Craig Schaefer Books in Order
Explore Craig Schaefer's books in publication order, with summaries of Daniel Faust, Harmony Black, and other series to help you choose where to start reading.
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Craig Schaefer books in publication order
39 books
Redemption Song
by Craig Schaefer
2014
Sorcerer Daniel Faust is ordered by an infernal prince to kill an innocent man, with his relationship with Caitlin at stake. Renegade half-demons and an FBI task force complicate his attempt to uncover the purpose behind the demand.
The Living End
by Craig Schaefer
2014
As the FBI closes in on Las Vegas criminals, Daniel Faust investigates the disappearance of homeless people. Rival underworld factions fight for control while his search exposes occult experiments and a conspiracy involving a senator and an old enemy.
The Long Way Down
by Craig Schaefer
2014
Las Vegas sorcerer and former gangster Daniel Faust accepts an elderly man's request for vengeance after his granddaughter's murder. What appears a straightforward job draws him between a corrupt policeman, a dangerous filmmaker, and his former criminal employer.
Winter's Reach
by Craig Schaefer
2014
With the pope dying, his daughter Livia investigates a plot to control the empire through his successor. Meanwhile, merchant heir Felix ventures into the brutal city of Winter's Reach, where his family's survival becomes entangled with a wider conspiracy.
A Plain-Dealing Villain
by Craig Schaefer
2015
Fleeing Las Vegas and a hostile FBI agent, Daniel Faust takes a risky job in Chicago. A friend's endangered soul and a supernatural poker tournament draw him deeper into an occult underworld whose rulers have reasons to want him dead.
Terms of Surrender
by Craig Schaefer
2015
Framed for murder, Felix Rossini struggles against both city authorities and criminal enemies, while Livia Serafini faces political betrayal and occult illness. The Owl prepares to confront her own coven as rival conspiracies threaten the fate of an empire.
The Instruments of Control
by Craig Schaefer
2015
Condemned by the Church and threatened by her brother's rule, Livia Serafini becomes a focus for resistance. Across the ocean, Felix challenges a ruthless crime lord, while the Owl's revenge threatens to divide a coven already approaching civil war.
The Killing Floor Blues
by Craig Schaefer
2015
Framed for murder and deprived of his magic, Daniel Faust lands in a remote desert prison notorious for its brutality. He must escape guards, gangs, and a lethal curse before mob rivals seize Las Vegas and endanger his friends.
Harmony Black
by Craig Schaefer
2016
Witch and FBI agent Harmony Black joins a covert team investigating occult threats, despite doubts about her organization's methods. Pursuing the Bogeyman brings her face to face with a creature that devastated her childhood, testing her ability to trust others.
Queen of the Night
by Craig Schaefer
2016
Livia Serafini returns to her homeland with an army, while Renata Nicchi enters a besieged city to rescue her lover. The Owl's search for Wisdom's Grave brings an older danger into a struggle already shaped by war and witchcraft.
Red Knight Falling
by Craig Schaefer
2016
Harmony Black and the Vigilant Lock team race to retrieve a mysterious satellite expected to crash in Oregon. Its connection to a dangerous supernatural force makes recovery urgent, but rival pursuers threaten to turn the mission into a deadly confrontation.
The Castle Doctrine
by Craig Schaefer
2016
Returning from prison, Daniel Faust finds Las Vegas caught in a gang war involving the Chicago mob. A detective threatens to expose his secrets, while a vengeful necromancer approaches with an army of corpses and a personal death list.
The White Gold Score
by Craig Schaefer
2016
Daniel Faust is hired to remove a violent ghost from a Las Vegas casino penthouse, only to find the case leads into the Los Angeles music business. A record producer and hidden Strip secrets complicate his supposedly routine supernatural cleanup.
Cold Spectrum
by Craig Schaefer
2017
Framed for a casino massacre, Harmony Black and Jessie Temple flee authorities while investigating a demonic conspiracy within government. Clearing their names requires penetrating the same powerful network determined to conceal a secret from both humanity and hell.
Double or Nothing
by Craig Schaefer
2017
Daniel Faust must repay a debt by stealing a sacrificial dagger from a heavily protected enemy with godlike powers. Meanwhile, a hidden plot threatens Caitlin's position in hell, drawing the couple toward a trap designed to destroy them.
Glass Predator
by Craig Schaefer
2017
A bank robbery reveals criminals with abilities resembling Jessie Temple's, unsettling both her control and Harmony Black's magic. Their investigation exposes a secret their own handler may protect with violence, forcing Vigilant Lock outside its usual channels of support.
Bring the Fire
by Craig Schaefer
2018
Believing Marie dead, Nessa pursues vengeance across the Mojave Desert while Marie remains trapped on a hostile parallel Earth. Their struggle against an endless cycle of tragedy brings them toward their creator and the forces controlling their shared story.
Detonation Boulevard
by Craig Schaefer
2018
Nessa and Marie cross a hostile America in search of Wisdom's Grave and a way to escape their recurring curse. Pursued by bounty hunters and politically powerful enemies, they rely on witchcraft, firearms, and a Cadillac to keep moving.
Sworn to the Night
by Craig Schaefer
2018
College professor and amateur witch Vanessa Roth meets homicide detective Marie Reinhart, and their attraction opens the door to a terrifying shared destiny. Bound to a recurring story of love and death, they begin fighting for a different ending.
