Order of John Connolly Books

Order of John Connolly Books


John Connolly is an Irish novelist of crime fiction novels, largely featuring private detective Charlie Parker. Connolly has also written several standalone novels – a few of which had been adapted to film – as well as some supernatural short stories. Connolly’s inspirations include James Lee Burke, Ed McBain and Ross Macdonald.

John Connolly first got published back in 1999 when he began the Charlie Parker series with Every Dead Thing. Since then, about a dozen Charlie Parker novels have been published. Below is a list of all of John Connolly’s novels in order of publication and chronological order:

Publication Order of The Book of Lost Things Books

The Book of Lost Things

(2006)

The Land of Lost Things

(2023)

Publication Order of Charlie Parker Books

Every Dead Thing

(1999)

Dark Hollow

(2000)

The Killing Kind

(2001)

The White Road

(2002)

The Black Angel

(2005)

The Unquiet

(2007)

The Reapers

(2008)

The Lovers

(2009)

The Whisperers

(2010)

The Burning Soul

(2011)

The Wrath of Angels

(2012)

The Wolf in Winter

(2014)

A Song of Shadows

(2015)

A Time of Torment

(2016)

A Game of Ghosts

(2017)

The Woman in the Woods

(2018)

A Book of Bones

(2019)

The Dirty South

(2020)

The Nameless Ones

(2021)

The Furies

(2022)

The Instruments of Darkness

(2024)

The Dirty South comes first chronologically,.

Publication Order of Charlie Parker Non-Fiction Books

Parker: A Miscellany

(2016)

Horror Express

(2018)

Shadow Voices

(2021)

Publication Order of Nocturnes Books

Nocturnes

(2004)

Night Music

(2015)

Publication Order of Samuel Johnson vs. the Devil Books

The Gates

(2009)

The Infernals / Hell’s Bells

(2011)

The Creeps

(2013)

Publication Order of Chronicles of the Invaders Books

Conquest

(2013)

Empire

(2014)

Dominion

(2016)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Bad Men

(2003)

He

(2017)

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

The Reflecting Eye

(2004)

The Museum of Literary Souls

(2013)

The Wanderer in Unknown Realms

(2013)

On the Anatomization of an Unknown Man (1637) by Frans Mier

(2015)

Holmes on the Range: A Tale of the Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository

(2015)

The Sisters Strange

(2020)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Night and Day

(2024)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Filthy Rich (With: James Patterson,Tim Malloy)

(2016)

Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books

The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)

(2012)

Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)

(2012)

The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)

(2012)

The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)

(2012)

An Acceptable Sacrifice (By: Jeffery Deaver)

(2012)

Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)

(2012)

The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)

(2013)

Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)

(2013)

The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)

(2013)

The Book of Ghosts (By: Reed Farrel Coleman)

(2013)

The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)

(2014)

What’s in a Name? (By: Thomas H. Cook)

(2014)

Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)

(2014)

The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)

(2014)

The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)

(2014)

Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)

(2014)

The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)

(2014)

It’s in the Book (By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)

(2014)

The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)

(2014)

The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)

(2015)

The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)

(2015)

Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)

(2015)

Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)

(2015)

Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)

(2015)

From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)

(2015)

From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)

(2015)

The Travelling Companion (By: Ian Rankin)

(2016)

Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)

(2016)

Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)

(2016)

Dead Dames Don’t Sing (By: John Harvey)

(2016)

The Haze (By: James W. Hall)

(2016)

Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)

(2017)

The Pretty Little Box (By: Charles Todd)

(2018)

Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)

(2018)

The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)

(2018)

The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)

(2018)

The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository

(2018)

The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)

(2020)

The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)

(2022)

The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)

(2022)

The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)

(2022)

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Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books

The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)

(2012)

The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)

(2014)

Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)

(2012)

An Acceptable Sacrifice (By: Jeffery Deaver)

(2012)

Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)

(2012)

Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)

(2018)

The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)

(2012)

The Book of Ghosts (By: Reed Farrel Coleman)

(2013)

Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)

(2014)

The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)

(2013)

The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)

(2013)

Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)

(2013)

What’s in a Name? (By: Thomas H. Cook)

(2014)

It’s in the Book (By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)

(2014)

The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)

(2014)

Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)

(2014)

The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)

(2014)

The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)

(2014)

The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)

(2014)

The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)

(2015)

The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)

(2015)

From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)

(2015)

Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)

(2015)

Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)

(2016)

Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)

(2015)

Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)

(2015)

The Travelling Companion (By: Ian Rankin)

(2016)

The Haze (By: James W. Hall)

(2016)

Dead Dames Don’t Sing (By: John Harvey)

(2016)

Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)

(2016)

Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)

(2017)

The Pretty Little Box (By: Charles Todd)

(2018)

The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository

(2018)

The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)

(2018)

The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)

(2018)

The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)

(2012)

From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)

(2015)

The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)

(2020)

The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)

(2022)

The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)

(2022)

The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)

(2022)

Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike (By: Robert Crais)

(2022)

Jack Taylor (By: Ken Bruen)

(2022)

Jack Reacher (By: Lee Child)

(2022)

Charlie Parker

(2022)

Hieronymus Bosch (By: Michael Connelly)

(2022)

Lincoln Rhyme (By: Jeffery Deaver)

(2022)

Alex Delaware (By: Jonathan Kellerman)

(2022)

Tess Monaghan (By: Laura Lippman)

(2022)

Charlie Resnick (By: John Harvey)

(2022)

Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus (By: Faye Kellerman)

(2022)

Inspector Morse (By: Colin Dexter)

(2022)

Dismas Hardy (By: John Lescroart)

(2022)

Bob Lee Swagger (By: Stephen Hunter)

(2022)

Aloysius X. L. Pendergast (By: Douglas Preston)

(2022)

Lou Boldt (By: Ridley Pearson)

(2022)

Spenser (By: Robert B. Parker)

(2022)

Charlotte and Thomas Pitt (By: Anne Perry)

(2022)

John Rebus (By: Ian Rankin)

(2022)

Mallory (By: Carol O’Connell)

(2022)

Jane Whitefield (By: Thomas Perry)

(2022)

Ian Rutledge: A Mysterious Profile (By: Charles Todd)

(2022)

Amos Walker (By: Loren D. Estleman)

(2022)

Precious Ramotswe (By: Alexander McCall Smith)

(2022)

Maisie Dobbs (By: Jacqueline Winspear)

(2022)

The Lincoln Lawyer (By: Michael Connelly)

(2022)

Ben Kincaid (By: William Bernhardt)

(2023)

Repairman Jack (By: F. Paul Wilson)

(2023)

Peter Diamond (By: Peter Lovesey)

(2024)

Nathan Heller (By: Max Allan Collins)

(2024)

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Publication Order of Anthologies

The Reflecting Eye

(2004)

Like a Charm

(2004)

Dangerous Women

(2005)

The British Fantasy Society: A Celebration

(2006)

Dark Delicacies: Fear

(2007)

Uncage Me

(2009)

The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology

(2010)

From the Republic of Conscience

(2010)

Down These Green Streets

(2011)

Books to Die For

(2012)

A Carnivàle of Horror

(2012)

Inherit the Dead

(2013)

Once Upon a Place

(2015)

Echoes of Sherlock Holmes

(2016)

Exit Wounds

(2019)

First Edition: Celebrating 21 Years of Goldsboro Books

(2020)

Daggers Drawn

(2021)

Note: The Infernals was also published as Hell’s Bells. Inherit the Dead is a collaborative novel written with several other authors. The Chronicles of the Invaders series is co-authored by Jennifer Ridyard. Filthy Rich was written with James Patterson and Tim Malloy.