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Christopher Fowler

British author best known for the Peculiar Crimes Unit mystery series, featuring the detectives Bryant & May. His novels have earned multiple award nominations and a dedicated cult following. This page provides the Christopher Fowler books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1984The Bureau of Lost SoulsPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1985How to Impersonate Famous PeoplePOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1985Ultimate Party BookPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1986City JittersPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1988RoofworldPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1988More City JittersPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1989Flesh WoundsPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

1990RunePOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1992Red BridePOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1992Sharper KnivesPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

1993Darkest DayPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1994SpankyPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1995PsychovillePOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1997Wage SlavesPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1997Menz InsanaPOoGN · 1Buy ↗

1997DisturbiaPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1998Personal DemonsPOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

1998Soho BlackPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1999UncutPOoSSC · 7Buy ↗

2000CalabashPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

2001The Devil in MePOoSSC · 8Buy ↗

2002The Green ManPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2003Full Dark HousePOoB&MPCUB · 1Buy ↗

2003American WaitressPOoSS · 3Buy ↗

2003PlasticPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2004The Water RoomPOoB&MPCUB · 2Buy ↗

2004DemonizedPOoSSC · 9Buy ↗

2004BreathePOoSN · 11Buy ↗

2005Seventy-Seven ClocksPOoB&MPCUB · 3Buy ↗

2006Ten Second StaircasePOoB&MPCUB · 4Buy ↗

2007The Spider KissPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

2007White CorridorPOoB&MPCUB · 5Buy ↗

2007Old Devil MoonPOoSSC · 10Buy ↗

2008The Victoria VanishesPOoB&MPCUB · 6Buy ↗

2009The Best Horror of the Year: Volume OnePOoBHotYB · 1Buy ↗

2009PaperboyPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

2009Bryant & May on the LoosePOoB&MPCUB · 7Buy ↗

2010The Curse of SnakesPOoHB · 1Buy ↗

2010The Best Horror of the Year: Volume TwoPOoBHotYB · 2Buy ↗

2010Beautiful MenPOoSS · 5Buy ↗

2010Off the RailsPOoB&MPCUB · 8Buy ↗

2011The Best Horror of the Year: Volume ThreePOoBHotYB · 3Buy ↗

2011The Memory of Blood / Bryant & May and the Memory of BloodPOoB&MPCUB · 9Buy ↗

