Gregg Hurwitz Reading Order

5 books (2004–2022)

Gregg Hurwitz edited five mystery and thriller anthologies between 2004 and 2022, with the series appearing to be complete. These volumes should be read in publication order, beginning with Show Business is Murder and continuing through Uncage Me, First Thrills: Volume 3, Gone Fishing and Other Stories, and Birds of Prey: The Harlan Coben Challenge. Each collection features original short fiction from multiple contributors in the mystery and thriller genres.

Start with Show Business is Murder, the first of 5 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Show Business is Murder 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Uncage Me 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	First Thrills: Volume 3 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Gone Fishing and Other Stories 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Birds of Prey: The Harlan Coben Challenge 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2012–2015)

The Batman: The Dark Knight series by Gregg Hurwitz is a complete six-book collection published between 2012 and 2015. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Golden Dawn and concluding with The Dark Knight Unwrapped. This mystery and thriller series features various collaborators including David Finch, Judd Winick, and Paul Jenkins across its installments.

Start with Golden Dawn(By: David Finch), the first of 6 books in the Batman: The Dark Knight series.

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1	Golden Dawn(By: David Finch) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Knight Terrors(By: Judd Winick,David Finch,Paul Jenkins) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Cycle of Violence(With: David Finch) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Mad 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Clay 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Dark Knight Unwrapped(By: David Finch) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

18 books (2016–2027)

Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X series follows the exploits of Evan Smoak across 16 books published from 2016 to 2026, with the saga still ongoing. The series blends mystery and thriller elements and should be read in publication order, beginning with the short story Buy a Bullet and progressing through novels like Orphan X, The Nowhere Man, and Hellbent, interspersed with additional short stories that deepen the narrative. Each installment builds on previous events, making sequential reading essential to fully appreciate character development and plot progression.

Start with Buy a Bullet (Short Story), the first of 16 books in the Evan Smoak/Orphan X series.

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1	Buy a Bullet (Short Story) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Orphan X 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Nowhere Man 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Hellbent 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Intern (Short Story) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Out of the Dark 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Into the Fire 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The List (Short Story) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Prodigal Son 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Dark Horse 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Last Orphan 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Recital (Short Story) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Lone Wolf 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Nemesis 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Code 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Antihero 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Damage Man 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Last Man Standing 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2008–2011)

Gregg Hurwitz authored six complete graphic novels published between 2008 and 2011, spanning multiple Marvel characters in mystery and thriller storylines. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Foolkiller: Fool's Paradise and concluding with Shadowland: Moon Knight. The series includes two Foolkiller volumes, two Vengeance of the Moon Knight volumes, and standalone adventures featuring Wolverine and Moon Knight across the Marvel universe.

Start with Foolkiller: Fool's Paradise, the first of 6 books in the Graphic Novels series.

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1	Foolkiller: Fool's Paradise 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Wolverine: Dangerous Games 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Foolkiller: White Angels 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Vengeance of the Moon Knight, Vol. 1 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Vengeance of the Moon Knight, Vol. 2 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Shadowland: Moon Knight 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

34 books (2022–2025)

Mysterious Profiles is an ongoing mystery and thriller series spanning 33 books published between 2022 and 2025, with new installments still being released. Rather than following a single character, the series profiles iconic detectives and investigators from various mystery franchises, including Alex Delaware, Jack Reacher, Charlie Parker, Hieronymus Bosch, and Inspector Morse, among many others. Readers should follow the series in publication order to experience the intended progression of these character studies. Each entry offers insight into a different protagonist's methods, background, and appeal within the broader mystery and thriller genre.

Start with Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman), the first of 33 books in the Mysterious Profiles series.

1 book (2022–2022)

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1	New Think, Vol. 1 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2012–2012)

2 books (2016–2017)

Gregg Hurwitz's complete Rains series consists of two mystery thrillers published between 2016 and 2017. Both books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Rains followed by Last Chance, as each builds on the events of the previous installment. This two-book series concludes with Last Chance and does not continue further.

Start with The Rains and read in order.

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1	The Rains 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Last Chance 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2026–2026)

10 books (1999–2014)

Gregg Hurwitz's collection of ten standalone mystery and thriller novels spans from 1999 to 2014 and should be read in publication order beginning with The Tower. Each novel operates as a complete story independent of the others, allowing readers to start anywhere in the series or follow the full sequence. The series concludes with Don't Look Back, making this a finished collection for those seeking a comprehensive view of Hurwitz's thriller work across this period.

Start with The Tower, the first of 10 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Tower 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Minutes to Burn 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Do No Harm 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Crime Writer / I See You 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Trust No One / We Know 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	They're Watching / Or She Dies 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	You're Next 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Survivor 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Tell No Lies 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Don't Look Back 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2021–2023)

Gregg Hurwitz's The Resistance is a three-book mystery and thriller series published between 2021 and 2023. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with E-Ratic by Kaare Andrews, followed by Knighted Vol. 1, and concluding with E-Ratic: Recharged, also by Kaare Andrews.

Start with E-Ratic(By: Kaare Andrews) and read in order.

5 books (2003–2015)

Gregg Hurwitz's Tim Rackley series consists of five mystery and thriller novels published between 2003 and 2015. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Kill Clause and continuing through The Program, Troubleshooter, Last Shot, and concluding with Dirty Weather. Each installment builds on the previous entries, making sequential reading essential for following the character's development and ongoing storylines.

Start with The Kill Clause, the first of 5 books in the Tim Rackley series.

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1	The Kill Clause 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Program 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Troubleshooter 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Last Shot 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dirty Weather 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible