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Updated 2026-07-11 / 73 books / 6 series
American author Michael Koryta is best known for his Lincoln Perry private investigator series and standalone thrillers like *Those Who Wish Me Dead*. A multiple Edgar Award nominee, his books have sold millions of copies worldwide. This page lists Michael Koryta’s books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.
Books by Michael Koryta in Publication Order
2004
Tonight I Said Goodbye
POoLPB / 1
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2006
Sorrow's Anthem
POoLPB / 2
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2007
A Welcome Grave
POoLPB / 3
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2008
Envy the Night
POoSN / 1
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2009
The Silent Hour
POoLPB / 4
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2010
So Cold the River
POoSN / 2
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2011
The Cypress House
POoSN / 3
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2011
The Ridge
POoSN / 4
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2012
The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)
POoBB / 1
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2012
Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)
POoBB / 2
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2012
The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)
POoBB / 3
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2012
The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille)
POoBB / 4
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2012
The Prophet
POoSN / 5
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2012
An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)
POoBB / 5
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2012
Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link)
POoBB / 6
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2013
The Apex Predator
POoSS / 1
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2013
The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner)
POoBB / 7
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2013
Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell)
POoBB / 8
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2013
The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor)
POoBB / 9
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2013
The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)
POoBB / 10
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2014
Those Who Wish Me Dead
POoSN / 6
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2014
The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson)
POoBB / 11
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2014
What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook)
POoBB / 12
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2014
Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey)
POoBB / 13
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2014
The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine)
POoBB / 14
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2014
The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye)
POoBB / 15
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2014
Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman)
POoBB / 16
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2014
The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow)
POoBB / 17
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2014
It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)
POoBB / 18
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2014
The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)
POoBB / 19
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2015
Last Words
POoMNB / 1
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2015
The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry)
POoBB / 20
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2015
The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott)
POoBB / 21
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2015
Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady)
POoBB / 22
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2015
Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates)
POoBB / 23
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2015
Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina)
POoBB / 24
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2015
From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart)
POoBB / 25
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2016
Rise the Dark
POoMNB / 2
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2016
The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)
POoBB / 26
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2016
Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter)
POoBB / 27
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2016
Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler)
POoBB / 28
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2016
Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey)
POoBB / 29
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2016
The Haze(By: James W. Hall)
POoBB / 30
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2017
Honor & ...(By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown)
POoTMCB / 1
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2017
Deserves to Be Dead(By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson)
POoTMCB / 2
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2017
Getaway(By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille)
POoTMCB / 3
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2017
Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale)
POoBB / 31
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2018
The Last Honest Horse Thief
POoMNB / 3
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2018
Midnight Flame(By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian)
POoTMCB / 4
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2018
How It Happened
POoSN / 7
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2018
The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd)
POoBB / 32
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2018
Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson)
POoBB / 33
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2018
The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler)
POoBB / 34
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2018
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly)
POoBB / 36
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2019
Short Story(With: Karin Slaughter)
POoTMCB / 5
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2019
Past Prologue(By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry)
POoTMCB / 6
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2019
Faking a Murderer(By: Lee Child,Kathy Reichs)
POoTMCB / 7
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2019
If She Wakes / I'm Still Here
POoSN / 8
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2019
Dig Here(By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross)
POoTMCB / 8
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2019
Taking the Veil(By: J.A. Jance,Eric Van Lustbader)
POoTMCB / 9
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2019
Rambo on Their Minds(By: Gayle Lynds,David Morrell)
POoTMCB / 10
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2019
Footloose(By: Val McDermid,Peter James)
POoTMCB / 11
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2020
The Chill(As:Scott Carson)
POoSN / 9
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2020
The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler)
POoBB / 37
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2021
Never Far Away
POoSN / 10
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2021
Where They Wait(As: Scott Carson)
POoSN / 11
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2022
The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBB / 38
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2022
The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger)
POoBB / 39
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2022
The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson)
POoBB / 40
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2023
An Honest Man
POoSN / 12
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2024
Lost Man's Lane(As: Scott Carson)
POoSN / 13
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2025
Departure 37(As: Scott Carson)
POoSN / 14
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2026
Die Famous
POoSN / 15
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Complete Michael Koryta Series Reading Order /
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01
Envy the Night
2008
Buy
02
So Cold the River
2010
Buy
03
The Cypress House
2011
Buy
06
Those Who Wish Me Dead
2014
Buy
07
How It Happened
2018
Buy
08
If She Wakes / I'm Still Here
2019
Buy
09
The Chill(As:Scott Carson)
2020
Buy
10
Never Far Away
2021
Buy
11
Where They Wait(As: Scott Carson)
2021
Buy
12
An Honest Man
2023
Buy
13
Lost Man's Lane(As: Scott Carson)
2024
Buy
14
Departure 37(As: Scott Carson)
2025
Buy
02
Rise the Dark
2016
Buy
03
The Last Honest Horse Thief
2018
Buy
01
Tonight I Said Goodbye
2004
Buy
02
Sorrow's Anthem
2006
Buy
03
A Welcome Grave
2007
Buy
04
The Silent Hour
2009
Buy
01
The Apex Predator
2013
Buy
01
The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)
2012
Buy
02
Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)
2012
Buy
03
The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)
2012
Buy
04
The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille)
2012
Buy
05
An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)
2012
Buy
06
Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link)
2012
Buy
07
The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner)
2013
Buy
08
Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell)
2013
Buy
09
The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor)
2013
Buy
10
The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)
2013
Buy
11
The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson)
2014
Buy
12
What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook)
2014
Buy
13
Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey)
2014
Buy
14
The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine)
2014
Buy
15
The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye)
2014
Buy
16
Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman)
2014
Buy
17
The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow)
2014
Buy
18
It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)
2014
Buy
19
The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)
2014
Buy
20
The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry)
2015
Buy
21
The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott)
2015
Buy
22
Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady)
2015
Buy
23
Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates)
2015
Buy
24
Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina)
2015
Buy
25
From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart)
2015
Buy
26
The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)
2016
Buy
27
Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter)
2016
Buy
28
Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler)
2016
Buy
29
Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey)
2016
Buy
30
The Haze(By: James W. Hall)
2016
Buy
31
Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale)
2017
Buy
32
The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd)
2018
Buy
33
Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson)
2018
Buy
34
The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler)
2018
Buy
36
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly)
2018
Buy
37
The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler)
2020
Buy
38
The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards)
2022
Buy
39
The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger)
2022
Buy
40
The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson)
2022
Buy
01
Honor & ...(By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown)
2017
Buy
02
Deserves to Be Dead(By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson)
2017
Buy
03
Getaway(By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille)
2017
Buy
04
Midnight Flame(By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian)
2018
Buy
05
Short Story(With: Karin Slaughter)
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
Where to start with Michael Koryta
What is the best order to read Michael Koryta 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.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.