Robert Hunter Books in Order

Robert Hunter by Chris Carter contains 14 books, published between 2009 and 2024. The first book is The Crucifix Killer (2009) and the newest is The Death Watcher (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2009–2024
Confirmed
14 of 14 titles
Pages on record
3,823 in 8 of 14 books
Reading time
64–96 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,823 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

Robert Hunter is a Los Angeles detective and the centre of Chris Carter's serial-killer procedurals. Fourteen books run from The Crucifix Killer in 2009 to The Death Watcher in 2024, with The Executioner, The Night Stalker, The Death Sculptor, One by One and An Evil Mind among them. Serial murder investigation is the constant subject, and the series is ongoing.

How many Robert Hunter books are there?

Robert Hunter has 14 books, released between 2009 and 2024.

Robert Hunter Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Robert Hunter 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. 1
    The Crucifix Killer2009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009
  2. 2
    The Executioner2010 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010480
  3. 3
    The Night Stalker2011 · 454 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011454
  4. 4
    The Death Sculptor2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  5. 5
    The Hunter2013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  6. 6
    One by One2013 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013512
  7. 7
    An Evil Mind2014 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014496
  8. 8
    I am Death2015 · 419 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015419
  9. 9
    The Caller2017 · 470 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017470
  10. 11
    Hunting Evil2019 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019496
  11. 12
    Written in Blood2020 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020496
  12. 13
    Genesis2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  13. 14
    The Death Watcher2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024

Is there a chronological order for Robert Hunter?

No separate chronological order is on record for Robert Hunter, 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 Robert Hunter books in order?

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

Where to start with Robert Hunter

Start with The Crucifix Killer (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Robert Hunter book?

The Death Watcher (2024) is the newest Robert Hunter book released so far.

Is there a new Robert Hunter book coming?

No next Robert Hunter book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Robert Hunter at a glance

Still running
Robert Hunter is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Robert Hunter books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,823 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 488 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Robert Hunter books, 10 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Robert Hunter books are about

11 of the 14 Robert Hunter books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: los angeles (calif.) is tagged on 7 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Chris Carter

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