Andrew Klavan Reading Order

3 books (2018–2021)

Andrew Klavan's Another Kingdom trilogy consists of three books published between 2018 and 2021, which should be read in publication order beginning with Another Kingdom, followed by The Nightmare Feast and The Emperor's Sword. The series appears to be complete. Blending mystery, thriller, and literary fiction elements, these interconnected novels build upon one another and are best experienced sequentially from the first book onward.

Start with Another Kingdom and read in order.

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1	Another Kingdom 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Nightmare Feast 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Emperor's Sword 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1991–2016)

Andrew Klavan edited four complete anthologies of mystery and thriller stories published between 1997 and 2016, beginning with The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 and concluding with Silent Night, Deadly Night. These standalone collections should be read in publication order to follow Klavan's editorial selections across two decades. The series includes Dangerous Women and Kwik Krimes alongside the first and final volumes, offering readers curated selections from various mystery and thriller writers.

Start with The Best American Mystery Stories 1997, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Mystery for Halloween 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dangerous Women 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Kwik Krimes 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Silent Night, Deadly Night 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2021–2026)

The Cameron Winter Mystery series is an ongoing collection of six mystery and thriller novels by Andrew Klavan, published between 2021 and 2026. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with When Christmas Comes and continuing through A Strange Habit of Mind, The House of Love and Death, A Woman Underground, After That the Dark, and Find Me Nowhere. This series is ideal for readers who prefer following interconnected cases and character development across multiple installments.

Start with When Christmas Comes, the first of 6 books in the Cameron Winter Mystery series.

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1	When Christmas Comes 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Strange Habit of Mind 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The House of Love and Death 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Woman Underground 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	After That, the Dark 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Find Me Nowhere 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1988–1989)

Andrew Klavan's John Wells series consists of four mystery and thriller novels published between 1988 and 1989. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Rain and continuing through The Trapdoor, There Fell a Shadow, and Rough Justice. This concluded series follows the investigations of private detective John Wells across a taut narrative spanning the late 1980s.

Start with The Rain, the first of 4 books in the John Wells series.

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1	The Rain 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Trapdoor 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	There Fell a Shadow 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Rough Justice 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2014–2014)

3 books (2014–2016)

The Mindwar trilogy by Andrew Klavan consists of three books published between 2014 and 2016, following a complete story arc that should be read in publication order. Beginning with Mindwar, followed by Hostage Run and Game Over, this thriller series builds across all three installments and is now finished, allowing readers to experience the full narrative without waiting for future releases.

Start with Mindwar and read in order.

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1	Mindwar 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hostage Run 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Game Over 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2014–2025)

Andrew Klavan's Non-Fiction series comprises four books published between 2014 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. These works should be read in publication order, beginning with The Crisis in the Arts, followed by Great Good Thing, The Truth and Beauty, and The Kingdom of Cain. The series blends Klavan's expertise in mystery, thriller, and literary fiction writing with substantive non-fiction exploration.

Start with The Crisis in the Arts, the first of 4 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	The Crisis in the Arts 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Great Good Thing 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Truth and Beauty 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Kingdom of Cain 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2007–2014)

22 books (1980–2015)

Andrew Klavan's standalone novels comprise 22 independent works published between 1980 and 2015, spanning mystery, thriller, and literary fiction genres. Each book can be read individually without prior knowledge of others, though readers new to the author may prefer to start with the earliest publication, Face of the Earth, and progress through the series in order. The complete collection includes titles like Don't Say a Word, The Animal Hour, Empire of Lies, and The Identity Man, offering a diverse range of psychological and crime-driven narratives across three and a half decades.

Start with Face of the Earth, the first of 22 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Face of the Earth 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Agnes Mallory 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Darling Clementine 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Son of Man 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Scarred Man(As: Keith Peterson) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Don't Say a Word 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Animal Hour 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Corruption 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	True Crime 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Suicide 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Uncanny 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Hunting Down Amanda 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Man and Wife 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Empire of Lies 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Identity Man 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Crazy Dangerous 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	If We Survive 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	A Killer in the Wind 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Nightmare City 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Gold Rush(As: Keith Peterson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Mrs. White(As:Margaret Tracy) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Werewolf Cop 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2009–2011)

The Homelanders is a four-book thriller series by Andrew Klavan published between 2009 and 2011. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Last Thing I Remember and concluding with The Final Hour. This mystery-thriller series follows a protagonist caught in dangerous circumstances, combining elements of suspense with deeper narrative complexity across its interconnected installments.

Start with The Last Thing I Remember, the first of 4 books in the The Homelanders series.

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1	The Last Thing I Remember 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Long Way Home 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Truth of the Matter 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Final Hour 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2003–2005)

This complete mystery thriller series by Andrew Klavan comprises three books published between 2003 and 2005. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Dynamite Road, followed by Shotgun Alley, and concluding with Damnation Street. Each installment builds on the previous narrative, making sequential reading essential to fully appreciate the series' development.

Start with Dynamite Road and read in order.

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1	Dynamite Road 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Shotgun Alley 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Damnation Street 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible