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David Thurlo Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 36 books / 6 series

American author David Thurlo, best known for the Ella Clah mystery series and the Sister Agatha novels, co-wrote over 70 books with his wife, Aimée. His works have sold millions of copies and earned critical acclaim for their authentic Navajo settings. This page lists David Thurlo’s books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All David Thurlo Books in Chronological Order

1990 Second Shadow(With: Aimée Thurlo) POoSN / 1 Buy
1995 Blackening Song POoECB / 1 Buy
1996 Death Walker POoECB / 2 Buy
1997 Bad Medicine POoECB / 3 Buy
1998 Enemy Way POoECB / 4 Buy
2000 Shooting Chant POoECB / 5 Buy
2001 Red Mesa POoECB / 6 Buy
2002 Bad Faith(With: Aimée Thurlo) POoSAB / 1 Buy
2002 Second Sunrise(With: Aimée Thurlo) POoLNB / 1 Buy
2002 Changing Woman POoECB / 7 Buy
2003 Plant Them Deep POoECB / 8 Buy
2003 Tracking Bear POoECB / 9 Buy
2004 Blood Retribution(With: Aimée Thurlo) POoLNB / 2 Buy
2004 Thief in Retreat(With: Aimée Thurlo) POoSAB / 2 Buy
2004 The Spirit Line(With: Aimée Thurlo) POoSN / 2 Buy
2004 Wind Spirit POoECB / 10 Buy
2005 Pale Death(With: Aimée Thurlo) POoLNB / 3 Buy
2005 White Thunder POoECB / 11 Buy
2006 Prey for a Miracle(With: Aimée Thurlo) POoSAB / 3 Buy
2006 Surrogate Evil(With: Aimée Thurlo) POoLNB / 4 Buy
2006 Mourning Dove POoECB / 12 Buy
2007 False Witness(With: Aimée Thurlo) POoSAB / 4 Buy
2007 Turquoise Girl POoECB / 13 Buy
2008 The Prodigal Nun(With: Aimée Thurlo) POoSAB / 5 Buy
2008 Coyote's Wife POoECB / 14 Buy
2009 Bad Samaritan(With: Aimée Thurlo) POoSAB / 6 Buy
2009 Earthway POoECB / 15 Buy
2010 Neverending Snake POoECB / 16 Buy
2011 Black Thunder POoECB / 17 Buy
2013 A Time of Change(With: Aimée Thurlo) POoNRB / 1 Buy
2013 Ghost Medicine POoECB / 18 Buy
2014 The Pawnbroker(With: Aim’e Thurlo) POoCHB / 1 Buy
2015 Grave Consequences(With: Aim’e Thurlo) POoCHB / 2 Buy
2016 Rob Thy Neighbor POoCHB / 3 Buy
2017 Looking Through Darkness(With: Aimée Thurlo) POoNRB / 2 Buy
2017 Kill the Heroes POoCHB / 4 Buy

David Thurlo Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Lee Nez Books in Reading Order 4 books / 2002-2006
01 Second Sunrise(With: Aimée Thurlo) 2002 Buy
02 Blood Retribution(With: Aimée Thurlo) 2004 Buy
03 Pale Death(With: Aimée Thurlo) 2005 Buy
04 Surrogate Evil(With: Aimée Thurlo) 2006 Buy
Navajo Rez Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2013-2017
01 A Time of Change(With: Aimée Thurlo) 2013 Buy
02 Looking Through Darkness(With: Aimée Thurlo) 2017 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 2 books / 1990-2004
01 Second Shadow(With: Aimée Thurlo) 1990 Buy
02 The Spirit Line(With: Aimée Thurlo) 2004 Buy
01 The Pawnbroker(With: Aim’e Thurlo) 2014 Buy
02 Grave Consequences(With: Aim’e Thurlo) 2015 Buy
03 Rob Thy Neighbor 2016 Buy
04 Kill the Heroes 2017 Buy
01 Bad Faith(With: Aimée Thurlo) 2002 Buy
02 Thief in Retreat(With: Aimée Thurlo) 2004 Buy
03 Prey for a Miracle(With: Aimée Thurlo) 2006 Buy
04 False Witness(With: Aimée Thurlo) 2007 Buy
05 The Prodigal Nun(With: Aimée Thurlo) 2008 Buy
06 Bad Samaritan(With: Aimée Thurlo) 2009 Buy
Ella Clah Books in Reading Order 18 books / 1995-2013
01 Blackening Song 1995 Buy
02 Death Walker 1996 Buy
03 Bad Medicine 1997 Buy
04 Enemy Way 1998 Buy
05 Shooting Chant 2000 Buy
06 Red Mesa 2001 Buy
07 Changing Woman 2002 Buy
08 Plant Them Deep 2003 Buy
09 Tracking Bear 2003 Buy
10 Wind Spirit 2004 Buy
11 White Thunder 2005 Buy
12 Mourning Dove 2006 Buy
13 Turquoise Girl 2007 Buy
14 Coyote's Wife 2008 Buy
15 Earthway 2009 Buy
16 Neverending Snake 2010 Buy
17 Black Thunder 2011 Buy
18 Ghost Medicine 2013 Buy

Where to start with David Thurlo

What is the best order to read David Thurlo 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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