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Jack Ketchum

American author best known for horror novels like *The Girl Next Door* and the *Off Season* series. A recipient of the Bram Stoker Award, his work is celebrated for its unflinching realism. This page provides the Jack Ketchum books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1974Laramie PlainsPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1976Border DawnPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1980Off SeasonPOoOSB · 1Buy ↗

1980Hide and SeekPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1982Dead or alivePOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1982The Guns of AmarilloPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1982Winchester passPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1987CoverPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1989She WakesPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1989The Girl Next DoorPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

1991OffspringPOoOSB · 2Buy ↗

1991Trail to NowherePOoSN · 10Buy ↗

1994The BoxPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1994Joyride / Road KillPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

1995StrangleholdPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

1995Only ChildPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

1996RedPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

1996The PassengerPOoSN · 15Buy ↗

1997Ladies' NightPOoSN · 16Buy ↗

1998The Exit at Toledo Blade BoulevardPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1998Right to LifePOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1999Broken on the Wheel of SexPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

2000GonePOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2001The HauntPOoSS · 3Buy ↗

2001Station TwoPOoSN · 17Buy ↗

2001The LostPOoSN · 18Buy ↗

2003Peaceable KingdomPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

2003The CrossingsPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

2003Sleep Disorder(With: Edward Lee)POoSSC · 5Buy ↗

2006Weed SpeciesPOoSS · 5Buy ↗

2007Closing Time and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

2008Book of SoulsPOoSS · 6Buy ↗

2008Old FlamesPOoSN · 19Buy ↗

2010The Woman(With: Lucky McKee)POoOSB · 3Buy ↗

2011D.O.A.POoDEHAB · 1Buy ↗

2012I'm Not Sam(With: Lucky McKee)POoSS · 7Buy ↗

2012TriptychPOoSSC · 7Buy ↗

2013Turning JapanesePOoNB · 1Buy ↗

2013D.O.A. IIPOoDEHAB · 2Buy ↗

2013Notes from the Cat HousePOoSS · 8Buy ↗

2014Night Terrors IIIPOoSSC · 8Buy ↗

2015Writers On WritingPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

2015What They WrotePOoSSC · 9Buy ↗

2016The Secret Life of Souls(With: Lucky McKee)POoSN · 20Buy ↗

2017DOA IIIPOoDEHAB · 3Buy ↗

2019Gorilla In My RoomPOoSS · 9Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Standalone Novels20 books · 1974–2016

01Laramie Plains1974Buy ↗

02Border Dawn1976Buy ↗

03Hide and Seek1980Buy ↗

04Dead or alive1982Buy ↗

05The Guns of Amarillo1982Buy ↗

06Winchester pass1982Buy ↗

07Cover1987Buy ↗

08She Wakes1989Buy ↗

09The Girl Next Door1989Buy ↗

10Trail to Nowhere1991Buy ↗

11Joyride / Road Kill1994Buy ↗

12Stranglehold1995Buy ↗

13Only Child1995Buy ↗

14Red1996Buy ↗

15The Passenger1996Buy ↗

16Ladies' Night1997Buy ↗

17Station Two2001Buy ↗

18The Lost2001Buy ↗

19Old Flames2008Buy ↗

20The Secret Life of Souls(With: Lucky McKee)2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Off Season Books3 books · 1980–2010

01Off Season1980Buy ↗

02Offspring1991Buy ↗

03The Woman(With: Lucky McKee)2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of D.O.A.: Extreme Horror Anthology Books3 books · 2011–2017

01D.O.A.2011Buy ↗

02D.O.A. II2013Buy ↗

03DOA III2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections9 books · 1998–2015

01The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard1998Buy ↗

02Right to Life1998Buy ↗

03Broken on the Wheel of Sex1999Buy ↗

04Peaceable Kingdom2003Buy ↗

05Sleep Disorder(With: Edward Lee)2003Buy ↗

06Closing Time and Other Stories2007Buy ↗

07Triptych2012Buy ↗

08Night Terrors III2014Buy ↗

09What They Wrote2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas9 books · 1994–2019

01The Box1994Buy ↗

02Gone2000Buy ↗

03The Haunt2001Buy ↗

04The Crossings2003Buy ↗

05Weed Species2006Buy ↗

06Book of Souls2008Buy ↗

07I'm Not Sam(With: Lucky McKee)2012Buy ↗

08Notes from the Cat House2013Buy ↗

09Gorilla In My Room2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books2 books · 2013–2015

01Turning Japanese2013Buy ↗

02Writers On Writing2015Buy ↗

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