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Home / Authors / David Morrell David Morrell Canadian author best known for the Rambo series, beginning with *First Blood*. His thrillers have sold over 18 million copies worldwide and earned critical acclaim. This page provides the David Morrell books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1972 First Blood POoRFBB · 1 Buy ↗ 1975 Testament POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1976 John Barth POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1977 Last Reveille POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1979 The Totem POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1982 Blood Oath POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1983 The Brotherhood of the Rose POoMB · 1 Buy ↗ 1983 The Hundred-Year Christmas POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 1985 The Fraternity Of The Stone POoMB · 2 Buy ↗ 1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II POoRFBB · 2 Buy ↗ 1987 Dead Image POoSS · 2 Buy ↗ 1987 The League of Night and Fog POoMB · 3 Buy ↗ 1988 Fireflies POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1988 Rambo III POoRFBB · 3 Buy ↗ 1988 Orange is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity POoSS · 3 Buy ↗ 1990 The Fifth Profession POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1991 The Beautiful Uncut Hair of Graves POoSS · 4 Buy ↗ 1991 The Covenant of the Flame POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1992 Nothing Will Hurt You POoSS · 5 Buy ↗ 1992 The Shrine POoSS · 6 Buy ↗ 1993 Assumed Identity POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1994 Desperate Measures POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1996 Extreme Denial POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1998 Double Image POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1999 Black Evening POoSSC · 1 Buy ↗ 2000 Burnt Sienna POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 2002 Lessons From A Lifetime Of Writing POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2002 Long Lost POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 2003 The Protector POoCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2004 Nightscape POoSSC · 2 Buy ↗ 2005 Creepers POoFBB · 1 Buy ↗ 2006 The Abelard Sanction POoMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2007 Scavenger POoFBB · 2 Buy ↗ 2008 The Chosen POoCAGN · 1 Buy ↗ 2008 The Successful Novelist POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2008 The Spy Who Came for Christmas POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 2009 The Hundred Year Christmas POoPB · 1 Buy ↗ 2009 The Shimmer POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 2010 The Naked Edge POoCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2010 Thrillers: 100 Must Reads(With: Hank Wagner) POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 2011 My Name is Legion POoSS · 8 Buy ↗ 2012 John Wayne: The Westerns POoCNB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Marilyn Monroe: Legend and Tragedy POoCNB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 Rambo and Me: The Story Behind the Story POoCNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 The Attitude Adjuster POoCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 The Architecture of Snow POoSS · 9 Buy ↗ 2012 The Interrogator POoSS · 10 Buy ↗ 2013 Murder as a Fine Art POoTDQB · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 Frank Sinatra: The Artist and His Music POoCNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2013 Nelson Riddle: The Man behind the Music POoCNB · 5 Buy ↗ 2015 The Opium-Eater POoTDQB · 2 Buy ↗ 2015 Inspector of the Dead POoTDQB · 3 Buy ↗ 2016 Ruler of the Night POoTDQB · 4 Buy ↗ 2017 Honor & ...(By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown) POoTMCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2017 Deserves to Be Dead(By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson) POoTMCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2017 Getaway(By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille) POoTMCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2018 Midnight Flame(By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian) POoTMCB · 4 Buy ↗ 2019 Before I Wake POoSSC · 3 Buy ↗ 2019 Short Story(By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta) POoTMCB · 5 Buy ↗ 2019 Past Prologue(By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry) POoTMCB · 6 Buy ↗ 2019 Faking a Murderer(By: Lee Child,Kathy Reichs) POoTMCB · 7 Buy ↗ 2019 Dig Here(By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross) POoTMCB · 8 Buy ↗ 2019 Taking the Veil(By: J.A. Jance,Eric Van Lustbader) POoTMCB · 9 Buy ↗ 2019 Rambo on Their Minds(With: Gayle Lynds) POoTMCB · 10 Buy ↗ 2019 Footloose(By: Val McDermid,Peter James) POoTMCB · 11 Buy ↗ 2022 Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais) POoMPB · 2 Buy ↗ 2022 Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen) POoMPB · 3 Buy ↗ 2022 Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child) POoMPB · 4 Buy ↗ 2022 Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly) POoMPB · 5 Buy ↗ 2022 Stars In My Eyes: My Love Affair With Books, Movies, And Music POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 2022 Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly) POoMPB · 6 Buy ↗ 2022 Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver) POoMPB · 7 Buy ↗ 2022 Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman) POoMPB · 8 Buy ↗ 2022 Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman) POoMPB · 9 Buy ↗ 2022 Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey) POoMPB · 10 Buy ↗ 2022 Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman) POoMPB · 11 Buy ↗ 2022 Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter) POoMPB · 12 Buy ↗ 2022 Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart) POoMPB · 13 Buy ↗ 2022 Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter) POoMPB · 14 Buy ↗ 2022 Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston) POoMPB · 15 Buy ↗ 2022 Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson) POoMPB · 16 Buy ↗ 2022 Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker) POoMPB · 17 Buy ↗ 2022 Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry) POoMPB · 18 Buy ↗ 2022 John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin) POoMPB · 19 Buy ↗ 2022 Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell) POoMPB · 20 Buy ↗ 2022 Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry) POoMPB · 21 Buy ↗ 2022 Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd) POoMPB · 22 Buy ↗ 2022 Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman) POoMPB · 23 Buy ↗ 2022 Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith) POoMPB · 24 Buy ↗ 2022 Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear) POoMPB · 25 Buy ↗ 2022 The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly) POoMPB · 26 Buy ↗ 2023 Condor(By: James Grady) POoMPB · 27 Buy ↗ 2023 Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt) POoMPB · 28 Buy ↗ 2023 Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson) POoMPB · 29 Buy ↗ 2024 Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box) POoMPB · 30 Buy ↗ 2024 Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey) POoMPB · 31 Buy ↗ 2024 Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins) POoMPB · 32 Buy ↗ 2025 Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz) POoMPB · 33 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Cultural-Icon Non-Fiction Books 5 books · 2012–2013
01 John Wayne: The Westerns 2012 Buy ↗ 02 Marilyn Monroe: Legend and Tragedy 2012 Buy ↗ 03 Rambo and Me: The Story Behind the Story 2012 Buy ↗ 04 Frank Sinatra: The Artist and His Music 2013 Buy ↗ 05 Nelson Riddle: The Man behind the Music 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Rambo: First Blood Books 3 books · 1972–1988
02 Rambo: First Blood Part II 1985 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 6 books · 1976–2022
03 Lessons From A Lifetime Of Writing 2002 Buy ↗ 04 The Successful Novelist 2008 Buy ↗ 05 Thrillers: 100 Must Reads(With: Hank Wagner) 2010 Buy ↗ 06 Stars In My Eyes: My Love Affair With Books, Movies, And Music 2022 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 14 books · 1975–2009
05 The Fifth Profession 1990 Buy ↗ 06 The Covenant of the Flame 1991 Buy ↗ 07 Assumed Identity 1993 Buy ↗ 08 Desperate Measures 1994 Buy ↗ 09 Extreme Denial 1996 Buy ↗ 13 The Spy Who Came for Christmas 2008 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Frank Balenger Books 2 books · 2005–2007
Publication Order of Thomas De Quincey Books 4 books · 2013–2016
01 Murder as a Fine Art 2013 Buy ↗ 02 The Opium-Eater 2015 Buy ↗ 03 Inspector of the Dead 2015 Buy ↗ 04 Ruler of the Night 2016 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Story Collections 3 books · 1999–2019
Publication Order of The MatchUp Collection Books 11 books · 2017–2019
01 Honor & ...(By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown) 2017 Buy ↗ 02 Deserves to Be Dead(By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson) 2017 Buy ↗ 03 Getaway(By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille) 2017 Buy ↗ 04 Midnight Flame(By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian) 2018 Buy ↗ 05 Short Story(By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta) 2019 Buy ↗ 06 Past Prologue(By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry) 2019 Buy ↗ 07 Faking a Murderer(By: Lee Child,Kathy Reichs) 2019 Buy ↗ 08 Dig Here(By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross) 2019 Buy ↗ 09 Taking the Veil(By: J.A. Jance,Eric Van Lustbader) 2019 Buy ↗ 10 Rambo on Their Minds(With: Gayle Lynds) 2019 Buy ↗ 11 Footloose(By: Val McDermid,Peter James) 2019 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Cavanaugh Books 3 books · 2003–2012
02 The Naked Edge 2010 Buy ↗ 03 The Attitude Adjuster 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books 33 books · 2022–2025
02 Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais) 2022 Buy ↗ 03 Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen) 2022 Buy ↗ 04 Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child) 2022 Buy ↗ 05 Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly) 2022 Buy ↗ 06 Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly) 2022 Buy ↗ 07 Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2022 Buy ↗ 08 Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman) 2022 Buy ↗ 09 Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman) 2022 Buy ↗ 10 Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey) 2022 Buy ↗ 11 Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman) 2022 Buy ↗ 12 Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter) 2022 Buy ↗ 13 Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart) 2022 Buy ↗ 14 Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter) 2022 Buy ↗ 15 Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston) 2022 Buy ↗ 16 Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson) 2022 Buy ↗ 17 Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker) 2022 Buy ↗ 18 Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry) 2022 Buy ↗ 19 John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin) 2022 Buy ↗ 20 Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell) 2022 Buy ↗ 21 Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry) 2022 Buy ↗ 22 Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd) 2022 Buy ↗ 23 Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2022 Buy ↗ 24 Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith) 2022 Buy ↗ 25 Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear) 2022 Buy ↗ 26 The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly) 2022 Buy ↗ 27 Condor(By: James Grady) 2023 Buy ↗ 28 Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt) 2023 Buy ↗ 29 Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2023 Buy ↗ 30 Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box) 2024 Buy ↗ 31 Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey) 2024 Buy ↗ 32 Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins) 2024 Buy ↗ 33 Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz) 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Captain America Graphic Novels 1 book · 2008
Publication Order of Mortalis Books 4 books · 1983–2006
01 The Brotherhood of the Rose 1983 Buy ↗ 02 The Fraternity Of The Stone 1985 Buy ↗ 03 The League of Night and Fog 1987 Buy ↗ 04 The Abelard Sanction 2006 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 10 books · 1983–2012
01 The Hundred-Year Christmas 1983 Buy ↗ 03 Orange is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity 1988 Buy ↗ 04 The Beautiful Uncut Hair of Graves 1991 Buy ↗ 05 Nothing Will Hurt You 1992 Buy ↗ 08 My Name is Legion 2011 Buy ↗ 09 The Architecture of Snow 2012 Buy ↗ 10 The Interrogator 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Picture Books 1 book · 2009
01 The Hundred Year Christmas 2009 Buy ↗