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Michael Slade

Canadian author Michael Slade is best known for the terrifying Special X thriller series, featuring Detective Robert DeClercq. His debut novel, *Headhunter*, became a global bestseller and cemented his legacy in horror-crime fiction. This page provides the Michael Slade books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1984HeadhunterPOoSXB · 1Buy ↗
1987GhoulPOoSXB · 2Buy ↗
1992CutthroatPOoSXB · 3Buy ↗
1994RipperPOoSXB · 4Buy ↗
1996Zombie / Evil EyePOoSXB · 5Buy ↗
1998Shrink / Primal ScreamPOoSXB · 6Buy ↗
1999Burnt BonesPOoSXB · 7Buy ↗
2000HangmanPOoSXB · 8Buy ↗
2002Death's DoorPOoSXB · 9Buy ↗
2003Bed of NailsPOoSXB · 10Buy ↗
2005SwastikaPOoSXB · 11Buy ↗
2006KamikazePOoSXB · 12Buy ↗
2008CrucifiedPOoSXB · 13Buy ↗
2010Red SnowPOoSXB · 14Buy ↗
2018Headhunter ReimaginedPOoSXB · 15Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Special X Books15 books · 1984–2018
01Headhunter1984Buy ↗
02Ghoul1987Buy ↗
03Cutthroat1992Buy ↗
04Ripper1994Buy ↗
05Zombie / Evil Eye1996Buy ↗
06Shrink / Primal Scream1998Buy ↗
07Burnt Bones1999Buy ↗
08Hangman2000Buy ↗
09Death's Door2002Buy ↗
10Bed of Nails2003Buy ↗
11Swastika2005Buy ↗
12Kamikaze2006Buy ↗
13Crucified2008Buy ↗
14Red Snow2010Buy ↗
15Headhunter Reimagined2018Buy ↗

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