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Jack Ketchum Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 46 books / 6 series

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 Jack Ketchum Books in Chronological Order

1974 Laramie Plains POoSN / 1 Buy
1976 Border Dawn POoSN / 2 Buy
1980 Off Season POoOSB / 1 Buy
1980 Hide and Seek POoSN / 3 Buy
1982 Dead or alive POoSN / 4 Buy
1982 The Guns of Amarillo POoSN / 5 Buy
1982 Winchester pass POoSN / 6 Buy
1987 Cover POoSN / 7 Buy
1989 She Wakes POoSN / 8 Buy
1989 The Girl Next Door POoSN / 9 Buy
1991 Offspring POoOSB / 2 Buy
1991 Trail to Nowhere POoSN / 10 Buy
1994 The Box POoSS / 1 Buy
1994 Joyride / Road Kill POoSN / 11 Buy
1995 Stranglehold POoSN / 12 Buy
1995 Only Child POoSN / 13 Buy
1996 Red POoSN / 14 Buy
1996 The Passenger POoSN / 15 Buy
1997 Ladies' Night POoSN / 16 Buy
1998 The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard POoSSC / 1 Buy
1998 Right to Life POoSSC / 2 Buy
1999 Broken on the Wheel of Sex POoSSC / 3 Buy
2000 Gone POoSS / 2 Buy
2001 The Haunt POoSS / 3 Buy
2001 Station Two POoSN / 17 Buy
2001 The Lost POoSN / 18 Buy
2003 The Crossings POoSS / 4 Buy
2003 Peaceable Kingdom POoSSC / 4 Buy
2003 Sleep Disorder(With: Edward Lee) POoSSC / 5 Buy
2006 Weed Species POoSS / 5 Buy
2007 Closing Time and Other Stories POoSSC / 6 Buy
2008 Book of Souls POoSS / 6 Buy
2008 Old Flames POoSN / 19 Buy
2010 The Woman(With: Lucky McKee) POoOSB / 3 Buy
2011 D.O.A. POoDEHAB / 1 Buy
2012 Triptych POoSSC / 7 Buy
2012 I'm Not Sam(With: Lucky McKee) POoSS / 7 Buy
2013 Turning Japanese POoNB / 1 Buy
2013 D.O.A. II POoDEHAB / 2 Buy
2013 Notes from the Cat House POoSS / 8 Buy
2014 Night Terrors III POoSSC / 8 Buy
2015 Writers On Writing POoNB / 2 Buy
2015 What They Wrote POoSSC / 9 Buy
2016 The Secret Life of Souls(With: Lucky McKee) POoSN / 20 Buy
2017 DOA III POoDEHAB / 3 Buy
2019 Gorilla In My Room POoSS / 9 Buy

Jack Ketchum Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 20 books / 1974-2016
01 Laramie Plains 1974 Buy
02 Border Dawn 1976 Buy
03 Hide and Seek 1980 Buy
04 Dead or alive 1982 Buy
05 The Guns of Amarillo 1982 Buy
06 Winchester pass 1982 Buy
07 Cover 1987 Buy
08 She Wakes 1989 Buy
09 The Girl Next Door 1989 Buy
10 Trail to Nowhere 1991 Buy
11 Joyride / Road Kill 1994 Buy
12 Stranglehold 1995 Buy
13 Only Child 1995 Buy
14 Red 1996 Buy
15 The Passenger 1996 Buy
16 Ladies' Night 1997 Buy
17 Station Two 2001 Buy
18 The Lost 2001 Buy
19 Old Flames 2008 Buy
20 The Secret Life of Souls(With: Lucky McKee) 2016 Buy
Off Season Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1980-2010
01 Off Season 1980 Buy
02 Offspring 1991 Buy
03 The Woman(With: Lucky McKee) 2010 Buy
01 D.O.A. 2011 Buy
02 D.O.A. II 2013 Buy
03 DOA III 2017 Buy
01 The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard 1998 Buy
02 Right to Life 1998 Buy
03 Broken on the Wheel of Sex 1999 Buy
04 Peaceable Kingdom 2003 Buy
05 Sleep Disorder(With: Edward Lee) 2003 Buy
06 Closing Time and Other Stories 2007 Buy
07 Triptych 2012 Buy
08 Night Terrors III 2014 Buy
09 What They Wrote 2015 Buy
01 The Box 1994 Buy
02 Gone 2000 Buy
03 The Haunt 2001 Buy
04 The Crossings 2003 Buy
05 Weed Species 2006 Buy
06 Book of Souls 2008 Buy
07 I'm Not Sam(With: Lucky McKee) 2012 Buy
08 Notes from the Cat House 2013 Buy
09 Gorilla In My Room 2019 Buy
01 Turning Japanese 2013 Buy
02 Writers On Writing 2015 Buy

Where to start with Jack Ketchum

What is the best order to read Jack Ketchum 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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