A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Lincoln Rhymes Books in Order

The complete Lincoln Rhymes reading order — 40 books from 1890–2015.

  1. 01 Rhymes of a radical 1890 Amazon — buy Rhymes of a radical ThriftBooks — buy Rhymes of a radical eBooks.com — buy Rhymes of a radical
  2. 02 Relishes of rhyme 1903 Amazon — buy Relishes of rhyme Bookshop — buy Relishes of rhyme ThriftBooks — buy Relishes of rhyme eBooks.com — buy Relishes of rhyme
  3. 03 Rhymes of a homesteader 1920 Amazon — buy Rhymes of a homesteader ThriftBooks — buy Rhymes of a homesteader eBooks.com — buy Rhymes of a homesteader
  4. 04 Rhymes of the old Cape 1939 Amazon — buy Rhymes of the old Cape ThriftBooks — buy Rhymes of the old Cape eBooks.com — buy Rhymes of the old Cape
  5. 05 Rhymes of a Pfc 1964 Amazon — buy Rhymes of a Pfc Bookshop — buy Rhymes of a Pfc ThriftBooks — buy Rhymes of a Pfc eBooks.com — buy Rhymes of a Pfc
  6. 06 Rhymes and more rhymes of a Pfc 1966 Amazon — buy Rhymes and more rhymes of a Pfc ThriftBooks — buy Rhymes and more rhymes of a Pfc eBooks.com — buy Rhymes and more rhymes of a Pfc
  7. 07 The coffin dancer 1988 Amazon — buy The coffin dancer Bookshop — buy The coffin dancer ThriftBooks — buy The coffin dancer eBooks.com — buy The coffin dancer
  8. 08 Ring O' Roses 1990 Amazon — buy Ring O' Roses Bookshop — buy Ring O' Roses ThriftBooks — buy Ring O' Roses eBooks.com — buy Ring O' Roses
  9. 09 The Cold Moon 1994 Amazon — buy The Cold Moon Bookshop — buy The Cold Moon ThriftBooks — buy The Cold Moon eBooks.com — buy The Cold Moon
  10. 10 The Bone Collector (A Lincoln Rhyme Novel) 1996 Amazon — buy The Bone Collector (A Lincoln Rhyme Novel) Bookshop — buy The Bone Collector (A Lincoln Rhyme Novel) ThriftBooks — buy The Bone Collector (A Lincoln Rhyme Novel) eBooks.com — buy The Bone Collector (A Lincoln Rhyme Novel)
  11. 11 The devil's teardrop 1999 Amazon — buy The devil's teardrop Bookshop — buy The devil's teardrop ThriftBooks — buy The devil's teardrop eBooks.com — buy The devil's teardrop
  12. 12 The empty chair 2000 Amazon — buy The empty chair Bookshop — buy The empty chair ThriftBooks — buy The empty chair eBooks.com — buy The empty chair
  13. 13 The Empty Chair (A Lincoln Rhyme Novel) 2000 Amazon — buy The Empty Chair (A Lincoln Rhyme Novel) Bookshop — buy The Empty Chair (A Lincoln Rhyme Novel) ThriftBooks — buy The Empty Chair (A Lincoln Rhyme Novel) eBooks.com — buy The Empty Chair (A Lincoln Rhyme Novel)
  14. 14 The Stone Monkey 2002 Amazon — buy The Stone Monkey Bookshop — buy The Stone Monkey ThriftBooks — buy The Stone Monkey eBooks.com — buy The Stone Monkey
  15. 15 The vanished man 2003 Amazon — buy The vanished man Bookshop — buy The vanished man ThriftBooks — buy The vanished man eBooks.com — buy The vanished man
  16. 16 Vanished Man 2003 Amazon — buy Vanished Man Bookshop — buy Vanished Man ThriftBooks — buy Vanished Man eBooks.com — buy Vanished Man
  17. 17 The Vanished Man - A Lincoln Rhyme Novel 2003 Amazon — buy The Vanished Man - A Lincoln Rhyme Novel Bookshop — buy The Vanished Man - A Lincoln Rhyme Novel ThriftBooks — buy The Vanished Man - A Lincoln Rhyme Novel eBooks.com — buy The Vanished Man - A Lincoln Rhyme Novel
  18. 18 Number Rhymes to Say and Play! 2003 Amazon — buy Number Rhymes to Say and Play! Bookshop — buy Number Rhymes to Say and Play! ThriftBooks — buy Number Rhymes to Say and Play! eBooks.com — buy Number Rhymes to Say and Play!
  19. 19 The Twelfth Card 2005 Amazon — buy The Twelfth Card Bookshop — buy The Twelfth Card ThriftBooks — buy The Twelfth Card eBooks.com — buy The Twelfth Card
  20. 20 The Lincoln Rhyme Collection 2005 Amazon — buy The Lincoln Rhyme Collection Bookshop — buy The Lincoln Rhyme Collection ThriftBooks — buy The Lincoln Rhyme Collection eBooks.com — buy The Lincoln Rhyme Collection
  21. 21 MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part I 2007 Amazon — buy MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part I Bookshop — buy MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part I ThriftBooks — buy MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part I eBooks.com — buy MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part I
  22. 22 The Broken Window 2008 Amazon — buy The Broken Window Bookshop — buy The Broken Window ThriftBooks — buy The Broken Window eBooks.com — buy The Broken Window
