Kevin O’Brien Reading Order

2 books (2011–2020)

Kevin O'Brien's two-book anthology series consists of Hotel Angeline and Nothing Good Happens After Midnight, published between 2011 and 2020. This complete series should be read in publication order. Both entries explore mystery and thriller themes through interconnected short stories and narrative vignettes.

Start with Hotel Angeline and read in order.

#	Title
1	Hotel Angeline 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Nothing Good Happens After Midnight 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2019–2020)

Kevin O'Brien's Family Secrets series consists of two standalone mystery thrillers published between 2019 and 2020. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Betrayed Wife followed by The Bad Sister. Each entry delivers suspenseful storytelling within the mystery and thriller genre that O'Brien is known for.

Start with The Betrayed Wife and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Betrayed Wife 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Bad Sister 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

21 books (2020–2025)

Lovecraftiana is an ongoing anthology series edited by Kevin O'Brien that began publication in 2020 and currently comprises 21 volumes. The series is organized into seasonal issues released throughout each year, with entries appearing in publication order. Each volume collects short fiction from multiple contributors exploring themes connected to Lovecraftian horror and weird fiction. Readers should start with Volume 5, Issue 1 from 2020 and continue through the most recent releases to experience the series as intended.

Start with Lovecraftiana: Vol 5, Issue 1, Walpurgisnacht 2020(By: Mike Lee), the first of 21 books in the Lovecraftiana series.

21 books (1997–2025)

Kevin O'Brien has written 21 mystery and thriller novels published between 1997 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. Each book stands alone as a complete story, so readers can start with any title, though following publication order beginning with Only Son offers the most natural progression through the author's work. The series includes titles such as The Next To Die, Make Them Cry, Watch Them Die, Left for Dead, The Last Victim, Killing Spree, One Last Scream, Final Breath, Vicious, Disturbed, Terrified, Unspeakable, Tell Me You're Sorry, and No One Needs To Know, among others.

Start with Only Son, the first of 21 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Only Son 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Next To Die 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Make Them Cry 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Watch Them Die 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Left for Dead 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Last Victim 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Killing Spree 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	One Last Scream 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Final Breath 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Vicious 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Disturbed 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Terrified 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Unspeakable 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Tell Me You're Sorry 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	No One Needs To Know 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Hide Your Fear 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	They Won't Be Hurt 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Night She Disappeared 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Enemy at Home 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Everyone a Stranger 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible