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Christopher Fowler Books in Order

84 books are credited to Christopher Fowler, published between 1984 and 2026; 5 of them appeared after Christopher Fowler's death in 2023. The first book is The Bureau of Lost Souls (1984) and the newest is Best Horror of the Year, Volume Eighteen (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
84
Published
1984–2026
Confirmed
84 of 84 titles
Pages on record
17,968 in 51 of 84 books
Reading time
299–449 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 17,968 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 51 of 84 titles with a page count on record.

See all 84 books in order Printable Christopher Fowler checklist

Horror and crime share Christopher Fowler's catalogue, most of it set in London. Arthur Bryant and his partner in the Peculiar Crimes Unit head the main series of police procedurals, with short story collections, graphic novels, non-fiction and the Best Horror of the Year anthologies beside it. Eighty-four catalogued titles run from The Bureau of Lost Souls (1984) through Roofworld (1988) to a Best Horror of the Year volume dated 2026.

How many Christopher Fowler books are there?

Christopher Fowler has 84 books, released between 1984 and 2026. 5 of them were published after Christopher Fowler's death in 2023. They include 7 separate series.

Christopher Fowler Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 84 Christopher Fowler 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 The Bureau of Lost Souls by Christopher Fowler, book 1 of the Christopher Fowler Short Story series (1984)
  2. Cover of How to Impersonate Famous People by Christopher Fowler, book 1 of the Christopher Fowler Non-Fiction series (1985)
  3. Cover of Ultimate Party Book by Christopher Fowler, book 2 of the Christopher Fowler Non-Fiction series (1985)
  4. Cover of Roofworld by Christopher Fowler, book 1 of the Christopher Fowler Standalone Novels series (1988)
  5. Cover of Flesh Wounds by Christopher Fowler, book 4 of the Christopher Fowler Short Story series (1989)
  6. Cover of Spanky by Christopher Fowler, book 5 of the Christopher Fowler Standalone Novels series (1994)
  7. Cover of Menz Insana by Christopher Fowler, book 1 of the Christopher Fowler Graphic Novels series (1997)
  8. Cover of Disturbia by Christopher Fowler, book 7 of the Christopher Fowler Standalone Novels series (1997)
  9. Cover of Personal Demons by Christopher Fowler, book 6 of the Christopher Fowler Short Story series (1998)
  10. Cover of Soho Black by Christopher Fowler, book 8 of the Christopher Fowler Standalone Novels series (1998)
  11. Cover of Calabash by Christopher Fowler, book 9 of the Christopher Fowler Standalone Novels series (2000)
  12. Cover of The Devil in Me by Christopher Fowler, book 8 of the Christopher Fowler Short Story series (2001)
  13. Cover of Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler, book 1 of the Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit series (2003)
  14. Cover of American Waitress by Christopher Fowler, book 3 of the Christopher Fowler Short Stories/Novellas series (2003)
  15. Cover of The Water Room by Christopher Fowler, book 2 of the Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit series (2004)
  16. Cover of Breathe by Christopher Fowler, book 11 of the Christopher Fowler Standalone Novels series (2004)
  17. Cover of Seventy-Seven Clocks by Christopher Fowler, book 3 of the Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit series (2005)
  18. Cover of Ten Second Staircase by Christopher Fowler, book 4 of the Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit series (2006)
  19. Cover of The Spider Kiss by Christopher Fowler, book 4 of the Christopher Fowler Short Stories/Novellas series (2007)
  20. Cover of White Corridor by Christopher Fowler, book 5 of the Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit series (2007)
  21. Cover of The Victoria Vanishes by Christopher Fowler, book 6 of the Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit series (2008)
  22. Cover of The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One by Christopher Fowler, book 1 of the Best Horror of the Year series (2009)
  23. Cover of The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two by Christopher Fowler, book 2 of the Best Horror of the Year series (2009)
  24. Cover of Paperboy by Christopher Fowler, book 3 of the Christopher Fowler Non-Fiction series (2009)
  1. 1
    The Bureau of Lost SoulsChristopher Fowler Short Story #11984 · confirmed 3/4
    1984–
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  2. 2
    How to Impersonate Famous PeopleChristopher Fowler Non-Fiction #11985 · 85 pages · confirmed 3/4
    198585
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  3. 3
    Ultimate Party BookChristopher Fowler Non-Fiction #21985 · 158 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985158
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  4. 4
    City JittersChristopher Fowler Short Story #21986 · confirmed 3/4
    1986–
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  5. 5
    RoofworldChristopher Fowler Standalone Novels #11988 · 308 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988308
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  6. 6
    More City JittersChristopher Fowler Short Story #31988 · confirmed 3/4
    1988–
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  7. 7
    Flesh WoundsChristopher Fowler Short Story #41989 · 275 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989275
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  8. 8
    RuneChristopher Fowler Standalone Novels #21990 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990384
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  9. 9
    Red BrideChristopher Fowler Standalone Novels #31992 · confirmed 3/4
    1992–
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  10. 10
    Sharper KnivesChristopher Fowler Short Story #51992 · confirmed 3/4
    1992–
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  11. 11
    Darkest DayChristopher Fowler Standalone Novels #41993 · 570 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993570
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  12. 12
    SpankyChristopher Fowler Standalone Novels #51994 · 338 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994338
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  13. 13
    PsychovilleChristopher Fowler Standalone Novels #61995 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995432
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  14. 14
    Menz InsanaChristopher Fowler Graphic Novels #11997 · 64 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199764
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  15. 15
    Wage SlavesChristopher Fowler Short Stories/Novellas #11997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997–
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  16. 16
    DisturbiaChristopher Fowler Standalone Novels #71997 · 342 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997342
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  17. 17
    Personal DemonsChristopher Fowler Short Story #61998 · 308 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998308
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  18. 18
    Soho BlackChristopher Fowler Standalone Novels #81998 · 378 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998378
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  19. 19
    UncutChristopher Fowler Short Story #71999 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999416
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  20. 20
    CalabashChristopher Fowler Standalone Novels #92000 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000352
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  21. 21
    The Devil in MeChristopher Fowler Short Story #82001 · 246 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001246
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  22. 22
    The Green ManChristopher Fowler Short Stories/Novellas #22002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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  23. 23
    Full Dark HouseBryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit #12003 · 356 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003356
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  24. 24
    American WaitressChristopher Fowler Short Stories/Novellas #32003 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003256
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  25. 25
    PlasticChristopher Fowler Standalone Novels #102003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  26. 26
    The Water RoomBryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit #22004 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004512
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  27. 27
    BreatheChristopher Fowler Standalone Novels #112004 · 112 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004112
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  28. 28
    Seventy-Seven ClocksBryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit #32005 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005448
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  29. 29
    Ten Second StaircaseBryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit #42006 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006496
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  30. 30
    The Spider KissChristopher Fowler Short Stories/Novellas #42007 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007296
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Christopher Fowler series and characters in order

