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Lincoln Rhyme Reading Order

Lincoln Rhyme by Jeffery Deaver has 16 main books (1997–2023). Start with The Bone Collector (1997) and read the numbered books in order.

By Jeffery Deaver

Lincoln Rhyme books in order

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  1. #1

    The Bone Collector

    1997 · 432 pages

    7 h 34 min
  2. #2

    The Coffin Dancer

    1998 · 453 pages

    7 h 56 min
  3. #3

    The Empty Chair

    2000 · 459 pages

    8 h 2 min
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  5. #4

    The Stone Monkey

    2002 · 528 pages

    9 h 15 min
  6. #5

    The Vanished Man

    2003 · 488 pages

    8 h 33 min
  7. #6

    The Twelfth Card

    2005 · 544 pages

    9 h 31 min
  8. #7

    The Cold Moon

    2006 · 465 pages

    8 h 8 min
  9. #8

    The Broken Window

    2008 · 473 pages

    8 h 17 min
  10. #9

    The Burning Wire

    2010 · 414 pages

    7 h 15 min
  11. #10

    The Kill Room

    2013 · 507 pages

    8 h 53 min
  12. #11

    The Skin Collector

    2014 · 451 pages

    7 h 54 min
  13. #12

    The Steel Kiss

    2016 · 562 pages

    9 h 50 min
  14. #13

    The Burial Hour

    2017 · 466 pages

    8 h 9 min
  15. #14

    The Cutting Edge

    2018 · 448 pages

    7 h 51 min
  16. #15

    The Midnight Lock

    2021 · 544 pages

    9 h 31 min
  17. #16

    The Watchmaker's Hand

    2023

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Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Lincoln Rhyme: common questions

How many books are in the Lincoln Rhyme series?
There are 16 main books in Lincoln Rhyme. The most recent main book listed here is The Watchmaker's Hand (2023).
What order should I read Lincoln Rhyme in?
Read Lincoln Rhyme in its numbered order: The Bone Collector, The Coffin Dancer, The Empty Chair, The Stone Monkey, and so on.
What is the first Lincoln Rhyme book?
The first book is The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver, published in 1997.

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