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John Connolly Books in Order

13 series including Bibliomysteries Series, Chronological Bibliomysteries Series and more

★ 1 NYT bestseller 13 series 143 books Latest: The Children of Eve (2025)

The earliest John Connolly book we track dates to 1999, and the catalogue now runs to 143 books. Across 13 series, Bibliomysteries stands out as the longest at 40 books. The newest book on our shelves is The Children of Eve (2025).

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1 The Book of Lost Things 2 Charlie Parker 3 Charlie Parker Non-Fiction Books 4 Nocturnes 5 Samuel Johnson vs. the Devil 6 Chronicles of the Invaders 7 John Connolly Other Novels 8 John Connolly Short Stories/Novellas 9 John Connolly Short Story Collections 10 John Connolly Non-Fiction Books 11 Bibliomysteries 12 Chronological Bibliomysteries 13 John Connolly Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

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John Connolly has placed one book on the New York Times bestseller lists.

Cover of The Dirty South
The Dirty South
Charlie Parker Series

1 week on the Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list · peaked at #14 · debuted Nov 2020

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Reading Order

13 series · 143 books

The Book of Lost Things Series

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1 The Book of Lost Things 2006 🏆 ALA Alex Award 2007Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Land of Lost Things 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Every Dead Thing by John Connolly

Charlie Parker Series

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1 Every Dead Thing 1999 🏆 Shamus Award 2000Barry Award 2000Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Dark Hollow 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Killing Kind 2001 Barry Award 2002Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The White Road 2002 🏆 Barry Award 2003Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Black Angel 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Unquiet 2007 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Reapers 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Lovers 2009 Barry Award 2010Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 The Whisperers 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 The Burning Soul 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Wrath of Angels 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 The Wolf in Winter 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 A Song of Shadows 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 A Time of Torment 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 A Game of Ghosts 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 The Woman in the Woods 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 A Book of Bones 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 The Dirty South 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 The Nameless Ones 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 The Furies 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 The Instruments of Darkness 2024 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 The Children of Eve 2025 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Charlie Parker Non-Fiction Books

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1 Parker: A Miscellany 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Horror Express 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Shadow Voices 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Nocturnes by John Connolly

Nocturnes Series

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1 Nocturnes 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Night Music 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Gates by John Connolly

Samuel Johnson vs. the Devil Series

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1 The Gates 2009 Barry Award 2010Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Infernals / Hell's Bells 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Creeps 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Conquest by John Connolly

Chronicles of the Invaders Series

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1 Conquest 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Empire 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Dominion 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Bad Men by John Connolly

John Connolly Other Novels

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1 Bad Men 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 He 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

John Connolly Short Stories/Novellas

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1 The Reflecting Eye 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Museum of Literary Souls (Short Story) 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Wanderer in Unknown Realms (Short Story) 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 On the Anatomization of an Unknown Man (1637) by Frans Mier (Short Story) 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Holmes on the Range: A Tale of the Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (Short Story) 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Sisters Strange (Short Story) 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Monks of Appalling Dreadfulness (Short Story) 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

John Connolly Short Story Collections

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1 Night and Day 2024 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Filthy Rich by John Connolly

John Connolly Non-Fiction Books

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1 Filthy Rich with James Patterson, Tim Malloy 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Bibliomysteries Series

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1 The Book of Virtue by Ken Bruen 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) by C.J. Box 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Book Thing by Laura Lippman 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Book Case by Nelson DeMille 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) by William Link 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Final Testament (Short Story) by Peter Blauner 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Rides a Stranger (Short Story) by David Bell 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) by Andrew Taylor 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) by Reed Farrel Coleman 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) by F. Paul Wilson 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 What's in a Name? (Short Story) by Thomas H. Cook 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Remaindered (Short Story) by Peter Lovesey 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 The Sequel (Short Story) by R.L. Stine 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) by Lyndsay Faye 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Book Club (Short Story) by Loren D. Estleman 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) by Bradford Morrow 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 It's in the Book (Short Story) by Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 The Scroll (Short Story) by Anne Perry 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 The Book of the Lion (Short Story) by Thomas Perry 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 The Little Men (Short Story) by Megan Abbott 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) by James Grady 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) by Joyce Carol Oates 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 Every Seven Years (Short Story) by Denise Mina 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
25 From the Queen (Short Story) by Carolyn Hart 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
26 The Travelling Companion by Ian Rankin 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
27 Citadel (Short Story) by Stephen Hunter 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
28 Reconciliation Day (Short Story) by Christopher Fowler 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
29 Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) by John Harvey 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
30 The Haze (Short Story) by James W. Hall 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
31 Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) by Joe R. Lansdale 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
32 The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) by Charles Todd 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
33 Seven Years (Short Story) by Peter Robinson 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
34 The Hemingway Valise by Robert Olen Butler 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
35 The Last Honest Horse Thief by Michael Koryta 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
36 The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
37 The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) by David Handler 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
38 The Traitor (Short Story) by Martin Edwards 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
39 The Dark Door by Lisa Unger 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
40 The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) by Peter Swanson 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Bibliomysteries Series Chronological

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1 The Book of Virtue by Ken Bruen 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) by C.J. Box 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) by William Link 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Book Thing by Laura Lippman 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Book Case by Nelson DeMille 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) by Reed Farrel Coleman 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) by Andrew Taylor 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 The Final Testament (Short Story) by Peter Blauner 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Rides a Stranger (Short Story) by David Bell 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Scroll (Short Story) by Anne Perry 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Book Club (Short Story) by Loren D. Estleman 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 What's in a Name? (Short Story) by Thomas H. Cook 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 It's in the Book (Short Story) by Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) by Bradford Morrow 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Remaindered (Short Story) by Peter Lovesey 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) by F. Paul Wilson 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) by Lyndsay Faye 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 The Sequel (Short Story) by R.L. Stine 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 The Book of the Lion (Short Story) by Thomas Perry 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 The Little Men (Short Story) by Megan Abbott 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 From the Queen (Short Story) by Carolyn Hart 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 Every Seven Years (Short Story) by Denise Mina 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) by James Grady 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
25 Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) by Joyce Carol Oates 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
26 Citadel (Short Story) by Stephen Hunter 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
27 The Travelling Companion by Ian Rankin 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
28 The Haze (Short Story) by James W. Hall 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
29 Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) by John Harvey 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
30 Reconciliation Day (Short Story) by Christopher Fowler 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
31 Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) by Joe R. Lansdale 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
32 Seven Years (Short Story) by Peter Robinson 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
33 The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) by Charles Todd 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
34 The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
35 The Hemingway Valise by Robert Olen Butler 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
36 The Last Honest Horse Thief by Michael Koryta 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
37 The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) by David Handler 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
38 The Traitor (Short Story) by Martin Edwards 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
39 The Dark Door by Lisa Unger 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
40 The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) by Peter Swanson 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

John Connolly Anthologies

17 books · 2004–2021

About the Author

John Connolly (born 31 May 1968) is an Irish writer who is best known for his series of novels starring private detective Charlie Parker.

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