Michael Prescott Books in Order
Michael Prescott has written 33 books, published between 1988 and 2023. The first book is Manstopper (As:Douglas Borton) (1988) and the newest is Hair of the Dog (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 33
- Published
- 1988–2023
- Pages on record
- 6,623 in 23 of 33 books
- Reading time
- 110–166 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,623 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 33 titles with a page count on record.
Michael Prescott is the name an American crime novelist, born in 1960 as Douglas Child Borton Jr., publishes under. The earliest catalogued books appeared as Douglas Borton, among them Manstopper (1988), Deathsong, Dreamhouse, Kane and Shadow Dance, and a second run came out as Brian Harper, including Shudder (1994) and the Pursuit novels. Two series carry the Prescott name: Bonnie Parker, and Abby Sinclair & Tess McCallum. Serial murderers, policewomen, stalking victims and Los Angeles run through the listed subjects, across 33 titles dated 1988 to 2023.
How many Michael Prescott books are there?
Michael Prescott has 33 books, released between 1988 and 2023. They include 2 series and 22 titles listed outside any series.
Michael Prescott Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 33 Michael Prescott 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.
- 1Manstopper (As:Douglas Borton)1988 · 10 pages · confirmed 2/41988102/4
- 2Dreamhouse (As:Douglas Borton)1989 · 285 pages · confirmed 2/419892852/4
- 3Deathsong (As:Douglas Borton)1989 · confirmed 2/41989–2/4
- 4Kane (As:Douglas Borton)1990 · 350 pages · confirmed 2/419903502/4
- 5Shadow Dance (As:Douglas Borton)1991 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4199112/4
- 6Shudder (As:Brian Harper)1994 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/419944162/4
- 7Deadly Pursuit (As:Brian Harper)1995 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/419954002/4
- 8Shatter (As:Brian Harper)1995 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/419953842/4
- 9Blind Pursuit (As:Brian Harper)1996 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/419963842/4
- 10Mortal Pursuit (As:Brian Harper)1997 · 428 pages · confirmed 2/419974282/4
- 11Comes the Dark1999 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/419994002/4
- 12Stealing Faces1999 · 424 pages · confirmed 2/419994242/4
- 132000–2/4
- 14Last Breath2001 · confirmed 2/42001–2/4
- 1520023742/4
- 16In Dark Places2004 · confirmed 2/42004–2/4
- 172005–2/4
- 1820063732/4
- 1920073712/4
- 20Riptide2010 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/420103302/4
- 21Grave of Angels2012 · 323 pages · confirmed 2/420123232/4
- 22Chasing Omega2013 · 142 pages · confirmed 2/420131422/4
- 2320132722/4
- 24Steel Trap and Other Stories2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 252014–2/4
- 2620152862/4
- 27A Straw in the Wind2016 · 86 pages · confirmed 2/42016862/4
- 2820162822/4
- 29The Street2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 30Die Wide Awake2017 · 98 pages · confirmed 2/42017982/4
- 312019–2/4
- 32The Far Horizon: Perspectives on Life Beyond Death2021 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/420212042/4
- 332023–2/4
Michael Prescott 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.
Bonnie Parker in order
6 booksAbby Sinclair & Tess McCallum in order
5 booksStandalone books
22 books22 Michael Prescott titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Michael Prescott books in order?
You only need to read Michael Prescott 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 Prescott
Start with Manstopper (As:Douglas Borton) (1988), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Michael Prescott book?
Hair of the Dog (2023) is the newest Michael Prescott book released so far.
Is there a new Michael Prescott book coming?
No next Michael Prescott 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 Prescott at a glance
- Paused
- No new Michael Prescott title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Michael Prescott books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,623 pages across the 23 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 330 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Michael Prescott books, 12 of 33, were published in the 2010s.
What the Michael Prescott books are about
18 of the 33 Michael Prescott 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 6 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 6 of 18 books
- Serial murders 5 of 18 books
- Psychological fiction 4 of 18 books
- California 3 of 18 books
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 3 of 18 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 3 of 18 books
- Crimes against 2 of 18 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 18 books
- Policewomen 2 of 18 books
- Private security services 2 of 18 books