2011Bryant & May's Mystery TourPOoB&MPCUB · 10Buy ↗

2011Red GlovesPOoSSC · 11Buy ↗

2011Red Gloves Volume I & IIPOoSSC · 12Buy ↗

2011Hell TrainPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

2012The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)POoBB · 1Buy ↗

2012The Casebook of Bryant & May: The Soho DevilPOoB&MGN · 1Buy ↗

2012Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)POoBB · 2Buy ↗

2012The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)POoBB · 3Buy ↗

2012Invisible InkPOoNB · 4Buy ↗

2012The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille)POoBB · 4Buy ↗

2012The Best Horror of the Year: Volume FourPOoBHotYB · 4Buy ↗

2012An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)POoBB · 5Buy ↗

2012Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link)POoBB · 6Buy ↗

2012The Invisible CodePOoB&MPCUB · 11Buy ↗

2013The Best Horror of the Year Volume FivePOoBHotYB · 5Buy ↗

2013Film FreakPOoNB · 5Buy ↗

2013The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner)POoBB · 7Buy ↗

2013Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell)POoBB · 8Buy ↗

2013The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor)POoBB · 9Buy ↗

2013The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)POoBB · 10Buy ↗

2014The Best Horror of the Year: Volume SixPOoBHotYB · 6Buy ↗

2014#ChooseThePlot(With: James Oswald,Jane Casey)POoSS · 6Buy ↗

2014The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson)POoBB · 11Buy ↗

2014The Bleeding HeartPOoB&MPCUB · 12Buy ↗

2014What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook)POoBB · 12Buy ↗

2014NyctophobiaPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

2014Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey)POoBB · 13Buy ↗

2014The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine)POoBB · 14Buy ↗

2014The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye)POoBB · 15Buy ↗

2014Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman)POoBB · 16Buy ↗

2014The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow)POoBB · 17Buy ↗

2014It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)POoBB · 18Buy ↗

2014The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)POoBB · 19Buy ↗

2015London's GloryPOoB&MC · 1Buy ↗

2015The Best Horror of the Year: Volume SevenPOoBHotYB · 7Buy ↗

2015Bryant & May and the Nameless WomanPOoSS · 7Buy ↗

2015The Secret SantaPOoB&MPCUB · 13Buy ↗

2015The Burning ManPOoB&MPCUB · 14Buy ↗

2015The Sand MenPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

2015The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry)POoBB · 20Buy ↗

2015The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott)POoBB · 21Buy ↗

2015Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady)POoBB · 22Buy ↗

2015Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates)POoBB · 23Buy ↗

2015Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina)POoBB · 24Buy ↗

2015From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart)POoBB · 25Buy ↗

2016Reconciliation DayPOoSS · 8Buy ↗

2016The Best Horror of the Year: Volume EightPOoBHotYB · 8Buy ↗

2016Strange TidePOoB&MPCUB · 15Buy ↗

2016The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)POoBB · 26Buy ↗

2016Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter)POoBB · 27Buy ↗

2016Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey)POoBB · 29Buy ↗

2016The Haze(By: James W. Hall)POoBB · 30Buy ↗

2017The Book of Forgotten AuthorsPOoNB · 6Buy ↗

2017The Best Horror of the Year: Volume NinePOoBHotYB · 9Buy ↗

2017Little Boy Found(As: L.K. Fox)POoSN · 15Buy ↗

2017Wild ChamberPOoB&MPCUB · 16Buy ↗

2017Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale)POoBB · 31Buy ↗

2018The Best Horror of the Year: Volume TenPOoBHotYB · 10Buy ↗

2018The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror FictionPOoBHotYB · 11Buy ↗

2018Hall of MirrorsPOoB&MPCUB · 17Buy ↗

2018The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd)POoBB · 32Buy ↗

2018Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson)POoBB · 33Buy ↗

2018The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler)POoBB · 34Buy ↗

2018The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta)POoBB · 35Buy ↗

2018The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly)POoBB · 36Buy ↗

2019England�s FinestPOoB&MC · 2Buy ↗

2019The WashingPOoSS · 9Buy ↗

2019The Best Horror of the Year: Volume ElevenPOoBHotYB · 12Buy ↗

2019The Lonely HourPOoB&MPCUB · 18Buy ↗

2020The Best Horror of the Year: Volume TwelvePOoBHotYB · 13Buy ↗

2020Oranges and LemonsPOoB&MPCUB · 20Buy ↗

2020The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler)POoBB · 37Buy ↗

2021The Best Horror of the Year Volume ThirteenPOoBHotYB · 14Buy ↗

2021London Bridge Is Falling DownPOoB&MPCUB · 21Buy ↗

2022Peculiar LondonPOoB&MCB · 1Buy ↗

2022The Best Horror of the Year, Volume FourteenPOoBHotYB · 15Buy ↗

2022Hot WaterPOoSN · 16Buy ↗

2022The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards)POoBB · 38Buy ↗

2022The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger)POoBB · 39Buy ↗

2022The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson)POoBB · 40Buy ↗

2024The Best Horror of the Year, Volume FifteenPOoBHotYB · 16Buy ↗

2024The Best Horror of the Year, Volume SixteenPOoBHotYB · 17Buy ↗

2025The Foot on the CrownPOoSN · 17Buy ↗

2025The Best Horror of the Year, Volume SeventeenPOoBHotYB · 18Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Graphic Novels1 book · 1997

01Menz Insana1997Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books39 books · 2012–2022

01The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)2012Buy ↗

02Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)2012Buy ↗

03The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)2012Buy ↗

04The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille)2012Buy ↗

05An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)2012Buy ↗

06Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link)2012Buy ↗

07The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner)2013Buy ↗

08Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell)2013Buy ↗

09The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor)2013Buy ↗

10The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)2013Buy ↗

11The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson)2014Buy ↗

12What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook)2014Buy ↗

13Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey)2014Buy ↗

14The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine)2014Buy ↗

15The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye)2014Buy ↗

16Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman)2014Buy ↗

17The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow)2014Buy ↗

18It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)2014Buy ↗

19The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)2014Buy ↗

20The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry)2015Buy ↗

21The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott)2015Buy ↗

22Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady)2015Buy ↗

23Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates)2015Buy ↗

24Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina)2015Buy ↗

25From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart)2015Buy ↗

26The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)2016Buy ↗

27Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter)2016Buy ↗

29Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey)2016Buy ↗

30The Haze(By: James W. Hall)2016Buy ↗

31Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale)2017Buy ↗

32The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd)2018Buy ↗

33Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson)2018Buy ↗

34The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler)2018Buy ↗

35The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta)2018Buy ↗

36The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly)2018Buy ↗

37The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler)2020Buy ↗

38The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards)2022Buy ↗

39The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger)2022Buy ↗

40The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson)2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Best Horror of the Year Books18 books · 2009–2025

