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Douglas Preston

American author Douglas Preston is best known for the Pendergast series co-authored with Lincoln Child. His books have sold millions worldwide. This page provides the Douglas Preston books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1986Dinosaurs in the AtticPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1992Cities of GoldPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1994JenniePOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1995RelicPOoPB · 1Buy ↗

1995Talking to the GroundPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

1996Mount Dragon(With: Lincoln Child)POoSN · 2Buy ↗

1997ReliquaryPOoPB · 2Buy ↗

1998Riptide(With: Lincoln Child)POoSN · 3Buy ↗

1999ThunderheadPOoNKB · 1Buy ↗

2000The Ice Limit(With: Lincoln Child)POoSN · 4Buy ↗

2001The Cabinet of CuriositiesPOoPB · 3Buy ↗

2003Still Life with CrowsPOoPB · 4Buy ↗

2003The CodexPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

2004BrimstonePOoPB · 5Buy ↗

2005Tyrannosaur CanyonPOoWFB · 1Buy ↗

2005Dance of DeathPOoPB · 6Buy ↗

2006The Monster of FlorencePOoNB · 4Buy ↗

2006The Book of the DeadPOoPB · 7Buy ↗

2007BlasphemyPOoWFB · 2Buy ↗

2007The Wheel of DarknessPOoPB · 8Buy ↗

2009ImpactPOoWFB · 3Buy ↗

2009Cemetery DancePOoPB · 9Buy ↗

2010Fever DreamPOoPB · 10Buy ↗

2011Gideon's SwordPOoGCB · 1Buy ↗

2011Cold VengeancePOoPB · 11Buy ↗

2012Gideon's CorpsePOoGCB · 2Buy ↗

2012ExtractionPOoPB · 12Buy ↗

2012Two GravesPOoPB · 13Buy ↗

2013White FirePOoPB · 14Buy ↗

2014The Lost IslandPOoGCB · 3Buy ↗

2014The Kraken ProjectPOoWFB · 4Buy ↗

2014The Forgotten Killer: Rudy Guede and the Murder of Meredith Kercher(With: John Douglas Marshall)POoNB · 5Buy ↗

