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Jonathan Kellerman Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 98 books / 11 series

American author Jonathan Kellerman is best known for his Alex Delaware psychological thriller series. With over 40 million copies sold worldwide and a Edgar Award for *When the Bough Breaks*, his work defines the genre. This page provides the Jonathan Kellerman books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Jonathan Kellerman Books in Chronological Order

1981 Helping the Fearful Child POoNB / 1 Buy
1985 When the Bough Breaks POoADB / 1 Buy
1986 Blood Test POoADB / 2 Buy
1987 Over the Edge POoADB / 3 Buy
1988 The Butcher's Theater POoSN / 1 Buy
1989 Silent Partner POoADB / 4 Buy
1990 Time Bomb POoADB / 5 Buy
1992 Private Eyes POoADB / 6 Buy
1993 Double Homicide POoSN / 2 Buy
1993 Devil's Waltz POoADB / 7 Buy
1994 Daddy, Daddy, Can You Touch the Sky? POoSSC / 1 Buy
1994 Bad Love POoADB / 8 Buy
1994 Self-Defense POoADB / 9 Buy
1995 Jonathan Kellerman's ABC of weird creatures POoCB / 1 Buy
1995 The Web POoADB / 10 Buy
1996 The Clinic POoADB / 11 Buy
1997 Survival of the Fittest POoADB / 12 Buy
1998 Billy Straight POoPCB / 1 Buy
1999 Savage Spawn POoNB / 2 Buy
1999 Monster POoADB / 13 Buy
2000 Dr. Death POoADB / 14 Buy
2001 Flesh and Blood POoADB / 15 Buy
2002 The Murder Book POoADB / 16 Buy
2003 The Conspiracy Club POoSN / 3 Buy
2003 A Cold Heart POoADB / 17 Buy
2004 Twisted POoPCB / 2 Buy
2004 Therapy POoADB / 18 Buy
2005 Rage POoADB / 19 Buy
2006 Capital Crimes POoSN / 4 Buy
2006 Gone POoADB / 20 Buy
2007 Obsession POoADB / 21 Buy
2008 The Best American Crime Reporting 2008 POoNB / 3 Buy
2008 With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars POoNB / 4 Buy
2008 Compulsion POoADB / 22 Buy
2008 Bones POoADB / 23 Buy
2009 True Detectives POoSN / 5 Buy
2009 Evidence POoADB / 24 Buy
2009 Deception POoADB / 25 Buy
2011 Mystery POoADB / 26 Buy
2012 Victims POoADB / 27 Buy
2013 The Golem of Hollywood POoDJLB / 1 Buy
2013 Guilt POoADB / 28 Buy
2014 Killer POoADB / 29 Buy
2015 The Right Thing to Do POoSS / 1 Buy
2015 The Golem of Paris POoDJLB / 2 Buy
2015 Motive POoADB / 30 Buy
2016 The Murderer's Daughter POoSN / 6 Buy
2016 Breakdown POoADB / 31 Buy
2017 Crime Scene POoCEB / 1 Buy
2017 Monster(By: Ande Parks) POoADGN / 3 Buy
2017 Heartbreak Hotel POoADB / 32 Buy
2018 A Measure of Darkness POoCEB / 2 Buy
2018 Night Moves POoADB / 33 Buy
2019 The Wedding Guest POoADB / 34 Buy
2020 Half Moon Bay POoCEB / 3 Buy
2020 The Museum of Desire POoADB / 35 Buy
2021 The Burning POoCEB / 4 Buy
2021 Serpentine POoADB / 36 Buy
2022 Rambo(By: David Morrell) POoMPB / 1 Buy
2022 Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais) POoMPB / 2 Buy
2022 Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen) POoMPB / 3 Buy
2022 Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child) POoMPB / 4 Buy
2022 Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly) POoMPB / 5 Buy
2022 Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly) POoMPB / 6 Buy
2022 Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver) POoMPB / 7 Buy
2022 Alex Delaware POoMPB / 8 Buy
2022 Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman) POoMPB / 9 Buy
2022 Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey) POoMPB / 10 Buy
2022 Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman) POoMPB / 11 Buy
2022 Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter) POoMPB / 12 Buy
2022 Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart) POoMPB / 13 Buy
2022 Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter) POoMPB / 14 Buy
2022 Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston) POoMPB / 15 Buy
2022 Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson) POoMPB / 16 Buy
2022 Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker) POoMPB / 17 Buy
2022 Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry) POoMPB / 18 Buy
2022 John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin) POoMPB / 19 Buy
2022 Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell) POoMPB / 20 Buy
2022 Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry) POoMPB / 21 Buy
2022 Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd) POoMPB / 22 Buy
2022 Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman) POoMPB / 23 Buy
2022 Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith) POoMPB / 24 Buy
2022 Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear) POoMPB / 25 Buy
2022 The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly) POoMPB / 26 Buy
2022 City of the Dead POoADB / 37 Buy
2023 Condor(By: James Grady) POoMPB / 27 Buy
2023 Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt) POoMPB / 28 Buy
2023 Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson) POoMPB / 29 Buy
2023 Unnatural History POoADB / 38 Buy
2024 The Lost Coast POoCEB / 5 Buy
2024 Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box) POoMPB / 30 Buy
2024 Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey) POoMPB / 31 Buy
2024 Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins) POoMPB / 32 Buy
2024 The Ghost Orchid POoADB / 39 Buy
2025 Coyote Hills POoCEB / 6 Buy
2025 Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz) POoMPB / 33 Buy
2025 Open Season POoADB / 40 Buy
2026 Jigsaw POoADB / 41 Buy

