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Robert Olen Butler

American author Robert Olen Butler, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning short story collection *A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain*, has published over twenty novels and story collections. His works, including the *Christopher Marlowe Cobb* mystery series, explore themes of identity and war. This page lists Robert Olen Butler’s books in order, covering both chronological publication and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1981The Alleys of EdenPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1982Sun DogsPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1983Countrymen of BonesPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1985On Distant GroundPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1987WabashPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1988New Stories from the South(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 1Buy ↗

1989The DeucePOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1992A Good Scent from a Strange MountainPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1992New Stories from the South 1992(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 2Buy ↗

1993New Stories from the South 1993(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 3Buy ↗

1994Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1(By: Flannery O'Connor,Raymond Carver,Alice Walker,Garrison Keillor,Annie Dillard,Richard Rodr�guez,Patricia Hampl,Peter Hawkins,Frederick Buechner,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins)POoCLatLoFB · 1Buy ↗

1994New Stories from the South 1994(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 4Buy ↗

1994They WhisperPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1995New Stories from the South 1995(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 5Buy ↗

1996Jealous Husband Returns in the Form of a ParrotPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1996Listening for God, Vol. 2(By: Anne Tyler,John Updike,Tobias Wolff,Gail Godwin,Henry Louis Gates Jr.,Kathleen Norris,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins,Carol Bly,Andrew Dubus)POoCLatLoFB · 2Buy ↗

1996Tabloid DreamsPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1996New Stories from the South 1996(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 6Buy ↗

1997New Stories from the South 1997POoNSFTSB · 7Buy ↗

1998New Stories from the South 1998(By: Padgett Powell)POoNSFTSB · 8Buy ↗

1998The Deep Green SeaPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1999New Stories from the South 1999(By: Tony Earley)POoNSFTSB · 9Buy ↗

2000Listening for God, Vol. 3(By: Tillie Olsen,Wendell Berry,John Cheever,Louise Erdrich,Mary Gordon,Tess Gallagher,Reynolds Price,Oscar Hijuelos,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins)POoCLatLoFB · 3Buy ↗

2000Mr. SpacemanPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

2000New Stories from the South 2000(By: Ellen Douglas)POoNSFTSB · 10Buy ↗

2001New Stories from the South 2001(By: Lee Smith)POoNSFTSB · 11Buy ↗

2002Listening For God, Vol. 4(With: Allegra Goodman,James Baldwin,Kent Haruf,SueMiller,Doris Betts,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins,MichaelMalone,Alice Elliot Dark)POoCLatLoFB · 4Buy ↗

2002Fair WarningPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2003New Stories from the South 2003(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 12Buy ↗

2004Had a Good TimePOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

2004New Stories from the South 2004(By: Allan Gurganus)POoNSFTSB · 13Buy ↗

2005From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing FictionPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

2005New Stories from the South, 2005(By: Jill McCorkle)POoNSFTSB · 14Buy ↗

2005Best of the South: From the Second Decade of New Stories from the South(By: Shannon Ravenel)POoNSFTSB · 15Buy ↗

2006SeverancePOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

2006New Stories from the South 2006(By: Allan Gurganus,Kathy Pories)POoNSFTSB · 16Buy ↗

2007New Stories from the South 2007(By: Allan Gurganus)POoNSFTSB · 17Buy ↗

2008IntercoursePOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

2008New Stories from the South 2008(By: Z.Z. Packer)POoNSFTSB · 18Buy ↗

2009HellPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

2009New Stories from the South 2009(By: Madison Smartt Bell)POoNSFTSB · 19Buy ↗

2010New Stories from the South 2010(By: Amy Hempel)POoNSFTSB · 20Buy ↗

2011A Small HotelPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

2012The Hot CountryPOoCMCB · 1Buy ↗

2012The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)POoBB · 1Buy ↗

2012Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)POoBB · 2Buy ↗

2012The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)POoBB · 3Buy ↗

2012The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille)POoBB · 4Buy ↗

2012An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)POoBB · 5Buy ↗

2012Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link)POoBB · 6Buy ↗

2013The Star of IstanbulPOoCMCB · 2Buy ↗

2013The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner)POoBB · 7Buy ↗

2013Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell)POoBB · 8Buy ↗

2013The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor)POoBB · 9Buy ↗

2013The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)POoBB · 10Buy ↗

2014The Empire of NightPOoCMCB · 3Buy ↗

2014The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson)POoBB · 11Buy ↗

2014What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook)POoBB · 12Buy ↗

2014Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey)POoBB · 13Buy ↗

2014The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine)POoBB · 14Buy ↗

2014The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye)POoBB · 15Buy ↗

2014Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman)POoBB · 16Buy ↗

2014The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow)POoBB · 17Buy ↗

2014It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)POoBB · 18Buy ↗

2014The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)POoBB · 19Buy ↗

2015The Best Small Fictions 2015POoBSFB · 1Buy ↗

2015The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry)POoBB · 20Buy ↗

2015The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott)POoBB · 21Buy ↗

2015Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady)POoBB · 22Buy ↗

2015Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates)POoBB · 23Buy ↗

2015Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina)POoBB · 24Buy ↗

2015From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart)POoBB · 25Buy ↗

2016Perfume RiverPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

2016The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)POoBB · 26Buy ↗

2016Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter)POoBB · 27Buy ↗

2016Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler)POoBB · 28Buy ↗

2016Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey)POoBB · 29Buy ↗

2016The Haze(By: James W. Hall)POoBB · 30Buy ↗

2017Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale)POoBB · 31Buy ↗

2018The Hemingway ValisePOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2018Paris in the DarkPOoCMCB · 4Buy ↗

