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Robert W. Walker Books in Order

Robert W. Walker has written 99 books, published between 1979 and 2025. The first book is Sub-Zero! (1979) and the newest is Under the Hair of the Dog (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
99
Published
1979–2025
Confirmed
1 of 99 titles
Pages on record
9,309 in 29 of 99 books
See all 99 books in order Printable Robert W. Walker checklist

Robert W. Walker's catalogue runs to 99 books from Sub-Zero! (1979) to Under the Hair of the Dog (2025). Dr. Jessica Coran appears as a recurring character, and the Jessica Coran/Instinct series is listed alongside Abraham Stroud/Bloodscreams, Alastair Ransom, Lucas Stonecoat/Edge and Ryne Lanark/Decoy. Subjects include serial murders, medical examiners, forensic pathologists, the FBI and women sleuths. Robert Wayne Walker studied at Chicago's Wells High School and Northwestern University, including Northwestern's graduate master's programme in English education, and has taught writing from composition to advanced creative writing.

How many Robert W. Walker books are there?

Robert W. Walker has 99 books, released between 1979 and 2025. They include 13 series and 33 titles listed outside any series.

Robert W. Walker Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 99 Robert W. Walker 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 Brain Watch by Robert W. Walker (1985)
  2. Cover of Search for the Nile by Robert W. Walker, book 12 of the Time Machine series (1986)
  3. Cover of Decoy (As: S. Robertson) by Robert W. Walker (1989)
  4. Cover of Killer Instinct by Robert W. Walker, book 1 of the Jessica Coran/Instinct series (1992)
  5. Cover of Primal Instinct by Robert W. Walker, book 2 of the Jessica Coran/Instinct series (1994)
  6. Cover of Fatal Instinct by Robert W. Walker, book 3 of the Jessica Coran/Instinct series (1995)
  7. Cover of Pure Instinct by Robert W. Walker, book 4 of the Jessica Coran/Instinct series (1995)
  8. Cover of Darkest Instinct by Robert W. Walker, book 5 of the Jessica Coran/Instinct series (1996)
  9. Cover of Cutting Edge by Robert W. Walker, book 1 of the Lucas Stonecoat/Edge series (1997)
  10. Cover of Double Edge by Robert W. Walker, book 2 of the Lucas Stonecoat/Edge series (1998)
  11. Cover of Extreme Instinct by Robert W. Walker, book 6 of the Jessica Coran/Instinct series (1998)
  12. Cover of Blind Instinct by Robert W. Walker, book 7 of the Jessica Coran/Instinct series (2000)
  13. Cover of Cold Edge by Robert W. Walker, book 3 of the Lucas Stonecoat/Edge series (2001)
  14. Cover of Fire and Flesh (As: Evan Kingsbury) by Robert W. Walker (2002)
  15. Cover of Unnatural Instinct by Robert W. Walker, book 9 of the Jessica Coran/Instinct series (2002)
  16. Cover of Grave Instinct by Robert W. Walker, book 10 of the Jessica Coran/Instinct series (2003)
  17. Cover of Final Edge by Robert W. Walker, book 4 of the Lucas Stonecoat/Edge series (2004)
  18. Cover of Absolute Instinct by Robert W. Walker, book 11 of the Jessica Coran/Instinct series (2004)
  19. Cover of City for Ransom by Robert W. Walker, book 1 of the Alastair Ransom series (2005)
  20. Cover of PSI: Blue by Robert W. Walker, book 1 of the Blue series (2006)
  21. Cover of Shadows in the White City by Robert W. Walker, book 2 of the Alastair Ransom series (2007)
  22. Cover of Legion Of The Dead / Zombie Eyes by Robert W. Walker, book 3 of the Abraham Stroud/Bloodscreams series (2010)
  23. Cover of Vampire Dreams by Robert W. Walker, book 8 of the Abraham Stroud/Bloodscreams series (2019)
  1. 1
    Sub-Zero!1979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979–
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  2. 2
    Daniel Webster Jackson and the Wrong Way Railway1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  3. 3
    Brain Watch1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  4. 4
    Search for the NileTime Machine #121986 · 127 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986127
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  5. 5
    Aftershock1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  6. 6
    Salem's Child1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  7. 7
    Disembodied1988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  8. 8
    Dead Man's Float / FloatersDean Grant #11989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  9. 9
    Razor's Edge / ScalpersDean Grant #21989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  10. 10
    Burning Obsession / Front BurnersDean Grant #31989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  11. 11
    Dying Breath / Dying BreathDean Grant #41989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  12. 12
    Decoy (As: S. Robertson)1989 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19891
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  13. 13
    Dr. O (As: Glenn Hale)1991 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991320
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  14. 14
    Killer InstinctJessica Coran/Instinct #11992 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992336
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  15. 15
    Primal InstinctJessica Coran/Instinct #21994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  16. 16
    Fatal InstinctJessica Coran/Instinct #31995 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995320
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  17. 17
    Pure InstinctJessica Coran/Instinct #41995 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995432
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  18. 18
    Darkest InstinctJessica Coran/Instinct #51996 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996448
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  19. 19
    Cutting EdgeLucas Stonecoat/Edge #11997 · 424 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997424
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  20. 20
    Double EdgeLucas Stonecoat/Edge #21998 · 359 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998359
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  21. 21
    Extreme InstinctJessica Coran/Instinct #61998 · 383 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998383
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  22. 22
    Blind InstinctJessica Coran/Instinct #72000 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000374
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  23. 23
    Cold EdgeLucas Stonecoat/Edge #32001 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001326
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  24. 24
    Bitter InstinctJessica Coran/Instinct #82001 · 392 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001392
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  25. 25
    Fire and Flesh (As: Evan Kingsbury)2002 · 313 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002313
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  26. 26
    Unnatural InstinctJessica Coran/Instinct #92002 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002304
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  27. 27
    Grave InstinctJessica Coran/Instinct #102003 · 390 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003390
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  28. 28
    Final EdgeLucas Stonecoat/Edge #42004 · 457 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004457
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  29. 29
    Absolute InstinctJessica Coran/Instinct #112004 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004384
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  30. 30
    City for RansomAlastair Ransom #12005 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005324
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Robert W. Walker series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Robert W. Walker 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.

