Gillian Flynn Books in Order
Gillian Flynn has written 4 books, published between 2006 and 2014. The first book is Sharp Objects (2006) and the newest is The Grownup (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2006–2014
- Confirmed
- 4 of 4 titles
- Pages on record
- 834 in 3 of 4 books
- Reading time
- 14–21 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 834 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 4 titles with a page count on record.
Gillian Flynn's catalogue is short: four titles, Sharp Objects (2006), Dark Places (2009), Gone Girl (2012) and The Grownup (2014). Thriller and suspense describe all of them, with women journalists, Missouri, families and the children of murder victims in the subject tags. No series links the books, and no newer title is dated.
How many Gillian Flynn books are there?
Gillian Flynn has 4 books, released between 2006 and 2014.
Gillian Flynn Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 4 Gillian Flynn 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.
- 12006–4/4
- 220093493/4
- 320124224/4
- 42014634/4
Gillian Flynn 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.
Gillian Flynn Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Gillian Flynn Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Gillian Flynn Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Gillian Flynn books run from Sharp Objects (2006) to The Grownup (2014), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Gillian Flynn in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Gillian Flynn books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 4 Gillian Flynn books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Gillian Flynn
Start with Sharp Objects (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gillian Flynn book?
The Grownup (2014) is the newest Gillian Flynn book released so far.
Is there a new Gillian Flynn book coming?
No next Gillian Flynn 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 Gillian Flynn has won
Wikidata records 3 awards and 3 nominations for Gillian Flynn. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Grand prix des lectrices de Elle, catégorie policier2013Won
- CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger2007Wonfor Sharp Objects
- CWA New Blood Dagger2007Wonfor Sharp Objects
- CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger2009Shortlistedfor Dark Places
- CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger2007Shortlistedfor Sharp Objects
- CWA New Blood Dagger2007Shortlistedfor Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Gillian Flynn title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Gillian Flynn books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 834 pages across the 3 of 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 349 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gillian Flynn books, 2 of 4, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 3 of the 4 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Gillian Flynn books are about
All 4 Gillian Flynn books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crimes against is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Crimes against 2 of 4 books
- Thrillers 2 of 4 books
- Brothers and sisters 1 of 4 books
- Children of murder victims 1 of 4 books
- Family life 1 of 4 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 4 books
- Suspense 1 of 4 books
- Fraud 1 of 4 books
- Ghosts 1 of 4 books