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Jonathan Santlofer Books in Order

Jonathan Santlofer has written 10 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is The Death Artist (2002) and the newest is Ten Perfect Guests (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2002–2026
Confirmed
1 of 10 titles
Pages on record
2,920 in 8 of 10 books
Reading time
49–73 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,920 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

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Subject records for Jonathan Santlofer cite serial murders, artists, police artists and women art historians, alongside suspense and mystery. The catalogue lists 10 books from The Death Artist (2002) to Ten Perfect Guests (2026). The Killing Art (2005), Anatomy of Fear (2007), The Last Mona Lisa (2021) and The Lost Van Gogh (2024) are among them. Kate McKinnon and Nate Rodriguez are the two listed series.

How many Jonathan Santlofer books are there?

Jonathan Santlofer has 10 books, released between 2002 and 2026. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Jonathan Santlofer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Jonathan Santlofer 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 The Death Artist by Jonathan Santlofer, book 1 of the Kate McKinnon series (2002)
  2. Cover of Colour Blind by Jonathan Santlofer, book 2 of the Kate McKinnon series (2004)
  3. Cover of The Killing Art by Jonathan Santlofer, book 3 of the Kate McKinnon series (2005)
  4. Cover of Anatomy of Fear by Jonathan Santlofer, book 1 of the Nate Rodriguez series (2007)
  5. Cover of The Murder Notebook by Jonathan Santlofer, book 2 of the Nate Rodriguez series (2008)
  6. Cover of The Marijuana Chronicles by Jonathan Santlofer, book 4 of the Akashic Drug Chronicles (2013)
  7. Cover of The Widower's Notebook by Jonathan Santlofer (2018)
  8. Cover of The Last Mona Lisa by Jonathan Santlofer (2021)
  1. 1
    The Death ArtistKate McKinnon #12002 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002448
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  2. 2
    Colour BlindKate McKinnon #22004 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004416
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  3. 3
    The Killing ArtKate McKinnon #32005 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005372
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  4. 4
    Anatomy of FearNate Rodriguez #12007 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007368
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  5. 5
    The Murder NotebookNate Rodriguez #22008 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008416
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  6. 6
    The Marijuana ChroniclesAkashic Drug Chronicles #42013 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013240
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  7. 7
    The Widower's Notebook2018 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018260
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  8. 8
    The Last Mona Lisa2021 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021400
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  9. 9
    The Lost Van Gogh2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  10. 10
    Ten Perfect Guests2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Jonathan Santlofer series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Jonathan Santlofer 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.

Nate Rodriguez in order

2 books
  1. 1. Anatomy of Fear
  2. 2. The Murder Notebook

Akashic Drug Chronicles in order

1 book
  1. 4. The Marijuana Chronicles

Standalone books

4 books

4 Jonathan Santlofer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jonathan Santlofer books in order?

You only need to read Jonathan Santlofer 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 Jonathan Santlofer

Start with The Death Artist (2002), the first Kate McKinnon book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Jonathan Santlofer book?

Ten Perfect Guests (2026) is the newest Jonathan Santlofer book released so far.

Is there a new Jonathan Santlofer book coming?

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

Jonathan Santlofer at a glance

Still publishing
Jonathan Santlofer published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Jonathan Santlofer books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,920 pages across the 8 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 386 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jonathan Santlofer books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2000s.

What the Jonathan Santlofer books are about

9 of the 10 Jonathan Santlofer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: serial murders is tagged on 4 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.