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Cornell Woolrich Books in Order

Find every Cornell Woolrich book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 66 books / 4 series

American author Cornell Woolrich is best known for his noir thrillers and the “Black” series, including *The Bride Wore Black*. His novels and stories inspired classic films like *Rear Window*. This page lists Cornell Woolrich’s books in order, covering both chronological and series reading order.

All Cornell Woolrich Books in Chronological Order

1926 Cover Charge POoSN / 1 Buy
1927 Children of the Ritz POoSN / 2 Buy
1929 Times Square POoSN / 3 Buy
1930 A Young Man's Heart POoSN / 4 Buy
1931 The Time of Her Life POoSN / 5 Buy
1932 Manhattan Love Song POoSN / 6 Buy
1940 The Bride Wore Black / Beware the Lady(As: William Irish) POoSN / 7 Buy
1941 The Black Curtain POoSN / 8 Buy
1941 Marihuana: A Drug-Crazed Killer at Large(As: William Irish) POoSN / 9 Buy
1942 Rear Window and Other Stories POoC / 1 Buy
1942 Black Alibi POoSN / 10 Buy
1942 Phantom Lady(As: William Irish) POoSN / 11 Buy
1943 The Black Angel POoSN / 12 Buy
1943 And So to Death(As: William Irish) POoSN / 13 Buy
1944 Deadline at Dawn(As: William Irish) POoSN / 14 Buy
1945 Night Has a Thousand Eyes POoSN / 15 Buy
1946 If I Should Die Before I Wake POoWISSC / 1 Buy
1946 If I Should Die Before I Wake(As: William Irish) POoC / 2 Buy
1946 The Black Path of Fear POoSN / 16 Buy
1946 Borrowed Crime(As: William Irish) POoSN / 17 Buy
1946 The Dancing Detective(As: William Irish) POoSN / 18 Buy
1947 Dead Man Blues POoWISSC / 2 Buy
1947 Dead Man Blues(As: William Irish) POoC / 3 Buy
1947 Waltz Into Darkness POoSN / 19 Buy
1948 Rendezvous in Black POoSN / 20 Buy
1948 I Married a Dead Man(As: William Irish) POoSN / 21 Buy
1949 The Blue Ribbon(As: William Irish) POoSN / 22 Buy
1950 Dilemma of the Dead Lady POoSS / 1 Buy
1950 Six Nights of Mystery POoWISSC / 3 Buy
1950 Six Nights of Mystery(As: William Irish) POoC / 4 Buy
1950 Fright POoSN / 23 Buy
1950 Savage Bride POoSN / 24 Buy
1951 Deadly Night Call POoWISSC / 4 Buy
1951 Deadly Night Call(As: William Irish) POoC / 5 Buy
1951 You'll Never See Me Again POoSN / 25 Buy
1951 Strangler's Serenade(As: William Irish) POoSN / 26 Buy
1951 Marijuana POoSN / 27 Buy
1952 Eyes That Watch You POoWISSC / 5 Buy
1952 Eyes That Watch You(As: William Irish) POoC / 6 Buy
1952 Bluebeard's Seventh Wife(As: William Irish) POoSN / 28 Buy
1958 Violence POoC / 7 Buy
1958 Hotel Room POoSN / 29 Buy
1959 Beyond the Night POoC / 8 Buy
1959 Into the Night(With: Lawrence Block) POoSN / 30 Buy
1960 The Doom Stone POoSN / 31 Buy
1964 Nightmare POoC / 9 Buy
1965 The Ten Faces of Cornell Woolrich POoC / 10 Buy
1965 The Dark Side of Love POoC / 11 Buy
1971 Nightwebs POoC / 12 Buy
1978 Angels of Darkness POoC / 13 Buy
1978 Irish Trophy(As: William Irish) POoSN / 32 Buy
1981 The Fantastic Stories of Cornell Woolrich POoC / 14 Buy
1985 Darkness at Dawn POoC / 15 Buy
1985 Vampire's Honeymoon POoC / 16 Buy
1985 Blind Date with Death POoC / 17 Buy
1990 Night and Fear(With: Francis M. Nevins Jr.) POoC / 18 Buy
1991 Rear Window POoSS / 2 Buy
2005 Tonight, Somewhere in New York(With: Francis M. Nevins Jr.) POoC / 19 Buy
2007 Love and Night POoC / 20 Buy
2013 Mystery in Room 913 POoSS / 3 Buy
2014 Too Nice a Day to Die POoSS / 4 Buy
2015 Guns, Gentlemen POoSS / 5 Buy
2015 Hot Water POoSS / 6 Buy
2018 Literary Noir POoC / 21 Buy
2018 An Obsession with Death and Dying POoC / 22 Buy
2021 The Dark Oblivion POoSS / 7 Buy