Jonathan Kellerman Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Helping the Fearful Child 1981 Buy
02 Savage Spawn 1999 Buy
03 The Best American Crime Reporting 2008 2008 Buy
04 With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars 2008 Buy
01 Crime Scene 2017 Buy
02 A Measure of Darkness 2018 Buy
03 Half Moon Bay 2020 Buy
04 The Burning 2021 Buy
05 The Lost Coast 2024 Buy
06 Coyote Hills 2025 Buy
01 Billy Straight 1998 Buy
02 Twisted 2004 Buy
03 Monster(By: Ande Parks) 2017 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 6 books / 1988-2016
01 The Butcher's Theater 1988 Buy
02 Double Homicide 1993 Buy
03 The Conspiracy Club 2003 Buy
04 Capital Crimes 2006 Buy
05 True Detectives 2009 Buy
06 The Murderer's Daughter 2016 Buy
01 Daddy, Daddy, Can You Touch the Sky? 1994 Buy
01 The Golem of Hollywood 2013 Buy
02 The Golem of Paris 2015 Buy
01 Jonathan Kellerman's ABC of weird creatures 1995 Buy
01 The Right Thing to Do 2015 Buy
01 When the Bough Breaks 1985 Buy
02 Blood Test 1986 Buy
03 Over the Edge 1987 Buy
04 Silent Partner 1989 Buy
05 Time Bomb 1990 Buy
06 Private Eyes 1992 Buy
07 Devil's Waltz 1993 Buy
08 Bad Love 1994 Buy
09 Self-Defense 1994 Buy
10 The Web 1995 Buy
11 The Clinic 1996 Buy
12 Survival of the Fittest 1997 Buy
13 Monster 1999 Buy
14 Dr. Death 2000 Buy
15 Flesh and Blood 2001 Buy
16 The Murder Book 2002 Buy
17 A Cold Heart 2003 Buy
18 Therapy 2004 Buy
19 Rage 2005 Buy
20 Gone 2006 Buy
21 Obsession 2007 Buy
22 Compulsion 2008 Buy
23 Bones 2008 Buy
24 Evidence 2009 Buy
25 Deception 2009 Buy
26 Mystery 2011 Buy
27 Victims 2012 Buy
28 Guilt 2013 Buy
29 Killer 2014 Buy
30 Motive 2015 Buy
31 Breakdown 2016 Buy
32 Heartbreak Hotel 2017 Buy
33 Night Moves 2018 Buy
34 The Wedding Guest 2019 Buy
35 The Museum of Desire 2020 Buy
36 Serpentine 2021 Buy
37 City of the Dead 2022 Buy
38 Unnatural History 2023 Buy
39 The Ghost Orchid 2024 Buy
40 Open Season 2025 Buy
41 Jigsaw 2026 Buy
01 Rambo(By: David Morrell) 2022 Buy
02 Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais) 2022 Buy
03 Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen) 2022 Buy
04 Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child) 2022 Buy
05 Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly) 2022 Buy
06 Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly) 2022 Buy
07 Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2022 Buy
08 Alex Delaware 2022 Buy
09 Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman) 2022 Buy
10 Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey) 2022 Buy
11 Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman) 2022 Buy
12 Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter) 2022 Buy
13 Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart) 2022 Buy
14 Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter) 2022 Buy
15 Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston) 2022 Buy
16 Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson) 2022 Buy
17 Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker) 2022 Buy
18 Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry) 2022 Buy
19 John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin) 2022 Buy
20 Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell) 2022 Buy
21 Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry) 2022 Buy
22 Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd) 2022 Buy
23 Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2022 Buy
24 Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith) 2022 Buy
25 Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear) 2022 Buy
26 The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly) 2022 Buy
27 Condor(By: James Grady) 2023 Buy
28 Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt) 2023 Buy
29 Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2023 Buy
30 Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box) 2024 Buy
31 Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey) 2024 Buy
32 Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins) 2024 Buy
33 Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz) 2025 Buy

Where to start with Jonathan Kellerman

What is the best order to read Jonathan Kellerman 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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