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H.D. Carlton Books in Order

H.D. Carlton has written 11 books, published between 2018 and 2026. The first book is Hollow (2018) and the newest is My Dreadful Darling (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2018–2026
Confirmed
5 of 11 titles
Pages on record
911 in 2 of 11 books
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Dark romance crossed with horror and suspense describes H.D. Carlton's work, where vengeance, sirens and dystopian settings recur. Carlton writes in short sets: the Cat and Mouse books, the Zero Saga and the Hollow Graves Duet. Eleven catalogued titles run from Hollow (2018) through Haunting Adeline (2021) and Hunting Adeline (2022) to My Dreadful Darling, and Carlton is still publishing.

How many H.D. Carlton books are there?

H.D. Carlton has 11 books, released between 2018 and 2026. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

H.D. Carlton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 H.D. Carlton 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 Hollow by H.D. Carlton, book 1 of the Zero Saga (2018)
  2. Cover of Untainted by H.D. Carlton, book 2 of the Zero Saga (2019)
  3. Cover of Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton (2022)
  1. 1
    HollowZero Saga #12018 · 424 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018424
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  2. 2
    UntaintedZero Saga #22019 · 487 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019487
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  3. 3
    Satan's AffairCat and Mouse #12021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  4. 4
    Shallow River2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  5. 5
    Haunting AdelineCat and Mouse #22021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  6. 6
    Haunting Adeline Bonus SceneCat and Mouse #32021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  7. 7
    Does It Hurt?2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  8. 8
    Hunting AdelineCat and Mouse #42022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  9. 9
    Where's MollyCat and Mouse #52024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  10. 10
    PhantomCat and Mouse #62025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  11. 11
    My Dreadful DarlingHollow Graves Duet #12026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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H.D. Carlton 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.

Cat and Mouse in order

6 books
  1. 1. Satan's Affair
  2. 2. Haunting Adeline
  3. 3. Haunting Adeline Bonus Scene
  4. 4. Hunting Adeline
  5. 5. Where's Molly
  6. 6. Phantom

Zero Saga in order

2 books
  1. 1. Hollow
  2. 2. Untainted

Hollow Graves Duet in order

1 book
  1. 1. My Dreadful Darling

Standalone books

2 books

2 H.D. Carlton titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read H.D. Carlton books in order?

You only need to read H.D. Carlton books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read H.D. Carlton books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Hollow (2018), the earliest published title. After it come Untainted (2019), Satan's Affair (2021), Shallow River (2021), Haunting Adeline (2021), Haunting Adeline Bonus Scene (2021), Does It Hurt? (2022), Hunting Adeline (2022), Where's Molly (2024), Phantom (2025) and My Dreadful Darling (2026).

What is the newest H.D. Carlton book?

My Dreadful Darling (2026) is the newest H.D. Carlton book released so far.

Is there a new H.D. Carlton book coming?

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

H.D. Carlton at a glance

Still publishing
H.D. Carlton published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
H.D. Carlton books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
911 pages across the 2 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 456 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most H.D. Carlton books, 9 of 11, were published in the 2020s.

What the H.D. Carlton books are about

3 of the 11 H.D. Carlton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.