Author guide
J.D. Barker Books in Order
J.D. Barker, born Jonathan Dylan Barker, is an American suspense-thriller author whose work frequently incorporates horror, crime, mystery, science fiction, and supernatural elements. His debut novel, Forsaken, received a Bram Stoker Award nomination and won the New Apple Medalist Award. Barker regularly collaborates with other authors, including James Patterson, Dacre Stoker, and Patrick Logan.
J.D. Barker's Newest Book
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The Fourth Monkey
The first novel in the 4MK Thrillers series and the author's most prominent series entry point.
Forsaken
The author's debut novel and the first book in The Shadow Cove Saga.
Read in order
Books by series
novel series · ongoing
4MK Thrillers
A thriller series following Detective Sam Porter and the investigation of the Four Monkey Killer.
- 1 ForsakenAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2014
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (16)
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DraculAmazon ↗novel · 2018
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She Has a Broken Thing Where Her Heart Should BeAmazon ↗novel · 2020
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The Coast-to-Coast MurdersAmazon ↗novel · 2020
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A Caller's GameAmazon ↗novel · 2021
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The NoiseAmazon ↗novel · 2021
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Death of the Black WidowAmazon ↗novel · 2022
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Behind a Closed DoorAmazon ↗novel · 2024
- Confessions of the DeadAmazon ↗
novel · 2024
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Heavy Are the StonesAmazon ↗novel · 2024
- We Don't Talk About EmmaAmazon ↗
novel · 2025
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The WriterAmazon ↗novel · 2025
- The Lies We TellAmazon ↗
novel · 2025
- The Finer ThingsAmazon ↗
novel · 2025
- Something I Keep UpstairsAmazon ↗
novel · 2025
- The Quiet NeighborAmazon ↗
novel · 2026
- The Probability of MurderAmazon ↗
novel · 2026