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J.R. Rain Books in Order

J.R. Rain has written 219 books, published between 2006 and 2026. The first book is Ararat (2006) and the newest is Gladiator Moon (2026). 5 more titles are announced, the first of them Dead Mom Walking (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
219 + 5 announced
Published
2006–2026
Confirmed
42 of 224 titles
Pages on record
11,788 in 55 of 224 books
See all 224 books in order Printable J.R. Rain checklistNext: Dead Mom Walking (2027)

J.R. Rain has 224 books in the catalogue, from Ararat (2006) to Gladiator Moon (2026), with Dead Mom Walking due in 2027. Series include Vampire For Hire, Samantha Moon Short Stories/Novellas, Jim Knighthorse, Alexis Silver, Spinoza, Zeb Clemens, PSI and the Watson Files. Subjects on file include vampires, private investigators, murder and Orange County, California. Moon Dance and The Body Departed are both dated 2009, and the 2010s were the busiest decade.

Jim Knighthorse is a private investigator who tracks missing persons, uncovers conspiracies and confronts matters from his own past in the course of his cases.

How many J.R. Rain books are there?

J.R. Rain has 219 published books, released between 2006 and 2026. They include 30 series and 35 titles listed outside any series. 5 more are announced, starting with Dead Mom Walking (2027).

J.R. Rain Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 224 J.R. Rain 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 Ararat by J.R. Rain (2006)
  2. Cover of Moon Dance by J.R. Rain, book 1 of the Vampire For Hire series (2009)
  3. Cover of The Body Departed by J.R. Rain, book 1 of the Rain Collective series (2009)
  4. Cover of The Santa Call and Other Stories by J.R. Rain (2009)
  5. Cover of Ghost College, book 1 of the Ghost Files series (2011)
  6. Cover of Halloween Moon and Other Stories by J.R. Rain (2012)
  7. Cover of Vampire Games by J.R. Rain, book 7 of the Vampire For Hire series (2012)
  8. Cover of Zombie Patrol by J.R. Rain, book 1 of the Walking Plague Trilogy (2013)
  9. Cover of See No Evil by J.R. Rain, book 2 of the PSI series (2014)
  10. Cover of Flight 12 by J.R. Rain, book 3 of the PSI series (2015)
  11. Cover of Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Shakespeare by J.R. Rain, book 1 of the Watson Files series (2016)
  12. Cover of Vampire Fire by J.R. Rain, book 13 of the Vampire For Hire series (2016)
  13. Cover of Ice Wolf by J.R. Rain (2016)
  14. Cover of Convergence by J.R. Rain, book 1 of the Winter Solstice series (2017)
  15. Cover of New Moon Rising by J.R. Rain, book 1 of the Samantha Moon Origins series (2017)
  16. Cover of The Devil's Eye by J.R. Rain, book 1 of the Maddy Wimsey series (2017)
  17. Cover of Sherlock Holmes and the Lost Da Vinci by J.R. Rain, book 2 of the Watson Files series (2017)
  18. Cover of Dark Rain by J.R. Rain (2017)
  19. Cover of Moonlight & Monsters by J.R. Rain (2017)
  20. Cover of Midnight Moon by J.R. Rain, book 14 of the Vampire For Hire series (2017)
  21. Cover of My Big Fat Accidental Superheroine Wedding by J.R. Rain, book 2 of the Accidental Superheroine series (2018)
  22. Cover of The Drifting Gloom by J.R. Rain, book 2 of the Maddy Wimsey series (2018)
  23. Cover of Moon Bayou (Samantha Moon Case Files 1) by J.R. Rain (2018)
  24. Cover of Broken Ice by J.R. Rain, book 1 of the Immortal Operative series (2019)
  1. 1
    Ararat2006 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006240
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  2. 2
    Moon DanceVampire For Hire #12009 · 254 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009254
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  3. 3
    The Body DepartedRain Collective #12009 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009192
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  4. 5
    Dark HorseJim Knighthorse #12010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 6
    The Vampire with the Dragon TattooSpinoza #12010 · 122 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010122
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  6. 7
    Elvis Has Not Left the BuildingRain Collective #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  7. 8
    Lost Eden2010 · 136 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010136
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  8. 10
    The Mummy CaseJim Knighthorse #22010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 11
    Vampire MoonVampire For Hire #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  10. 12
    Cursed2010 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010222
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  11. 13
    The Lost ArkRain Collective #32010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  12. 15
    Aladdin RelightedReturn Of Aladdin #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  13. 16
    ArthurGrail Quest #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  14. 17
    Bad BloodSpider #12011 · 148 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011148
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  15. 18
    Deep Sea DangerYour Choice Gamebooks #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  16. 19
    Ghost CollegeGhost Files #12011 · 137 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011137
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  17. 20
    The Mystery of the Walking StatueRobot Twins #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  18. 21
    The Secret of the SphinxKidQuest Adventures #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  19. 22
    Aladdin Sins BadReturn Of Aladdin #22011 · 198 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011198
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  20. 23
    The Legend of Eagle Eye MountainYour Choice Gamebooks #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 24
    The Vampire Who Played DeadSpinoza #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  22. 25
    American VampireVampire For Hire #32011 · 306 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011306
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  23. 26
    Hail MaryJim Knighthorse #32011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  24. 27
    Playoff PressureYour Choice Gamebooks #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 28
    Moon ChildVampire For Hire #42011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 29
    The Vampire Club2011 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011248
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  27. 30
    Christmas MoonVampire For Hire #52011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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J.R. Rain 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.

