Joseph Finder Reading Order

5 books (2009–2014)

Joseph Finder edited five anthology collections between 2009 and 2014, all of which are now complete. These mystery and thriller compilations should be read in publication order, beginning with Watchlist and continuing through Mystery Writers of America Presents The Mystery Box, FaceOff, Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold, and concluding with Suspense Magazine June 2014.

Start with Watchlist, the first of 5 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Watchlist 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Mystery Writers of America Presents The Mystery Box 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	FaceOff 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Suspense Magazine June 2014 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2007–2014)

The Harold Middleton series consists of three mystery and thriller novels by Joseph Finder, published between 2007 and 2014. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Chopin Manuscript, followed by The Copper Bracelet, and concluding with The Starling Project: An Audible Drama. The series is now complete.

Start with The Chopin Manuscript and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Chopin Manuscript 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Copper Bracelet 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Starling Project: An Audible Drama 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2009–2020)

The Nick Heller series comprises four mystery thrillers published between 2009 and 2020, following protagonist Nick Heller through cases involving disappearances, hidden truths, and moral dilemmas. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Vanished and continuing through Buried Secrets, Guilty Minds, and concluding with House on Fire. Joseph Finder's mystery-thriller books blend investigative elements with character-driven storytelling across the franchise.

Start with Vanished, the first of 4 books in the Nick Heller series.

#	Title
1	Vanished 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Buried Secrets 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Guilty Minds 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	House on Fire 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2011–2014)

This two-book collection of short stories and novellas featuring protagonist Nick Heller was published between 2011 and 2014 and is now complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Plan B, followed by Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller, a crossover novella co-written with Lee Child. Both entries are part of mystery and thriller fiction from Joseph Finder.

Start with Plan B and read in order.

1 book (1983–1983)

#	Title
1	Red Carpet 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (1991–2025)

Joseph Finder has written 13 standalone novels across mystery and thriller genres, beginning with The Moscow Club in 1991 and continuing through The Oligarch's Daughter in 2025. Each book functions as an independent story, so readers can start anywhere, though following publication order from The Moscow Club onward provides the most chronological perspective on the author's evolving craft. The series remains ongoing, with Finder actively adding new titles to his catalog.

Start with The Moscow Club, the first of 13 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Moscow Club 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Extraordinary Powers 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Zero Hour 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	High Crimes 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Paranoia 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Company Man 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Killer Instinct 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Power Play 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Suspicion 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Fixer 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Switch 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Judgment 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Oligarch's Daughter 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible