Ridley Pearson is an American author of suspense and thriller novels as well as children’s adventure books. His adult novels include the Walt Fleming series, Chris Klick series and the Lou Boldt and Daphne Matthews series. When asked by his daughter how Peter Pan met Captain Hook, Ridley teamed up with Dave Barry to start a Peter Pan prequel series. Pearson was a member of the Rock Bottom Remainders (1992-2012), which included such authors as Stephen King, Dave Barry, Scott Turow, Greg Iles and many others.

Ridley Pearson became a published author in 1985 with the standalone novel Never Look Back. Below is a list of Ridley Pearson’s books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order):

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Publication Order of Boldt & Matthews Books

Undercurrents (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Angel Maker (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
No Witnesses (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Beyond Recognition (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Pied Piper (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The First Victim (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Middle of Nowhere (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Art of Deception (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Body of David Hayes (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Chris Klick Books

(as Wendell McCall)

Dead Aim (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Aim for the Heart (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Concerto in Dead Flat (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Kingdom Keepers Books

Publication Order of Kingdom Keepers: The Return Books

Disney Lands (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Legacy of Secrets (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Disney at Last (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Kingdom Keepers: Inheritance Books

The Shimmer (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kingdom Keepers Inheritance: Villains' Realm (2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Lock and Key Books

The Gadwall Incident (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Initiation (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Downward Spiral (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Final Step (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Never Land Books

(with Dave Barry)

Escape from the Carnivale (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cave of the Dark Wind (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood Tide (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Peter and the Starcatchers Books

(with Dave Barry)

Peter and the Starcatchers (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Peter and the Shadow Thieves (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Peter and the Sword of Mercy (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bridge to Never Land (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Risk Agent Books

Publication Order of Steel Trapp Books

Publication Order of Walt Fleming Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Never Look Back (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood of the Albatross (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Seizing of Yankee Green Mall / Hidden Charges (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Probable Cause (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hard Fall (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chain of Evidence (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Parallel Lies (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cut and Run (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Science Fair (With: Dave Barry) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Boldt’s Broken Angel (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Disney Cautionary Tales (With: Abigail Larson) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Graphic Novels

Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike (By: Robert Crais) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Jack Taylor (By: Ken Bruen) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Jack Reacher (By: Lee Child) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Charlie Parker (By: John Connolly) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hieronymus Bosch (By: Michael Connelly) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lincoln Rhyme (By: Jeffery Deaver) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Alex Delaware (By: Jonathan Kellerman) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tess Monaghan (By: Laura Lippman) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Charlie Resnick (By: John Harvey) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus (By: Faye Kellerman) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Inspector Morse (By: Colin Dexter) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dismas Hardy (By: John Lescroart) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bob Lee Swagger (By: Stephen Hunter) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Aloysius X. L. Pendergast (By: Douglas Preston) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lou Boldt (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Spenser (By: Robert B. Parker) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Charlotte and Thomas Pitt (By: Anne Perry) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
John Rebus (By: Ian Rankin) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mallory (By: Carol O'Connell) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Jane Whitefield (By: Thomas Perry) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ian Rutledge: A Mysterious Profile (By: Charles Todd) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Amos Walker (By: Loren D. Estleman) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Precious Ramotswe (By: Alexander McCall Smith) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Maisie Dobbs (By: Jacqueline Winspear) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lincoln Lawyer (By: Michael Connelly) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ben Kincaid (By: William Bernhardt) (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Repairman Jack (By: F. Paul Wilson) (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

Mid-life Confidential(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Putt at the End of the World(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Do Us Part(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Best American Mystery Stories 2007(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Thriller 2(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hook, Line & Sinister(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Silent Night, Deadly Night(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Super Puzzletastic Mysteries(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: The Chris Klick series was written under the pseudonym of Wendell McCall. The Kingdom Keepers was also published as Disney After Dark. The Seizing of Yankee Green Mall was also published as Hidden Charges. The Peter and Never Land series were co-authored by Dave Barry. The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer was published under the pen name of Joyce Reardon.

Hard Listening is written with fellow Rock Bottom Remainders band members Mitch Albom, Dave Barry, Sam Barry, Matt Groening, Roy Blount Jr., Stephen King, James McBride, Scott Turow and Amy Tan.

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One Response to “Order of Ridley Pearson Books”

  1. James Sarrail: 9 years ago

    after listening to The Red Room, i listened to your comments which included information on a new book set in Nairobi. As i was recently in South Africa, Botswana and Zambia, with an interest in going to Nairobi, i am interested in reading/listening to your book. However, i cannot find the name of it or locate it. has it been published as yet?

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