Thomas Perry Reading Order
9 series · 123 books · Born 1947-08-07
Thomas Perry is a celebrated author known for his gripping thrillers and intricate plots. With an impressive catalog of 123 books spanning 9 series, including notable works like Butcher's Boy and the Jane Whitefield series, his storytelling captivates readers across genres. Active from 1982 through 2026, Perry continues to be a significant voice in contemporary fiction.
Anthologies Series
Complete3 books (1997–2016)
Start with Secret City and read in order.
Bibliomysteries Series
Likely Complete40 books (2012–2022)
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 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  The Scroll(By: Anne Perry) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | The Book of the Lion 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 | The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 | The Haze(By: James W. Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 |  The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 | Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 | Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 | The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 | The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 35 | The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 36 | The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 37 | The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 38 | The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 39 | The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 40 | The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
Butcher's Boy Series
Complete4 books (1982–2020)
Start with The Butcher's Boy, the first of 4 books in the Butcher's Boy series.
Fargo Adventures Series
Ongoing13 books (2009–2026)
Start with Spartan Gold(By: Clive Cussler,Grant Blackwood), the first of 13 books in the Fargo Adventures series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Spartan Gold(By: Clive Cussler,Grant Blackwood) 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Lost Empire(By: Clive Cussler,Grant Blackwood) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  The Kingdom(By: Clive Cussler,Grant Blackwood) 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  The Tombs(With: Clive Cussler) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Mayan Secrets(With: Clive Cussler) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  The Eye of Heaven(By: Clive Cussler,Russell Blake) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  The Solomon Curse(By: Clive Cussler,Russell Blake) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Pirate(By: Clive Cussler,Robin Burcell) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  The Romanov Ransom(By: Clive Cussler,Robin Burcell) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  The Gray Ghost(By: Clive Cussler,Robin Burcell) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | The Oracle(By: Clive Cussler,Robin Burcell) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Wrath of Poseidon(By: Clive Cussler,Robin Burcell) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | The Serpent's Eye(By: Clive Cussler,Robin Burcell) 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Jack Till Series
Complete2 books (2007–2013)
Start with Silence and read in order.
Jane Whitefield Series
Ongoing10 books (1995–2026)
Start with Vanishing Act, the first of 10 books in the Jane Whitefield series.
Mysterious Profiles Series
Ongoing33 books (2022–2025)
Start with Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman), the first of 33 books in the Mysterious Profiles series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 | Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 | Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | Jane Whitefield 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 | Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Rambo(By: David Morrell) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 | Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | Condor(By: James Grady) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 | Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 | Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 | Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 | Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 | Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Short Stories/Novellas Series
Complete1 book (2015–2015)
| # | Title |
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| 1 | The Book of the Lion 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
Standalone Novels Series
Ongoing17 books (1983–2025)
Start with Metzger's Dog, the first of 17 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Metzger's Dog 1983Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Big Fish 1985Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Island 1988Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Death Benefits 2001Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  Pursuit 2001Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Dead Aim 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Nightlife 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | Fidelity 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  Strip 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Forty Thieves 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  The Old Man 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  The Bomb Maker 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  The Burglar 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  A Small Town 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Murder Book 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | Hero 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | Pro Bono 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Thomas Perry written?
- Thomas Perry has written 123 books across 9 series. Their published works span from 1982 to 2026.
- What is the first book in each Thomas Perry series?
- Here are the first books in Thomas Perry's series: Anthologies: Secret City; Bibliomysteries: An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver); Butcher's Boy: The Butcher's Boy; Fargo Adventures: Spartan Gold(By: Clive Cussler,Grant Blackwood); Jack Till: Silence.
- What order should I read Thomas Perry's books?
- We recommend reading Thomas Perry's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Thomas Perry still writing new books?
- Yes, Thomas Perry has 4 ongoing series: Fargo Adventures, Jane Whitefield, Mysterious Profiles, Standalone Novels.