Michael Koryta Books in Order
Michael Koryta has written 23 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is Tonight I Said Goodbye (2004) and the newest is Die Famous (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
Michael Koryta also publishes as Scott Carson.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 2004–2026
- Confirmed
- 23 of 23 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,756 in 15 of 23 books
- Reading time
- 96–144 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,756 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 23 titles with a page count on record.
Michael Koryta is an American author of crime and supernatural fiction, born September 20, 1982. Koryta's novels have made The New York Times Best Seller list, and Envy the Night (2008) won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and became a Reader's Digest Condensed Book. Other award nominations include the Edgar and the Shamus. The 23 catalogued books run from Tonight I Said Goodbye (2004) to Die Famous (2026), with Lincoln Perry and Markus Novak as the named series. Cleveland and Florida appear among the subject headings.
Koryta's work has won or been nominated for the Edgar and Shamus Awards. Before writing full time he worked as a private investigator and reporter.
How many Michael Koryta books are there?
Michael Koryta has 23 books, released between 2004 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.
Michael Koryta Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Michael Koryta 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.
- 120043204/4
- 220063524/4
- 320073684/4
- 420083684/4
- 520093364/4
- 62010–4/4
- 720114174/4
- 820114004/4
- 920124034/4
- 102013–4/4
- 1120143924/4
- 1220154204/4
- 1320163894/4
- 1420183594/4
- 152018–4/4
- 1620194004/4
- 172020–4/4
- 1820214484/4
- 192021–4/4
- 2020233844/4
- 212024–4/4
- 222025–4/4
- 232026–3/4
Michael Koryta 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.
Michael Koryta Standalone Novels
15 books15 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lincoln Perry in order
4 booksMarkus Novak in order
2 books- 1. Last Words
- 2. Rise the Dark
Michael Koryta Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Bibliomysteries in order
1 bookDo you have to read Michael Koryta books in order?
You only need to read Michael Koryta 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 Michael Koryta
Start with Tonight I Said Goodbye (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Michael Koryta book?
Die Famous (2026) is the newest Michael Koryta book released so far.
Is there a new Michael Koryta book coming?
No next Michael Koryta book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Michael Koryta has won
Wikidata records 2 awards and 9 nominations for Michael Koryta. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Barry Award for Best Thriller2015Wonfor Those Who Wish Me Dead
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize2008Won
- Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel2024Shortlisted
- Barry Award for Best Novel2020Shortlisted
- Macavity Awards2012Shortlisted
- International Thriller Writers Awards2012Shortlisted
- Gold Dagger2011Shortlisted
- Shamus Award2010Shortlisted
- Barry Award for Best Novel2009Shortlisted
- Shamus Award2008Shortlisted
- Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel2005Shortlistedfor Tonight I Said Goodbye
Michael Koryta at a glance
- Still publishing
- Michael Koryta published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Michael Koryta books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,756 pages across the 15 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 389 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Michael Koryta books, 11 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 22 of the 23 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Michael Koryta books are about
16 of the 23 Michael Koryta books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 6 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 6 of 16 books
- Lincoln Perry (Fictitious character) 5 of 16 books
- Thrillers 5 of 16 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 16 books
- Florida 3 of 16 books
- Supernatural 3 of 16 books
- Suspense 3 of 16 books
- American literature 2 of 16 books
- Cleveland (ohio) 2 of 16 books
- Crime 2 of 16 books