  23. 23 Broken Window 2008 Amazon — buy Broken Window Bookshop — buy Broken Window ThriftBooks — buy Broken Window eBooks.com — buy Broken Window
  24. 24 Broken Window Lincoln Rhyme Book 8 2009 Amazon — buy Broken Window Lincoln Rhyme Book 8 Bookshop — buy Broken Window Lincoln Rhyme Book 8 ThriftBooks — buy Broken Window Lincoln Rhyme Book 8 eBooks.com — buy Broken Window Lincoln Rhyme Book 8
  25. 25 MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part III 2009 Amazon — buy MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part III Bookshop — buy MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part III ThriftBooks — buy MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part III eBooks.com — buy MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part III
  26. 26 MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part II 2009 Amazon — buy MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part II Bookshop — buy MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part II ThriftBooks — buy MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part II eBooks.com — buy MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part II
  27. 27 The burning wire 2010 Amazon — buy The burning wire Bookshop — buy The burning wire ThriftBooks — buy The burning wire eBooks.com — buy The burning wire
  28. 28 Burning Wire Lincoln Rhyme Book 9 2010 Amazon — buy Burning Wire Lincoln Rhyme Book 9 Bookshop — buy Burning Wire Lincoln Rhyme Book 9 ThriftBooks — buy Burning Wire Lincoln Rhyme Book 9 eBooks.com — buy Burning Wire Lincoln Rhyme Book 9
  29. 29 Spanningsveld (Lincoln Rhyme, #9) 2010 Amazon — buy Spanningsveld (Lincoln Rhyme, #9) Bookshop — buy Spanningsveld (Lincoln Rhyme, #9) ThriftBooks — buy Spanningsveld (Lincoln Rhyme, #9) eBooks.com — buy Spanningsveld (Lincoln Rhyme, #9)
  30. 30 Lincoln Rhyme EBook Boxed Set 2010 Amazon — buy Lincoln Rhyme EBook Boxed Set Bookshop — buy Lincoln Rhyme EBook Boxed Set ThriftBooks — buy Lincoln Rhyme EBook Boxed Set eBooks.com — buy Lincoln Rhyme EBook Boxed Set
  31. 31 The Burning Wire A Lincoln Rhyme Novel 2012 Amazon — buy The Burning Wire A Lincoln Rhyme Novel Bookshop — buy The Burning Wire A Lincoln Rhyme Novel ThriftBooks — buy The Burning Wire A Lincoln Rhyme Novel eBooks.com — buy The Burning Wire A Lincoln Rhyme Novel
  32. 32 Cooper's Smile 2012 Amazon — buy Cooper's Smile Bookshop — buy Cooper's Smile ThriftBooks — buy Cooper's Smile eBooks.com — buy Cooper's Smile
  33. 33 The Kill Room 2013 Amazon — buy The Kill Room Bookshop — buy The Kill Room ThriftBooks — buy The Kill Room eBooks.com — buy The Kill Room
  34. 34 Textbook Case (a Lincoln Rhyme Story) 2013 Amazon — buy Textbook Case (a Lincoln Rhyme Story) Bookshop — buy Textbook Case (a Lincoln Rhyme Story) ThriftBooks — buy Textbook Case (a Lincoln Rhyme Story) eBooks.com — buy Textbook Case (a Lincoln Rhyme Story)
  35. 35 De illusionist (Lincoln Rhyme, #5) 2013 Amazon — buy De illusionist (Lincoln Rhyme, #5) Bookshop — buy De illusionist (Lincoln Rhyme, #5) ThriftBooks — buy De illusionist (Lincoln Rhyme, #5) eBooks.com — buy De illusionist (Lincoln Rhyme, #5)
  36. 36 Lincoln Rhyme Collection 1-4 2013 Amazon — buy Lincoln Rhyme Collection 1-4 Bookshop — buy Lincoln Rhyme Collection 1-4 ThriftBooks — buy Lincoln Rhyme Collection 1-4 eBooks.com — buy Lincoln Rhyme Collection 1-4
  37. 37 Il collezionista di ossa. La prima indagine di Lincoln Rhyme 2013 Amazon — buy Il collezionista di ossa. La prima indagine di Lincoln Rhyme Bookshop — buy Il collezionista di ossa. La prima indagine di Lincoln Rhyme ThriftBooks — buy Il collezionista di ossa. La prima indagine di Lincoln Rhyme eBooks.com — buy Il collezionista di ossa. La prima indagine di Lincoln Rhyme
  38. 38 Rhymes with Prey 2014 Amazon — buy Rhymes with Prey Bookshop — buy Rhymes with Prey ThriftBooks — buy Rhymes with Prey eBooks.com — buy Rhymes with Prey
  39. 39 Skin Collector Lincoln Rhyme Book 11 2015 Amazon — buy Skin Collector Lincoln Rhyme Book 11 Bookshop — buy Skin Collector Lincoln Rhyme Book 11 ThriftBooks — buy Skin Collector Lincoln Rhyme Book 11 eBooks.com — buy Skin Collector Lincoln Rhyme Book 11
  40. 40 Todeszimmer 2015 Amazon — buy Todeszimmer Bookshop — buy Todeszimmer ThriftBooks — buy Todeszimmer eBooks.com — buy Todeszimmer

