Jeffery Deaver Books in Order
Jeffery Deaver has written 120 books, published between 1984 and 2026. The first book is The Complete Law School Companion (1984) and the newest is The Collateral Heart (2026). One more title is announced: Freeze Frame (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 120 + 1 announced
- Published
- 1984–2026
- Confirmed
- 110 of 121 titles
- Pages on record
- 19,814 in 47 of 121 books
Jeffery Deaver, born May 6, 1950, is an American writer of mystery and crime fiction. Deaver holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a J.D. from Fordham University, and worked as a journalist and then a lawyer before turning to novels. Awards include the Crime Writers' Association Steel Dagger and Short Story Dagger, the Nero Award and three Ellery Queen Reader's Awards for Best Short Story of the Year. The catalogue counts 121 Deaver books from 1984 to The Collateral Heart (2026), with Freeze Frame due in 2027. Lincoln Rhyme, Kathryn Dance, Colter Shaw and John Pellam are recurring characters.
In Jeffery Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme series, Rhyme is a forensic detective paralyzed after an accident and confined to a specially equipped apartment. NYPD officer Amelia Sachs works as his eyes and ears at crime scenes, gathering evidence that Rhyme analyzes from home to identify suspects.
How many Jeffery Deaver books are there?
Jeffery Deaver has 120 published books, released between 1984 and 2026. They include 10 series and 2 titles listed outside any series. One more, Freeze Frame (2027), is announced.
Jeffery Deaver Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 121 Jeffery Deaver books in the order they were released, 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.
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- 31988–4/4
- 41988–4/4
- 519903244/4
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- 1319953544/4
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- 1619985324/4
- 171999–1/4
- 1819994514/4
- 1920005124/4
- 2020013524/4
- 2120015054/4
- 222002–1/4
- 2320025764/4
- 242003–3/4
- 2520035284/4
- 2620034474/4
- 272004–4/4
- 2820045424/4
- 292005–4/4
- 3020064334/4
- 312006–1/4
- 3220064164/4
- 332006–3/4
- 342007–4/4
- 3520074284/4
- 362007–4/4
- 372007–4/4
- 3820084144/4
- 392008–1/4
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- 422009–4/4
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- 442009–4/4
- 4520104144/4
- 4620104164/4
- 4720114144/4
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- 492012–4/4
- 502013–4/4
- 512013–4/4
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- 532013–4/4
- 5420133124/4
- 552014–4/4
- 5620144344/4
- 5720144824/4
- 582014–3/4
- 5920143843/4
- 60Reconciliation2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 612015–4/4
- 622015–3/4
- 63The Baker of Bleecker StreetJeffery Deaver Short Stories/Novellas #172015 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/420153203/4
- 642015–4/4
- 652016–4/4
- 6620164864/4
- 672016–1/4
- 68The Incident of 10 November (Short Story)Jeffery Deaver Short Stories/Novellas #202016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 6920174644/4
- 702017–4/4
- 712017–4/4
- 7220184344/4
- 732018–1/4
- 742018–4/4
- 7520183493/4
- 762019–4/4
- 772019–4/4
- 782019–1/4
- 792019–4/4
- 802019–4/4
- 81The Bully2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 822020–4/4
- 832020–4/4
- 8420205604/4
- 852020–4/4
- 8620203523/4
- 872020–3/4
- 882021–4/4
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- 922021–4/4
- 9320214164/4
- 9420214484/4
- 952021–4/4
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- 1102024–3/4
- 1112024–4/4
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- 1152026–3/4
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- 1182026–3/4
- 1192026–3/4
- 1202026–3/4
- 1212027–1/4
Jeffery Deaver series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Colter Shaw books in order 10 books
- Kathryn Dance books in order 4 books
- Lincoln Rhyme books in order 23 books
Jeffery Deaver books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Jeffery Deaver Short Stories/Novellas
34 books34 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lincoln Rhyme books in order
17 books by Jeffery Deaver- 1. The Bone Collector
- 2. The Coffin Dancer
- 3. The Empty Chair
- 4. The Stone Monkey
- 5. The Vanished Man
- 6. The Twelfth Card
- 7. The Cold Moon
- 8. The Broken Window
- 9. The Burning Wire
- 10. The Kill Room
- 11. The Skin Collector
- 12. The Steel Kiss
- and 5 more in the table above
Jeffery Deaver Standalone Novels
15 books15 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lincoln Rhyme Short Stories/Novellas
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Jeffery Deaver Short Story
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Unsettling in order
4 books- 1. The Intruder
- 2. Stay Tuned
- 3. Date Night
- 4. The Muse
Broken Doll in order
4 booksRune in order
3 booksJohn Pellam in order
3 booksHarold Middleton in order
3 booksSanchez & Heron in order
3 booksSpecial Agent Constant Marlowe in order
3 booksJeffery Deaver Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Hush Collection
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Bibliomysteries in order
1 bookMysterious Profiles in order
1 bookJames Bond in order
1 book- 30. Carte Blanche
Standalone books
2 books2 Jeffery Deaver titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Jeffery Deaver Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Jeffery Deaver books run from The Complete Law School Companion (1984) to The Collateral Heart (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Jeffery Deaver in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Jeffery Deaver books in order?
You only need to read Jeffery Deaver books in order within each series: the books listed here span 10 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Jeffery Deaver books in?
Read Jeffery Deaver one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Colter Shaw starts with Captivated (2019), Kathryn Dance starts with The Sleeping Doll (2007) and Lincoln Rhyme starts with The Bone Collector (1997). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Complete Law School Companion (1984).
What is the newest Jeffery Deaver book?
The Collateral Heart (2026) is the newest Jeffery Deaver book released so far.
Is there a new Jeffery Deaver book coming?
Yes. Freeze Frame (2027) is the next Jeffery Deaver 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.
Awards Jeffery Deaver has won
Wikidata records 3 awards for Jeffery Deaver. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- The Grand Master2021Won
- CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger2005Wonfor Garden of Beasts
- Nero Award1999Wonfor The Bone Collector
Printable Jeffery Deaver Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 121 books in publication order is on the Jeffery Deaver reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Jeffery Deaver at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jeffery Deaver is still publishing. Freeze Frame is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Jeffery Deaver books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 19,814 pages across the 47 of 121 books with a recorded length, a median of 419 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jeffery Deaver books, 39 of 121, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 92 of the 121 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 110 in at least three.
What the Jeffery Deaver books are about
53 of the 121 Jeffery Deaver books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 15 of 53. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Police 15 of 53 books
- Mystery & detective 13 of 53 books
- Thrillers 13 of 53 books
- Forensic pathologists 7 of 53 books
- Lincoln Rhyme (Fictitious character) 7 of 53 books
- New York (N.Y.) 7 of 53 books
- Quadriplegics 7 of 53 books
- Rhyme, lincoln (fictitious character) 6 of 53 books
- Sachs, amelia (fictitious character) 6 of 53 books
- Suspense 6 of 53 books