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Michael Kilian Books in Order

24 books are credited to Michael Kilian, published between 1979 and 2015; 1 of them appeared after Michael Kilian's death in 2005. The first book is Who Runs Chicago? (1979) and the newest is Postcard from Hell (As: Rex Dancer) (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
1979–2015
Pages on record
7,082 in 21 of 24 books
Reading time
118–177 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,082 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

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Michael Kilian (1939-2005) was an American journalist and author, and for many years a Washington correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Kilian grew up in Chicago and in Westchester, New York, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. His father taught him about the Civil War era and took him to its battlefields. Kilian's books include the Harrison Raines Civil War mysteries. The catalogue lists 24 books from Who Runs Chicago? (1979) onward, plus the Jazz Age Mystery and Andy Derain series.

How many Michael Kilian books are there?

Michael Kilian has 24 books, released between 1979 and 2015. 1 of them were published after Michael Kilian's death in 2005. They include 3 series and 13 titles listed outside any series.

Michael Kilian Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Michael Kilian 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 Who Runs Chicago? by Michael Kilian (1979)
  2. Cover of The Valkyrie Project by Michael Kilian (1981)
  3. Cover of Northern Exposure by Michael Kilian (1983)
  4. Cover of Blood of the Czars by Michael Kilian (1984)
  5. Cover of Flying Can Be Fun by Michael Kilian (1985)
  6. Cover of By Order of the President by Michael Kilian (1986)
  7. Cover of Dance on a Sinking Ship by Michael Kilian (1988)
  8. Cover of Looker by Michael Kilian (1991)
  9. Cover of The Last Virginia Gentleman by Michael Kilian (1992)
  10. Cover of Bad Girl Blues (As: Rex Dancer) by Michael Kilian, book 1 of the Andy Derain series (1994)
  11. Cover of Major Washington by Michael Kilian (1998)
  12. Cover of Murder at Manassas by Michael Kilian, book 1 of the Harrison Raines series (2000)
  13. Cover of The Weeping Woman by Michael Kilian, book 1 of the Jazz Age Mystery series (2001)
  14. Cover of A Killing at Ball's Bluff by Michael Kilian, book 2 of the Harrison Raines series (2001)
  15. Cover of The Uninvited Countess by Michael Kilian, book 2 of the Jazz Age Mystery series (2002)
  16. Cover of The Ironclad Alibi by Michael Kilian, book 3 of the Harrison Raines series (2002)
  17. Cover of A Sinful Safari by Michael Kilian, book 3 of the Jazz Age Mystery series (2003)
  18. Cover of A Grave at Glorieta by Michael Kilian, book 4 of the Harrison Raines series (2003)
  19. Cover of The Shiloh Sisters by Michael Kilian, book 5 of the Harrison Raines series (2004)
  20. Cover of Antietam Assassins by Michael Kilian, book 6 of the Harrison Raines series (2005)
  21. Cover of Deepkill by Michael Kilian (2005)
  1. 1
    Who Runs Chicago?1979 · 436 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979436
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  2. 2
    The Valkyrie Project1981 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981308
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  3. 3
    Who Runs Washington?1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  4. 4
    Northern Exposure1983 · 323 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983323
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  5. 5
    Blood of the Czars1984 · 311 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984311
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  6. 6
    Flying Can Be Fun1985 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985158
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  7. 7
    By Order of the President1986 · 437 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986437
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  8. 8
    Dance on a Sinking Ship1988 · 419 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988419
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  9. 9
    Looker1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  10. 10
    The Last Virginia Gentleman1992 · 374 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992374
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  11. 11
    Bad Girl Blues (As: Rex Dancer)Andy Derain #11994 · 301 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994301
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  12. 12
    The Big Score1994 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994400
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  13. 13
    Major Washington1998 · 353 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998353
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  14. 14
    Murder at ManassasHarrison Raines #12000 · 306 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000306
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  15. 15
    The Weeping WomanJazz Age Mystery #12001 · 246 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001246
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  16. 16
    A Killing at Ball's BluffHarrison Raines #22001 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001384
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  17. 17
    The Uninvited CountessJazz Age Mystery #22002 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002259
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  18. 18
    The Ironclad AlibiHarrison Raines #32002 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002308
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  19. 19
    A Sinful SafariJazz Age Mystery #32003 · 287 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003287
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  20. 20
    A Grave at GlorietaHarrison Raines #42003 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003304
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  21. 21
    The Shiloh SistersHarrison Raines #52004 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004384
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  22. 22
    Antietam AssassinsHarrison Raines #62005 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005336
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  23. 23
    Deepkill2005 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005448
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  24. 24
    Postcard from Hell (As: Rex Dancer)Andy Derain #22015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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Michael Kilian 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.

Harrison Raines in order

6 books
  1. 1. Murder at Manassas
  2. 2. A Killing at Ball's Bluff
  3. 3. The Ironclad Alibi
  4. 4. A Grave at Glorieta
  5. 5. The Shiloh Sisters
  6. 6. Antietam Assassins

Jazz Age Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Weeping Woman
  2. 2. The Uninvited Countess
  3. 3. A Sinful Safari

Andy Derain in order

2 books
  1. 1. Bad Girl Blues (As: Rex Dancer)
  2. 2. Postcard from Hell (As: Rex Dancer)

Standalone books

13 books

13 Michael Kilian titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Michael Kilian books in order?

You only need to read Michael Kilian 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 Michael Kilian

Start with Who Runs Chicago? (1979), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Michael Kilian book?

Postcard from Hell (As: Rex Dancer) (2015) is the newest Michael Kilian book released so far.

Is there a new Michael Kilian book coming?

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

Michael Kilian at a glance

Died
Michael Kilian died in 2005, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Michael Kilian are still being published after Michael Kilian's death in 2005; the newest appeared in 2015.
Release pace
Michael Kilian books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
7,082 pages across the 21 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 323 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Michael Kilian books, 10 of 24, were published in the 2000s.

What the Michael Kilian books are about

22 of the 24 Michael Kilian books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 8 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.