Order of Linwood Barclay Books
Linwood Barclay is a U.S.-born Canadian author, who has risen in fame due to a variety of incredible standalone novels.
Barclay first started writing the “Zack Walker” series which spawned four books, however his real skills are shown in the series of books following that. Loosely connected in every form of the phrase, the Linwood Barclay series of standalone books capture you from the first chapter, and are fantastic fictional mysteries.
Seriously, read these books.
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Too Close to Home | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fear the Worst | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Never Look Away | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Trust Your Eyes | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Accident | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Tap on the Window | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Noise Downstairs | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Elevator Pitch | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Find You First | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Take Your Breath Away | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Look Both Ways | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Lie Maker | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| I Will Ruin You | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Promise Falls Books
| Broken Promise | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Final Assignment | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Far From True | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Twenty-Three | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Parting Shot | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of No Time For Goodbye Books
| No Time for Goodbye | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| No Safe House | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Zack Walker Books
| Bad Move | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bad Guys | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bad Luck / Lone Wolf | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bad News / Stone Rain | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Keisha Ceylon Books
| Never Saw It Coming | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Clouded Vision | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Chase Books
| Chase | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Escape | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Pit Stop: Sean Reilly vs. Glen Garber | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Jacket Man | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Father Knows Zilch: A Guide for Dumbfounded Dads | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mike Harris Made Me Eat My Dog | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| This House is Nuts: Surviving the Absurdities of Everyday Life | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Last Resort : A Memoir | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ford AbomiNation | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Notes: Stone Rain was also published as Bad News. The short story Pit Stop is written with Raymond Khoury.
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Have now read almost all of his books. Just can’t get enough. Terrific writer! Thanks!
I’ve read several of your series. I love every book. Since I am on a fixed income (both widowed & retired), my books come as a library download. I wish that more of your books were on Kindle and/or audio version. My 2024 wish is that you provide more of your books on these types of media. I’ll be honest, I’m not sure if this a choice from your end or the libraries’ such as Libby? Thanks for supplying me with many, many lonely hours of enjoyment.
PS… I don’t agree with you about not writing one more book after “Parting Shot”. Although it says that this book is not part of a series, I took it as it was??
I just read my first linwood barclay.
Will all your books have multiple characters all intertwined?
Hi Betty,
They all pretty much take place within the same universe. The Promise Falls series have the same characters throughout the books. The others just have little winks for the most part to previous books, or a small role for a recurring character etc. As a big fan of Linwood I’d personally read his standalone novels, Promise Falls series and No Time for Goodbye series in publication order as then you get to follow along with the happenings of the universe. It’s not completely necessary but I feel adds to the enjoyment somewhat 🙂
Read most of Linwood books …. Great
Would recommend you try Peter James as well. He has the “ Inspector grace” series. But also some great standalone novels
Linwood Barkley was born in Darien CT He is an American not Canadian; Just resides in Canada.
He moved to Canada when he was 4. I would say that’s pretty Canadian. (I didn’t write this bio, but if I ever have much doubt, I usually leave out nationalities.)
I just started reading Linwood Barclays books. I love how he intertwines characters to make the mystery more complex.
Have read all his stand alone novels and the Promise Falls trilogy. Cannot wait for them to be published quick enough.
I think the town is called “Promise Falls”, not “Primrose Falls”. Is the name of the town different in books sold in Canada and England?
Thanks Caydence it was a typo – fixed now 🙂
Oh cool! Thanks for the update! I was actually beginning to think that Mr Barclay had different versions in publication for different countries! You’ve just prevented a full on search for the other version! Lol!!!
I am reading linwood barclay’s “Trust your eyes” and find it very interesting how he can keep the story going with multiple character stories all involved in same mystery. Have to force myself to put it down and take a break..
Is that the first of his you have read?
This is out of date please update he has a new one coming next week
It’s not like someone is standing there “at the ready” with their whole life dedicated to updating this list. As you can see, this was updated soon after the book actually came out (which is smart because there’s a chance that a book could be pushed back). I know he’s a great author but it’s not reasonable to expect them to update something if it hasn’t happened yet. LOL!