John Scherber Books in Order
John Scherber has written 49 books, published between 2009 and 2023. The first book is Twenty Centavos (2009) and the newest is Let's Close Our Eyes and Dream (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 49
- Published
- 2009–2023
- Pages on record
- 3,369 in 11 of 49 books
Murder in Mexico is John Scherber's main series, and Mexico is the setting the catalogue returns to, from Twenty Centavos (2009) and San Miguel de Allende: A Place in the Heart (2010) onward. The Townshend Vampire books take the fantasy side. Crime, suspense and thriller sit together in the subjects. The catalogue holds 49 titles dated 2009 to 2023, at a median of 304 pages, ending at Let's Close Our Eyes and Dream (2023).
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How many John Scherber books are there?
John Scherber has 49 books, released between 2009 and 2023. They include 2 series and 12 titles listed outside any series.
John Scherber Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 49 John Scherber 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 October 2026.
- 120093081/4
- 2San Miguel de Allende: A Place in the Heart2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 32010–1/4
- 42011–1/4
- 5The Devil's Workshop2011 · 377 pages · confirmed 1/420113771/4
- 62011–1/4
- 7Beyond Terrorism: Survival2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 820113481/4
- 92011–1/4
- 102011–1/4
- 112011–1/4
- 122011–1/4
- 13Eden Lost2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 142012–1/4
- 152012–1/4
- 1620123001/4
- 17A Writer's Notebook: Everything I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I was Starting Out.2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 18Into the Heart of Mexico: Expatriates Find Themselves Off the Beaten Path2013 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/420132801/4
- 19The Amarna Heresy2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 202013–1/4
- 21Living in San Miguel: The Heart of the Matter2014 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/420142661/4
- 222014–1/4
- 232015–1/4
- 242015–1/4
- 2520163041/4
- 2620163061/4
- 2720162781/4
- 2820172841/4
- 292017–1/4
- 30Expat Life: At Home in San Miguel de Allende2018 · 318 pages · confirmed 1/420183181/4
- 31The Devil's Caravan2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 322018–1/4
- 332018–1/4
- 342018–1/4
- 352019–1/4
- 362019–1/4
- 37Five Tales: Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 38Snow: A Short Story by John Scherber2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 392020–1/4
- 402020–1/4
- 412020–1/4
- 422020–1/4
- 432021–1/4
- 442021–1/4
- 452022–1/4
- 462022–1/4
- 472022–1/4
- 482023–1/4
- 492023–1/4
John Scherber 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.
Murder in Mexico in order
35 books- 1. Twenty Centavos
- 2. The Fifth Codex
- 3. Brushwork
- 4. Daddy's Girl
- 5. Strike Zone
- 6. Vanishing Act
- 7. Jack & Jill
- 8. Identity Crisis
- 9. The Theft of the Virgin
- 10. The Book Doctor
- 11. The Predator
- 12. The Girl from Veracruz
- and 23 more in the table above
Townshend Vampire in order
2 booksStandalone books
12 books12 John Scherber titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Scherber books in order?
You only need to read John Scherber books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with John Scherber
Start with Twenty Centavos (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Scherber book?
Let's Close Our Eyes and Dream (2023) is the newest John Scherber book released so far.
Is there a new John Scherber book coming?
No next John Scherber book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Scherber at a glance
- Paused
- No new John Scherber title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- John Scherber books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,369 pages across the 11 of 49 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Scherber books, 35 of 49, were published in the 2010s.
When John Scherber books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when John Scherber titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 35 titles.
49 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the John Scherber books are about
4 of the 49 John Scherber books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 2 of 4 books
- Crime 1 of 4 books
- Fantasy 1 of 4 books
- Mexico 1 of 4 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 4 books
- North america, biography 1 of 4 books