Thomas Mullen Books in Order
Thomas Mullen has written 8 books, published between 2006 and 2024. The first book is The Last Town on Earth (2006) and the newest is The Rumor Game (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2006–2024
- Pages on record
- 2,041 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 34–51 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,041 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Thomas Mullen, born in 1974, is an American novelist. Darktown (2016) opens the best known series, following African American police officers in Atlanta, and continues in Lightning Men (2017) and Midnight Atlanta (2020). The Last Town on Earth (2006) opens the catalogue on an influenza epidemic, and The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers (2010), The Revisionists (2011), Blind Spots (2023) and The Rumor Game (2024) fill out eight catalogued books. Race relations, police procedure and community life recur as subjects.
How many Thomas Mullen books are there?
Thomas Mullen has 8 books, released between 2006 and 2024. 3 of them belong to the Darktown series.
Thomas Mullen Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Thomas Mullen 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 Last Town on Earth2006 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/420064322/4
- 2The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 3The Revisionists2011 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/420114642/4
- 420163712/4
- 520173742/4
- 620204002/4
- 7Blind Spots2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 8The Rumor Game2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
Thomas Mullen 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.
Darktown in order
3 booksStandalone books
5 books5 Thomas Mullen titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Thomas Mullen books in order?
You only need to read Thomas Mullen books in order within the Darktown series, which holds 3 of the 8 Thomas Mullen books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Thomas Mullen
Start with The Last Town on Earth (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Thomas Mullen book?
The Rumor Game (2024) is the newest Thomas Mullen book released so far.
Is there a new Thomas Mullen book coming?
No next Thomas Mullen 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 Mullen has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Thomas Mullen. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Society of American Historians Prize for Historical Fiction2007Wonfor The Last Town on Earth
Thomas Mullen at a glance
- Still publishing
- Thomas Mullen published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Thomas Mullen books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,041 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Thomas Mullen books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Thomas Mullen books are about
6 of the 8 Thomas Mullen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 2 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- African Americans 2 of 6 books
- African American police 2 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 6 books
- Police Procedural 2 of 6 books
- Race relations 2 of 6 books