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J. Todd Scott Books in Order

J. Todd Scott has written 7 books, published between 2016 and 2025. The first book is The Far Empty (2016) and the newest is Scar the Sky (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
7
Published
2016–2025
Pages on record
1,810 in 4 of 7 books
Reading time
30–45 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,810 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 7 titles with a page count on record.

See all 7 books in order Printable J. Todd Scott checklist

J. Todd Scott writes crime novels set largely in Texas, with sheriffs, missing persons and motorcycle gangs as recurring material. The Chris Cherry series opens the catalogue with The Far Empty (2016). Seven books are catalogued in all, through High White Sun (2018), Lost River (2020) and The Flock (2022) to Scar the Sky (2025), at a median length of 456 pages.

How many J. Todd Scott books are there?

J. Todd Scott has 7 books, released between 2016 and 2025. 3 of them belong to the Chris Cherry series.

J. Todd Scott Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 7 J. Todd Scott 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. 1
    The Far EmptyChris Cherry #12016 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016432
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  2. 2
    High White SunChris Cherry #22018 · 466 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018466
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  3. 3
    This Side of NightChris Cherry #32019 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019464
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  4. 4
    Lost River2020 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020448
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Flock2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  6. 6
    Call the Dark2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  7. 7
    Scar the Sky2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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J. Todd Scott 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.

Chris Cherry in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Far Empty
  2. 2. High White Sun
  3. 3. This Side of Night

Standalone books

4 books

4 J. Todd Scott titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read J. Todd Scott books in order?

You only need to read J. Todd Scott books in order within the Chris Cherry series, which holds 3 of the 7 J. Todd Scott books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with J. Todd Scott

Start with The Far Empty (2016), the earliest published title.

What is the newest J. Todd Scott book?

Scar the Sky (2025) is the newest J. Todd Scott book released so far.

Is there a new J. Todd Scott book coming?

No next J. Todd Scott book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

J. Todd Scott at a glance

Still publishing
J. Todd Scott published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
J. Todd Scott books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,810 pages across the 4 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 456 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most J. Todd Scott books, 4 of 7, were published in the 2020s.

What the J. Todd Scott books are about

4 of the 7 J. Todd Scott books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american literature is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.