John Saul Reading Order

1 book (1998–1998)

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1	Sex, Drugs, Rock'n'Roll: Stories to End the Century 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1996–1997)

The Blackstone Chronicles is a complete six-book mystery and horror series by John Saul, published between 1996 and 1997. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with An Eye for an Eye and continuing through Ashes to Ashes, Asylum, Day of Reckoning, In the Shadow of Evil, and concluding with Twist of Fate. This interconnected narrative follows events in the fictional town of Blackstone, building a complex story across all six installments.

Start with An Eye for an Eye, the first of 6 books in the Blackstone Chronicles series.

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1	An Eye for an Eye 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Ashes to Ashes 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Asylum 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Day of Reckoning 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	In the Shadow of Evil 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Twist of Fate 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

30 books (1977–2009)

John Saul's thirty standalone novels span from 1977 to 2009, each offering independent stories of mystery, thriller, and horror. Though unconnected narratively, these books are best experienced in publication order, beginning with Suffer the Children and continuing through titles like Punish the Sinners, Cry for the Strangers, Comes the Blind Fury, and beyond. The complete collection concludes with Darkness and fifteen additional novels, providing readers with over three decades of suspenseful storytelling from a prolific master of the genre.

Start with Suffer the Children, the first of 30 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Suffer the Children 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Punish the Sinners 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Cry for the Strangers 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Comes the Blind Fury 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	When the Wind Blows 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The God Project / All Fall Down 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Nathaniel 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Brain Child 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Hellfire 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Unwanted 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Unloved 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Creature 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Second Child 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Sleepwalk 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Darkness 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Shadows 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Guardian 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Homing 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Black Lightning 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Presence 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Right Hand of Evil 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Nightshade 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Black Creek Crossing 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Manhattan Hunt Club 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Midnight Voices 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Perfect Nightmare 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	In the Dark of the Night 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Devil's Labyrinth 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Faces of Fear 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	House of Reckoning 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible