Ronald Malfi Books in Order

Ronald Malfi has written 30 books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is The Space Between (2000) and the newest is We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
2000–2026
Confirmed
29 of 30 titles
Pages on record
4,422 in 12 of 30 books
Photo of Ronald Malfi, author

Ronald Malfi is an American novelist working across horror, thriller, mainstream and literary fiction. Haunted houses, ghosts, plagues and crimes against children run through the books. Malfi is also a musician, having fronted the Baltimore band Nellie Blide and now the project Veer, and lives in Maryland. Thirty-one catalogued titles start at The Space Between (2000) and take in Floating Staircase (2010), Snow (2010) and The Ascent (2010).

Malfi's books explore isolation, fear and the unknown, blending psychological and supernatural elements.

How many Ronald Malfi books are there?

Ronald Malfi has 30 books, released between 2000 and 2026. 3 of them belong to the Ronald Malfi series.

Ronald Malfi Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Ronald Malfi 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. 1
    The Space BetweenRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #12000 · 304 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2000304
  2. 2
    The Fall of NeverRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #22004 · 356 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2004356
  3. 3
    Via DolorosaRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #32006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006
  4. 4
    The Nature of MonstersRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #42006 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2006336
  5. 5
    PassengerRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #52008 · confirmed 4/4
    2008
  6. 6
    Shamrock AlleyRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #62009 · confirmed 4/4
    2009
  7. 7
    SnowRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #72010 · confirmed 4/4
    2010
  8. 8
    The AscentRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #82010 · confirmed 4/4
    2010
  9. 9
    Floating StaircaseRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #92010 · 492 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010492
  10. 10
    BorealisRonald Malfi Short Stories/Novellas #12011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011
  11. 11
    Cradle LakeRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #102011 · 361 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011361
  12. 12
    The Canyon Of SoulsRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #112011 · confirmed 4/4
    2011
  13. 13
    After the FadeRonald Malfi Short Stories/Novellas #22012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  14. 14
    The House On Cottage LaneRonald Malfi Short Stories/Novellas #32012 · confirmed 4/4
    2012
  15. 15
    The NarrowsRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #122012 · 304 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012304
  16. 16
    A Shrill KeeningRonald Malfi Short Stories/Novellas #42014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014
  17. 17
    December ParkRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #132014 · 534 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014534
  18. 18
    Little GirlsRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #142015 · 331 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015331
  19. 19
    The Night ParadeRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #152016 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016384
  20. 20
    We Should Have Left Well Enough AloneRonald Malfi #12017 · 299 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017299
  21. 21
    Bone WhiteRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #162017 · 321 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017321
  22. 22
    Mr. CablesRonald Malfi Short Stories/Novellas #52020 · confirmed 4/4
    2020
  23. 23
    Come With MeRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #172021 · 400 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2021400
  24. 24
    GhostwrittenRonald Malfi #22022 · confirmed 4/4
    2022
  25. 25
    Black MouthRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #182022 · confirmed 4/4
    2022
  26. 26
    They LurkRonald Malfi #32023 · confirmed 4/4
    2023
  27. 27
    Small Town HorrorRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #192024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024
  28. 28
    SenselessRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #202025 · confirmed 4/4
    2025
  29. 29
    The HiveRonald Malfi Standalone Novels #212026 · confirmed 4/4
    2026
  30. 302026

Ronald Malfi 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.

Ronald Malfi Standalone Novels

21 books

21 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Ronald Malfi Short Stories/Novellas

5 books

5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Ronald Malfi in order

3 books
  1. 1. We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone
  2. 2. Ghostwritten
  3. 3. They Lurk

Standalone books

1 book

1 Ronald Malfi title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ronald Malfi books in order?

You only need to read Ronald Malfi books in order within the Ronald Malfi series, which holds 3 of the 30 Ronald Malfi books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Ronald Malfi

Start with The Space Between (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ronald Malfi book?

We Should Have Left Well Enough Alone (2026) is the newest Ronald Malfi book released so far.

Is there a new Ronald Malfi book coming?

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

Award nominations for Ronald Malfi

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Ronald Malfi. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Ronald Malfi at a glance

Still publishing
Ronald Malfi published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Ronald Malfi books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,422 pages across the 12 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 346 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ronald Malfi books, 15 of 30, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
25 of the 30 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 29 in at least three.

What the Ronald Malfi books are about

11 of the 30 Ronald Malfi books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: horror is tagged on 6 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.