Author guide
Lincoln Child Books in Order
Lincoln Child was an American novelist and former book editor. After working in publishing, he became a full-time writer and published techno-thrillers, horror novels, and suspense fiction. His solo novels include Utopia, Death Match, the Jeremy Logan novels, and Chrysalis. With Douglas Preston, he co-created the Agent Pendergast and Gideon Crew series and coauthored several related archaeological thrillers, including Relic, Riptide, The Ice Limit, and the Nora Kelly novels.
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Relic
The first Agent Pendergast novel and the beginning of the authors' shared fictional universe.
Deep Storm
The first Jeremy Logan novel and a strong entry point to Lincoln Child's solo fiction.
Utopia
A standalone solo techno-thriller that does not require series context.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · ongoing
Agent Pendergast
The main series featuring FBI Special Agent Aloysius X. L. Pendergast.
- 1 RelicAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1995
- 2
ReliquaryAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1997
- 3
The Cabinet of CuriositiesAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2002
- 4
Still Life with CrowsAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2003
- 5
BrimstoneAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2004
- 6
Dance of DeathAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2005
- 7
The Book of the DeadAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2006
- 8
The Wheel of DarknessAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 2007
- 9
Cemetery DanceAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 2009
- 10
Fever DreamAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 2010
- 11
Cold VengeanceAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 2011
- 12
ExtractionAmazon ↗Book 11.5 · novella · 2012
- 12
Two GravesAmazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 2012
- 13
White FireAmazon ↗Book 13 · novel · 2013
- 15
Gaslighted: Slappy the Ventriloquist Dummy vs. Aloysius PendergastAmazon ↗Book 13.5 · short-story · 2014
- 14
Blue LabyrinthAmazon ↗Book 14 · novel · 2014
- 15
Crimson ShoreAmazon ↗Book 15 · novel · 2015
- 16
The Obsidian ChamberAmazon ↗Book 16 · novel · 2016
- 17
City of Endless NightAmazon ↗Book 17 · novel · 2018
- 18
Verses for the DeadAmazon ↗Book 18 · novel · 2018
- 21 The Strange Case of Monsieur BertinAmazon ↗
Book 18.5 · short-story · 2019
- 19
Crooked RiverAmazon ↗Book 19 · novel · 2020
- 20
BloodlessAmazon ↗Book 20 · novel · 2021
- 21
The Cabinet of Dr. LengAmazon ↗Book 21 · novel · 2023
- 22
Angel of VengeanceAmazon ↗Book 22 · novel · 2024
trilogy · complete
Diogenes Trilogy
The Agent Pendergast subseries concerning Pendergast's brother, Diogenes.
trilogy · complete
Helen Trilogy
The Agent Pendergast subseries concerning Pendergast's search for his wife, Helen.
trilogy · ongoing
Dr. Leng Trilogy
The later Agent Pendergast subseries involving the legacy of Dr. Enoch Leng.
novel-series · complete
Gideon Crew
A thriller series featuring genius thief and covert operative Gideon Crew.
novel-series · complete
Jeremy Logan
A series of novels featuring Jeremy Logan, a historian and investigator of inexplicable phenomena.
novel-series · ongoing
Nora Kelly
An archaeological thriller series featuring archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson; Thunderhead is an earlier related novel featuring Kelly.
Outside the series
