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Kolchak: The Night Stalker Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Kolchak: The Night Stalker books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Kolchak: The Night Stalker series? Start with "The Night Stalker (By: Jeff Rice)" (1973) and follow publication order through all 34 books.
The complete Kolchak: The Night Stalker reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Night Stalker (By: Jeff Rice)
1973
The Night Strangler (By: Jeff Rice)
1974
Fever Pitch
2003
Lambs to the Slaughter (By: Joe Gentile)
2003
Devil in the Details (By: Stefan Petrucha)
2003
Get of Belial (By: Joe Gentile)
2003
Pain Without Tears (By: C.J. Henderson)
2004
Kolchak the Night Stalker Volume 1
2004
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles (With: Max Allan Collins)
2005
Terror Within (By: C.J. Henderson,Stefan Petrucha)
2006
Bare Bones (By: Joe Gentile)
2006
A Black & Evil Truth (By: C.J. Henderson)
2007
The Lovecraftian Horror (By: C.J. Henderson)
2007
Sound of Fear (By: Joe Gentile)
2008
The Rise & Fall of Carl Kolchak (By: Dave Ulanski)
2009
Cry Of Thunder (By: Joe Gentile)
2010
Compendium (With: Max Allan Collins,Christopher Golden)
2011
The Lost World (By: C.J. Henderson)
2012
Kolchak and the Lost World (By: C.J. Henderson)
2012
Necronomicon (By: C.J. Henderson)
2012
Passages of the Macabre (By: Ed Gorman,Nancy Holder,C.J. Henderson)
2016
The Ultimate Witch
1993
Guilty as Charged
1996
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1997
1998
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1999
Mystery in the Sunshine State
1999
The Oxford Book of Detective Stories
2000
The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years
2001
Show Business is Murder
2004
Mr. President, Private Eye
2004
The Adventure of the Missing Detective and 19 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories
2005
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles
2005
On a Raven's Wing
2009
Silent Night, Deadly Night
2016
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