Ronald Malfi Reading Order

14 books (2003–2024)

Ronald Malfi has contributed to fourteen anthologies spanning from 2003 to 2024, with new volumes still being added to the series. These collections showcase his work across mystery, thriller, horror, and literary fiction genres. Reading them in publication order—beginning with Sick: An Anthology of Illness and continuing through The Rack—allows readers to follow Malfi's evolving contributions to various themed and seasonal anthologies. The series remains ongoing, with potential for future entries.

Start with Sick: An Anthology of Illness, the first of 14 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Sick: An Anthology of Illness 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	New Dark Voices 2 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Shroud 5 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	What Fears Become 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dead Harvest 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Piercing the Darkness 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	10 Halloween Haunts 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Tales from the Witching Hour 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Lakes & Other Bodies 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Shadows Over Main Street Volume 2 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Demons of King Solomon 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	A Very DC Halloween 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Darkness Beckons Anthology 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Rack 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2017–2023)

Ronald Malfi's Collections series spans three books published between 2017 and 2023, with the titles We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone, Ghostwritten, and They Lurk. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order. Combining elements of mystery, thriller, horror, and literary fiction, this collection explores dark and unsettling narratives across its three volumes.

Start with We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone and read in order.

#	Title
1	We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Ghostwritten 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	They Lurk 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2011–2020)

Ronald Malfi's short story and novella collection spans five volumes published between 2011 and 2020, offering mystery, thriller, horror, and literary fiction across the complete series. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Borealis and continuing through After the Fade, The House On Cottage Lane, A Shrill Keening, and concluding with Mr. Cables. This finished series provides standalone entries that can be enjoyed individually or as a comprehensive collection of Malfi's shorter works.

Start with Borealis, the first of 5 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

21 books (2000–2026)

Ronald Malfi has written 21 standalone novels spanning from 2000 to 2026, with the series remaining ongoing. These mystery, thriller, and horror-tinged literary fiction works should be read in publication order, beginning with The Space Between. The collection includes titles such as The Fall of Never, The Nature of Monsters, Floating Staircase, Snow, December Park, Little Girls, and The Night Parade, among others, each offering independent narratives within Malfi's expanding catalog.

Start with The Space Between, the first of 21 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Space Between 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Fall of Never 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Nature of Monsters 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Via Dolorosa 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Passenger 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Shamrock Alley 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Floating Staircase 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Snow 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Ascent 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Cradle Lake 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Canyon Of Souls 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Narrows 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	December Park 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Little Girls 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Night Parade 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Bone White 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Come With Me 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Black Mouth 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Small Town Horror 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Senseless 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Hive 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible