Douglas Preston Books in Order
Get the Douglas Preston thrillers in order, with guides to his Pendergast and Wyman Ford books, short summaries, and pointers on where new readers should begin.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Douglas Preston books in publication order
15 books
Dinosaurs in the Attic
by Douglas Preston
1986
Cities of Gold
by Douglas Preston
1992
Jennie
by Douglas Preston
1994
Talking to the Ground
by Douglas Preston
1995
The Codex
by Douglas Preston
2003
Tyrannosaur Canyon
by Douglas Preston
2005
The Monster of Florence
by Douglas Preston
2006
Blasphemy
by Douglas Preston
2007
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"The best novel to deal with 'science versus religion' that I've ever encountered." - Donald Knuth
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Impact
by Douglas Preston
2009
Gaslighted
by Douglas Preston
2014
Red Eye
by David Baldacci, Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly, Ian Rankin, Peter James, R.L. Stine, Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, MJ Rose, Lisa Gardner, Steve Martini, Linda Fairstein, Jeffery Deaver, John Sandford, Heather Graham, F Paul Wilson, Raymond Khoury, Linwood Barclay, John T. Lescroart, T. Jefferson Parker, Steve Berry, James Rollins & Joseph Finder
2014
Harry Bosch flies to Boston chasing a lead in a long-cold murder while local PI Patrick Kenzie hunts the same man over a missing seventh-grader. When their paths collide outside the suspect's house, each detective must trade information and instincts to solve both crimes.
The Kraken Project
by Douglas Preston
2014
The Lost City of the Monkey God
by Douglas Preston
2017
Aloysius X. L. Pendergast
by Douglas Preston
2022
Fourteen Days
by Margaret Atwood, Douglas Preston, Celeste Ng, John Grisham, Meg Wolitzer & Louise Erdrich
2024
During the first weeks of COVID lockdown, tenants in a rundown Lower East Side building gather on the roof and tell stories night after night. This collaborative novel turns isolation into connection, with Celeste Ng among its many contributors.
Standalone Douglas Preston books
Dinosaurs in the Attic
by Douglas Preston
1986An Excursion into the American Museum of Natural History
Cities of Gold
by Douglas Preston
1992A Journey Across the American Southwest in Pursuit of Coronado
Jennie
by Douglas Preston
1994
Talking to the Ground
by Douglas Preston
1995One Family's Journey on Horseback Across the Sacred Land of the Navajo
The Codex
by Douglas Preston
2003
Tyrannosaur Canyon
by Douglas Preston
2005Wyman Ford, Book 1
The Monster of Florence
by Douglas Preston
2006
Blasphemy
by Douglas Preston
2007Wyman Ford, Book 2
Impact
by Douglas Preston
2009Wyman Ford, Book 3
Gaslighted
by Douglas Preston
2014Slappy the Ventriloquist Dummy vs. Aloysius Pendergast
Red Eye
by David Baldacci, Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly, Ian Rankin, Peter James, R.L. Stine, Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, MJ Rose, Lisa Gardner, Steve Martini, Linda Fairstein, Jeffery Deaver, John Sandford, Heather Graham, F Paul Wilson, Raymond Khoury, Linwood Barclay, John T. Lescroart, T. Jefferson Parker, Steve Berry, James Rollins & Joseph Finder
2014
The Kraken Project
by Douglas Preston
2014Wyman Ford, Book 4
The Lost City of the Monkey God
by Douglas Preston
2017A True Story
Aloysius X. L. Pendergast
by Douglas Preston
2022Mysterious Profiles, Book 14
Fourteen Days
by Margaret Atwood, Douglas Preston, Celeste Ng, John Grisham, Meg Wolitzer & Louise Erdrich
2024
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