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Philip Carlo Books in Order

9 books are credited to Philip Carlo, published between 1986 and 2013; 1 of them appeared after Philip Carlo's death in 2010. The first book is Stolen Flower (1986) and the newest is Lollipop (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
1986–2013
Pages on record
1,509 in 5 of 9 books
Reading time
25–38 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,509 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 9 titles with a page count on record.

See all 9 books in order Printable Philip Carlo checklist

Philip Carlo (1949-2010) was an American journalist and biographer whose subjects included Thomas Pitera, Richard Kuklinski, Anthony Casso and Richard Ramirez. Carlo received a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2005, used a wheelchair and a respirator, kept the ability to speak, and went on writing until death in November 2010. Nine books are catalogued, from Stolen Flower (1986) to Lollipop (2013), taking in The Night Stalker (1996), Predators & Prayers (2005), Smiling Wolf (2006), The Ice Man (2006), Gaspipe (2009), The Butcher (2009) and The Killer Within (2010). Recorded subjects include true crime stories, serial murderers, priests and New York.

How many Philip Carlo books are there?

Philip Carlo has 9 books, released between 1986 and 2013. 1 of them were published after Philip Carlo's death in 2010.

Philip Carlo Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Philip Carlo 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 Predators & Prayers by Philip Carlo (2005)
  2. Cover of Smiling Wolf by Philip Carlo (2006)
  3. Cover of The Killer Within by Philip Carlo (2010)
  4. Cover of Lollipop by Philip Carlo (2013)
  1. 1
    Stolen Flower1986 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986228
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  2. 2
    The Night Stalker1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  3. 3
    Predators & Prayers2005 · 370 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005370
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  4. 4
    The Ice Man2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Smiling Wolf2006 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006321
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The Butcher2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Gaspipe2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  8. 8
    The Killer Within2010 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010254
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Lollipop2013 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013336
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Philip Carlo 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.

Standalone books

9 books

9 Philip Carlo titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Philip Carlo books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 9 Philip Carlo books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Philip Carlo

Start with Stolen Flower (1986), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Philip Carlo book?

Lollipop (2013) is the newest Philip Carlo book released so far.

Is there a new Philip Carlo book coming?

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

Philip Carlo at a glance

Died
Philip Carlo died in 2010, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Philip Carlo are still being published after Philip Carlo's death in 2010; the newest appeared in 2013.
Release pace
Philip Carlo books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,509 pages across the 5 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 321 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Philip Carlo books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2000s.

What the Philip Carlo books are about

4 of the 9 Philip Carlo 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 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.