2014Blue LabyrinthPOoPB · 15Buy ↗

2015Crimson ShorePOoPB · 16Buy ↗

2016Beyond the Ice LimitPOoGCB · 4Buy ↗

2016The Obsidian ChamberPOoPB · 17Buy ↗

2017The Lost City of the Monkey GodPOoNB · 6Buy ↗

2018The Pharaoh KeyPOoGCB · 5Buy ↗

2018City of Endless NightPOoPB · 18Buy ↗

2018Verses for the DeadPOoPB · 19Buy ↗

2019Old BonesPOoNKB · 2Buy ↗

2019The Strange Case of Monsieur BertinPOoPB · 20Buy ↗

2020Crooked RiverPOoPB · 21Buy ↗

2021The Scorpion's TailPOoNKB · 3Buy ↗

2021BloodlessPOoPB · 22Buy ↗

2022Rambo(By: David Morrell)POoMPB · 1Buy ↗

2022Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais)POoMPB · 2Buy ↗

2022Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen)POoMPB · 3Buy ↗

2022Diablo MesaPOoNKB · 4Buy ↗

2022Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child)POoMPB · 4Buy ↗

2022Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly)POoMPB · 5Buy ↗

2022Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly)POoMPB · 6Buy ↗

2022Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver)POoMPB · 7Buy ↗

2022Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman)POoMPB · 8Buy ↗

2022Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman)POoMPB · 9Buy ↗

2022Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey)POoMPB · 10Buy ↗

2022Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman)POoMPB · 11Buy ↗

2022Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter)POoMPB · 12Buy ↗

2022Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart)POoMPB · 13Buy ↗

2022Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter)POoMPB · 14Buy ↗

2022Aloysius X. L. PendergastPOoMPB · 15Buy ↗

2022Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson)POoMPB · 16Buy ↗

2022Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker)POoMPB · 17Buy ↗

2022Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry)POoMPB · 18Buy ↗

2022John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin)POoMPB · 19Buy ↗

2022Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell)POoMPB · 20Buy ↗

2022Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry)POoMPB · 21Buy ↗

2022Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd)POoMPB · 22Buy ↗

2022Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman)POoMPB · 23Buy ↗

2022Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith)POoMPB · 24Buy ↗

2022Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear)POoMPB · 25Buy ↗

2022The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly)POoMPB · 26Buy ↗

2023Dead MountainPOoNKB · 5Buy ↗

2023The Lost TombPOoNB · 7Buy ↗

2023The Cabinet of Dr. LengPOoPB · 23Buy ↗

2023Condor(By: James Grady)POoMPB · 27Buy ↗

2023Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt)POoMPB · 28Buy ↗

2023Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson)POoMPB · 29Buy ↗

2024ExtinctionPOoC&CB · 1Buy ↗

2024Angel of VengeancePOoPB · 24Buy ↗

2024Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box)POoMPB · 30Buy ↗

2024Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey)POoMPB · 31Buy ↗

2024Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins)POoMPB · 32Buy ↗

2025BadlandsPOoNKB · 6Buy ↗

2025Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz)POoMPB · 33Buy ↗

2026ParadoxPOoC&CB · 2Buy ↗

2026The BeginningPOoPB · 25Buy ↗

2026PendergastPOoPB · 26Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Cash & Colcord Books2 books · 2024–2026

01Extinction2024Buy ↗

02Paradox2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books7 books · 1986–2023

01Dinosaurs in the Attic1986Buy ↗

02Cities of Gold1992Buy ↗

03Talking to the Ground1995Buy ↗

04The Monster of Florence2006Buy ↗

05The Forgotten Killer: Rudy Guede and the Murder of Meredith Kercher(With: John Douglas Marshall)2014Buy ↗

06The Lost City of the Monkey God2017Buy ↗

07The Lost Tomb2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Gideon Crew Books5 books · 2011–2018

01Gideon's Sword2011Buy ↗

02Gideon's Corpse2012Buy ↗

03The Lost Island2014Buy ↗

04Beyond the Ice Limit2016Buy ↗

05The Pharaoh Key2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels5 books · 1994–2003

01Jennie1994Buy ↗

02Mount Dragon(With: Lincoln Child)1996Buy ↗

03Riptide(With: Lincoln Child)1998Buy ↗

04The Ice Limit(With: Lincoln Child)2000Buy ↗

05The Codex2003Buy ↗

Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books33 books · 2022–2025

01Rambo(By: David Morrell)2022Buy ↗

02Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais)2022Buy ↗

03Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen)2022Buy ↗

04Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child)2022Buy ↗

05Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly)2022Buy ↗

06Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly)2022Buy ↗

07Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver)2022Buy ↗

08Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman)2022Buy ↗

09Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman)2022Buy ↗

10Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey)2022Buy ↗

11Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman)2022Buy ↗

12Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter)2022Buy ↗

13Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart)2022Buy ↗

14Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter)2022Buy ↗

15Aloysius X. L. Pendergast2022Buy ↗

16Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson)2022Buy ↗

17Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker)2022Buy ↗

18Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry)2022Buy ↗

19John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin)2022Buy ↗

20Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell)2022Buy ↗

21Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry)2022Buy ↗

22Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd)2022Buy ↗

23Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman)2022Buy ↗

24Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith)2022Buy ↗

25Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear)2022Buy ↗

26The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly)2022Buy ↗

27Condor(By: James Grady)2023Buy ↗

28Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt)2023Buy ↗

29Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson)2023Buy ↗

30Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box)2024Buy ↗

31Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey)2024Buy ↗

32Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins)2024Buy ↗

33Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz)2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Wyman Ford Books4 books · 2005–2014

01Tyrannosaur Canyon2005Buy ↗

02Blasphemy2007Buy ↗

03Impact2009Buy ↗

04The Kraken Project2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Nora Kelly Books6 books · 1999–2025

01Thunderhead1999Buy ↗

02Old Bones2019Buy ↗

03The Scorpion's Tail2021Buy ↗

04Diablo Mesa2022Buy ↗

05Dead Mountain2023Buy ↗

06Badlands2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Pendergast Books26 books · 1995–2026

01Relic1995Buy ↗

02Reliquary1997Buy ↗

03The Cabinet of Curiosities2001Buy ↗

04Still Life with Crows2003Buy ↗

05Brimstone2004Buy ↗

06Dance of Death2005Buy ↗

07The Book of the Dead2006Buy ↗

08The Wheel of Darkness2007Buy ↗

09Cemetery Dance2009Buy ↗

10Fever Dream2010Buy ↗

11Cold Vengeance2011Buy ↗

12Extraction2012Buy ↗

13Two Graves2012Buy ↗

14White Fire2013Buy ↗

15Blue Labyrinth2014Buy ↗

16Crimson Shore2015Buy ↗

17The Obsidian Chamber2016Buy ↗

18City of Endless Night2018Buy ↗

19Verses for the Dead2018Buy ↗

20The Strange Case of Monsieur Bertin2019Buy ↗

21Crooked River2020Buy ↗

22Bloodless2021Buy ↗

23The Cabinet of Dr. Leng2023Buy ↗

24Angel of Vengeance2024Buy ↗

25The Beginning2026Buy ↗

26Pendergast2026Buy ↗

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