2018The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd)POoBB · 32Buy ↗

2018Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson)POoBB · 33Buy ↗

2018The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta)POoBB · 35Buy ↗

2018The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly)POoBB · 36Buy ↗

2020The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler)POoBB · 37Buy ↗

2021Late CityPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

2022The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards)POoBB · 38Buy ↗

2022The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger)POoBB · 39Buy ↗

2022The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson)POoBB · 40Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books1 book · 2005

01From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction2005Buy ↗

Publication Order of Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faith Books4 books · 1994–2002

01Listening for God Reader, Vol. 1(By: Flannery O'Connor,Raymond Carver,Alice Walker,Garrison Keillor,Annie Dillard,Richard Rodr�guez,Patricia Hampl,Peter Hawkins,Frederick Buechner,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins)1994Buy ↗

02Listening for God, Vol. 2(By: Anne Tyler,John Updike,Tobias Wolff,Gail Godwin,Henry Louis Gates Jr.,Kathleen Norris,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins,Carol Bly,Andrew Dubus)1996Buy ↗

03Listening for God, Vol. 3(By: Tillie Olsen,Wendell Berry,John Cheever,Louise Erdrich,Mary Gordon,Tess Gallagher,Reynolds Price,Oscar Hijuelos,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins)2000Buy ↗

04Listening For God, Vol. 4(With: Allegra Goodman,James Baldwin,Kent Haruf,SueMiller,Doris Betts,Paula J. Carlson,Peter S. Hawkins,MichaelMalone,Alice Elliot Dark)2002Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections5 books · 1992–2008

01A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain1992Buy ↗

02Tabloid Dreams1996Buy ↗

03Had a Good Time2004Buy ↗

04Severance2006Buy ↗

05Intercourse2008Buy ↗

Publication Order of Best Small Fictions Books1 book · 2015

01The Best Small Fictions 20152015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels14 books · 1981–2021

01The Alleys of Eden1981Buy ↗

02Sun Dogs1982Buy ↗

03Countrymen of Bones1983Buy ↗

04On Distant Ground1985Buy ↗

05Wabash1987Buy ↗

06The Deuce1989Buy ↗

07They Whisper1994Buy ↗

08The Deep Green Sea1998Buy ↗

09Mr. Spaceman2000Buy ↗

10Fair Warning2002Buy ↗

11Hell2009Buy ↗

12A Small Hotel2011Buy ↗

13Perfume River2016Buy ↗

14Late City2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas2 books · 1996–2018

01Jealous Husband Returns in the Form of a Parrot1996Buy ↗

02The Hemingway Valise2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of Christopher Marlowe Cobb Books4 books · 2012–2018

01The Hot Country2012Buy ↗

02The Star of Istanbul2013Buy ↗

03The Empire of Night2014Buy ↗

04Paris in the Dark2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of New Stories From The South Books20 books · 1988–2010

01New Stories from the South(By: Shannon Ravenel)1988Buy ↗

02New Stories from the South 1992(By: Shannon Ravenel)1992Buy ↗

03New Stories from the South 1993(By: Shannon Ravenel)1993Buy ↗

04New Stories from the South 1994(By: Shannon Ravenel)1994Buy ↗

05New Stories from the South 1995(By: Shannon Ravenel)1995Buy ↗

06New Stories from the South 1996(By: Shannon Ravenel)1996Buy ↗

07New Stories from the South 19971997Buy ↗

08New Stories from the South 1998(By: Padgett Powell)1998Buy ↗

09New Stories from the South 1999(By: Tony Earley)1999Buy ↗

10New Stories from the South 2000(By: Ellen Douglas)2000Buy ↗

11New Stories from the South 2001(By: Lee Smith)2001Buy ↗

12New Stories from the South 2003(By: Shannon Ravenel)2003Buy ↗

13New Stories from the South 2004(By: Allan Gurganus)2004Buy ↗

14New Stories from the South, 2005(By: Jill McCorkle)2005Buy ↗

15Best of the South: From the Second Decade of New Stories from the South(By: Shannon Ravenel)2005Buy ↗

16New Stories from the South 2006(By: Allan Gurganus,Kathy Pories)2006Buy ↗

17New Stories from the South 2007(By: Allan Gurganus)2007Buy ↗

18New Stories from the South 2008(By: Z.Z. Packer)2008Buy ↗

19New Stories from the South 2009(By: Madison Smartt Bell)2009Buy ↗

20New Stories from the South 2010(By: Amy Hempel)2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books39 books · 2012–2022

01The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)2012Buy ↗

02Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)2012Buy ↗

03The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)2012Buy ↗

04The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille)2012Buy ↗

05An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)2012Buy ↗

06Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link)2012Buy ↗

07The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner)2013Buy ↗

08Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell)2013Buy ↗

09The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor)2013Buy ↗

10The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)2013Buy ↗

11The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson)2014Buy ↗

12What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook)2014Buy ↗

13Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey)2014Buy ↗

14The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine)2014Buy ↗

15The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye)2014Buy ↗

16Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman)2014Buy ↗

17The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow)2014Buy ↗

18It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)2014Buy ↗

19The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)2014Buy ↗

20The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry)2015Buy ↗

21The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott)2015Buy ↗

22Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady)2015Buy ↗

23Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates)2015Buy ↗

24Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina)2015Buy ↗

25From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart)2015Buy ↗

26The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)2016Buy ↗

27Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter)2016Buy ↗

28Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler)2016Buy ↗

29Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey)2016Buy ↗

30The Haze(By: James W. Hall)2016Buy ↗

31Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale)2017Buy ↗

32The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd)2018Buy ↗

33Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson)2018Buy ↗

35The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta)2018Buy ↗

36The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly)2018Buy ↗

37The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler)2020Buy ↗

38The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards)2022Buy ↗

39The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger)2022Buy ↗

40The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson)2022Buy ↗

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