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April Henry Books in Order

April Henry has written 26 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is Circles of Confusion (1999) and the newest is In the Blood (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
1999–2026
Pages on record
3,735 in 14 of 26 books
Reading time
62–93 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,735 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

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April Henry writes mysteries for young readers and adults, much of it set in Oregon. Claire Montrose leads the early novels from Circles of Confusion (1999). Girl, Stolen (2010) starts a run built on kidnapping, and the Point Last Seen books follow. Twenty-four titles are catalogued, reaching In the Blood in 2026.

How many April Henry books are there?

April Henry has 26 books, released between 1999 and 2026. They include 3 series and 16 titles listed outside any series.

April Henry Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 April Henry books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Circles of Confusion by April Henry, book 1 of the Claire Montrose series (1999)
  2. Cover of Square in the Face by April Henry, book 2 of the Claire Montrose series (2000)
  3. Cover of Heart-Shaped Box by April Henry, book 3 of the Claire Montrose series (2001)
  4. Cover of Learning to Fly by April Henry (2002)
  5. Cover of Shock Point by April Henry (2006)
  6. Cover of Torched by April Henry (2009)
  7. Cover of Girl, Stolen by April Henry, book 1 of the Girl, Stolen series (2010)
  8. Cover of Heart of Ice by April Henry, book 3 of the Triple Threat series (2011)
  9. Cover of Eyes of Justice by April Henry, book 4 of the Triple Threat series (2012)
  10. Cover of The Night She Disappeared by April Henry (2012)
  11. Cover of The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die by April Henry (2013)
  12. Cover of The Body in the Woods by April Henry, book 1 of the Point Last Seen series (2014)
  13. Cover of Blood Will Tell by April Henry, book 2 of the Point Last Seen series (2015)
  14. Cover of The Girl I Used to Be by April Henry (2016)
  15. Cover of The Lonely Dead by April Henry (2019)
  16. Cover of Run, Hide, Fight Back by April Henry (2019)
  17. Cover of The Girl in the White Van by April Henry (2020)
  18. Cover of Playing with Fire by April Henry (2021)
  19. Cover of Two Truths and a Lie by April Henry (2022)
  20. Cover of Girl Forgotten by April Henry (2023)
  1. 1
    Circles of ConfusionClaire Montrose #11999 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999368
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  2. 2
    Square in the FaceClaire Montrose #22000 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000248
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  3. 3
    Heart-Shaped BoxClaire Montrose #32001 · 291 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001291
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  4. 4
    Learning to Fly2002 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002308
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  5. 5
    Buried DiamondsClaire Montrose #42003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  6. 6
    Shock Point2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  7. 7
    Torched2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  8. 8
    Girl, StolenGirl, Stolen #12010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  9. 9
    Heart of IceTriple Threat #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  10. 10
    Eyes of JusticeTriple Threat #42012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    The Night She Disappeared2012 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012256
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  12. 12
    The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die2013 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013240
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  13. 13
    The Body in the WoodsPoint Last Seen #12014 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014292
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  14. 14
    Blood Will TellPoint Last Seen #22015 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015288
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  15. 15
    The Girl I Used to Be2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  16. 16
    Count All Her BonesGirl, Stolen #22017 · 227 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017227
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  17. 17
    The Lonely Dead2019 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019240
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  18. 18
    Run, Hide, Fight Back2019 · 241 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019241
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  19. 19
    The Girl in the White Van2020 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020224
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  20. 20
    Playing with Fire2021 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021240
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  21. 21
    The Eyes of the Forest2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  22. 22
    Two Truths and a Lie2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  23. 23
    Girl Forgotten2023 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2023272
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  24. 24
    Stay Dead2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  25. 25
    When We Go Missing2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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  26. 26
    In the Blood2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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April Henry books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Claire Montrose in order

4 books
  1. 1. Circles of Confusion
  2. 2. Square in the Face
  3. 3. Heart-Shaped Box
  4. 4. Buried Diamonds

Girl, Stolen in order

2 books
  1. 1. Girl, Stolen
  2. 2. Count All Her Bones

Point Last Seen in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Body in the Woods
  2. 2. Blood Will Tell

Triple Threat in order

2 books
  1. 3. Heart of Ice
  2. 4. Eyes of Justice

Standalone books

16 books

16 April Henry titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read April Henry books in order?

You only need to read April Henry books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with April Henry

Start with Circles of Confusion (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest April Henry book?

In the Blood (2026) is the newest April Henry book released so far.

Is there a new April Henry book coming?

No next April Henry book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

April Henry at a glance

Still publishing
April Henry published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
April Henry books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,735 pages across the 14 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 252 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most April Henry books, 11 of 26, were published in the 2010s.

What the April Henry books are about

17 of the 26 April Henry books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 11 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.