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
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The Book of Lost Things |
(2006) |
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The Land of Lost Things |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Charlie Parker Books
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Every Dead Thing |
(1999) |
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Dark Hollow |
(2000) |
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The Killing Kind |
(2001) |
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The White Road |
(2002) |
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The Black Angel |
(2005) |
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The Unquiet |
(2007) |
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The Reapers |
(2008) |
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The Lovers |
(2009) |
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The Whisperers |
(2010) |
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The Burning Soul |
(2011) |
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The Wrath of Angels |
(2012) |
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The Wolf in Winter |
(2014) |
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A Song of Shadows |
(2015) |
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A Time of Torment |
(2016) |
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A Game of Ghosts |
(2017) |
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The Woman in the Woods |
(2018) |
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A Book of Bones |
(2019) |
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The Dirty South |
(2020) |
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The Nameless Ones |
(2021) |
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The Furies |
(2022) |
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The Instruments of Darkness |
(2024) |
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The Dirty South comes first chronologically,. |
Publication Order of Charlie Parker Non-Fiction Books
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Parker: A Miscellany |
(2016) |
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Horror Express |
(2018) |
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Shadow Voices |
(2021) |
Publication Order of Nocturnes Books
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Nocturnes |
(2004) |
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Night Music |
(2015) |
Publication Order of Samuel Johnson vs. the Devil Books
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The Gates |
(2009) |
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The Infernals / Hell’s Bells |
(2011) |
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The Creeps |
(2013) |
Publication Order of Chronicles of the Invaders Books
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Conquest |
(2013) |
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Empire |
(2014) |
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Dominion |
(2016) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Bad Men |
(2003) |
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He |
(2017) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
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The Reflecting Eye |
(2004) |
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The Museum of Literary Souls |
(2013) |
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The Wanderer in Unknown Realms |
(2013) |
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On the Anatomization of an Unknown Man (1637) by Frans Mier |
(2015) |
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Holmes on the Range: A Tale of the Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository |
(2015) |
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The Sisters Strange |
(2020) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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Night and Day |
(2024) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Filthy Rich |
(2016) |
Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books
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The Book of Virtue |
(2012) |
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Pronghorns of the Third Reich |
(2012) |
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The Book Thing |
(2012) |
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The Book Case |
(2012) |
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An Acceptable Sacrifice |
(2012) |
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Death Leaves a Bookmark |
(2012) |
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The Final Testament |
(2013) |
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Rides a Stranger |
(2013) |
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The Long Sonata of the Dead |
(2013) |
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The Book of Ghosts |
(2013) |
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The Compendium of Srem |
(2014) |
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What’s in a Name? |
(2014) |
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Remaindered |
(2014) |
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The Sequel |
(2014) |
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The Gospel of Sheba |
(2014) |
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Book Club |
(2014) |
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The Nature of My Inheritance |
(2014) |
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It’s in the Book |
(2014) |
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The Scroll |
(2014) |
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The Book of the Lion |
(2015) |
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The Little Men |
(2015) |
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Condor in the Stacks |
(2015) |
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Mystery, Inc. |
(2015) |
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Every Seven Years |
(2015) |
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From the Queen |
(2015) |
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From the Queen |
(2015) |
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The Travelling Companion |
(2016) |
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Citadel |
(2016) |
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Reconciliation Day |
(2016) |
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Dead Dames Don’t Sing |
(2016) |
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The Haze |
(2016) |
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Hoodoo Harry |
(2017) |
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The Pretty Little Box |
(2018) |
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Seven Years |
(2018) |
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The Hemingway Valise |
(2018) |
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The Last Honest Horse Thief |
(2018) |
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The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository |
(2018) |
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The Girl Who Did Say No |
(2020) |
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The Traitor |
(2022) |
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The Dark Door |
(2022) |
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The Honeymoon Trap |
(2022) |
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Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books
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The Book of Virtue |
(2012) |
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The Scroll |
(2014) |
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Pronghorns of the Third Reich |
(2012) |
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An Acceptable Sacrifice |
(2012) |
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Death Leaves a Bookmark |
(2012) |
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Seven Years |
(2018) |
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The Book Thing |
(2012) |
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The Book of Ghosts |
(2013) |
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Book Club |
(2014) |
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The Long Sonata of the Dead |
(2013) |
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The Final Testament |
(2013) |
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Rides a Stranger |
(2013) |
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What’s in a Name? |
(2014) |
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It’s in the Book |
(2014) |
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The Nature of My Inheritance |
(2014) |
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Remaindered |
(2014) |
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The Compendium of Srem |
(2014) |
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The Gospel of Sheba |
(2014) |
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The Sequel |
(2014) |
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The Book of the Lion |
(2015) |
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The Little Men |
(2015) |
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From the Queen |
(2015) |
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Every Seven Years |
(2015) |
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Citadel |
(2016) |
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Condor in the Stacks |
(2015) |
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Mystery, Inc. |
(2015) |
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The Travelling Companion |
(2016) |
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The Haze |
(2016) |
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Dead Dames Don’t Sing |
(2016) |
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Reconciliation Day |
(2016) |
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Hoodoo Harry |
(2017) |
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The Pretty Little Box |
(2018) |
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The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository |
(2018) |
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The Hemingway Valise |
(2018) |
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The Last Honest Horse Thief |
(2018) |
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The Book Case |
(2012) |
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From the Queen |
(2015) |
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The Girl Who Did Say No |
(2020) |
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The Traitor |
(2022) |
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The Dark Door |
(2022) |
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The Honeymoon Trap |
(2022) |
Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books
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Elvis Cole and Joe Pike |
(2022) |
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Jack Taylor |
(2022) |
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Jack Reacher |
(2022) |
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Charlie Parker |
(2022) |
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Hieronymus Bosch |
(2022) |
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Lincoln Rhyme |
(2022) |
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Alex Delaware |
(2022) |
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Tess Monaghan |
(2022) |
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Charlie Resnick |
(2022) |
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Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus |
(2022) |
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Inspector Morse |
(2022) |
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Dismas Hardy |
(2022) |
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Bob Lee Swagger |
(2022) |
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Aloysius X. L. Pendergast |
(2022) |
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Lou Boldt |
(2022) |
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Spenser |
(2022) |
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Charlotte and Thomas Pitt |
(2022) |
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John Rebus |
(2022) |
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Mallory |
(2022) |
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Jane Whitefield |
(2022) |
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Ian Rutledge: A Mysterious Profile |
(2022) |
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Amos Walker |
(2022) |
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Precious Ramotswe |
(2022) |
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Maisie Dobbs |
(2022) |
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The Lincoln Lawyer |
(2022) |
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Ben Kincaid |
(2023) |
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Repairman Jack |
(2023) |
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Peter Diamond |
(2024) |
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Nathan Heller |
(2024) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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The Reflecting Eye |
(2004) |
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Like a Charm |
(2004) |
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Dangerous Women |
(2005) |
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The British Fantasy Society: A Celebration |
(2006) |
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Dark Delicacies: Fear |
(2007) |
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Uncage Me |
(2009) |
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The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology |
(2010) |
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From the Republic of Conscience |
(2010) |
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Down These Green Streets |
(2011) |
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Books to Die For |
(2012) |
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A Carnivàle of Horror |
(2012) |
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Inherit the Dead |
(2013) |
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Once Upon a Place |
(2015) |
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Echoes of Sherlock Holmes |
(2016) |
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Exit Wounds |
(2019) |
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First Edition: Celebrating 21 Years of Goldsboro Books |
(2020) |
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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.