Order of Thorn P.I. Books
Thorn P.I. is a series of suspense thrillers by American novelist James W. Hall. Thorn is not a real private investigator, but rather an avenger. Hall based the character on Henry David Thoreau, Travis McGee, Spenser and some of Elmore Leonard‘s protagonists.
The Thorn P.I. series began in 1986 with Under Cover of Daylight. Below is a list of James W. Hall’s Thorn P.I. novels in order of when they were originally published (which is also their chronological order):
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Publication Order of Thorn Books
| Under Cover of Daylight | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tropical Freeze | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mean High Tide | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gone Wild | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Buzz Cut | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Red Sky at Night | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blackwater Sound | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Off the Chart | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Magic City | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hell's Bay | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Silencer | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead Last | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Going Dark | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Big Finish | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bad Axe | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Trickster | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stare Down | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Note: Tropical Freeze is alternatively titled Squall Line.
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