Thomas Harris Books in Order
Thomas Harris has written 6 books, published between 1975 and 2019. The first book is Black Sunday (1975) and the newest is Cari Mora (2019). Publication order is the reading order below. 4 of the 6 books listed here are in the Hannibal Lecter series, which has its own page: Hannibal Lecter books in order.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 1975–2019
- Total pages
- 2,401 across 6 books
- Reading time
- 40–60 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,401 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Thomas Harris wrote six catalogued books, and Hannibal Lecter appears in four of them. Black Sunday (1975), a novel of terrorism at the Super Bowl, opens the list. Red Dragon (1981), The Silence of the Lambs (1988), Hannibal (1999) and Hannibal Rising (2006) form the Lecter sequence, and Cari Mora (2019) closes the catalogue. Serial murder and criminal investigation are the standing material.
How many Thomas Harris books are there?
Thomas Harris has 6 books, released between 1975 and 2019. 4 of them belong to the Hannibal Lecter series.
Thomas Harris Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Thomas Harris 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.
- 1Black Sunday1975 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/419753202/4
- 219814642/4
- 319883672/4
- 419995462/4
- 520063842/4
- 6Cari Mora2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420193202/4
Thomas Harris series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Hannibal Lecter books in order 4 books
Thomas Harris 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.
Standalone books
2 books2 Thomas Harris titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Thomas Harris Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Thomas Harris books run from Black Sunday (1975) to Cari Mora (2019), the sequence in the table above. The Hannibal Lecter series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Hannibal Lecter books in chronological order. No other Thomas Harris story order is on record.
Do you have to read Thomas Harris books in order?
You only need to read Thomas Harris books in order within the Hannibal Lecter series, which holds 4 of the 6 Thomas Harris books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Thomas Harris
Start with Red Dragon (1981), the first Hannibal Lecter book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Black Sunday (1975).
What is the newest Thomas Harris book?
Cari Mora (2019) is the newest Thomas Harris book released so far.
Is there a new Thomas Harris book coming?
No next Thomas Harris book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Thomas Harris has won
Wikidata records 4 awards and 3 nominations for Thomas Harris. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement2006Won
- Grand Prix de Littérature Policière1991Wonfor The Silence of the Lambs
- Anthony Award for Best Novel1989Wonfor The Silence of the Lambs
- Bram Stoker Award for Novel1988Wonfor The Silence of the Lambs
- Bram Stoker Award for Novel1999Shortlistedfor Hannibal
- Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1989Shortlistedfor The Silence of the Lambs
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel1989Shortlistedfor The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Thomas Harris title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Thomas Harris books have appeared about one every 9 years on average.
- Length
- 2,401 pages across all 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Thomas Harris books, 2 of 6, were published in the 1980s.