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Chris Carter Books in Order

Chris Carter has written 16 books, published between 1996 and 2026. The first book is Trust No One (1996) and the newest is Hide and Seek (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 14 of the 16 books listed here are in the Robert Hunter series, which has its own page: Robert Hunter books in order.

Books
16
Published
1996–2026
Confirmed
15 of 16 titles
Pages on record
4,085 in 9 of 16 books
Reading time
68–102 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,085 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

See all 16 books in order Printable Chris Carter checklist

Chris Carter is catalogued as the author of the Robert Hunter series, with police procedurals, serial murder investigation and Los Angeles among the recorded subjects. Catalogued titles include The Crucifix Killer (2009), The Executioner (2010), The Night Stalker (2011), The Death Sculptor (2012), One by One (2013), An Evil Mind (2014), I am Death (2015) and The Caller (2017). Hide and Seek (2026) is the newest title, and the catalogue is ongoing. Carter's standalone novels are listed alongside the series, and the books have a median length of 480 pages.

How many Chris Carter books are there?

Chris Carter has 16 books, released between 1996 and 2026. 14 of them belong to the Robert Hunter series.

Chris Carter Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Chris Carter books in the order they were released, 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 Trust No One, book 2 of the X-Files Non-Fiction series (1996)
  2. Cover of The Crucifix Killer by Chris Carter, book 1 of the Robert Hunter series (2009)
  3. Cover of The Executioner by Chris Carter, book 2 of the Robert Hunter series (2010)
  4. Cover of The Night Stalker by Chris Carter, book 3 of the Robert Hunter series (2011)
  5. Cover of The Death Sculptor by Chris Carter, book 4 of the Robert Hunter series (2012)
  6. Cover of One by One by Chris Carter, book 6 of the Robert Hunter series (2013)
  7. Cover of I am Death by Chris Carter, book 8 of the Robert Hunter series (2015)
  8. Cover of The Caller by Chris Carter, book 9 of the Robert Hunter series (2017)
  1. 1
    Trust No OneX-Files Non-Fiction #21996 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996262
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  2. 2
    The Crucifix KillerRobert Hunter #12009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The ExecutionerRobert Hunter #22010 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010480
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  4. 4
    The Night StalkerRobert Hunter #32011 · 454 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011454
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  5. 5
    The Death SculptorRobert Hunter #42012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The HunterRobert Hunter #52013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    One by OneRobert Hunter #62013 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013512
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    An Evil MindRobert Hunter #72014 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014496
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    I am DeathRobert Hunter #82015 · 419 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015419
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The CallerRobert Hunter #92017 · 470 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017470
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 12
    Hunting EvilRobert Hunter #112019 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019496
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 13
    Written in BloodRobert Hunter #122020 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020496
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 14
    GenesisRobert Hunter #132022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 15
    The Death WatcherRobert Hunter #142024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 16
    Hide and SeekChris Carter Standalone Novels #12026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Chris Carter series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Chris Carter 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.

Chris Carter Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

X-Files Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Chris Carter Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Chris Carter books run from Trust No One (1996) to Hide and Seek (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Chris Carter in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Chris Carter books in order?

You only need to read Chris Carter books in order within the Robert Hunter series, which holds 14 of the 16 Chris Carter books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

What order should you read Chris Carter books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with The Crucifix Killer (2009), the first Robert Hunter book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Trust No One (1996).

What is the newest Chris Carter book?

Hide and Seek (2026) is the newest Chris Carter book released so far.

Is there a new Chris Carter book coming?

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

Chris Carter at a glance

Still publishing
Chris Carter published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Chris Carter books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,085 pages across the 9 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 480 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Chris Carter books, 10 of 16, were published in the 2010s.

What the Chris Carter books are about

12 of the 16 Chris Carter books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: los angeles (calif.) is tagged on 7 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.