Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hitman’s Guide to Making Friends and Finding Love | 2019 | Alice Winters | Buy |
| 2 | The Hitman’s Guide to Staying Alive Despite Past Mistakes | 2019 | Alice Winters | Buy |
| 3 | The Hitman’s Guide to Tying the Knot Without Getting Shot | 2020 | Alice Winters | Buy |
| 4 | The Former Assassin’s Guide to Snagging a Reluctant Boyfriend | 2021 | Alice Winters | Buy |
| 5 | The Hitman’s Guide to Righting Wrongs While Causing Mayhem | 2022 | Alice Winters | Buy |
| 6 | The Hitman’s Guide to Codenames and Ill-Gotten Gains | 2023 | Alice Winters | Buy |
| 7 | The Mercenary’s Guide to Mishaps and Romance | 2024 | Alice Winters | Buy |
| 8 | The Hitman’s Guide to Stately Fences and Killer Defenses | 2026 | Alice Winters | Buy |
The Hitman’s Guide is Alice Winters’ signature series, following a hitman whose professional life keeps colliding with his romantic one across eight books published between 2019 and 2026. The series is known for its absurdly descriptive titles — from The Hitman’s Guide to Making Friends and Finding Love to The Hitman’s Guide to Stately Fences and Killer Defenses — which capture the blend of action, comedy, and romance within.
The series has grown to include spin-off characters, with The Former Assassin’s Guide and The Mercenary’s Guide expanding the world while maintaining the comedic voice that made the original a hit in MM romance.