Tom Lowe Books in Order
Tom Lowe has written 26 books, published between 2009 and 2025. The first book is A False Dawn (2009) and the newest is The Alibi (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 2009–2025
- Pages on record
- 3,530 in 9 of 26 books
Tom Lowe writes crime thrillers set in Florida. Sean O'Brien is the recurring character, and the Paul Marcus and Elizabeth Monroe sequences run alongside. Twenty-six books are catalogued between 2009 and 2025, from A False Dawn (2009) to The Alibi (2025), taking in The 24th Letter (2010), The Butterfly Forest (2011), The Black Bullet (2012), Blood of Cain (2013), Black River (2014), Cemetery Road (2015), A Murder of Crows (2016) and Wrath (2017). Serial murders, criminal investigation, the Ocala National Forest and Miami run through the subjects. Lowe is still publishing.
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How many Tom Lowe books are there?
Tom Lowe has 26 books, released between 2009 and 2025. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Tom Lowe Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Tom Lowe 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 November 2026.
- 120093082/4
- 220103102/4
- 320113582/4
- 420123722/4
- 520134482/4
- 620143762/4
- 720155262/4
- 82015–2/4
- 920164382/4
- 102017–2/4
- 1120183942/4
- 122019–2/4
- 132019–2/4
- 142019–2/4
- 15The Painter2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 16Midnight's Whisperer2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 172020–2/4
- 182021–2/4
- 192021–2/4
- 202021–2/4
- 212022–2/4
- 222022–2/4
- 232022–2/4
- 242023–2/4
- 252024–2/4
- 262025–2/4
Tom Lowe 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.
Sean O'Brien in order
18 books- 1. A False Dawn
- 2. The 24th Letter
- 3. The Butterfly Forest
- 4. The Black Bullet
- 5. Blood of Cain
- 6. Black River
- 7. Cemetery Road
- 8. A Murder of Crows
- 9. Dragonfly
- 10. The Orchid Keeper
- 11. Mermaid
- 12. Flash of Gold
- and 6 more in the table above
Paul Marcus in order
3 booksElizabeth Monroe in order
3 books- 1. Wrath
- 2. The Confession
- 3. Altered State
Standalone books
2 books2 Tom Lowe titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Tom Lowe books in order?
You only need to read Tom Lowe books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Tom Lowe
Start with A False Dawn (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Tom Lowe book?
The Alibi (2025) is the newest Tom Lowe book released so far.
Is there a new Tom Lowe book coming?
No next Tom Lowe book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Tom Lowe at a glance
- Still publishing
- Tom Lowe published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Tom Lowe books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,530 pages across the 9 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Tom Lowe books, 13 of 26, were published in the 2010s.
When Tom Lowe books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Tom Lowe titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 13 titles.
26 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Tom Lowe books are about
2 of the 26 Tom Lowe books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Crime 1 of 2 books
- Criminal investigation 1 of 2 books
- Entomology 1 of 2 books
- Friendship 1 of 2 books
- Marriage 1 of 2 books
- Miami (Fla.) 1 of 2 books
- Ocala National Forest (Fla.) 1 of 2 books
- Serial murders 1 of 2 books
- Suspense 1 of 2 books
- Thrillers 1 of 2 books
- Young women 1 of 2 books