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Christopher Fowler books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit in order

21 books
  1. 1. Full Dark House
  2. 2. The Water Room
  3. 3. Seventy-Seven Clocks
  4. 4. Ten Second Staircase
  5. 5. White Corridor
  6. 6. The Victoria Vanishes
  7. 7. Bryant & May on the Loose
  8. 8. Off the Rails
  9. 9. The Memory of Blood / Bryant & May and the Memory of Blood
  10. 10. Bryant & May's Mystery Tour
  11. 11. The Invisible Code
  12. 12. The Bleeding Heart
  13. and 9 more in the table above

Best Horror of the Year in order

19 books
  1. 1. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
  2. 2. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
  3. 3. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
  4. 4. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
  5. 5. The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
  6. 6. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
  7. 7. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
  8. 8. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
  9. 9. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
  10. 10. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
  11. 11. The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
  12. 12. The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
  13. and 7 more in the table above

Christopher Fowler Standalone Novels

17 books

17 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Christopher Fowler Short Story

9 books

9 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Christopher Fowler Non-Fiction

6 books

6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Christopher Fowler Short Stories/Novellas

6 books

6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Christopher Fowler Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 1. Menz Insana

Hellion in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Curse of Snakes

Bryant & May Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Casebook of Bryant & May: The Soho Devil

Bryant & May Companion in order

1 book
  1. 1. Peculiar London

Bryant & May books in order

1 book by Christopher Fowler
  1. 7. Bryant & May and the Nameless Woman

Bibliomysteries in order

1 book
  1. 28. Reconciliation Day

Do you have to read Christopher Fowler books in order?

You only need to read Christopher Fowler books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Christopher Fowler

Start with Full Dark House (2003), the first Bryant & May book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Bureau of Lost Souls (1984).

What is the newest Christopher Fowler book?

Best Horror of the Year, Volume Eighteen (2026) is the newest Christopher Fowler book released so far.

Is there a new Christopher Fowler book coming?

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

Awards Christopher Fowler has won

Wikidata records 6 awards and 11 nominations for Christopher Fowler. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Dagger in the Library2015Won
  • British Fantasy Award for Best Collection2008Wonfor Old Devil Moon
  • British Fantasy Award for Best Novella2005Wonfor Breathe
  • August Derleth Award2004Wonfor Full Dark House
  • British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction2004Wonfor American Waitress
  • British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction1998Wonfor Wage Slaves
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction2011Shortlistedfor Beautiful Men
  • Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection2011Shortlistedfor Red Gloves, Volume I & II
  • August Derleth Award2009Shortlistedfor The Victoria Vanishes
  • Dilys Award2009Shortlisted
  • British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction2008Shortlistedfor The Spider Kiss
  • Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection2007Shortlistedfor Old Devil Moon

Christopher Fowler at a glance

Died
Christopher Fowler died in 2023, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Christopher Fowler are still being published after Christopher Fowler's death in 2023; the newest appeared in 2026.
Release pace
Christopher Fowler books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
17,968 pages across the 51 of 84 books with a recorded length, a median of 360 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Christopher Fowler books, 36 of 84, were published in the 2010s.

What the Christopher Fowler books are about

53 of the 84 Christopher Fowler books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: horror is tagged on 10 of 53. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.