Michael Koryta Reading Order

5 books (2015–2021)

Michael Koryta edited five anthology collections published between 2015 and 2021, featuring contributions from various authors across mystery, thriller, and fantasy genres. The series includes Seize the Night, Detours, MatchUp, Hark! the Herald Angels Scream, and When a Stranger Comes to Town, and should be read in publication order. The series appears to be complete, with no additional volumes announced.

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

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1	Seize the Night 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Detours 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	MatchUp 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Hark! the Herald Angels Scream 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	When a Stranger Comes to Town 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

40 books (2012–2022)

Bibliomysteries is a 40-book anthology series edited by Michael Koryta featuring mystery and thriller stories by various acclaimed authors, each centered around books, libraries, or literary themes. Published between 2012 and 2022, the series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver. Each entry is a standalone story by a different author, making the series accessible as both a complete collection and individual reads.

Start with An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver), the first of 40 books in the Bibliomysteries series.

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1	An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Scroll(By: Anne Perry) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Haze(By: James W. Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Last Honest Horse Thief 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2004–2009)

Michael Koryta's Lincoln Perry series consists of four crime thrillers following a private investigator in Ohio. The complete series spans from 2004 to 2009 and should be read in publication order beginning with Tonight I Said Goodbye. The subsequent novels are Sorrow's Anthem, A Welcome Grave, and The Silent Hour, which concludes the arc.

Start with Tonight I Said Goodbye, the first of 4 books in the Lincoln Perry series.

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1	Tonight I Said Goodbye 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sorrow's Anthem 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Welcome Grave 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Silent Hour 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2015–2018)

Michael Koryta's Markus Novak series consists of three completed novels published between 2015 and 2018. The books should be read in publication order: Last Words, Rise the Dark, and The Last Honest Horse Thief. This mystery and thriller series combines elements of fantasy in its three-book arc.

Start with Last Words and read in order.

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1	Last Words 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Rise the Dark 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Last Honest Horse Thief 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2013–2019)

Michael Koryta's short fiction collection comprises two works published between 2013 and 2019, completing this series. Read these stories in publication order, beginning with The Apex Predator before moving to the collaborative short story with Karin Slaughter. The collection blends elements of fantasy and mystery thriller across its entries.

Start with The Apex Predator and read in order.

15 books (2008–2026)

Michael Koryta has written 14 standalone novels published between 2008 and 2025, with new books continuing to arrive. These mystery and thriller novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Envy the Night and progressing through recent releases like Die Famous. Several titles in the series are published under the pseudonym Scott Carson, though each book functions as a complete story independent of the others. This ongoing collection represents Koryta's exploration of suspenseful and mysterious narratives across different characters and settings.

Start with Envy the Night, the first of 14 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Envy the Night 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	So Cold the River 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Cypress House 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Ridge 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Prophet 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Those Who Wish Me Dead 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	How It Happened 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	If She Wakes / I'm Still Here 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Chill(As:Scott Carson) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Never Far Away 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Where They Wait(As: Scott Carson) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	An Honest Man 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Lost Man's Lane(As: Scott Carson) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Departure 37(As: Scott Carson) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Die Famous 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (2017–2019)

The MatchUp Collection is a complete eleven-book anthology series published between 2017 and 2019, featuring collaborations between prominent mystery and thriller authors. Each installment pairs two writers working together on original stories, creating a diverse collection of crime fiction and suspenseful tales. Reading in publication order from Deserves to Be Dead through Taking the Veil provides the intended experience of this collaborative project that showcases different author pairings and storytelling styles.

Start with Deserves to Be Dead(By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson), the first of 11 books in the The MatchUp Collection series.