Daniel Hecht Books in Order
Daniel Hecht has written 8 books, published between 1998 and 2023. The first book is Skull Session (1998) and the newest is The Body Below (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1998–2023
- Pages on record
- 2,566 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 43–64 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,566 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Daniel Hecht, born in 1950, is an American author, environmentalist and nonprofit development consultant. Eight Hecht novels are catalogued between 1998 and 2023, published in 13 languages and more than 100 editions worldwide. Skull Session (1998) comes first, followed by The Babel Effect (2000), Puppets (2001), City of Masks (2003), Land Of Echoes (2004), Bones of the Barbary Coast (2006), On Brassard's Farm (2018) and The Body Below (2023). One series is attached to the catalogue, Cree Black. Subjects recorded include psychological suspense, violent crimes, kidnapping, conspiracies, epidemics and Tourette syndrome.
How many Daniel Hecht books are there?
Daniel Hecht has 8 books, released between 1998 and 2023. 3 of them belong to the Cree Black series.
Daniel Hecht Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Daniel Hecht 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.
- 1Skull Session1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 2The Babel Effect2000 · 438 pages · confirmed 1/420004381/4
- 3Puppets2001 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420014001/4
- 420034641/4
- 520044641/4
- 620064251/4
- 7On Brassard's Farm2018 · 375 pages · confirmed 1/420183751/4
- 8The Body Below2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Daniel Hecht 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.
Cree Black in order
3 booksStandalone books
5 books5 Daniel Hecht titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Daniel Hecht books in order?
You only need to read Daniel Hecht books in order within the Cree Black series, which holds 3 of the 8 Daniel Hecht books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Daniel Hecht
Start with Skull Session (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Daniel Hecht book?
The Body Below (2023) is the newest Daniel Hecht book released so far.
Is there a new Daniel Hecht book coming?
No next Daniel Hecht book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Daniel Hecht at a glance
- Paused
- No new Daniel Hecht title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Daniel Hecht books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 2,566 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Daniel Hecht books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2000s.