David H. Fears Books in Order
David H. Fears has written 49 books, published between 2010 and 2018. The first book is Dark Quarry (2010) and the newest is Quentin's Redemption (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 49
- Published
- 2010–2018
- Pages on record
- 3,850 in 17 of 49 books
David H. Fears wrote hard-boiled mysteries. Mike Angel is the recurring private detective, and the Dark titles carry that series: Dark Quarry, Dark Blonde, Dark Idol, Dark Lake, Dark Moon and Dark Poison. 49 catalogued books run from Dark Quarry (2010) to Quentin's Redemption (2018), the Quentin Romance books forming the second series. Chicago, New York and New Jersey supply the settings. The median book runs 228 pages.
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How many David H. Fears books are there?
David H. Fears has 49 books, released between 2010 and 2018. They include 2 series and 26 titles listed outside any series.
David H. Fears Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 49 David H. Fears 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 October 2026.
- 120102401/4
- 2Pretty Boy Floyd, We Need You Now2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 3The Hermit's Last Wish and Other Stories2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 444 Collected Stories of David H Fears2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 52011–1/4
- 6Pretend I am Her, or Our Open Marriage2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 720112721/4
- 8Sadeq's Chess Sacrifice2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 9The Immortal Ipetlatah and Other Stories2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 1020112381/4
- 11Drug Store Venus & 4 Other Erotic Stories2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 12The Stamp of Guilt2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 1320112541/4
- 14The Mysterious O Letters2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 1520112261/4
- 16General Delivery, Back from 'Nam2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 17My Brother's Keeper2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 18Thornton's Apprentice2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 19You Can't Help What You Think2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 2020122461/4
- 212012–1/4
- 22Why Can't We Live in the Country?2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 23Tree House2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 24The Seduction of Quentin2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 25Treasure on Hope Mountain2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 26Joanna's Ghost2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 27The Cruelest Game2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 28Ice Woman2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 29Heaven from the Top of a Cherry Tree2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 30The Woman in 3A2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 31Auditing the Class2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 32Sand Rhymes2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 33Revival or The Lazarus Dog2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 34Self-Edit Your Novel2014 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420141281/4
- 3520142361/4
- 3620142381/4
- 372014–1/4
- 3820152281/4
- 3920152261/4
- 4020152341/4
- 412015–1/4
- 4220162041/4
- 432016–1/4
- 4420162161/4
- 452017–1/4
- 4620172241/4
- 4720172261/4
- 4820182141/4
- 492018–1/4
David H. Fears 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.
Mike Angel Mystery in order
20 books- 1. Dark Quarry
- 2. Dark Lake
- 3. Dark Blonde
- 4. Dark Poison
- 5. Dark Idol
- 6. Dark Moon
- 7. Dark Fantasy
- 8. Dark Conspiracy
- 9. Dark Red
- 10. Dark Eyes
- 11. Dark Union
- 12. Dark Drama
- and 8 more in the table above
Quentin Romance in order
3 booksStandalone books
26 books26 David H. Fears titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David H. Fears books in order?
You only need to read David H. Fears books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with David H. Fears
Start with Dark Quarry (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest David H. Fears book?
Quentin's Redemption (2018) is the newest David H. Fears book released so far.
Is there a new David H. Fears book coming?
No next David H. Fears book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
David H. Fears at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest David H. Fears title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- David H. Fears books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,850 pages across the 17 of 49 books with a recorded length, a median of 228 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David H. Fears books, 49 of 49, were published in the 2010s.
What the David H. Fears books are about
5 of the 49 David H. Fears books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: chicago (ill.) is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Chicago (Ill.) 2 of 5 books
- Crime 2 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective, hard-boiled 2 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 2 of 5 books
- Erotica 1 of 5 books
- Missing persons 1 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 1 of 5 books
- New Jersey 1 of 5 books
- New Orleans (La.) 1 of 5 books
- New York (N.Y.) 1 of 5 books
- Oregon 1 of 5 books