The Neon Boneyard
by Craig Schaefer
2018
Daniel Faust balances leadership of the Las Vegas underworld with obligations to the infernal courts when unfinished family business returns. Surviving enemies unite against him, joined by otherworldly operatives and an assassin eager to challenge his growing power.
Ghosts of Gotham
by Craig Schaefer
2019
Reporter Lionel Page travels to New York to authenticate a supposedly lost Edgar Allan Poe manuscript. The assignment draws the professional skeptic into murders, occult mysteries, and encounters that challenge his disbelief in magic while stirring memories of his past.
Right to the Kill
by Craig Schaefer
2019
Harmony Black and Jessie Temple search for two missing operatives who were investigating an oligarch's demonic connections in Tampa. The trail leads to a wealthy scientist and then a New England fishing town, where a more unusual threat awaits.
The Loot
by Craig Schaefer
2019
Returning from Afghanistan, Sergeant Charlie McCabe finds her father indebted to a violent Boston bookmaker. Her new bodyguard assignment reveals dangerous client secrets, pulling her toward arms dealers, former radicals, and the legacy of an unsolved diamond robbery.
A Time for Witches
by Craig Schaefer
2020
Now serving Hekate as a witch, former skeptic Lionel Page encounters Greek legends and death-spirits across America. His lover Madison pursues revenge against an apparently unkillable former husband, forcing Lionel to catch up before her mission destroys them both.
Black Tie Required
by Craig Schaefer
2020
Harmony Black's team arrives at a Las Vegas technology conference to stop an assassin without revealing its intelligence source. Identifying his target exposes a secret auction and connections to a company operating across parallel worlds, expanding the mission's stakes.
The Insider
by Craig Schaefer
2020
Bodyguard Charlie McCabe protects the key witness against three murderous Boston police officers after an attempt on his life. Suspecting a hit ordered from jail, she must also confront a loan shark whose retaliation puts her father in danger.
The Locust Job
by Craig Schaefer
2020
Trapped in the role of an eternally doomed thief, Daniel Faust seeks the original figure behind his curse. A dead magician's legacy and wartime occult relics lead toward a rival whose combination of science and sorcery threatens his desperate heist.
The Hungry Dreaming
by Craig Schaefer
2021
Reporter Nell Bluth investigates impossible historical letters and a corrupt New York surveillance project, discovering a link through runaway Seelie Rose. A murder witness with a valuable secret, Seelie draws Nell and her partner into a centuries-old occult conflict.
Down Among the Dead Men
by Craig Schaefer
2022
After a betrayal leaves him on life support, Daniel Faust awakens in hell while a relic temporarily sustains his body. He must escape enemies among the damned before time expires, as his allies defend his hospital bed against assassins.
Never Send Roses
by Craig Schaefer
2023
Harmony Black and Jessie Temple infiltrate a Chicago heist crew to disrupt a demonic cult's funding. As the target's hidden secrets complicate their mission, Harmony's cursed powers force her to confront the darkness growing within her.
The Wise Men of Gotham
by Craig Schaefer
2023
After a magical killing unleashes a curse across New York, young dream-witch Seelie Rose faces trapped sleepers and otherworldly intrusions. A ghoul princess's dangerous demand complicates her investigation as she suspects another witch is manipulating the city's dreams.
Dig Two Graves
by Craig Schaefer
2024
Daniel Faust pursues his betrayers, but an ally's abduction turns revenge into a rescue mission. Following strange clues to a secretive town, he and his companions must navigate shifting reality and unfamiliar rules to survive.
Snake Oil Bullet
by Craig Schaefer
2024
A mission to intercept a supernatural weapon leaves Harmony Black and Jessie Temple investigating an old enemy's unexplained death. Their search leads through wealthy technology circles and a luxury retreat toward an adversary who knows how to destroy them.
Castaways
by Craig Schaefer
2025
Escaping an abusive home, Amy Nettle enters an isolated academy where teenagers from parallel Earths learn witchcraft. With new friends and a growing attraction to Vail, she investigates the school's hidden purposes while dangerous creatures and sabotage threaten their survival.
Firebreak
by Craig Schaefer
2025
Amy Nettle begins her second year of witchcraft training as the Saunders Academy pursues enemies beyond its walls. Inside, rivalries strain her bond with Vail, while a student traitor threatens to destroy the school from within.
Catch and Kill
by Craig Schaefer
2026
In a world where corporations employ sorcerers, security auditor Emily Yeats accepts a job exposing a buried media scandal. Murder, a supernatural assassin, and powerful interests force the Brooklyn witch and her team to finish their dangerous investigation.
Rats
by Craig Schaefer
2026
After rodent mercenaries kidnap two classmates, Amy, Vail, and their fellow Castaways defy orders to remain silent. Their rescue mission carries them through strange worlds of the In-Between, where political interests would prefer the missing students stay forgotten.
The Glitter Machine
by Craig Schaefer
2026
The second Neon Meridian adventure returns to a world of corporate magic and urban intrigue.
Triple World Score
by Craig Schaefer
2026
Daniel Faust and Caitlin plan to steal a sentient book linked to the incarnation of entropy. With three copies scattered across different worlds, their heist becomes a journey through the multiverse to stop an approaching apocalypse.
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