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Rhymes of a radical 1890
2 Relishes of rhyme 1903
3 Rhymes of a homesteader 1920
4 Rhymes of the old Cape 1939
5 Rhymes of a Pfc 1964
6 Rhymes and more rhymes of a Pfc 1966
7 The coffin dancer 1988
8 Ring O' Roses 1990
9 The Cold Moon 1994
10 The Bone Collector (A Lincoln Rhyme Novel) 1996
11 The devil's teardrop 1999
12 The empty chair 2000
13 The Empty Chair (A Lincoln Rhyme Novel) 2000
14 The Stone Monkey 2002
15 The vanished man 2003
16 Vanished Man 2003
17 The Vanished Man - A Lincoln Rhyme Novel 2003
18 Number Rhymes to Say and Play! 2003
19 The Twelfth Card 2005
20 The Lincoln Rhyme Collection 2005
21 MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part I 2007
22 The Broken Window 2008
23 Broken Window 2008
24 Broken Window Lincoln Rhyme Book 8 2009
25 MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part III 2009
26 MARY TODD LINCOLN in RHYME Part II 2009
27 The burning wire 2010
28 Burning Wire Lincoln Rhyme Book 9 2010
29 Spanningsveld (Lincoln Rhyme, #9) 2010
30 Lincoln Rhyme EBook Boxed Set 2010
31 The Burning Wire A Lincoln Rhyme Novel 2012
32 Cooper's Smile 2012
33 The Kill Room 2013
34 Textbook Case (a Lincoln Rhyme Story) 2013
35 De illusionist (Lincoln Rhyme, #5) 2013
36 Lincoln Rhyme Collection 1-4 2013
37 Il collezionista di ossa. La prima indagine di Lincoln Rhyme 2013
38 Rhymes with Prey 2014
39 Skin Collector Lincoln Rhyme Book 11 2015
40 Todeszimmer 2015

Lincoln Rhymes reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Rhymes of a radical (1890). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Lincoln Rhymes — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Lincoln Rhymes books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1890–2015.

What is the newest Lincoln Rhymes book?

Todeszimmer, published in 2015.