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Sarah Alderson Books in Order

Sarah Alderson has written 17 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is Hunting Lila (2011) and the newest is The Edge of the Woods (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2011–2026
Confirmed
16 of 17 titles
Pages on record
2,002 in 6 of 17 books
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Sarah Alderson has 17 books catalogued from Hunting Lila (2011) to The Edge of the Woods (2026). Lila is the series, with Losing Lila (2012) and Tormenting Lila (2013) among the listed titles. Fated, Severed, The Sound and Out of Control are other books from the early 2010s. Subject tags include murder, psychological themes, mystery, the supernatural, telekinesis, special abilities and secrets.

Sarah Alderson began in young adult fiction before her adult thriller Friends Like These brought wider recognition. She also works as a screenwriter. Her thriller The Weekend Away was adapted into a Netflix film.

How many Sarah Alderson books are there?

Sarah Alderson has 17 books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 2 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Sarah Alderson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Sarah Alderson 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 Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson, book 1 of the Lila series (2011)
  2. Cover of Fated by Sarah Alderson, book 1 of the Fated series (2012)
  3. Cover of Losing Lila by Sarah Alderson, book 2 of the Lila series (2012)
  4. Cover of Severed by Sarah Alderson, book 2 of the Fated series (2012)
  5. Cover of The Sound by Sarah Alderson (2013)
  6. Cover of Conspiracy Girl by Sarah Alderson (2015)
  7. Cover of In Her Eyes by Sarah Alderson (2019)
  8. Cover of The Weekend Away by Sarah Alderson (2021)
  1. 1
    Hunting LilaLila #12011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  2. 2
    FatedFated #12012 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012320
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  3. 3
    Losing LilaLila #22012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  4. 4
    SeveredFated #22012 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012370
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  5. 5
    The Sound2013 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013336
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  6. 6
    Tormenting LilaLila #32013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  7. 7
    Lila ShortcutsLila #42013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  8. 8
    Out of Control2014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  9. 9
    ShadowedFated #32014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  10. 10
    Can We Live Here?2015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  11. 11
    Conspiracy Girl2015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  12. 12
    Friends Like These2018 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018320
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  13. 13
    In Her Eyes2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019320
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  14. 14
    The Weekend Away2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021336
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  15. 15
    The Stalker2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  16. 16
    The Cabin in the Woods2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  17. 17
    The Edge of the Woods2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Sarah Alderson 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.

Lila in order

4 books
  1. 1. Hunting Lila
  2. 2. Losing Lila
  3. 3. Tormenting Lila
  4. 4. Lila Shortcuts

Fated in order

3 books
  1. 1. Fated
  2. 2. Severed
  3. 3. Shadowed

Standalone books

10 books

10 Sarah Alderson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sarah Alderson books in order?

You only need to read Sarah Alderson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Sarah Alderson

Start with Hunting Lila (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sarah Alderson book?

The Edge of the Woods (2026) is the newest Sarah Alderson book released so far.

Is there a new Sarah Alderson book coming?

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

Sarah Alderson at a glance

Still publishing
Sarah Alderson published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Sarah Alderson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,002 pages across the 6 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sarah Alderson books, 13 of 17, were published in the 2010s.

What the Sarah Alderson books are about

11 of the 17 Sarah Alderson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 4 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.