Marcus Sakey Reading Order

5 books (2008–2014)

Marcus Sakey's Anthologies series comprises five mystery and thriller collections published between 2008 and 2014, best read in publication order beginning with Sin. The complete series includes Scar Tissue, D*CKED, No Rest for the Dead, and Chicago Blues, offering a finished collection for readers seeking curated short fiction in the crime and suspense genres.

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

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1	Sin 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Scar Tissue 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	D*CKED 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	No Rest for the Dead 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Chicago Blues 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2013–2016)

Marcus Sakey's Brilliance Saga is a complete thriller series comprising three books published between 2013 and 2016. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Brilliance, followed by A Better World, and concluding with Written in Fire. This mystery and thriller series follows a interconnected narrative that develops across all three installments.

Start with Brilliance and read in order.

#	Title
1	Brilliance 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Better World 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Written in Fire 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2009–2010)

Marcus Sakey's short stories and novellas collection consists of four complete works published between 2009 and 2010. These mystery and thriller pieces should be read in publication order, beginning with The Desert Here and the Desert Far Away, followed by As Breathing, Gravity and Need, and No One. The series is finished with no additional releases planned.

Start with The Desert Here and the Desert Far Away, the first of 4 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

7 books (2007–2017)

Marcus Sakey's seven standalone novels span from 2007 to 2017 and should be read in publication order beginning with The Blade Itself. Though each book stands alone as a complete story, reading them in the order they were released provides the best experience of Sakey's evolving craft as a mystery and thriller writer. The series concludes with Afterlife and contains no unresolved storylines requiring continuation.

Start with The Blade Itself, the first of 7 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Blade Itself 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	At the City's Edge 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Good People 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Amateurs 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	No Turning Back 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Afterlife 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible