Robert Swartwood Books in Order
Robert Swartwood has written 28 books, published between 2009 and 2024. The first book is The Silver Ring (2009) and the newest is Enemy of the State (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 2009–2024
- Confirmed
- 1 of 28 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,325 in 15 of 28 books
- Reading time
- 72–108 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,325 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 28 titles with a page count on record.
Robert Swartwood writes thrillers, with horror and supernatural fiction alongside them. The Man of Wax Trilogy opens in 2011, and Holly Lin heads the longest series, later carried on by Nova Bartkowski; the Killing Room is the third series. Twenty-seven books are catalogued, from The Silver Ring (2009) to Enemy of the State (2024), The Serial Killer's Wife (2011) and The Inner Circle (2012) among them. Espionage, survival, psychological suspense and California recur as subjects.
How many Robert Swartwood books are there?
Robert Swartwood has 28 books, released between 2009 and 2024. They include 3 series and 15 titles listed outside any series.
Robert Swartwood Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Robert Swartwood 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.
- 1The Silver Ring2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 220112941/4
- 320113361/4
- 4Phantom Energy2011 · 100 pages · confirmed 1/420111001/4
- 5The Calling2011 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/420113421/4
- 6Spooky Nook2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 7The Dishonored Dead2011 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420113681/4
- 8The Serial Killer's Wife2011 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/420113001/4
- 920124541/4
- 10The Man on the Bench2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 11Real Illusions2013 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/420132531/4
- 12Walk The Sky2013 · 170 pages · confirmed 1/420131701/4
- 1320142101/4
- 1420143641/4
- 15Giotto's Circle2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 16Muse2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 17New Avalon2014 · 202 pages · confirmed 1/420142021/4
- 182016–1/4
- 19Abducted2016 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/420162101/4
- 20Temple2016 · 426 pages · confirmed 1/420164261/4
- 212017–1/4
- 222018–3/4
- 2320182961/4
- 24Land of the Dead2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 252020–1/4
- 262022–1/4
- 272023–1/4
- 282024–1/4
Robert Swartwood 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.
Holly Lin/Nova Bartkowski Thrillers in order
6 booksMan of Wax Trilogy in order
4 books- 1. Man of Wax
- 2. The Inner Circle
- 3. Legion
- 4. End Game
Killing Room in order
2 booksWayward Pines Universe in order
1 book- 2. Nomad
Standalone books
15 books15 Robert Swartwood titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Robert Swartwood books in order?
You only need to read Robert Swartwood 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 Robert Swartwood
Start with The Silver Ring (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Robert Swartwood book?
Enemy of the State (2024) is the newest Robert Swartwood book released so far.
Is there a new Robert Swartwood book coming?
No next Robert Swartwood book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Robert Swartwood at a glance
- Still publishing
- Robert Swartwood published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Robert Swartwood books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,325 pages across the 15 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Robert Swartwood books, 23 of 28, were published in the 2010s.
What the Robert Swartwood books are about
10 of the 28 Robert Swartwood 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 8 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 8 of 10 books