Order of Book Series
0

R.J. Ellory Books in Order

R.J. Ellory has written 23 books, published between 2003 and 2025. The first book is Candlemoth (2003) and the newest is A Darker Side of Paradise (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
2003–2025
Pages on record
4,578 in 11 of 23 books
See all 23 books in order Printable R.J. Ellory checklist
Photo of R.J. Ellory, author of the Three Days In Chicagoland series

English thriller writer R.J. Ellory, born Roger Jon Ellory on 20 June 1965, has 23 books catalogued from Candlemoth (2003) to A Darker Side of Paradise (2025). Ellory's suspense novels are set in the United States and involve serial murders, missing persons, and fathers and their children. Titles include A Quiet Belief in Angels (2007), Saints of New York (2010) and the Three Days In Chicagoland series.

How many R.J. Ellory books are there?

R.J. Ellory has 23 books, released between 2003 and 2025. 3 of them belong to the Three Days In Chicagoland series.

R.J. Ellory Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 R.J. Ellory 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 Candlemoth by R.J. Ellory (2003)
  2. Cover of Ghostheart by R.J. Ellory (2004)
  3. Cover of City of Lies by R.J. Ellory (2006)
  4. Cover of A Quiet Belief in Angels by R.J. Ellory (2007)
  5. Cover of The Anniversary Man by R.J. Ellory (2009)
  6. Cover of Saints of New York by R.J. Ellory (2010)
  7. Cover of Bad Signs by R.J. Ellory (2011)
  8. Cover of A Dark and Broken Heart by R.J. Ellory (2012)
  9. Cover of Carnival of Shadows by R.J. Ellory (2014)
  10. Cover of The Devil and the River by R.J. Ellory (2014)
  11. Cover of Kings of America by R.J. Ellory (2020)
  1. 1
    Candlemoth2003 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Ghostheart2004 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004400
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    A Quiet Vendetta2005 · 528 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005528
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    City of Lies2006 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006464
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    A Quiet Belief in Angels2007 · 396 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007396
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The SisterThree Days In Chicagoland #12008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    A Simple Act of Violence2008 · 500 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008500
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Anniversary Man2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Saints of New York2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Bad Signs2011 · 436 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011436
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The KillerThree Days In Chicagoland #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    The CopThree Days In Chicagoland #32012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    A Dark and Broken Heart2012 · 358 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012358
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Carnival of Shadows2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    The Devil and the River2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Mockingbird Songs2015 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Three Bullets2019 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019368
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Kings of America2020 · 424 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020424
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Proof of Life2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    The Darkest Season2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    The Last Highway2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    The Bell Tower2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    A Darker Side of Paradise2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

R.J. Ellory 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.

Three Days In Chicagoland in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Sister
  2. 2. The Killer
  3. 3. The Cop

Standalone books

20 books

20 R.J. Ellory titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read R.J. Ellory books in order?

You only need to read R.J. Ellory books in order within the Three Days In Chicagoland series, which holds 3 of the 23 R.J. Ellory books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with R.J. Ellory

Start with Candlemoth (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest R.J. Ellory book?

A Darker Side of Paradise (2025) is the newest R.J. Ellory book released so far.

Is there a new R.J. Ellory book coming?

No next R.J. Ellory 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 R.J. Ellory has won

Wikidata records 1 award for R.J. Ellory. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Bob Morane award for best short story2024Won

R.J. Ellory at a glance

Still publishing
R.J. Ellory published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
R.J. Ellory books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,578 pages across the 11 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most R.J. Ellory books, 9 of 23, were published in the 2010s.

What the R.J. Ellory books are about

15 of the 23 R.J. Ellory books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 7 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.