Thomas Perry Books in Order
41 books are credited to Thomas Perry, published between 1982 and 2026; 2 of them appeared after Thomas Perry's death in 2025. The first book is The Butcher's Boy (1982) and the newest is The Get Out (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 41
- Published
- 1982–2026
- Confirmed
- 41 of 41 titles
- Pages on record
- 9,615 in 26 of 41 books
- Reading time
- 160–240 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,615 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 41 titles with a page count on record.
Thomas Perry was an American writer of mystery and thriller novels, born August 7, 1947, who died on September 15, 2025. The Butcher's Boy (1982) was Perry's debut and received the 1983 Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America. The catalogue lists 41 books, from that debut to The Get Out (2026). Series are Jane Whitefield, Butcher's Boy and Jack Till, and titles include Metzger's Dog (1983), Vanishing Act (1995) and Shadow Woman (1997). Subject headings cover assassins, the Mafia, government investigators and Indians of North America.
How many Thomas Perry books are there?
Thomas Perry has 41 books, released between 1982 and 2026. 2 of them were published after Thomas Perry's death in 2025. They include 3 separate series.
Thomas Perry Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 41 Thomas Perry books in the order they were released, 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.
- 11982–3/4
- 219833143/4
- 31985–3/4
- 419883193/4
- 519923083/4
- 619953513/4
- 719964163/4
- 819974323/4
- 919984323/4
- 1019993513/4
- 1120013843/4
- 1220013823/4
- 1320024003/4
- 1420064043/4
- 1520074393/4
- 1620083683/4
- 1720094413/4
- 1820103443/4
- 1920113253/4
- 2020124643/4
- 2120122743/4
- 2220132983/4
- 2320134003/4
- 242013–3/4
- 2520143883/4
- 262014–3/4
- 272015–3/4
- 2820163683/4
- 2920173373/4
- 3020183723/4
- 312018–3/4
- 3220193043/4
- 332020–3/4
- 342020–3/4
- 352021–3/4
- 362022–3/4
- 372023–3/4
- 382024–3/4
- 392025–3/4
- 402026–3/4
- 412026–3/4
Thomas Perry series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Jane Whitefield books in order 10 books
Thomas Perry books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Thomas Perry Standalone Novels
18 books18 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Butcher's Boy in order
4 booksBibliomysteries in order
4 booksJack Till in order
2 books- 1. Silence
- 2. The Boyfriend
Fargo Adventures books in order
2 books by Thomas PerryMysterious Profiles in order
1 book- 21. Jane Whitefield
Thomas Perry Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Thomas Perry books run from The Butcher's Boy (1982) to The Get Out (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Thomas Perry in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Thomas Perry books in order?
You only need to read Thomas Perry books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Thomas Perry books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Vanishing Act (1995), the first Jane Whitefield book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Butcher's Boy (1982).
What is the newest Thomas Perry book?
The Get Out (2026) is the newest Thomas Perry book released so far.
Is there a new Thomas Perry book coming?
No next Thomas Perry 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 Perry has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Thomas Perry. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Edgar Awards1983Won
Thomas Perry at a glance
- Died
- Thomas Perry died in 2025, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Thomas Perry are still being published after Thomas Perry's death in 2025; the newest appeared in 2026.
- Release pace
- Thomas Perry books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,615 pages across the 26 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 370 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Thomas Perry books, 15 of 41, were published in the 2010s.
What the Thomas Perry books are about
31 of the 41 Thomas Perry books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 8 of 31. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 8 of 31 books
- Suspense 7 of 31 books
- Thrillers 7 of 31 books
- Crime 6 of 31 books
- Assassins 5 of 31 books
- Indians of North America 5 of 31 books
- Crimes against 4 of 31 books
- Private investigators 4 of 31 books
- Criminals 3 of 31 books
- Government investigators 3 of 31 books
- Mafia 3 of 31 books