Series · 40 books
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Books in Order
The complete Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child reading order — 40 books from 1995–2022.
- 01 The Relic Amazon — buy The Relic Bookshop — buy The Relic ThriftBooks — buy The Relic eBooks.com — buy The Relic
- 02 Mount Dragon Amazon — buy Mount Dragon Bookshop — buy Mount Dragon ThriftBooks — buy Mount Dragon eBooks.com — buy Mount Dragon
- 03 Reliquary Amazon — buy Reliquary Bookshop — buy Reliquary ThriftBooks — buy Reliquary eBooks.com — buy Reliquary
- 04 Riptide Amazon — buy Riptide Bookshop — buy Riptide ThriftBooks — buy Riptide eBooks.com — buy Riptide
- 05 Thunderhead Amazon — buy Thunderhead Bookshop — buy Thunderhead ThriftBooks — buy Thunderhead eBooks.com — buy Thunderhead
- 06 The ice limit Amazon — buy The ice limit Bookshop — buy The ice limit ThriftBooks — buy The ice limit eBooks.com — buy The ice limit
- 07 Ice Limit Amazon — buy Ice Limit Bookshop — buy Ice Limit ThriftBooks — buy Ice Limit eBooks.com — buy Ice Limit
- 08 The cabinet of curiosities Amazon — buy The cabinet of curiosities Bookshop — buy The cabinet of curiosities ThriftBooks — buy The cabinet of curiosities eBooks.com — buy The cabinet of curiosities
- 09 Cabinet of Curiosities Amazon — buy Cabinet of Curiosities Bookshop — buy Cabinet of Curiosities ThriftBooks — buy Cabinet of Curiosities eBooks.com — buy Cabinet of Curiosities
- 10 Still life with crows Amazon — buy Still life with crows Bookshop — buy Still life with crows ThriftBooks — buy Still life with crows eBooks.com — buy Still life with crows
- 11 Brimstone Amazon — buy Brimstone Bookshop — buy Brimstone ThriftBooks — buy Brimstone eBooks.com — buy Brimstone
- 12 The Book of the Dead Amazon — buy The Book of the Dead Bookshop — buy The Book of the Dead ThriftBooks — buy The Book of the Dead eBooks.com — buy The Book of the Dead
- 13 Book of the Dead Amazon — buy Book of the Dead Bookshop — buy Book of the Dead ThriftBooks — buy Book of the Dead eBooks.com — buy Book of the Dead
- 14 The wheel of darkness Amazon — buy The wheel of darkness Bookshop — buy The wheel of darkness ThriftBooks — buy The wheel of darkness eBooks.com — buy The wheel of darkness
- 15 Wheel of Darkness Amazon — buy Wheel of Darkness Bookshop — buy Wheel of Darkness ThriftBooks — buy Wheel of Darkness eBooks.com — buy Wheel of Darkness
- 16 Cemetery dance Amazon — buy Cemetery dance Bookshop — buy Cemetery dance ThriftBooks — buy Cemetery dance eBooks.com — buy Cemetery dance
- 17 Fever dream Amazon — buy Fever dream Bookshop — buy Fever dream ThriftBooks — buy Fever dream eBooks.com — buy Fever dream
- 18 Cold vengeance Amazon — buy Cold vengeance Bookshop — buy Cold vengeance ThriftBooks — buy Cold vengeance eBooks.com — buy Cold vengeance
- 19 Gideon's Sword Amazon — buy Gideon's Sword Bookshop — buy Gideon's Sword ThriftBooks — buy Gideon's Sword eBooks.com — buy Gideon's Sword
- 20 Two graves Amazon — buy Two graves Bookshop — buy Two graves ThriftBooks — buy Two graves eBooks.com — buy Two graves
- 21 Gideon's corpse Amazon — buy Gideon's corpse Bookshop — buy Gideon's corpse ThriftBooks — buy Gideon's corpse eBooks.com — buy Gideon's corpse
- 22 Extraction Amazon — buy Extraction Bookshop — buy Extraction ThriftBooks — buy Extraction eBooks.com — buy Extraction
- 23 Blue Labyrinth Amazon — buy Blue Labyrinth Bookshop — buy Blue Labyrinth ThriftBooks — buy Blue Labyrinth eBooks.com — buy Blue Labyrinth
- 24 The Lost Island Amazon — buy The Lost Island Bookshop — buy The Lost Island ThriftBooks — buy The Lost Island eBooks.com — buy The Lost Island
- 25 Crimson shore Amazon — buy Crimson shore Bookshop — buy Crimson shore ThriftBooks — buy Crimson shore eBooks.com — buy Crimson shore
- 26 The Obsidian Chamber Amazon — buy The Obsidian Chamber Bookshop — buy The Obsidian Chamber ThriftBooks — buy The Obsidian Chamber eBooks.com — buy The Obsidian Chamber
- 27 Beyond the Ice Limit: A Gideon Crew Novel (Gideon Crew series) Amazon — buy Beyond the Ice Limit: A Gideon Crew Novel (Gideon Crew series) Bookshop — buy Beyond the Ice Limit: A Gideon Crew Novel (Gideon Crew series) ThriftBooks — buy Beyond the Ice Limit: A Gideon Crew Novel (Gideon Crew series) eBooks.com — buy Beyond the Ice Limit: A Gideon Crew Novel (Gideon Crew series)
- 28 Beyond the Ice Limit Amazon — buy Beyond the Ice Limit Bookshop — buy Beyond the Ice Limit ThriftBooks — buy Beyond the Ice Limit eBooks.com — buy Beyond the Ice Limit
- 29 City of Endless Night Amazon — buy City of Endless Night Bookshop — buy City of Endless Night ThriftBooks — buy City of Endless Night eBooks.com — buy City of Endless Night
- 30 Verses for the Dead (Agent Pendergast) Amazon — buy Verses for the Dead (Agent Pendergast) Bookshop — buy Verses for the Dead (Agent Pendergast) ThriftBooks — buy Verses for the Dead (Agent Pendergast) eBooks.com — buy Verses for the Dead (Agent Pendergast)
- 31 City of Endless Night (Agent Pendergast series) Amazon — buy City of Endless Night (Agent Pendergast series) Bookshop — buy City of Endless Night (Agent Pendergast series) ThriftBooks — buy City of Endless Night (Agent Pendergast series) eBooks.com — buy City of Endless Night (Agent Pendergast series)
- 32 The pharaoh key Amazon — buy The pharaoh key Bookshop — buy The pharaoh key ThriftBooks — buy The pharaoh key eBooks.com — buy The pharaoh key
- 33 Old Bones Amazon — buy Old Bones Bookshop — buy Old Bones ThriftBooks — buy Old Bones eBooks.com — buy Old Bones
- 34 Crooked river Amazon — buy Crooked river Bookshop — buy Crooked river ThriftBooks — buy Crooked river eBooks.com — buy Crooked river
- 35 Crooked river [large print] Amazon — buy Crooked river [large print] Bookshop — buy Crooked river [large print] ThriftBooks — buy Crooked river [large print] eBooks.com — buy Crooked river [large print]
- 36 Bloodless Amazon — buy Bloodless Bookshop — buy Bloodless ThriftBooks — buy Bloodless eBooks.com — buy Bloodless
- 37 Scorpion's Tail Amazon — buy Scorpion's Tail Bookshop — buy Scorpion's Tail ThriftBooks — buy Scorpion's Tail eBooks.com — buy Scorpion's Tail
- 38 Agent Pendergast Amazon — buy Agent Pendergast Bookshop — buy Agent Pendergast ThriftBooks — buy Agent Pendergast eBooks.com — buy Agent Pendergast
- 39 The Scorpion's Tail Amazon — buy The Scorpion's Tail Bookshop — buy The Scorpion's Tail ThriftBooks — buy The Scorpion's Tail eBooks.com — buy The Scorpion's Tail
- 40 Diablo Mesa Amazon — buy Diablo Mesa Bookshop — buy Diablo Mesa ThriftBooks — buy Diablo Mesa eBooks.com — buy Diablo Mesa
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Relic | 1995 | ||
| 2 | Mount Dragon | 1996 | ||
| 3 | Reliquary | 1997 | ||
| 4 | Riptide | 1998 | ||
| 5 | Thunderhead | 1999 | ||
| 6 | The ice limit | 2000 | ||
| 7 | Ice Limit | 2001 | ||
| 8 | The cabinet of curiosities | 2002 | ||
| 9 | Cabinet of Curiosities | 2002 | ||
| 10 | Still life with crows | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Brimstone | 2004 | ||
| 12 | The Book of the Dead | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Book of the Dead | 2006 | ||
| 14 | The wheel of darkness | 2007 | ||
| 15 | Wheel of Darkness | 2007 | ||
| 16 | Cemetery dance | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Fever dream | 2010 | ||
| 18 | Cold vengeance | 2011 | ||
| 19 | Gideon's Sword | 2011 | ||
| 20 | Two graves | 2012 | ||
| 21 | Gideon's corpse | 2012 | ||
| 22 | Extraction | 2012 | ||
| 23 | Blue Labyrinth | 2014 | ||
| 24 | The Lost Island | 2014 | ||
| 25 | Crimson shore | 2015 | ||
| 26 | The Obsidian Chamber | 2016 | ||
| 27 | Beyond the Ice Limit: A Gideon Crew Novel (Gideon Crew series) | 2016 | ||
| 28 | Beyond the Ice Limit | 2016 | ||
| 29 | City of Endless Night | 2017 | ||
| 30 | Verses for the Dead (Agent Pendergast) | 2018 | ||
| 31 | City of Endless Night (Agent Pendergast series) | 2018 | ||
| 32 | The pharaoh key | 2018 | ||
| 33 | Old Bones | 2019 | ||
| 34 | Crooked river | 2020 | ||
| 35 | Crooked river [large print] | 2020 | ||
| 36 | Bloodless | 2021 | ||
| 37 | Scorpion's Tail | 2021 | ||
| 38 | Agent Pendergast | 2021 | ||
| 39 | The Scorpion's Tail | 2021 | ||
| 40 | Diablo Mesa | 2022 |
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with The Relic (1995). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1995–2022.
What is the newest Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child book?
Diablo Mesa, published in 2022.