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Lincoln Child Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Lincoln Child in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 53 books / 8 series

American author Lincoln Child is best known for the Pendergast thriller series, co-authored with Douglas Preston. His novels have sold millions of copies worldwide. This page provides Lincoln Child’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

Books by Lincoln Child in Publication Order

1984 Dark Company POoSSC / 1 Buy
1985 Dark Banquet POoSSC / 2 Buy
1987 Tales of the Dark(With: Bram Stoker,Charlotte Perkins Gilman) POoTotDB / 1 Buy
1988 Tales of the Dark 3 POoTotDB / 2 Buy
1995 Relic POoPB / 1 Buy
1996 Mount Dragon(With: Douglas Preston) POoSN / 1 Buy
1997 Reliquary POoPB / 2 Buy
1998 Riptide(With: Douglas Preston) POoSN / 2 Buy
1999 Thunderhead POoNKB / 1 Buy
2000 Death Match POoSN / 3 Buy
2000 The Ice Limit(With: Douglas Preston) POoSN / 4 Buy
2001 The Cabinet of Curiosities POoPB / 3 Buy
2002 Utopia / Lethal Velocity POoSN / 5 Buy
2003 Still Life with Crows POoPB / 4 Buy
2004 Brimstone POoPB / 5 Buy
2005 Dance of Death POoPB / 6 Buy
2006 The Book of the Dead POoPB / 7 Buy
2007 Deep Storm POoDJLB / 1 Buy
2007 The Wheel of Darkness POoPB / 8 Buy
2008 Terminal Freeze POoDJLB / 2 Buy
2009 Cemetery Dance POoPB / 9 Buy
2010 Fever Dream POoPB / 10 Buy
2011 Gideon's Sword POoGCB / 1 Buy
2011 Cold Vengeance POoPB / 11 Buy
2012 Gideon's Corpse POoGCB / 2 Buy
2012 The Third Gate POoDJLB / 3 Buy
2012 Extraction POoPB / 12 Buy
2012 Two Graves POoPB / 13 Buy
2013 White Fire POoPB / 14 Buy
2014 The Lost Island POoGCB / 3 Buy
2014 Blue Labyrinth POoPB / 15 Buy
2015 The Forgotten Room POoDJLB / 4 Buy
2015 Crimson Shore POoPB / 16 Buy
2016 Beyond the Ice Limit POoGCB / 4 Buy
2016 The Obsidian Chamber POoPB / 17 Buy
2017 Gone Fishing POoSS / 1 Buy
2017 Full Wolf Moon POoDJLB / 5 Buy
2018 The Pharaoh Key POoGCB / 5 Buy
2018 City of Endless Night POoPB / 18 Buy
2018 Verses for the Dead POoPB / 19 Buy
2019 Old Bones POoNKB / 2 Buy
2019 The Strange Case of Monsieur Bertin POoPB / 20 Buy
2020 Crooked River POoPB / 21 Buy
2021 The Scorpion's Tail POoNKB / 3 Buy
2021 Bloodless POoPB / 22 Buy
2022 Diablo Mesa POoNKB / 4 Buy
2022 Chrysalis POoDJLB / 6 Buy
2023 Dead Mountain POoNKB / 5 Buy
2023 The Cabinet of Dr. Leng POoPB / 23 Buy
2024 Angel of Vengeance POoPB / 24 Buy
2025 Badlands POoNKB / 6 Buy
2026 The Beginning POoPB / 25 Buy
2026 Pendergast POoPB / 26 Buy

Complete Lincoln Child Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Gideon Crew Reading Order 5 books / 2011-2018
01 Gideon's Sword 2011 Buy
02 Gideon's Corpse 2012 Buy
03 The Lost Island 2014 Buy
04 Beyond the Ice Limit 2016 Buy
05 The Pharaoh Key 2018 Buy
01 Gone Fishing 2017 Buy
Pendergast Reading Order 26 books / 1995-2026
01 Relic 1995 Buy
02 Reliquary 1997 Buy
03 The Cabinet of Curiosities 2001 Buy
04 Still Life with Crows 2003 Buy
05 Brimstone 2004 Buy
06 Dance of Death 2005 Buy
07 The Book of the Dead 2006 Buy
08 The Wheel of Darkness 2007 Buy
09 Cemetery Dance 2009 Buy
10 Fever Dream 2010 Buy
11 Cold Vengeance 2011 Buy
12 Extraction 2012 Buy
13 Two Graves 2012 Buy
14 White Fire 2013 Buy
15 Blue Labyrinth 2014 Buy
16 Crimson Shore 2015 Buy
17 The Obsidian Chamber 2016 Buy
18 City of Endless Night 2018 Buy
19 Verses for the Dead 2018 Buy
20 The Strange Case of Monsieur Bertin 2019 Buy
21 Crooked River 2020 Buy
22 Bloodless 2021 Buy
23 The Cabinet of Dr. Leng 2023 Buy
24 Angel of Vengeance 2024 Buy
25 The Beginning 2026 Buy
26 Pendergast 2026 Buy
Dr. Jeremy Logan Reading Order 6 books / 2007-2022
01 Deep Storm 2007 Buy
02 Terminal Freeze 2008 Buy
03 The Third Gate 2012 Buy
04 The Forgotten Room 2015 Buy
05 Full Wolf Moon 2017 Buy
06 Chrysalis 2022 Buy
Tales of the Dark Reading Order 2 books / 1987-1988
01 Tales of the Dark(With: Bram Stoker,Charlotte Perkins Gilman) 1987 Buy
02 Tales of the Dark 3 1988 Buy
Nora Kelly Reading Order 6 books / 1999-2025
01 Thunderhead 1999 Buy
02 Old Bones 2019 Buy
03 The Scorpion's Tail 2021 Buy
04 Diablo Mesa 2022 Buy
05 Dead Mountain 2023 Buy
06 Badlands 2025 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 5 books / 1996-2002
01 Mount Dragon(With: Douglas Preston) 1996 Buy
02 Riptide(With: Douglas Preston) 1998 Buy
03 Death Match 2000 Buy
04 The Ice Limit(With: Douglas Preston) 2000 Buy
05 Utopia / Lethal Velocity 2002 Buy
01 Dark Company 1984 Buy
02 Dark Banquet 1985 Buy

Where to start with Lincoln Child

What is the best order to read Lincoln Child 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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