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Dean Koontz Books in Order

24 series including Nameless Series, Odd Thomas Series and more

★ 39 NYT bestsellers · 9 at #1 24 series 180 books Latest: Going Home in the Dark (2025)

The earliest Dean Koontz book we track dates to 1968, and the catalogue now runs to 180 books. Those titles are spread across 24 series, led by Nameless with 12 books. The most recent release we track is Going Home in the Dark (2025).

New York Times Bestsellers

39 books

Dean Koontz has placed 39 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 279 weeks on the charts. 9 titles reached #1.

Cover of Mr. Murder
Mr. Murder
Dean Koontz Other Novels

14 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #5 · debuted Nov 1993

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Cover of What the Night Knows
What the Night Knows
What the Night Knows Series

8 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Jan 2011 · 13 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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

Reading Order

24 series · 180 books
In Odd We Trust by Dean Koontz

Odd Thomas Graphic Novels Series

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 In Odd We Trust 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Odd Is on Our Side 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 House of Odd 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Silent Corner 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Whispering Room 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Crooked Staircase 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Forbidden Door 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Night Window 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Jane Hawk Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Bone Farm 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Black Bat Mystery Series as Brian Coffey

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Blood Risk 1973 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Surrounded 1974 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Wall of Masks 1975 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Moonlight Bay Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Fear Nothing 1998 Bram Stoker Award 1999Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Seize the Night 1998 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Santas Twin Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Santa's Twin 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa's Twin 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Nameless Series

0 of 12 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 In the Heart of the Fire (Short Story) 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Photographing the Dead (Short Story) 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Praying Mantis Bride (Short Story) 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Red Rain (Short Story) 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Mercy of Snakes (Short Story) 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Memories of Tomorrow (Short Story) 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Lost Soul of the City 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Gentle Is the Angel of Death 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Kaleidoscope 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Light Has Weight, but Darkness Does Not 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Corkscrew 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Zero In 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
What the Night Knows by Dean Koontz

What the Night Knows Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 What the Night Knows 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Darkness Under the Sun (Short Story) 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Wilderness (Short Story) by Dean Koontz

Innocence Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Wilderness (Short Story) 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Innocence 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Ashley Bell Series

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Last Light (Short Story) 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Final Hour (Short Story) 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Ashley Bell 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The City by Dean Koontz

The City Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The City 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Neighbor (Short Story) 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Trixie Koontz Series

6 books · 2004–2010 · full reading order

77 Shadow Street Series

2 books · 2011

Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Graphic Novels

2 books · 2011–2016

Dean Koontz Other Novels

90 books · 1968–2025

Dean Koontz Anthologies

2 books · 1995–2003

Dean Koontz Non-Fiction Books

4 books · 1972–2014

Dean Koontz Childrens Books

3 books · 1988–2003

Dean Koontz Short Stories/Novellas

1 book · 2017

Dean Koontz Short Story Collections

1 book · 2022

Dean Koontz Graphic Novels

1 book · 2009

Dean Koontz Anthologies

17 books · 1973–2019

Dean Ray Koontz is an American author best known for his novels which could be described broadly as suspense thrillers. He also frequently incorporates elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire. A number of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, with ten hardcovers and fourteen paperbacks reaching the number one slot. Early in his career, Koontz wrote under an array of pen names.

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