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Should I Read The John Corey Books In Publication Or Story Order?
Hate spoilers but craving the best character progression as a thriller newcomer. Chronological timeline for John Corey novels or Tate's writing order debate?
2026-07-25 13:55:27
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Cheryl Harris
These have been so much fun too! The person who actually reads them so expertly is Scott Brick. He makes Corey’s awful sarcasm sound so perfect. Because I listen to them, I would recommend we read them in publication order too. I feel like Brick gets even better at reading Corey as the series progresses, which I believe is what I’m saying. They’re all great, but that’s sort of how I would want to hear them.
2026-07-27
Anita Crh
I really can’t help you here as the differences between the books in this series are so slight. But, really, the core of this series, and the reason to start reading it in the first place, is the wonderful and hilarious Harry Bliss-drawn John Corey and his politically incorrect interior monologues and the complex plots around which those monologues unfold. So, start with Plum Island, which is the first book, and you will see immediately what I mean. The rest of the series follows from there, so no worries!
2026-07-30
Tita Razo Duran
I read the Necessary Books in narrative order. My only confusion was when a character from an earlier Necessary Book appeared unexpectedly and I had not yet met that character. A quick online search at wiki resolved that problem. However, the problem was easily resolved in this age of smartphones.
2026-07-31
Ehwan Effendy
This is a series, and typically I recommend reading them in story order. However, the first two books, Plum Island and The Lion's Game, are somewhat standalone, and then there are the later books about anti-terror, which are quite different from the middle books. In fact, the first half of the series has a strong feeling of being an NYPD detective series, and the second half has the feeling of a federal agent series. In fact, you could almost read them as two separate series.
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