01The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One2009Buy ↗

02The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two2010Buy ↗

03The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three2011Buy ↗

04The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four2012Buy ↗

05The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five2013Buy ↗

06The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six2014Buy ↗

07The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven2015Buy ↗

08The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight2016Buy ↗

09The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine2017Buy ↗

10The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten2018Buy ↗

11The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction2018Buy ↗

12The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven2019Buy ↗

13The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve2020Buy ↗

14The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen2021Buy ↗

15The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen2022Buy ↗

16The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen2024Buy ↗

17The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen2024Buy ↗

18The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels17 books · 1988–2025

01Roofworld1988Buy ↗

02Rune1990Buy ↗

03Red Bride1992Buy ↗

04Darkest Day1993Buy ↗

05Spanky1994Buy ↗

06Psychoville1995Buy ↗

07Disturbia1997Buy ↗

08Soho Black1998Buy ↗

09Calabash2000Buy ↗

10Plastic2003Buy ↗

11Breathe2004Buy ↗

12Hell Train2011Buy ↗

13Nyctophobia2014Buy ↗

14The Sand Men2015Buy ↗

15Little Boy Found(As: L.K. Fox)2017Buy ↗

16Hot Water2022Buy ↗

17The Foot on the Crown2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas9 books · 1997–2019

01Wage Slaves1997Buy ↗

02The Green Man2002Buy ↗

03American Waitress2003Buy ↗

04The Spider Kiss2007Buy ↗

05Beautiful Men2010Buy ↗

06#ChooseThePlot(With: James Oswald,Jane Casey)2014Buy ↗

07Bryant & May and the Nameless Woman2015Buy ↗

08Reconciliation Day2016Buy ↗

09The Washing2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books6 books · 1985–2017

01How to Impersonate Famous People1985Buy ↗

02Ultimate Party Book1985Buy ↗

03Paperboy2009Buy ↗

04Invisible Ink2012Buy ↗

05Film Freak2013Buy ↗

06The Book of Forgotten Authors2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bryant & May Collections2 books · 2015–2019

01London's Glory2015Buy ↗

02England�s Finest2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bryant & May Companion Books1 book · 2022

01Peculiar London2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bryant & May Graphic Novels1 book · 2012

01The Casebook of Bryant & May: The Soho Devil2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections12 books · 1984–2011

01The Bureau of Lost Souls1984Buy ↗

02City Jitters1986Buy ↗

03More City Jitters1988Buy ↗

04Flesh Wounds1989Buy ↗

05Sharper Knives1992Buy ↗

06Personal Demons1998Buy ↗

07Uncut1999Buy ↗

08The Devil in Me2001Buy ↗

09Demonized2004Buy ↗

10Old Devil Moon2007Buy ↗

11Red Gloves2011Buy ↗

12Red Gloves Volume I & II2011Buy ↗

Publication Order of Hellion Books1 book · 2010

01The Curse of Snakes2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit Books20 books · 2003–2021

01Full Dark House2003Buy ↗

02The Water Room2004Buy ↗

03Seventy-Seven Clocks2005Buy ↗

04Ten Second Staircase2006Buy ↗

05White Corridor2007Buy ↗

06The Victoria Vanishes2008Buy ↗

07Bryant & May on the Loose2009Buy ↗

08Off the Rails2010Buy ↗

09The Memory of Blood / Bryant & May and the Memory of Blood2011Buy ↗

10Bryant & May's Mystery Tour2011Buy ↗

11The Invisible Code2012Buy ↗

12The Bleeding Heart2014Buy ↗

13The Secret Santa2015Buy ↗

14The Burning Man2015Buy ↗

15Strange Tide2016Buy ↗

16Wild Chamber2017Buy ↗

17Hall of Mirrors2018Buy ↗

18The Lonely Hour2019Buy ↗

20Oranges and Lemons2020Buy ↗

21London Bridge Is Falling Down2021Buy ↗

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