackpole | Buy |
| 2 | Brewed Fortune | 2008 | Michael A. Stackpole | Buy |
| 3 | Mysterious Ways | 2012 | Michael A. Stackpole | Buy |
Michael A. Stackpole’s Merlin Bloodstone Mystery series is a three-book mystery sequence that started in 2008. The first two entries, The Cards Call Themselves and Brewed Fortune, both appeared that same year. Four years later, Mysterious Ways arrived in 2012 to round out the trilogy.
The titles hint at the kind of cases Merlin Bloodstone handles, with fortune-telling and the unexplained mixed into the mystery format. Readers should start with The Cards Call Themselves and follow publication order, since the storylines connect across all three books.