The Ghost Books in Order
Part ofGeorge Mann Books in OrderBrowse The Ghost books by George Mann in order, with summaries, 1920s New York background, and simple starting-point guidance.
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The Ghost books in publication order
4 books
Ghosts of Manhattan
by George Mann
2010
In an alternate 1926 New York, wounded veteran Gabriel Cross becomes the masked Ghost to fight crime and the uncanny. A string of murders marked by Roman coins leads him toward gangsters, monsters, and an ancient power.
Ghosts of War
by George Mann
2011
A month after the events in New York, Gabriel Cross finds that the Ghost cannot outrun the wounds of war. New enemies and old secrets drag him into another supernatural case with citywide consequences.
Ghosts of Karnak
by George Mann
2016
A murder marked by Egyptian symbols, a ghost above New York, and a missing old friend pull Gabriel Cross into a new case. The Ghost must face ancient forces that have followed an expedition home from Cairo.
Ghosts of Empire
by George Mann
2017
After the events of *Ghosts of Karnak*, Gabriel Cross faces new danger in an alternate New York scarred by political unrest. The Ghost must confront conspiracies and supernatural threats while old alliances are tested.
The Ghost books in chronological order
Ghosts of Manhattan
by George Mann
2010The Ghost, Book 1
Ghosts of War
by George Mann
2011The Ghost, Book 2
Ghosts of Karnak
by George Mann
2016The Ghost, Book 3
Ghosts of Empire
by George Mann
2017The Ghost, Book 4
Series background & context
The Ghost novels take place in an alternate 1920s New York, a city of jazz, Prohibition, biplanes, coal-powered cars, and trouble that does not fit neatly into police files. The world shares some history with Mann's Newbury & Hobbes books, but the story has its own voice and its own city.
Gabriel Cross is a veteran carrying the damage of war into peacetime. By night he becomes the Ghost, a masked vigilante working against gangsters, killers, and supernatural forces that thrive in the cracks of the city. His friend Donovan and Ginny Gray are important parts of the world around him, giving the stories more than one way into the danger.
New York is loud. The secrets are louder.
Ghosts of Manhattan begins with a run of murders marked by ancient Roman coins and a threat tied to old power. Ghosts of War expands the consequences of the first book. Later, Ghosts of Karnak brings Egyptian mysteries and an old friend back into Gabriel's life, while Ghosts of Empire continues after that case.
These are pulp-inflected supernatural noir novels. Expect action, conspiracies, eccentric technology, and a hero who cannot simply walk away from people in danger. Start with Ghosts of Manhattan and continue in publication order for the clearest view of Gabriel's past and the changing stakes around him.
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