Order of Sidney Sheldon Books

Sidney Sheldon (1917-2007) was an American author of crime fiction and thrillers. He started out working on B-movies in Hollwood and writing musical for Broadway. He would eventually begin writing novels and would quickly start making the New York Times Bestseller List on a regular basis. Sheldon would pass away in 2007 from pneumonia at age 89.

Sidney Sheldon wrote his first novel in 1969, The Naked Face. It would be published the following year. For that novel, he would be nominated for the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel. He would not win, but his next novel The Other Side of Midnight would make #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List. Below is a list of Sidney Sheldon’s books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Tracy Whitney Books

If Tomorrow Comes	(1985)
Chasing Tomorrow (By: Tilly Bagshawe)	(2014)
Reckless (By: Tilly Bagshawe)	(2015)

Publication Order of Midnight Books

The Other Side of Midnight	(1973)
Memories of Midnight	(1990)

Publication Order of The Blackwell Family Books

Master of the Game	(1982)
Mistress of the Game (By: Tilly Bagshawe)	(1988)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Naked Face	(1970)
A Stranger in the Mirror	(1976)
Bloodline	(1977)
Rage of Angels	(1980)
Windmills of the Gods	(1987)
The Sands of Time	(1988)
The Doomsday Conspiracy	(1991)
The Stars Shine Down	(1992)
Nothing Lasts Forever	(1994)
Morning, Noon & Night	(1995)
The Best Laid Plans	(1997)
Tell Me Your Dreams	(1998)
The Sky is Falling	(2000)
Are You Afraid of the Dark?	(2004)
After the Darkness (With: Tilly Bagshawe)	(2010)
Angel of the Dark (With: Tilly Bagshawe)	(2012)
The Tides of Memory (With: Tilly Bagshawe)	(2013)
The Silent Widow (With: Tilly Bagshawe)	(2019)
The Phoenix (With: Tilly Bagshawe)	(2019)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Other Side of Me

(2005)

Publication Order of Picture Books

The Adventures of Drippy

(1996)

Publication Order of Plays

Roman Candle	(1960)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer	(1961)

Notes: From Mistress of the Game onwards, any “Sidney Sheldon” novel is written by Tilly Bagshawe.

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3 Responses to “Order of Sidney Sheldon Books”

1. Suzanne: 2 years ago

   The first book I ever read was about a boy in the desert who you think has died but didn’t . He worked in diamond mines and eventually tried to smuggle diamonds out of the mines . He was near
   the ocean and I can’t remember all of the book. He and his friends were running from men that worked in the mines. Think a movie was made out of the book. Please help, been trying to find answer for years. Think book was written in the late 60’s or early 70’s.

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   • Shubham: 12 months ago

     Master of the game.

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2. Cindy Clarke: 4 years ago

   The first Sidney Sheldon book I read started with a person (woman?) in the desert or desolate land. Vultures were circling her maybe starting to peck at her. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE TITLE? I picked it up from my mom, so maybe 1965 to 1980. Maybe about diamonds. It’s driving me bonkers. Just read Are You Afraid of the Dark.

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