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Nelson DeMille Complete Bibliography

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 88 books / 9 series

American author Nelson DeMille is best known for the John Corey series and his bestselling thriller *The Gold Coast*. With over 40 million copies sold worldwide, his work blends sharp wit with military and political intrigue. This page provides the Nelson DeMille books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Nelson DeMille in Publication Order

1974 The Sniper POoJRB / 1 Buy
1974 The Hammer of God POoJRB / 2 Buy
1974 The Terrorists POoJRB / 3 Buy
1975 The Quest POoSN / 1 Buy
1975 The Agent of Death / The Death Squad POoJRB / 4 Buy
1975 Child Killer(By: Edson T. Hamill) POoJRB / 5 Buy
1975 Ryker the Sadist(By: Edson T. Hamill) POoJRB / 6 Buy
1975 Motive For Murder(By: Edson T. Hamill) POoJRB / 7 Buy
1975 Cannibal POoJRB / 8 Buy
1975 The Smack Man POoJRB / 9 Buy
1975 The Night of the Phoenix POoJRB / 10 Buy
1976 The Slasher(By: Edson T. Hamill) POoJRB / 11 Buy
1978 By the Rivers of Babylon POoSN / 2 Buy
1979 Mayday(With: Thomas Block) POoSN / 3 Buy
1981 Cathedral POoSN / 4 Buy
1984 The Talbot Odyssey POoSN / 5 Buy
1985 Word of Honor POoSN / 6 Buy
1988 The Charm School POoSN / 7 Buy
1990 The Gold Coast POoJSB / 1 Buy
1992 The General's Daughter POoPBB / 1 Buy
1994 Spencerville POoSN / 8 Buy
1997 Plum Island POoJCB / 1 Buy
2000 The Lion's Game POoJCB / 2 Buy
2002 Up Country POoPBB / 2 Buy
2004 Night Fall POoJCB / 3 Buy
2006 Wild Fire POoJCB / 4 Buy
2008 The Gate House POoJSB / 2 Buy
2010 The Lion POoJCB / 5 Buy
2012 Death Benefits POoSS / 1 Buy
2012 The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen) POoBB / 1 Buy
2012 Rendezvous POoSS / 2 Buy
2012 Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box) POoBB / 2 Buy
2012 The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman) POoBB / 3 Buy
2012 An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver) POoBB / 5 Buy
2012 Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link) POoBB / 6 Buy
2012 The Panther POoJCB / 6 Buy
2012 The Book Case POoJCB / 7 Buy
2013 The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner) POoBB / 7 Buy
2013 Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell) POoBB / 8 Buy
2013 The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor) POoBB / 9 Buy
2013 The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) POoBB / 10 Buy
2014 The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson) POoBB / 11 Buy
2014 What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook) POoBB / 12 Buy
2014 Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey) POoBB / 13 Buy
2014 The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine) POoBB / 14 Buy
2014 The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye) POoBB / 15 Buy
2014 Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman) POoBB / 16 Buy
2014 The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow) POoBB / 17 Buy
2014 It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane) POoBB / 18 Buy
2014 The Scroll(By: Anne Perry) POoBB / 19 Buy
2015 Radiant Angel / A Quiet End POoJCB / 8 Buy
2015 The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry) POoBB / 20 Buy
2015 The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott) POoBB / 21 Buy
2015 Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady) POoBB / 22 Buy
2015 Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates) POoBB / 23 Buy
2015 Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina) POoBB / 24 Buy
2015 From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart) POoBB / 25 Buy
2016 The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin) POoBB / 26 Buy
2016 Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter) POoBB / 27 Buy
2016 Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) POoBB / 28 Buy
2016 Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey) POoBB / 29 Buy
2016 The Haze(By: James W. Hall) POoBB / 30 Buy
2017 Honor & ...(By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown) POoTMCB / 1 Buy
2017 Deserves to Be Dead(By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson) POoTMCB / 2 Buy
2017 Getaway(With: Lisa Scottoline) POoTMCB / 3 Buy
2017 The Cuban Affair POoSN / 9 Buy
2017 Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale) POoBB / 31 Buy
2018 Midnight Flame(By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian) POoTMCB / 4 Buy
2018 The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd) POoBB / 32 Buy
2018 Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson) POoBB / 33 Buy
2018 The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler) POoBB / 34 Buy
2018 The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta) POoBB / 35 Buy
2018 The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly) POoBB / 36 Buy
2019 The Deserter POoSB&MTB / 1 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
2020 The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler) POoBB / 37 Buy
2022 The Maze POoJCB / 9 Buy
2022 The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) POoBB / 38 Buy
2022 The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger) POoBB / 39 Buy
2022 The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson) POoBB / 40 Buy
2023 Blood Lines POoSB&MTB / 2 Buy
2025 The Tin Men POoSB&MTB / 3 Buy

Complete Nelson DeMille Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Joe Ryker Reading Order 11 books / 1974-1976
01 The Sniper 1974 Buy
02 The Hammer of God 1974 Buy
03 The Terrorists 1974 Buy
04 The Agent of Death / The Death Squad 1975 Buy
05 Child Killer(By: Edson T. Hamill) 1975 Buy
06 Ryker the Sadist(By: Edson T. Hamill) 1975 Buy
07 Motive For Murder(By: Edson T. Hamill) 1975 Buy
08 Cannibal 1975 Buy
09 The Smack Man 1975 Buy
10 The Night of the Phoenix 1975 Buy
11 The Slasher(By: Edson T. Hamill) 1976 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(With: Lisa Scottoline) 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
01 The Deserter 2019 Buy
02 Blood Lines 2023 Buy
03 The Tin Men 2025 Buy
Bibliomysteries Reading Order 39 books / 2012-2022
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
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
35 The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta) 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
John Sutter Reading Order 2 books / 1990-2008
01 The Gold Coast 1990 Buy
02 The Gate House 2008 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 9 books / 1975-2017
01 The Quest 1975 Buy
02 By the Rivers of Babylon 1978 Buy
03 Mayday(With: Thomas Block) 1979 Buy
04 Cathedral 1981 Buy
05 The Talbot Odyssey 1984 Buy
06 Word of Honor 1985 Buy
07 The Charm School 1988 Buy
08 Spencerville 1994 Buy
09 The Cuban Affair 2017 Buy
John Corey Reading Order 9 books / 1997-2022
01 Plum Island 1997 Buy
02 The Lion's Game 2000 Buy
03 Night Fall 2004 Buy
04 Wild Fire 2006 Buy
05 The Lion 2010 Buy
06 The Panther 2012 Buy
07 The Book Case 2012 Buy
08 Radiant Angel / A Quiet End 2015 Buy
09 The Maze 2022 Buy
Paul Brenner Reading Order 2 books / 1992-2002
01 The General's Daughter 1992 Buy
02 Up Country 2002 Buy
01 Death Benefits 2012 Buy
02 Rendezvous 2012 Buy

Where to start with Nelson DeMille

What is the best order to read Nelson DeMille 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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