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Charlie Parker Books in Order by John Connolly

Charlie Parker by John Connolly contains 25 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is Every Dead Thing (1999) and the newest is A River Red with Blood (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Other series are also called Charlie Parker: Charlie Parker Books in Order: 2 Different Series.

Books
25
Published
1999–2026
Confirmed
25 of 25 titles
Pages on record
10,384 in 19 of 25 books
Reading time
173–260 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,384 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 25 titles with a page count on record.

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John Connolly's Charlie Parker books are thrillers featuring Charlie "Bird" Parker. Subject tags include private investigators, ex-police officers, Maine, serial murders, mystery and suspense. The run opens with Every Dead Thing (1999) and reaches 25 books with A River Red with Blood (2026). Dark Hollow (2000), The Killing Kind (2001) and The White Road (2002) are the next three titles. John Connolly is the only author credited on the series, which remains ongoing.

How many Charlie Parker books are there?

Charlie Parker has 25 books, released between 1999 and 2026.

Charlie Parker Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 25 Charlie Parker 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 Every Dead Thing by John Connolly, book 1 of the Charlie Parker series (1999)
  2. Cover of Dark Hollow by John Connolly, book 2 of the Charlie Parker series (2000)
  3. Cover of The Killing Kind by John Connolly, book 3 of the Charlie Parker series (2001)
  4. Cover of The White Road by John Connolly, book 4 of the Charlie Parker series (2002)
  5. Cover of The Black Angel by John Connolly, book 6 of the Charlie Parker series (2005)
  6. Cover of The Unquiet by John Connolly, book 7 of the Charlie Parker series (2007)
  7. Cover of The Reapers by John Connolly, book 8 of the Charlie Parker series (2008)
  8. Cover of The Lovers by John Connolly, book 9 of the Charlie Parker series (2009)
  9. Cover of The Whisperers by John Connolly, book 10 of the Charlie Parker series (2010)
  10. Cover of The Burning Soul by John Connolly, book 11 of the Charlie Parker series (2011)
  11. Cover of The Wrath of Angels by John Connolly, book 12 of the Charlie Parker series (2012)
  12. Cover of The Wolf in Winter by John Connolly, book 14 of the Charlie Parker series (2014)
  13. Cover of A Song of Shadows by John Connolly, book 15 of the Charlie Parker series (2015)
  14. Cover of A Time of Torment by John Connolly, book 16 of the Charlie Parker series (2016)
  15. Cover of A Game of Ghosts by John Connolly, book 17 of the Charlie Parker series (2017)
  16. Cover of The Woman in the Woods by John Connolly, book 18 of the Charlie Parker series (2018)
  17. Cover of A Book of Bones by John Connolly, book 19 of the Charlie Parker series (2019)
  18. Cover of The Nameless Ones by John Connolly, book 21 of the Charlie Parker series (2021)
  19. Cover of The Furies by John Connolly, book 22 of the Charlie Parker series (2022)
  1. 1
    Every Dead Thing1999 · 467 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1999467
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  2. 2
    Dark Hollow2000 · 504 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000504
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  3. 3
    The Killing Kind2001 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001448
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  4. 4
    The White Road2002 · 503 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2002503
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  5. 5
    The Reflecting Eye2004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  6. 6
    The Black Angel2005 · 579 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2005579
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  7. 7
    The Unquiet2007 · 480 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2007480
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  8. 8
    The Reapers2008 · 544 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2008544
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  9. 9
    The Lovers2009 · 496 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2009496
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  10. 10
    The Whisperers2010 · 544 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010544
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  11. 11
    The Burning Soul2011 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011416
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  12. 12
    The Wrath of Angels2012 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012480
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  13. 13
    The Charlie Parker Collection 22013 · 1393 pages · confirmed 3/4
    20131393
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  14. 14
    The Wolf in Winter2014 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014432
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  15. 15
    A Song of Shadows2015 · 438 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015438
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  16. 16
    A Time of Torment2016 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016480
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  17. 17
    A Game of Ghosts2017 · 452 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017452
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  18. 18
    The Woman in the Woods2018 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018496
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  19. 19
    A Book of Bones2019 · 720 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019720
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  20. 20
    The Dirty South2020 · confirmed 4/4
    2020–
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  21. 21
    The Nameless Ones2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  22. 22
    The Furies2022 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2022512
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  23. 23
    The Instruments of Darkness2024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024–
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  24. 24
    The Children of Eve2025 · confirmed 4/4
    2025–
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  25. 25
    A River Red with Blood2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Is there a chronological order for Charlie Parker?

No separate chronological order is on record for Charlie Parker, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Charlie Parker books in order?

You should read the Charlie Parker books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Charlie Parker book also stands alone.

Where to start with Charlie Parker

Start with Every Dead Thing (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Charlie Parker book?

A River Red with Blood (2026) is the newest Charlie Parker book released so far.

Is there a new Charlie Parker book coming?

No next Charlie Parker 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 Charlie Parker has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 1 nomination for Charlie Parker. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Charlie Parker at a glance

Still running
Charlie Parker is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Charlie Parker books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
10,384 pages across the 19 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 496 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Charlie Parker books, 10 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
10 of the 25 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Charlie Parker books are about

18 of the 25 Charlie Parker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 16 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by John Connolly

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.