Vampire For Hire in order

46 books
  1. 1. Moon Dance
  2. 1. Vampire for Hire: The Complete Short Story Collection
  3. 2. Vampire Moon
  4. 3. American Vampire
  5. 4. Moon Child
  6. 5. Christmas Moon
  7. 6. Vampire Dawn
  8. 7. Vampire Games
  9. 8. Moon Island
  10. 9. Moon River
  11. 10. Vampire Sun
  12. 11. Moon Dragon
  13. and 34 more in the table above

Samantha Moon Short Stories/Novellas

24 books

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

Rain Collective in order

9 books
  1. 1. The Body Departed
  2. 2. Elvis Has Not Left the Building
  3. 3. The Lost Ark
  4. 4. Silent Echo
  5. 5. Winter Wind
  6. 6. All the Way Back Home
  7. 7. The Pale Cold Light
  8. 8. The Grail Quest
  9. 9. Killer Whale

Alexis Silver in order

9 books
  1. 1. Silver Light
  2. 2. Deep Silver
  3. 3. Silver Quarrel
  4. 4. Silver Crucible
  5. 5. Silver Heart
  6. 6. Silver Kingdom
  7. 7. Silver Collector
  8. 8. Silver Lake
  9. 9. Silver War

Jim Knighthorse in order

8 books
  1. 1. Dark Horse
  2. 2. The Mummy Case
  3. 3. Hail Mary
  4. 4. Clean Slate
  5. 5. Easy Rider
  6. 6. Night Run
  7. 7. Nightmare-by-the-Sea
  8. 8. Night Watch

Samantha Moon Adventures / Moon Vacation in order

8 books
  1. 1. Banshee Moon
  2. 2. Moon Monster
  3. 3. Moon Ripper
  4. 4. Witch Moon
  5. 5. Moon Goddess
  6. 6. Moon Blaze
  7. 7. Golem Moon
  8. 8. Moon Maidens

Latin Moon in order

6 books
  1. 1. Incan Moon
  2. 2. Xibalba Moon
  3. 3. Golden Moon
  4. 4. Nazca Moon
  5. 5. Easter Moon
  6. 6. Amazon Moon

Witches in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Witch and the Gentleman
  2. 2. The Witch and the Englishman
  3. 3. The Witch and the Huntsman
  4. 4. The Witch and the Wolfman
  5. 5. The Witch and the Hangman

Zeb Clemens in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Beast of Devil's Creek
  2. 2. Wanted: Undead or Alive
  3. 3. The Witch of Silver Mesa
  4. 4. Ghost Train of Eagle’s Pass
  5. 5. The Legend of the Lost Dutchman's Goldmine

Spinoza in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Vampire with the Dragon Tattoo
  2. 2. The Vampire Who Played Dead
  3. 3. The Vampire in the Iron Mask
  4. 4. The Vampire on the Train

Dead Detective in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Dead Detective
  2. 2. Ghosts of Christmas Present
  3. 3. Deadbeat Dad
  4. 4. Dead Mom Walking

Watson Files in order

4 books
  1. 1. Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Shakespeare
  2. 2. Sherlock Holmes and the Lost Da Vinci
  3. 3. Sherlock Holmes and the Werewolf of West End
  4. 4. Sherlock Holmes and the Vampire's Kiss

Winter Solstice in order

4 books
  1. 1. Convergence
  2. 2. Containment
  3. 3. Catalyst
  4. 4. Catacombs

Samantha Moon Origins in order

4 books
  1. 1. New Moon Rising
  2. 2. Moon Mourning
  3. 3. Haunted Moon
  4. 4. Egyptian Moon: A Paranormal Mystery Novel

Maddy Wimsey in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Devil's Eye
  2. 2. The Drifting Gloom
  3. 3. Dark Mercy
  4. 4. Primal Wrath

Mickey Friday in order

4 books
  1. 1. Wolf City
  2. 2. Wolf Country
  3. 3. Wolf Nation
  4. 4. Wolf World

PSI in order

4 books
  1. 2. See No Evil
  2. 3. Flight 12
  3. 4. Speak No Evil
  4. 5. Touch No Evil

Spider in order

3 books
  1. 1. Bad Blood
  2. 2. Spider Web
  3. 3. Spider Bite

Your Choice Gamebooks in order

3 books
  1. 1. Deep Sea Danger
  2. 2. The Legend of Eagle Eye Mountain
  3. 3. Playoff Pressure

Return Of Aladdin in order

3 books
  1. 1. Aladdin Relighted
  2. 2. Aladdin Sins Bad
  3. 3. Aladdin and the Flying Dutchman

Nick Caine in order

3 books
  1. 1. Temple of the Jaguar
  2. 2. Treasure of the Deep
  3. 3. Pyramid of the gods

Walking Plague Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Zombie Patrol
  2. 2. Zombie Rage
  3. 3. Zombie Mountain

Samantha Moon Case Files in order

3 books
  1. 1. Moon Bayou
  2. 2. Blood Moon
  3. 3. Parallel Moon

Accidental Superheroine in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Accidental Superheroine
  2. 2. My Big Fat Accidental Superheroine Wedding
  3. 3. Accidental No More

Four Elements in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Elementalist
  2. 2. The Black Rose
  3. 3. The Wakefield Curse

Robot Twins in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Mystery of the Walking Statue
  2. 2. The Secret of Stonehead Island

KidQuest Adventures in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Secret of the Sphinx
  2. 2. The Treasure of Oak Island

Major Quatermain in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Spear
  2. 2. Major Quatermain and the Garden of Eden

Immortal Operative in order

2 books
  1. 1. Broken Ice
  2. 2. Broken Wing

Gabriel Files in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Soul Taker
  2. 2. The Ghost Maker

Grail Quest in order

1 book
  1. 1. Arthur

Ghost Files in order

1 book
  1. 1. Ghost College

Lindsey Aeon FBI Mystery Thriller in order

1 book
  1. 1. Fountain of Lies

Standalone books

35 books

35 J.R. Rain titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read J.R. Rain books in order?

You only need to read J.R. Rain books in order within each series: the books listed here span 30 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with J.R. Rain

Start with Ararat (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest J.R. Rain book?

Gladiator Moon (2026) is the newest J.R. Rain book released so far.

Is there a new J.R. Rain book coming?

Yes. Dead Mom Walking (2027) is the next J.R. Rain book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

J.R. Rain at a glance

Still publishing
J.R. Rain is still publishing. Dead Mom Walking is announced for 2027.
Release pace
J.R. Rain books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
11,788 pages across the 55 of 224 books with a recorded length, a median of 208 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most J.R. Rain books, 122 of 224, were published in the 2010s.

What the J.R. Rain books are about

10 of the 224 J.R. Rain books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 5 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.