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John Sandford Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 78 books / 10 series

American author John Sandford is best known for the Prey series featuring detective Lucas Davenport. His books have sold over 40 million copies worldwide, earning critical acclaim and multiple Edgar Awards. This page provides the John Sandford books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All John Sandford Books in Chronological Order

1989 The Fool's Run POoK&LB / 1 Buy
1989 The Fool's Run(As:John Camp) POoPUB / 1 Buy
1989 Rules of Prey POoPUB / 2 Buy
1990 Shadow Prey POoPDB / 2 Buy
1991 The Empress File POoK&LB / 2 Buy
1991 Eyes of Prey POoPDB / 3 Buy
1991 The Empress File(As:John Camp) POoPUB / 5 Buy
1992 Silent Prey POoPUB / 6 Buy
1993 Winter Prey POoPDB / 5 Buy
1994 Night Prey POoPUB / 8 Buy
1995 Mind Prey POoPDB / 7 Buy
1996 Sudden Prey POoPUB / 10 Buy
1997 The Night Crew POoSN / 1 Buy
1998 Secret Prey POoPDB / 9 Buy
1999 Certain Prey POoPDB / 10 Buy
2000 The Devil's Code POoK&LB / 3 Buy
2000 Easy Prey POoPUB / 13 Buy
2001 Chosen Prey POoPUB / 15 Buy
2002 Mortal Prey POoPDB / 13 Buy
2003 The Hanged Man's Song POoK&LB / 4 Buy
2003 Naked Prey POoPDB / 14 Buy
2004 Hidden Prey POoPUB / 19 Buy
2005 Broken Prey POoPUB / 20 Buy
2006 Dead Watch POoSN / 2 Buy
2007 Dark of the Moon POoVFB / 1 Buy
2007 Invisible Prey POoPUB / 21 Buy
2008 Heat Lightning POoVFB / 2 Buy
2008 Phantom Prey POoPDB / 18 Buy
2009 Rough Country POoVFB / 3 Buy
2009 Wicked Prey POoPDB / 19 Buy
2010 Storm Prey POoPDB / 20 Buy
2010 Bad Blood POoPUB / 28 Buy
2011 Shock Wave POoVFB / 5 Buy
2011 Buried Prey POoPUB / 29 Buy
2012 Mad River POoVFB / 6 Buy
2012 Stolen Prey POoPUB / 31 Buy
2013 A Textbook Case(By: Jeffery Deaver) POoLRSS / 1 Buy
2013 Storm Front POoVFB / 7 Buy
2013 Silken Prey POoPUB / 33 Buy
2014 Uncaged POoSMB / 1 Buy
2014 Rhymes With Prey: Lincoln Rhyme vs. Lucas Davenport(With: Jeffery Deaver) POoLDvLRSS / 1 Buy
2014 Field of Prey POoPUB / 35 Buy
2014 Deadline POoPUB / 36 Buy
2015 Outrage POoSMB / 2 Buy
2015 Saturn Run POoSN / 3 Buy
2015 Gathering Prey POoPUB / 38 Buy
2016 The Deliveryman(By: Jeffery Deaver) POoLRSS / 3 Buy
2016 Rampage POoSMB / 3 Buy
2016 Extreme Prey POoPUB / 39 Buy
2016 Escape Clause POoPUB / 40 Buy
2017 Honor & ...(By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown) POoTMCB / 1 Buy
2017 Getaway(By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille) POoTMCB / 3 Buy
2017 Deep Freeze POoVFB / 10 Buy
2017 Golden Prey POoPDB / 27 Buy
2017 Deserves to Be Dead(With: Lisa Jackson) POoPUB / 42 Buy
2018 Midnight Flame(By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian) POoTMCB / 4 Buy
2018 Twisted Prey POoPDB / 28 Buy
2018 Holy Ghost POoPUB / 45 Buy
2019 Short Story(By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta) POoTMCB / 5 Buy
2019 Past Prologue(By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry) POoTMCB / 6 Buy
2019 Faking a Murderer(By: Lee Child,Kathy Reichs) POoTMCB / 7 Buy
2019 Dig Here(By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross) POoTMCB / 8 Buy
2019 Taking the Veil(By: J.A. Jance,Eric Van Lustbader) POoTMCB / 9 Buy
2019 Rambo on Their Minds(By: Gayle Lynds,David Morrell) POoTMCB / 10 Buy
2019 Footloose(By: Val McDermid,Peter James) POoTMCB / 11 Buy
2019 Bloody Genius POoVFB / 12 Buy
2019 Neon Prey POoPUB / 46 Buy
2020 Masked Prey POoPUB / 48 Buy
2021 A Perfect Plan(By: Jeffery Deaver) POoLRSS / 4 Buy
2021 Ocean Prey POoPDB / 31 Buy
2022 The Investigator POoLDB / 1 Buy
2022 Righteous Prey POoPDB / 32 Buy
2023 Dark Angel POoLDB / 2 Buy
2023 Judgment Prey POoPDB / 33 Buy
2024 Toxic Prey POoPUB / 54 Buy
2025 Lethal Prey POoPUB / 55 Buy
2026 The Deadliest Sense(By: Jeffery Deaver) POoLRSS / 5 Buy
2026 Revenge Prey POoPUB / 56 Buy

