Peter Swanson Books in Order
Peter Swanson has written 14 books, published between 2014 and 2026. The first book is The Girl with a Clock for a Heart (2014) and the newest is Do You See What I See? (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2014–2026
- Confirmed
- 14 of 14 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,322 in 7 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 39–58 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,322 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.
Psychological suspense is Peter Swanson's field. The American author, born May 26, 1968, is best known for The Kind Worth Killing and Her Every Fear. Swanson spent ten years writing fiction before an agent read one of the short stories online, which led to the debut The Girl with a Clock for a Heart (2014). The Kind Worth Saving (2023), the ninth novel, is a sequel to The Kind Worth Killing. Swanson also writes short stories and poetry. The catalogue lists 14 books through Do You See What I See? (2026).
Swanson's books explore obsession, deceit and morality. The Kind Worth Killing centers on a chance meeting between two strangers who bond over a shared secret.
How many Peter Swanson books are there?
Peter Swanson has 14 books, released between 2014 and 2026. 3 of them belong to the Henry Kimball / Lily Kintner series.
Peter Swanson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Peter Swanson 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.
- 120142924/4
- 220154164/4
- 320173844/4
- 42018–3/4
- 520193204/4
- 6Eight Perfect Murders / Rules for Perfect MurdersPeter Swanson Standalone Novels #52020 · 270 pages · confirmed 4/420202704/4
- 720213204/4
- 820223204/4
- 92022–4/4
- 102023–4/4
- 112023–4/4
- 122024–3/4
- 132025–4/4
- 142026–3/4
Peter Swanson 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.
Peter Swanson Standalone Novels
8 books8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Henry Kimball / Lily Kintner in order
3 booksPeter Swanson Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Bibliomysteries in order
1 bookDo you have to read Peter Swanson books in order?
You only need to read Peter Swanson books in order within the Henry Kimball / Lily Kintner series, which holds 3 of the 14 Peter Swanson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Peter Swanson
Start with The Girl with a Clock for a Heart (2014), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Peter Swanson book?
Do You See What I See? (2026) is the newest Peter Swanson book released so far.
Is there a new Peter Swanson book coming?
No next Peter Swanson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Peter Swanson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Peter Swanson published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Peter Swanson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,322 pages across the 7 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Peter Swanson books, 9 of 14, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 11 of the 14 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Peter Swanson books are about
8 of the 14 Peter Swanson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: american literature is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- American literature 4 of 8 books
- Suspense 4 of 8 books
- Thrillers 4 of 8 books
- Crime 3 of 8 books
- Psychological fiction 2 of 8 books