Alastair Ransom in order

6 books
  1. 1. City for Ransom
  2. 2. Shadows in the White City
  3. 3. City of the Absent
  4. 4. Titanic 2012
  5. 5. City of Lies
  6. 6. City of Serpents

Lucas Stonecoat/Edge in order

5 books
  1. 1. Cutting Edge
  2. 2. Double Edge
  3. 3. Cold Edge
  4. 4. Final Edge
  5. 6. Satan's Edge

Dean Grant in order

4 books
  1. 1. Dead Man's Float / Floaters
  2. 2. Razor's Edge / Scalpers
  3. 3. Burning Obsession / Front Burners
  4. 4. Dying Breath / Dying Breath

Ryne Lanark/Decoy in order

4 books
  1. 1. Decoy / Hunting Lure
  2. 2. Blood Ties / Blood Seers
  3. 3. Blood Tells / Wind Slayers
  4. 4. The Handyman / Hand-To-Hand

Chicaghosts in order

4 books
  1. 1. Gone Gorilla
  2. 2. The Monster Pit
  3. 3. Goatbusters
  4. 4. The Heads Have Eyes

Blue in order

3 books
  1. 1. PSI: Blue
  2. 2. Deja Blue
  3. 3. Trés Blue

Children Of Salem in order

3 books
  1. 1. Children of Salem
  2. 2. Children of Salem Book Two
  3. 3. Children of Salem Book Three

Killing Time in order

3 books
  1. 1. Under the Dead Man's Hat
  2. 2. Under the Dead Lady's Corset
  3. 3. Under the Hair of the Dog

Watery Grave in order

3 books
  1. 2. Bismark
  2. 3. Dead Ship Down
  3. 4. Marnie and the Edmund Fitzgerald

Flesh Wars in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Serpentine Fire
  2. 2. Return of the Serpentine Fire

Love Amid the Ruins in order

1 book
  1. 1. Annie's War

Time Machine in order

1 book
  1. 12. Search for the Nile

Standalone books

33 books

33 Robert W. Walker titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Robert W. Walker books in order?

You only need to read Robert W. Walker books in order within each series: the books listed here span 13 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Robert W. Walker

Start with the first book of the Robert W. Walker series you want to read: Jessica Coran/Instinct starts with Killer Instinct (1992), Abraham Stroud/Bloodscreams starts with Curse Of The Vampire / Vampire Dreams (2010) and Dr. Jessica Coran starts with Killer Instinct (1992). The earliest catalogued title overall is Sub-Zero! (1979).

What is the newest Robert W. Walker book?

Under the Hair of the Dog (2025) is the newest Robert W. Walker book released so far.

Is there a new Robert W. Walker book coming?

No next Robert W. Walker 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 W. Walker at a glance

Still publishing
Robert W. Walker published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Robert W. Walker books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
9,309 pages across the 29 of 99 books with a recorded length, a median of 326 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Robert W. Walker books, 49 of 99, were published in the 2010s.

What the Robert W. Walker books are about

22 of the 99 Robert W. Walker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: serial murders is tagged on 7 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.