Cornell Woolrich Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 32 books / 1926-1978
01 Cover Charge 1926 Buy
02 Children of the Ritz 1927 Buy
03 Times Square 1929 Buy
04 A Young Man's Heart 1930 Buy
05 The Time of Her Life 1931 Buy
06 Manhattan Love Song 1932 Buy
07 The Bride Wore Black / Beware the Lady(As: William Irish) 1940 Buy
08 The Black Curtain 1941 Buy
09 Marihuana: A Drug-Crazed Killer at Large(As: William Irish) 1941 Buy
10 Black Alibi 1942 Buy
11 Phantom Lady(As: William Irish) 1942 Buy
12 The Black Angel 1943 Buy
13 And So to Death(As: William Irish) 1943 Buy
14 Deadline at Dawn(As: William Irish) 1944 Buy
15 Night Has a Thousand Eyes 1945 Buy
16 The Black Path of Fear 1946 Buy
17 Borrowed Crime(As: William Irish) 1946 Buy
18 The Dancing Detective(As: William Irish) 1946 Buy
19 Waltz Into Darkness 1947 Buy
20 Rendezvous in Black 1948 Buy
21 I Married a Dead Man(As: William Irish) 1948 Buy
22 The Blue Ribbon(As: William Irish) 1949 Buy
23 Fright 1950 Buy
24 Savage Bride 1950 Buy
25 You'll Never See Me Again 1951 Buy
26 Strangler's Serenade(As: William Irish) 1951 Buy
27 Marijuana 1951 Buy
28 Bluebeard's Seventh Wife(As: William Irish) 1952 Buy
29 Hotel Room 1958 Buy
30 Into the Night(With: Lawrence Block) 1959 Buy
31 The Doom Stone 1960 Buy
32 Irish Trophy(As: William Irish) 1978 Buy
01 If I Should Die Before I Wake 1946 Buy
02 Dead Man Blues 1947 Buy
03 Six Nights of Mystery 1950 Buy
04 Deadly Night Call 1951 Buy
05 Eyes That Watch You 1952 Buy
Collections Books in Reading Order 22 books / 1942-2018
01 Rear Window and Other Stories 1942 Buy
02 If I Should Die Before I Wake(As: William Irish) 1946 Buy
03 Dead Man Blues(As: William Irish) 1947 Buy
04 Six Nights of Mystery(As: William Irish) 1950 Buy
05 Deadly Night Call(As: William Irish) 1951 Buy
06 Eyes That Watch You(As: William Irish) 1952 Buy
07 Violence 1958 Buy
08 Beyond the Night 1959 Buy
09 Nightmare 1964 Buy
10 The Ten Faces of Cornell Woolrich 1965 Buy
11 The Dark Side of Love 1965 Buy
12 Nightwebs 1971 Buy
13 Angels of Darkness 1978 Buy
14 The Fantastic Stories of Cornell Woolrich 1981 Buy
15 Darkness at Dawn 1985 Buy
16 Vampire's Honeymoon 1985 Buy
17 Blind Date with Death 1985 Buy
18 Night and Fear(With: Francis M. Nevins Jr.) 1990 Buy
19 Tonight, Somewhere in New York(With: Francis M. Nevins Jr.) 2005 Buy
20 Love and Night 2007 Buy
21 Literary Noir 2018 Buy
22 An Obsession with Death and Dying 2018 Buy
01 Dilemma of the Dead Lady 1950 Buy
02 Rear Window 1991 Buy
03 Mystery in Room 913 2013 Buy
04 Too Nice a Day to Die 2014 Buy
05 Guns, Gentlemen 2015 Buy
06 Hot Water 2015 Buy
07 The Dark Oblivion 2021 Buy

Where to start with Cornell Woolrich

What is the best order to read Cornell Woolrich books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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