Thomas Perry Reading Order

3 books (1997–2016)

Thomas Perry's anthology series spans three volumes published between 1997 and 2016, featuring short stories across mystery, thriller, and literary fiction genres. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Secret City, followed by A Study in Sherlock and Silent Night, Deadly Night. Each installment offers standalone entries that can be enjoyed independently while building a cohesive collection when read sequentially.

Start with Secret City and read in order.

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1	Secret City 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Study in Sherlock 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Silent Night, Deadly Night 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

40 books (2012–2022)

Bibliomysteries is an anthology mystery series featuring 40 standalone stories published between 2012 and 2022, with contributions from acclaimed authors including Jeffery Deaver, Nelson DeMille, Laura Lippman, and many others. Each entry presents a self-contained mystery narrative centered around books, reading, or literary themes. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver, though individual stories can be enjoyed independently. The collection is likely complete as of 2022.

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 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(By: Michael Koryta) 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 (1982–2020)

Thomas Perry's Butcher's Boy series comprises four standalone thrillers published across four decades, beginning with The Butcher's Boy in 1982 and concluding with Eddie's Boy in 2020. These mystery and action novels should be read in publication order to fully appreciate their interconnected narratives and character development. The complete series blends literary fiction with suspenseful storytelling, following the lives and exploits of characters who navigate a dangerous underworld of crime and survival.

Start with The Butcher's Boy, the first of 4 books in the Butcher's Boy series.

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1	The Butcher's Boy 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sleeping Dogs 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Informant 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Eddie's Boy 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (2009–2026)

The Fargo Adventures is an ongoing series of 13 mystery and thriller novels following treasure hunters Sam and Renna Fargo as they pursue artifacts and riches around the world. The series began in 2009 with Spartan Gold and continues through 2026, with books written by Clive Cussler in collaboration with various co-authors including Grant Blackwood, Russell Blake, and Robin Burcell. Readers should start with the first book, Spartan Gold, and proceed in publication order to follow the characters' development across the adventure-filled cases.

Start with Spartan Gold(By: Clive Cussler,Grant Blackwood), the first of 13 books in the Fargo Adventures series.

#	Title
1	Spartan Gold(By: Clive Cussler,Grant Blackwood) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Lost Empire(By: Clive Cussler,Grant Blackwood) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Kingdom(By: Clive Cussler,Grant Blackwood) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Tombs(With: Clive Cussler) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Mayan Secrets(With: Clive Cussler) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Eye of Heaven(By: Clive Cussler,Russell Blake) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Solomon Curse(By: Clive Cussler,Russell Blake) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Pirate(By: Clive Cussler,Robin Burcell) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Romanov Ransom(By: Clive Cussler,Robin Burcell) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Gray Ghost(By: Clive Cussler,Robin Burcell) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Oracle(By: Clive Cussler,Robin Burcell) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Wrath of Poseidon(By: Clive Cussler,Robin Burcell) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Serpent's Eye(By: Clive Cussler,Robin Burcell) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2007–2013)

Thomas Perry's Jack Till series comprises two mystery and thriller novels featuring a former Los Angeles police investigator. Published between 2007 and 2013, the complete two-book series should be read in publication order, beginning with Silence followed by The Boyfriend. Perry blends literary fiction with action and adventure elements throughout this finished series.

Start with Silence and read in order.

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1	Silence 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Boyfriend 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1995–2026)

Thomas Perry's Jane Whitefield series comprises ten mystery and thriller novels following a protagonist who helps people disappear. Published from 1995 through 2026, the series is ongoing and should be read in publication order, beginning with Vanishing Act. The books are Vanishing Act, Dance for the Dead, Shadow Woman, The Face-Changers, Blood Money, Runner, Poison Flower, A String of Beads, The Left-Handed Twin, and The Tree of Light and Flowers.

Start with Vanishing Act, the first of 10 books in the Jane Whitefield series.

#	Title
1	Vanishing Act 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dance for the Dead 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Shadow Woman 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Face-Changers 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Blood Money 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Runner 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Poison Flower 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A String of Beads 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Left-Handed Twin 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Tree of Light and Flowers 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

34 books (2022–2025)

Mysterious Profiles is an ongoing 33-book series by Thomas Perry that spans mystery, thriller, literary fiction, and action-adventure genres. Published between 2022 and 2025, the series features profiles of diverse detective and investigator characters created by various authors, including iconic figures like Jack Reacher, Hieronymus Bosch, Charlie Parker, and Inspector Morse. Readers should approach the series in publication order to experience Thomas Perry's intended presentation of these mysterious profiles. Each entry can be read as a standalone exploration of its featured character, though following the publication sequence provides the complete intended experience.

Start with Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman), the first of 33 books in the Mysterious Profiles series.

1 book (2015–2015)

18 books (1983–2026)

Thomas Perry has written 17 standalone novels in the mystery, thriller, and literary fiction genres, beginning with Metzger's Dog in 1983 and continuing through 2025. These books should be read in publication order, starting with Metzger's Dog and progressing through titles including Big Fish, Island, Death Benefits, Pursuit, Dead Aim, Nightlife, Fidelity, Strip, Forty Thieves, The Old Man, The Bomb Maker, The Burglar, A Small Town, and Murder Book, with additional volumes still forthcoming. While each novel stands alone as a complete story, reading them in the order Perry wrote them offers insight into his evolving style across four decades of crime and suspense fiction. The series remains ongoing, with new installments released regularly.

Start with Metzger's Dog, the first of 17 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Metzger's Dog 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Big Fish 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Island 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Death Benefits 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Pursuit 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Dead Aim 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Nightlife 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Fidelity 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Strip 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Forty Thieves 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Old Man 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Bomb Maker 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Burglar 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	A Small Town 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Murder Book 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Hero 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Pro Bono 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Get Out 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible