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Home / Authors / Carol Goodman Carol Goodman American author Carol Goodman is best known for her atmospheric gothic thrillers and the *Blythewood* series. Her novel *The Lake of Dead Languages* won the 2002 Hammett Prize for literary excellence in crime writing. This page provides the Carol Goodman books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.
All books · chronological
2002 The Lake of Dead Languages POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2003 The Seduction of Water POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2004 The Drowning Tree POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 2006 The Ghost Orchid POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 2007 The Sonnet Lover POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 2008 The Night Villa POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 2010 Black Swan Rising POoBSRB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 Arcadia Falls POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 2011 The Demon Lover / Incubus POoFTB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 The Watchtower POoBSRB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 The Water Witch POoFTB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 Blythewood POoBB · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 The Angel Stone / Dark Possession POoFTB · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 The Shape Stealer POoBSRB · 3 Buy ↗ 2014 Ravencliffe POoBB · 2 Buy ↗ 2015 Hawthorn POoBB · 3 Buy ↗ 2016 River Road POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 2017 The Widow's House POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 2017 The Metropolitans POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 2018 The Other Mother POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 2019 The Night Visitors POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 2020 The Sea of Lost Girls POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 2021 The Stranger Behind You POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 2022 The Disinvited Guest POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 2023 The Bones of the Story POoSN · 16 Buy ↗ 2024 Return to Wyldcliffe Heights POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 2025 Writers and Liars POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Black Swan Rising Books 3 books · 2010–2013
01 Black Swan Rising 2010 Buy ↗ 02 The Watchtower 2011 Buy ↗ 03 The Shape Stealer 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 18 books · 2002–2025
01 The Lake of Dead Languages 2002 Buy ↗ 02 The Seduction of Water 2003 Buy ↗ 03 The Drowning Tree 2004 Buy ↗ 04 The Ghost Orchid 2006 Buy ↗ 05 The Sonnet Lover 2007 Buy ↗ 06 The Night Villa 2008 Buy ↗ 09 The Widow's House 2017 Buy ↗ 10 The Metropolitans 2017 Buy ↗ 11 The Other Mother 2018 Buy ↗ 12 The Night Visitors 2019 Buy ↗ 13 The Sea of Lost Girls 2020 Buy ↗ 14 The Stranger Behind You 2021 Buy ↗ 15 The Disinvited Guest 2022 Buy ↗ 16 The Bones of the Story 2023 Buy ↗ 17 Return to Wyldcliffe Heights 2024 Buy ↗ 18 Writers and Liars 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Blythewood Books 3 books · 2013–2015
Publication Order of Fairwick Trilogy Books 3 books · 2011–2013
01 The Demon Lover / Incubus 2011 Buy ↗ 02 The Water Witch 2012 Buy ↗ 03 The Angel Stone / Dark Possession 2013 Buy ↗