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Vampire Files Books in Order

Vampire Files by P.N. Elrod contains 13 books, published between 1990 and 2009. The first book is Lifeblood (1990) and the newest is Dark Road Rising (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1990–2009
Pages on record
2,887 in 10 of 13 books
Reading time
48–72 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,887 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

See all 13 books in order Printable Vampire Files checklist

Vampire Files is P.N. Elrod's supernatural detective series of 13 books, from Lifeblood (1990) to Dark Road Rising (2009). Subject headings name Jack Fleming as a fictitious character and list vampires, private investigators, horror and Chicago, Illinois. Bloodlist and Bloodcircle also date from 1990; later titles include A Chill in the Blood (1998), Lady Crymsyn (2000) and Cold Streets (2003).

How many Vampire Files books are there?

Vampire Files has 13 books, released between 1990 and 2009.

Vampire Files Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Vampire Files 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 Lifeblood by P.N. Elrod, book 1 of the Vampire Files series (1990)
  2. Cover of Bloodcircle by P.N. Elrod, book 3 of the Vampire Files series (1990)
  3. Cover of Art in the Blood by P.N. Elrod, book 4 of the Vampire Files series (1991)
  4. Cover of Fire in the Blood by P.N. Elrod, book 5 of the Vampire Files series (1991)
  5. Cover of Blood on the Water by P.N. Elrod, book 6 of the Vampire Files series (1992)
  6. Cover of A Chill in the Blood by P.N. Elrod, book 7 of the Vampire Files series (1998)
  7. Cover of The Dark Sleep by P.N. Elrod, book 8 of the Vampire Files series (1999)
  8. Cover of Lady Crymsyn by P.N. Elrod, book 9 of the Vampire Files series (2000)
  9. Cover of Cold Streets by P.N. Elrod, book 10 of the Vampire Files series (2003)
  10. Cover of Song in the Dark by P.N. Elrod, book 11 of the Vampire Files series (2005)
  1. 1
    Lifeblood1990 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990208
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  2. 2
    Bloodlist1990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  3. 3
    Bloodcircle1990 · 202 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990202
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  4. 4
    Art in the Blood1991 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991208
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  5. 5
    Fire in the Blood1991 · 198 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991198
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  6. 6
    Blood on the Water1992 · 199 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992199
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  7. 7
    A Chill in the Blood1998 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998336
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  8. 8
    The Dark Sleep1999 · 359 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999359
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  9. 9
    Lady Crymsyn2000 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000416
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  10. 10
    Cold Streets2003 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003384
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  11. 11
    Song in the Dark2005 · 377 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005377
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  12. 12
    The Devil You Know2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  13. 13
    Dark Road Rising2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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Is there a chronological order for Vampire Files?

No separate chronological order is on record for Vampire Files, 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 Vampire Files books in order?

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

Where to start with Vampire Files

Start with Lifeblood (1990), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Vampire Files book?

Dark Road Rising (2009) is the newest Vampire Files book released so far.

Is there a new Vampire Files book coming?

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

Vampire Files at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Vampire Files title on record dates from 2009, 17 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Vampire Files books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,887 pages across the 10 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Vampire Files books, 8 of 13, were published in the 1990s.

What the Vampire Files books are about

11 of the 13 Vampire Files books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: vampires is tagged on 11 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by P.N. Elrod

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