Lincoln Rhyme Books in Order
There are 23 Lincoln Rhyme books, published between 1997 and 2026: 17 in the Lincoln Rhyme series and 6 related titles. The first book is The Bone Collector (1997) and the newest main-line book is The Collateral Heart (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1997–2026
- Confirmed
- 23 of 23 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,725 in 14 of 23 books
- Reading time
- 112–168 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,725 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 23 titles with a page count on record.
Lincoln Rhyme names a crime series with 23 books catalogued from 1997 to 2026, all but one credited to Jeffery Deaver. The Bone Collector (1997) opens the run, followed by The Coffin Dancer (1998) and The Empty Chair (2000). The Collateral Heart (2026) is the latest title, and the series is ongoing. Amelia Sachs appears in the subject tags alongside forensic scientists, quadriplegics, serial murder investigation and New York City. The exception, Rhymes With Prey: Lincoln Rhyme vs. Lucas Davenport (2014), is credited to John Sandford, and the Prey Universe also appears on the page. Lincoln Rhyme short stories and novellas are listed separately.
How many Lincoln Rhyme books are there?
Lincoln Rhyme has 23 books, released between 1997 and 2026. 17 of them belong to the Lincoln Rhyme series, and 6 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas and other titles.
Lincoln Rhyme Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Lincoln Rhyme 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.
- 119974274/4
- 219985324/4
- 320005124/4
- 420025764/4
- 520035284/4
- 62005–4/4
- 720064164/4
- 820084144/4
- 920104144/4
- 102013–4/4
- 1120136404/4
- 122014–4/4
- 1320144344/4
- 142016–4/4
- 1520164864/4
- 1620174644/4
- 1720184344/4
- 182021–4/4
- 1920214484/4
- 202023–4/4
- 212023–4/4
- 222026–3/4
- 232026–3/4
Lincoln Rhyme Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the Lincoln Rhyme series run from The Bone Collector (1997) to The Collateral Heart (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Lincoln Rhyme in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Lincoln Rhyme books in order?
You should read the Lincoln Rhyme series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 6 related titles (short stories and novellas and other titles) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Lincoln Rhyme book also stands alone.
What order should you read Lincoln Rhyme books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Bone Collector (1997), the earliest published book in the Lincoln Rhyme series. After it come The Coffin Dancer (1998), The Empty Chair (2000), The Stone Monkey (2002) and The Vanished Man (2003); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Lincoln Rhyme book?
The Collateral Heart (2026) is the newest book in the Lincoln Rhyme series.
Is there a new Lincoln Rhyme book coming?
No next Lincoln Rhyme 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 Lincoln Rhyme has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Lincoln Rhyme. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Nero Award1999Wonfor The Bone Collector
Lincoln Rhyme at a glance
- Still running
- Lincoln Rhyme is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Lincoln Rhyme books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,725 pages across the 14 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 456 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lincoln Rhyme books, 9 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 21 of the 23 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
- Attribution
- Of the 23 titles, 22 are credited to Jeffery Deaver and 1 to John Sandford.
What the Lincoln Rhyme books are about
15 of the 23 Lincoln Rhyme books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 10 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Police 10 of 15 books
- Forensic pathologists 7 of 15 books
- Quadriplegics 7 of 15 books
- Rhyme, lincoln (fictitious character) 6 of 15 books
- Sachs, amelia (fictitious character) 6 of 15 books
- Thrillers 6 of 15 books
- Forensic scientists 4 of 15 books
- Serial murders 4 of 15 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 15 books
- New York (N.Y.) 3 of 15 books
- Amelia Sachs (Fictitious character) 2 of 15 books