John Sandford Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Rhymes With Prey: Lincoln Rhyme vs. Lucas Davenport(With: Jeffery Deaver) 2014 Buy
01 The Investigator 2022 Buy
02 Dark Angel 2023 Buy
01 A Textbook Case(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2013 Buy
03 The Deliveryman(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2016 Buy
04 A Perfect Plan(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2021 Buy
05 The Deadliest Sense(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2026 Buy
01 Honor & ...(By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown) 2017 Buy
03 Getaway(By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille) 2017 Buy
04 Midnight Flame(By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian) 2018 Buy
05 Short Story(By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta) 2019 Buy
06 Past Prologue(By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry) 2019 Buy
07 Faking a Murderer(By: Lee Child,Kathy Reichs) 2019 Buy
08 Dig Here(By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross) 2019 Buy
09 Taking the Veil(By: J.A. Jance,Eric Van Lustbader) 2019 Buy
10 Rambo on Their Minds(By: Gayle Lynds,David Morrell) 2019 Buy
11 Footloose(By: Val McDermid,Peter James) 2019 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1997-2015
01 The Night Crew 1997 Buy
02 Dead Watch 2006 Buy
03 Saturn Run 2015 Buy
01 The Fool's Run(As:John Camp) 1989 Buy
02 Rules of Prey 1989 Buy
05 The Empress File(As:John Camp) 1991 Buy
06 Silent Prey 1992 Buy
08 Night Prey 1994 Buy
10 Sudden Prey 1996 Buy
13 Easy Prey 2000 Buy
15 Chosen Prey 2001 Buy
19 Hidden Prey 2004 Buy
20 Broken Prey 2005 Buy
21 Invisible Prey 2007 Buy
28 Bad Blood 2010 Buy
29 Buried Prey 2011 Buy
31 Stolen Prey 2012 Buy
33 Silken Prey 2013 Buy
35 Field of Prey 2014 Buy
36 Deadline 2014 Buy
38 Gathering Prey 2015 Buy
39 Extreme Prey 2016 Buy
40 Escape Clause 2016 Buy
42 Deserves to Be Dead(With: Lisa Jackson) 2017 Buy
45 Holy Ghost 2018 Buy
46 Neon Prey 2019 Buy
48 Masked Prey 2020 Buy
54 Toxic Prey 2024 Buy
55 Lethal Prey 2025 Buy
56 Revenge Prey 2026 Buy
01 Dark of the Moon 2007 Buy
02 Heat Lightning 2008 Buy
03 Rough Country 2009 Buy
05 Shock Wave 2011 Buy
06 Mad River 2012 Buy
07 Storm Front 2013 Buy
10 Deep Freeze 2017 Buy
12 Bloody Genius 2019 Buy
01 The Fool's Run 1989 Buy
02 The Empress File 1991 Buy
03 The Devil's Code 2000 Buy
04 The Hanged Man's Song 2003 Buy
01 Uncaged 2014 Buy
02 Outrage 2015 Buy
03 Rampage 2016 Buy
02 Shadow Prey 1990 Buy
03 Eyes of Prey 1991 Buy
05 Winter Prey 1993 Buy
07 Mind Prey 1995 Buy
09 Secret Prey 1998 Buy
10 Certain Prey 1999 Buy
13 Mortal Prey 2002 Buy
14 Naked Prey 2003 Buy
18 Phantom Prey 2008 Buy
19 Wicked Prey 2009 Buy
20 Storm Prey 2010 Buy
27 Golden Prey 2017 Buy
28 Twisted Prey 2018 Buy
31 Ocean Prey 2021 Buy
32 Righteous Prey 2022 Buy
33 Judgment Prey 2023 Buy

Where to start with John Sandford

What is the best order to read John Sandford 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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