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Joseph Souza Books in Order

Joseph Souza has written 14 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is The Reawakening (2012) and the newest is Cruel to Be Kind (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2012–2026
Pages on record
2,466 in 7 of 14 books
Reading time
41–62 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,466 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Joseph Souza has 14 catalogued books, from The Reawakening (2012) to Cruel to Be Kind (2026). The series listed for Souza are Liger Plague and Bad Choices. Subject headings include suspense, thrillers, Maine, neighbors, missing persons, unlawful entry and family secrets. Other titles are Darpocalypse (2013), Lethal Chain (2015), The Neighbor (2018) and Pray for the Girl (2019). Souza continues to publish.

How many Joseph Souza books are there?

Joseph Souza has 14 books, released between 2012 and 2026. They include 3 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

Joseph Souza Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Joseph Souza 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 Pray for the Girl by Joseph Souza (2019)
  2. Cover of The Perfect Daughter by Joseph Souza (2020)
  1. 1
    The ReawakeningLiving Dead #12012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  2. 2
    The Liger PlagueLiger Plague #12013 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013260
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  3. 3
    DarpocalypseLiving Dead #22013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  4. 4
    DarmageddonLiving Dead #32014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  5. 6
    Unpaved Surfaces2015 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015362
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  6. 7
    Lethal ChainLiger Plague #22015 · 380 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015380
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  7. 8
    Need To Find You2016 · 402 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016402
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  8. 9
    The Neighbor2018 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018342
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  9. 10
    Pray for the Girl2019 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019352
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  10. 11
    The Perfect Daughter2020 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020368
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  11. 12
    The Anchorman's Wife2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  12. 13
    Cruel & Bitter ThingsBad Choices #12024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  13. 14
    Cruel to Be KindBad Choices #22026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Joseph Souza 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.

Living Dead in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Reawakening
  2. 2. Darpocalypse
  3. 3. Darmageddon

Liger Plague in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Liger Plague
  2. 2. Lethal Chain

Bad Choices in order

2 books
  1. 1. Cruel & Bitter Things
  2. 2. Cruel to Be Kind

Standalone books

7 books

7 Joseph Souza titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Joseph Souza books in order?

You only need to read Joseph Souza books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Joseph Souza

Start with The Reawakening (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Joseph Souza book?

Cruel to Be Kind (2026) is the newest Joseph Souza book released so far.

Is there a new Joseph Souza book coming?

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

Joseph Souza at a glance

Still publishing
Joseph Souza published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Joseph Souza books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,466 pages across the 7 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 362 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Joseph Souza books, 10 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Joseph Souza books are about

3 of the 14 Joseph Souza books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: maine is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.