Douglas Kennedy Reading Order

1 book (1990–1990)

#	Title
1	New Woman, New Fiction 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1988–1992)

Douglas Kennedy's non-fiction trilogy spans from 1988 to 1992 and should be read in publication order beginning with Beyond The Pyramids. The complete three-book series includes In God's Country and Chasing Mammon, offering readers a finished exploration across the author's non-fiction works from this period.

Start with Beyond The Pyramids and read in order.

#	Title
1	Beyond The Pyramids 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	In God's Country 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Chasing Mammon 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2011–2013)

Douglas Kennedy's two-book collection of short stories and novellas spans from 2011 to 2013 and should be read in publication order beginning with The Christmas Ring. This complete series consists of standalone pieces that showcase Kennedy's range as a writer working in shorter narrative forms.

Start with The Christmas Ring and read in order.

16 books (1995–2021)

Douglas Kennedy's collection of sixteen standalone novels spans from 1995 to 2021, with each book functioning as an independent story rather than part of a connected narrative. Though marketed as standalone entries, reading them in publication order beginning with The Dead Heart allows for appreciation of the author's evolving style and themes across nearly three decades. The series appears to be complete, with no new releases announced since 2021. Kennedy's works in this collection explore contemporary human experiences and emotional complexity across diverse settings and character situations.

Start with The Dead Heart, the first of 16 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Dead Heart 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Big Picture 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Job 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Pursuit of Happiness 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Temptation 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Special Relationship 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	State of the Union 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Woman in the Fifth 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Leaving the World 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Moment 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Five Days 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Blue Hour 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Heat of Betrayal 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Great Wide Open 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Isabelle in the Afternoon 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Afraid of the Light 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible