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Chris Bohjalian Books in Order

6 series including Obsession Collection Series, Sleepwalker / Ahlberg Series and more

★ 10 NYT bestsellers 6 series 35 books Latest: The Jackal's Mistress (2025)

Publishing since 1988, Chris Bohjalian has 35 books to their name. The catalogue splits into 6 series, with Obsession Collection the most substantial at 6 books. The most recent release we track is The Jackal's Mistress (2025).

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1 Sleepwalker / Ahlberg 2 Chris Bohjalian Other Novels 3 Chris Bohjalian Non-Fiction Books 4 Chris Bohjalian Other Plays 5 Obsession Collection 6 Chris Bohjalian Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

10 books

Chris Bohjalian has placed 10 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 34 weeks on the charts.

Cover of The Double Bind
The Double Bind
Chris Bohjalian Other Novels

8 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Mar 2007

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Cover of The Sandcastle Girls
The Sandcastle Girls
Chris Bohjalian Other Novels

3 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #7 · debuted Jul 2012 · 6 weeks across 3 NYT lists

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Chris Bohjalian’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

6 series · 35 books

Sleepwalker / Ahlberg Series

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1 The Premonition (Short Story) 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Sleepwalker 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
A Killing in the Real World by Chris Bohjalian

Chris Bohjalian Other Novels

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1 A Killing in the Real World 1988 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Hangman 1991 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Past the Bleachers 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Water Witches 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Midwives 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Law of Similars 1998 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Trans-Sister Radio 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Buffalo Soldier 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Before You Know Kindness 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 The Double Bind 2007 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Skeletons at the Feast 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Secrets of Eden 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 The Night Strangers 2011 Goodreads Choice Award 2011Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 The Sandcastle Girls 2012 Goodreads Choice Award 2012Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 The Light in the Ruins 2013 Goodreads Choice Award 2013Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 The Guest Room 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 The Flight Attendant 2018 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 The Red Lotus 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 Hour of the Witch 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 The Lioness 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 The Princess of Las Vegas 2024 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 The Jackal's Mistress 2025 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Idyll Banter by Chris Bohjalian

Chris Bohjalian Non-Fiction Books

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1 Idyll Banter 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Chris Bohjalian Other Plays

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1 Wingspan 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Slot Machine Fever Dreams (Short Story) by Chris Bohjalian

Obsession Collection Series

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1 Slot Machine Fever Dreams (Short Story) 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Heart of a Mother (Short Story) by Julie Clark 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Mosquito (Short Story) by B.A. Paris 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 People Like Them (Short Story) by Minka Kent 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Murder at the Royal Ruby (Short Story) by Nita Prose 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Just a Girl (Short Story) by Alyssa Cole 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Chris Bohjalian Anthologies

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1 Stories from Suffragette City 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Moms Don't Have Time To 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
About the Author

Chris A. Bohjalian (Armenian: Քրիս Պոհճալեան) is an American novelist and the author of over twenty novels, including Midwives (1997), The Sandcastle Girls (2012), The Guest Room (2016), and The Flight Attendant (2018).

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