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Tom Piccirilli Books in Order

Tom Piccirilli has written 58 books, published between 1990 and 2020. The first book is Dark Father (1990) and the newest is A Little Black Book of Noir Stories (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
58
Published
1990–2020
Confirmed
1 of 58 titles
Pages on record
7,566 in 32 of 58 books
Reading time
126–189 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,566 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 32 of 58 titles with a page count on record.

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Horror, thrillers and crime fiction appear among the subjects for Tom Piccirilli, along with the imaginary town of Felicity Grove, New York, and the character Jonathan Kendrick. The 58 catalogued books run from Dark Father (1990) to A Little Black Book of Noir Stories (2020). Series include Cold, Felicity Grove, Priest & Lamarr and Terrier Rand. Hexes (1999) and A Student of Hell (2000) are among the earlier titles.

How many Tom Piccirilli books are there?

Tom Piccirilli has 58 books, released between 1990 and 2020. They include 4 series and 47 titles listed outside any series.

Tom Piccirilli Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 58 Tom Piccirilli 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 Dark Father by Tom Piccirilli (1990)
  2. Cover of The Dead Past by Tom Piccirilli, book 1 of the Felicity Grove series (1997)
  3. Cover of Hexes by Tom Piccirilli (1999)
  4. Cover of Welcome to Hell by Tom Piccirilli (2000)
  5. Cover of The Deceased by Tom Piccirilli (2000)
  6. Cover of A Student of Hell by Tom Piccirilli (2000)
  7. Cover of The Night Class by Tom Piccirilli (2000)
  8. Cover of A Lower Deep by Tom Piccirilli (2001)
  9. Cover of Grave Men by Tom Piccirilli, book 1 of the Priest & Lamarr series (2002)
  10. Cover of This Cape Is Red Because I've Been Bleeding by Tom Piccirilli (2002)
  11. Cover of Mean Sheep by Tom Piccirilli (2003)
  12. Cover of Coffin Blues by Tom Piccirilli, book 2 of the Priest & Lamarr series (2004)
  13. Cover of Waiting for My Turn to Go Under the Knife by Tom Piccirilli (2004)
  14. Cover of November Mourns by Tom Piccirilli (2005)
  15. Cover of The Dead Letters by Tom Piccirilli (2006)
  16. Cover of Headstone City by Tom Piccirilli (2006)
  17. Cover of The Cold Spot by Tom Piccirilli, book 1 of the Cold series (2008)
  18. Cover of Emerald Hell by Tom Piccirilli, book 9 of the Hellboy Graphic Novel series (2008)
  19. Cover of The Fever Kill by Tom Piccirilli (2008)
  20. Cover of The Coldest Mile by Tom Piccirilli, book 2 of the Cold series (2009)
  21. Cover of Every Shallow Cut by Tom Piccirilli (2010)
  22. Cover of Nightjack by Tom Piccirilli (2010)
  23. Cover of Shadow Season by Tom Piccirilli (2010)
  24. Cover of The Last Kind Words by Tom Piccirilli, book 1 of the Terrier Rand series (2012)
  1. 1
    Dark Father1990 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990280
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  2. 2
    Pentacle1995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  3. 3
    Shards1996 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996240
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  4. 4
    The Dead PastFelicity Grove #11997 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997200
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  5. 5
    Inside The Works1997 · 212 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997212
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  6. 6
    The Dog Syndrome1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  7. 7
    Sorrow's CrownFelicity Grove #21998 · 196 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998196
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  8. 8
    Hexes1999 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999368
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Deep Into That Darkness Peering1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Welcome to Hell2000 · 50 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200050
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Deceased2000 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000342
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    A Student of Hell2000 · 56 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200056
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    The Night Class2000 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000278
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    A Lower Deep2001 · 363 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001363
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  15. 15
    Grave MenPriest & Lamarr #12002 · 265 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002265
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  16. 16
    The Misfit Child Grows Fat on Despair2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  17. 17
    Cast in Dark Waters2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  18. 18
    This Cape Is Red Because I've Been Bleeding2002 · 108 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002108
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  19. 19
    Fuckin' Lie Down Already2003 · 73 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200373
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  20. 20
    A Choir of Ill Children2003 · 225 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003225
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  21. 21
    Mean Sheep2003 · 228 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003228
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  22. 22
    Coffin BluesPriest & Lamarr #22004 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004308
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Waiting for My Turn to Go Under the Knife2004 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004112
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    Thrust2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    November Mourns2005 · 281 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005281
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    The Dead Letters2006 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006400
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Headstone City2006 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Frayed2007 · 110 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007110
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    The Midnight Road2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  30. 30
    The Cold SpotCold #12008 · 303 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008303
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Tom Piccirilli 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.

Cold in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Cold Spot
  2. 2. The Coldest Mile
  3. 3. Cold Comforts

Felicity Grove in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Dead Past
  2. 2. Sorrow's Crown

Priest & Lamarr in order

2 books
  1. 1. Grave Men
  2. 2. Coffin Blues

Terrier Rand in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Last Kind Words
  2. 2. The Last Whisper in the Dark

Black Labyrinth in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Walls of the Castle

Hellboy Graphic Novel in order

1 book
  1. 9. Emerald Hell

Standalone books

47 books

47 Tom Piccirilli titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Tom Piccirilli books in order?

You only need to read Tom Piccirilli books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Tom Piccirilli

Start with Dark Father (1990), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tom Piccirilli book?

A Little Black Book of Noir Stories (2020) is the newest Tom Piccirilli book released so far.

Is there a new Tom Piccirilli book coming?

No next Tom Piccirilli 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 Piccirilli at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Tom Piccirilli title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Tom Piccirilli books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,566 pages across the 32 of 58 books with a recorded length, a median of 248 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tom Piccirilli books, 27 of 58, were published in the 2000s.

What the Tom Piccirilli books are about

25 of the 58 Tom Piccirilli books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: criminals is tagged on 4 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.