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Rachel Howzell Hall Books in Order

Rachel Howzell Hall has written 18 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is A Quiet Storm (2002) and the newest is Mist and Malice (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2002–2026
Pages on record
2,756 in 8 of 18 books
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Rachel Howzell Hall's best-known series features Detective Elouise Norton and includes City of Saviors (2017), Trail of Echoes (2016), Skies of Ash (2015) and Land of Shadows (2014). Hall, born in 1970, is an American writer of mystery and thriller novels. The catalogue holds 18 books from A Quiet Storm (2002) to Mist and Malice (2026), including They All Fall Down (2019), And Now She's Gone (2020) and These Toxic Things (2021). Vallendor and Haven Thriller are further series, and Los Angeles, women detectives and African American women appear in the subjects.

How many Rachel Howzell Hall books are there?

Rachel Howzell Hall has 18 books, released between 2002 and 2026. They include 3 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Rachel Howzell Hall Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Rachel Howzell Hall 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 A Quiet Storm by Rachel Howzell Hall (2002)
  2. Cover of Land of Shadows by Rachel Howzell Hall, book 1 of the Detective Elouise Norton series (2014)
  3. Cover of Skies of Ash by Rachel Howzell Hall, book 2 of the Detective Elouise Norton series (2015)
  4. Cover of City of Saviors by Rachel Howzell Hall, book 4 of the Detective Elouise Norton series (2017)
  5. Cover of They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall (2019)
  6. Cover of And Now She's Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall (2020)
  7. Cover of These Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell Hall (2021)
  8. Cover of We Lie Here by Rachel Howzell Hall (2022)
  9. Cover of The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall, book 1 of the Vallendor series (2024)
  1. 1
    A Quiet Storm2002 · 249 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002249
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  2. 2
    Land of ShadowsDetective Elouise Norton #12014 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014336
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  3. 3
    Skies of AshDetective Elouise Norton #22015 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015352
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  4. 4
    Trail of EchoesDetective Elouise Norton #32016 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016384
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  5. 5
    City of SaviorsDetective Elouise Norton #42017 · 301 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017301
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  6. 6
    They All Fall Down2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    And Now She's Gone2020 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    How It Ends2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  9. 9
    These Toxic Things2021 · 430 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021430
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    See How They Run2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    We Lie Here2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  12. 12
    What Never Happened2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  13. 13
    The Last OneVallendor #12024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  14. 14
    ScorpionsNever Tell Collection #42024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  15. 15
    What Fire Brings2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  16. 16
    Fog and FuryHaven Thriller #12025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  17. 17
    The Cruel DawnVallendor #22025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  18. 18
    Mist and MaliceHaven Thriller #22026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Rachel Howzell Hall 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.

Detective Elouise Norton in order

4 books
  1. 1. Land of Shadows
  2. 2. Skies of Ash
  3. 3. Trail of Echoes
  4. 4. City of Saviors

Vallendor in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Last One
  2. 2. The Cruel Dawn

Haven Thriller in order

2 books
  1. 1. Fog and Fury
  2. 2. Mist and Malice

Never Tell Collection

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

9 books

9 Rachel Howzell Hall titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Rachel Howzell Hall books in order?

You only need to read Rachel Howzell Hall books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Rachel Howzell Hall

Start with A Quiet Storm (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rachel Howzell Hall book?

Mist and Malice (2026) is the newest Rachel Howzell Hall book released so far.

Is there a new Rachel Howzell Hall book coming?

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

Rachel Howzell Hall at a glance

Still publishing
Rachel Howzell Hall published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Rachel Howzell Hall books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,756 pages across the 8 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 344 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rachel Howzell Hall books, 12 of 18, were published in the 2020s.

What the Rachel Howzell Hall books are about

7 of the 18 Rachel Howzell Hall books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.