Ridley Pearson Books in Order
Ridley Pearson has written 56 books, published between 1985 and 2026. The first book is Never Look Back (1985) and the newest is Tiana's Bayou Adventure (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
Ridley Pearson also publishes as Wendell McCall.
- Books
- 56
- Published
- 1985–2026
- Confirmed
- 1 of 56 titles
- Pages on record
- 16,628 in 42 of 56 books
- Reading time
- 277–416 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 16,628 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 42 of 56 titles with a page count on record.
Ridley Pearson, born March 13, 1953, is an American author of suspense, thriller and adventure books, several of which have made The New York Times Best Seller list. The catalogue lists 56 titles, opening with Never Look Back (1985) and Blood of the Albatross (1986). Undercurrents (1988), Probable Cause (1990) and The Angel Maker (1993) are among the earlier books, and Tiana's Bayou Adventure (2026) is the newest. Series include Boldt & Matthews, Walt Fleming, Risk Agent, Lock and Key, Steel Trapp and Kingdom Keepers. Subject tags name Lou Boldt, Daphne Matthews and police psychologists, alongside children's fiction and fantasy.
How many Ridley Pearson books are there?
Ridley Pearson has 56 books, released between 1985 and 2026. They include 10 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.
Ridley Pearson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 56 Ridley Pearson 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.
- 1Never Look Back1985 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/419853102/4
- 2Blood of the Albatross1986 · 307 pages · confirmed 2/419863072/4
- 319882502/4
- 419884352/4
- 619901552/4
- 7Probable Cause1990 · 401 pages · confirmed 2/419904012/4
- 8Hard Fall1991 · 402 pages · confirmed 2/419914022/4
- 919934322/4
- 1019945022/4
- 11Chain of Evidence1995 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/419955122/4
- 1219976532/4
- 1319985112/4
- 1419993122/4
- 1519994172/4
- 1620005282/4
- 17Parallel Lies2001 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/420014002/4
- 1820024642/4
- 1920043242/4
- 2020043672/4
- 21Cut and Run2005 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/420053842/4
- 2220073692/4
- 232008–2/4
- 242008–2/4
- 2520084842/4
- 2620094802/4
- 272010–2/4
- 2820105452/4
- 2920105062/4
- 302011–2/4
- 3120124202/4
- 322012–2/4
- 3320133992/4
- 3420134372/4
- 3520143992/4
- 362014–2/4
- 3720146092/4
- 3820153442/4
- 3920152862/4
- 402016–2/4
- 4120163912/4
- 4220163712/4
- 4320174802/4
- 4420174322/4
- 4520174162/4
- 4620184002/4
- 47Super Sons2019 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/420191602/4
- 48Disney Cautionary Tales2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 492022–3/4
- 502023–2/4
- 512024–2/4
- 5220251282/4
- 5320251282/4
- 542025–2/4
- 552026–2/4
- 562026–2/4
Ridley Pearson series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Kingdom Keepers books in order 15 books
Ridley Pearson books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Boldt & Matthews in order
9 booksKingdom Keepers books in order
9 books by Ridley PearsonWalt Fleming in order
4 booksRisk Agent in order
4 books- 1. The Risk Agent
- 2. Choke Point
- 3. The Red Room
- 4. White Bone
Lock and Key in order
4 booksMagical Map in order
4 booksChris Klick in order
3 booksKingdom Keepers: The Return in order
3 booksKingdom Keepers: Inheritance in order
3 booksSteel Trapp in order
2 books- 1. The Challenge
- 2. The Academy
Mysterious Profiles in order
1 book- 16. Lou Boldt
Standalone books
10 books10 Ridley Pearson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Ridley Pearson Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Ridley Pearson books run from Never Look Back (1985) to Tiana's Bayou Adventure (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Ridley Pearson in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Ridley Pearson books in order?
You only need to read Ridley Pearson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 10 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Ridley Pearson
Start with Disney After Dark (2004), the first Kingdom Keepers book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Never Look Back (1985).
What is the newest Ridley Pearson book?
Tiana's Bayou Adventure (2026) is the newest Ridley Pearson book released so far.
Is there a new Ridley Pearson book coming?
No next Ridley Pearson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ridley Pearson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Ridley Pearson published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Ridley Pearson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 16,628 pages across the 42 of 56 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ridley Pearson books, 21 of 56, were published in the 2010s.
What the Ridley Pearson books are about
45 of the 56 Ridley Pearson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 11 of 45. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Police 11 of 45 books
- Children's fiction 10 of 45 books
- Daphne Matthews (Fictitious character) 9 of 45 books
- Good and evil 9 of 45 books
- Lou Boldt (Fictitious character) 9 of 45 books
- Cartoon characters 8 of 45 books
- Mystery & detective 7 of 45 books
- Holography 7 of 45 books
- Police psychologists 6 of 45 books
- Fantasy 5 of 45 books
- Suspense 5 of 45 books