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Home / Authors / John Farrow John Farrow John Farrow is a Canadian author best known for the Émile Cinq-Mars crime series. His novels have earned critical acclaim, including the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel. This page provides the John Farrow books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1977 High Water Chants POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1985 Onyx John(As: Trevor Ferguson) POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1989 The Kinkajou(As: Trevor Ferguson) POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1993 The True Life Adventures of Sparrow Drinkwater POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1995 The Timekeeper(As: Trevor Ferguson) POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1995 The Fire Line POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 2000 City Of Ice POoÉCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2001 Ice Lake POoÉCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 River City POoÉCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2014 The River Burns POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 2015 The Storm Murders POoTSMTB · 1 Buy ↗ 2016 Seven Days Dead POoTSMTB · 2 Buy ↗ 2017 Perish the Day POoTSMTB · 3 Buy ↗ 2019 Ball Park POoÉCB · 7 Buy ↗ 2020 Roar Back POoÉCB · 8 Buy ↗ 2021 Lady Jail POoÉCB · 9 Buy ↗ 2023 A Patient Death POoÉCB · 10 Buy ↗ 2025 Bright Shining As the Sun POoÉCB · 11 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 7 books · 1977–2014
01 High Water Chants 1977 Buy ↗ 02 Onyx John(As: Trevor Ferguson) 1985 Buy ↗ 03 The Kinkajou(As: Trevor Ferguson) 1989 Buy ↗ 04 The True Life Adventures of Sparrow Drinkwater 1993 Buy ↗ 05 The Timekeeper(As: Trevor Ferguson) 1995 Buy ↗ 07 The River Burns 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Émile Cinq-Mars Books 8 books · 2000–2025
10 A Patient Death 2023 Buy ↗ 11 Bright Shining As the Sun 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Storm Murders Trilogy Books 3 books · 2015–2017
01 The Storm Murders 2015 Buy ↗ 02 Seven Days Dead 2016 Buy ↗ 03 Perish the Day 2017 Buy ↗