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Jess Walter Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 34 books / 9 series

American author Jess Walter is best known for the acclaimed novel *Beautiful Ruins* and the Edgar Award-winning *Citizen Vince*. His work has sold millions of copies and been shortlisted for the National Book Award. This page provides the Jess Walter books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All Jess Walter Books in Chronological Order

1995 Every Knee Shall Bow POoNB / 1 Buy
1995 Ruby Ridge POoNB / 2 Buy
1996 In Contempt(With: Christopher Darden) POoNB / 3 Buy
2001 Over Tumbled Graves POoCMB / 1 Buy
2003 Land of the Blind POoCMB / 2 Buy
2005 Citizen Vince POoCB / 1 Buy
2005 The Cocaine Chronicles(By: Lee Child,Laura Lippman,Gary Phillips,Ken Bruen,Jervey Tervalon,Bill Moody) POoADCB / 1 Buy
2006 The Zero POoCB / 2 Buy
2009 The Financial Lives of the Poets POoSN / 1 Buy
2011 The Speed Chronicles POoADCB / 2 Buy
2012 Beautiful Ruins POoSN / 2 Buy
2013 We Live in Water POoSSC / 1 Buy
2013 The Heroin Chronicles(By: Jervey Tervalon,Lydia Lunch,Erin Moon,Nathan Larson,Antonia Crane,Jerry Stahl,Eric Bogosian,Ava Stander,John Albert,Michael Albo,Sophia Langdon,Tony O'Neill,L.Z. Hansen) POoADCB / 3 Buy
2013 The Marijuana Chronicles(By: Jonathan Santlofer) POoADCB / 4 Buy
2018 The Way the World Ends POoWCB / 1 Buy
2018 Boca Raton(By: Lauren Groff) POoWCB / 2 Buy
2018 Controller(By: Jesse Kellerman) POoWCB / 3 Buy
2018 There's No Place Like Home(By: Edan Lepucki) POoWCB / 4 Buy
2018 Falls the Shadow(By: Skip Horack) POoWCB / 5 Buy
2018 At the Bottom of New Lake(By: Sonya Larson) POoWCB / 6 Buy
2018 The Hillside(By: Jane Smiley) POoWCB / 7 Buy
2019 Before Her(By: Jacqueline Woodson) POoTOB / 1 Buy
2019 Parable POoTOB / 2 Buy
2019 Lila(By: Naima Coster) POoTOB / 3 Buy
2019 A Wedding Thing(By: Shea Serrano) POoTOB / 4 Buy
2019 Yes, And(By: Kristi Coulter) POoTOB / 5 Buy
2019 The Visitor(By: Dodai Stewart) POoTOB / 6 Buy
2019 Speed Grieving(By: Allison Ellis) POoTOB / 7 Buy
2020 Town and Country POoSS / 1 Buy
2020 The Cold Millions POoSN / 3 Buy
2020 The Nicotine Chronicles(By: Lee Child,Joyce Carol Oates,Hannah Tinti,Christopher Sorrentino,Cara Black,Lauren Sanders,Bernice L. McFadden,Jonathan Ames) POoADCB / 5 Buy
2022 The Angel of Rome POoSS / 2 Buy
2022 The Angel of Rome: And Other Stories POoSSC / 2 Buy
2025 So Far Gone POoSN / 4 Buy

Jess Walter Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Cocaine Chronicles(By: Lee Child,Laura Lippman,Gary Phillips,Ken Bruen,Jervey Tervalon,Bill Moody) 2005 Buy
02 The Speed Chronicles 2011 Buy
03 The Heroin Chronicles(By: Jervey Tervalon,Lydia Lunch,Erin Moon,Nathan Larson,Antonia Crane,Jerry Stahl,Eric Bogosian,Ava Stander,John Albert,Michael Albo,Sophia Langdon,Tony O'Neill,L.Z. Hansen) 2013 Buy
04 The Marijuana Chronicles(By: Jonathan Santlofer) 2013 Buy
05 The Nicotine Chronicles(By: Lee Child,Joyce Carol Oates,Hannah Tinti,Christopher Sorrentino,Cara Black,Lauren Sanders,Bernice L. McFadden,Jonathan Ames) 2020 Buy
01 The Way the World Ends 2018 Buy
02 Boca Raton(By: Lauren Groff) 2018 Buy
03 Controller(By: Jesse Kellerman) 2018 Buy
04 There's No Place Like Home(By: Edan Lepucki) 2018 Buy
05 Falls the Shadow(By: Skip Horack) 2018 Buy
06 At the Bottom of New Lake(By: Sonya Larson) 2018 Buy
07 The Hillside(By: Jane Smiley) 2018 Buy
Camden Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2005-2006
01 Citizen Vince 2005 Buy
02 The Zero 2006 Buy
01 We Live in Water 2013 Buy
02 The Angel of Rome: And Other Stories 2022 Buy
01 Over Tumbled Graves 2001 Buy
02 Land of the Blind 2003 Buy
01 Town and Country 2020 Buy
02 The Angel of Rome 2022 Buy
01 Every Knee Shall Bow 1995 Buy
02 Ruby Ridge 1995 Buy
03 In Contempt(With: Christopher Darden) 1996 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 4 books / 2009-2025
01 The Financial Lives of the Poets 2009 Buy
02 Beautiful Ruins 2012 Buy
03 The Cold Millions 2020 Buy
04 So Far Gone 2025 Buy
The One Books in Reading Order 7 books / 2019-2019
01 Before Her(By: Jacqueline Woodson) 2019 Buy
02 Parable 2019 Buy
03 Lila(By: Naima Coster) 2019 Buy
04 A Wedding Thing(By: Shea Serrano) 2019 Buy
05 Yes, And(By: Kristi Coulter) 2019 Buy
06 The Visitor(By: Dodai Stewart) 2019 Buy
07 Speed Grieving(By: Allison Ellis) 2019 Buy

Where to start with Jess Walter

What is the best order to read Jess Walter 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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