Healers of Glastamear Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Pogrom of Mages |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Mages’ Winter of Death |
2016 |
Buy |
| The War of the Fire Mages |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Conclave of Lords and Mages |
2016 |
Buy |
| Liberation by the Elf-Blood Mage |
2019 |
Buy |
Jack Dunn Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Black Dot |
2015 |
Buy |
| Green Glow |
2015 |
Buy |
| Blue Haze |
2015 |
Buy |
| Crimson Light |
2022 |
Buy |
John Ingram Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Aground |
1960 |
Buy |
| Dead Calm |
1963 |
Buy |
Mike Damson Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Dead Priest of Sedona |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Dead Chef of Santa Fe |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Murders at El Tovar |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Victim at Vultee Arch |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Arson at Happy Jack |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Dead Man at Doyle Saddle |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Mauling at Kinnickinick Pueblo |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Body at Midgley Bridge |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Homicide on the Grand Canyon Railway |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Corpse at Canyon Diablo |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Abduction at Eldon Mountain |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Remains at Slide Rock |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Missing Hacker at Jacob Lake |
2023 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Oil Town |
2015 |
Buy |
| HSS Nighthawk Surveyor |
2018 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| River Girl |
1951 |
Buy |
| Big City Girl |
1951 |
Buy |
| The Hot Spot |
1953 |
Buy |
| Nothing In Her Way |
1953 |
Buy |
| A Touch of Death |
1953 |
Buy |
| Go Home, Stranger |
1954 |
Buy |
| Scorpion Reef |
1955 |
Buy |
| The Big Bite |
1956 |
Buy |
| The Concrete Flamingo |
1958 |
Buy |
| Man on the Run -Canc |
1958 |
Buy |
| Talk of the Town |
1958 |
Buy |
| The Sailcloth Shroud |
1960 |
Buy |
| Finally, Sunday! |
1962 |
Buy |
| The Wrong Venus aka Don’t Just Stand There |
1966 |
Buy |
| And the Deep Blue Sea |
1971 |
Buy |
| Man on a Leash |
1973 |
Buy |
Temporal Foam Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Temporal Foam |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Argonauts of Phoenix |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Peaceful Pillage of Pompeii |
2016 |
Buy |
Uncle Sagamore Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Diamond Bikini |
1956 |
Buy |
| Uncle Sagamore and His Girls |
1959 |
Buy |
Two different writers appear on this page under similar names. The first is Charles Williams (1909-1975), an American author who wrote some of the most admired crime novels of the 1950s and 1960s. His standalone thrillers, including The Hot Spot, A Touch of Death, and Dead Calm, were praised for their tight plotting and their evocation of heat, danger, and moral pressure. Several were adapted for film, including Dead Calm (1989) with Nicole Kidman. He also wrote two humorous novels featuring the bootlegger Uncle Sagamore, and two nautical thrillers featuring the recurring character John Ingram.
The second is Charles Williamson, a contemporary self-published author with a very different range. His work spans the Mike Damson Mystery series, set around the national parks and canyon country of Arizona, the Healers of Glastamear fantasy series, the Temporal Foam science fiction series, the Jack Dunn mystery series, and two standalone novels. His output began in 2015 and continued through the early 2020s across multiple genres.
When browsing this page, note that the classic noir entries (River Girl, The Hot Spot, Dead Calm) belong to the original Charles Williams, while the series set in Sedona and Grand Canyon country, along with the fantasy and science fiction work, are by the modern Charles Williamson. Both are worth exploring, but they appeal to quite different readers.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Charles Williams written?
Charles Williams has written 47 books across eight series.
What was Charles Williams's first book?
Charles Williams’s first book is Big City Girl, published in 1951.
Are Charles Williams and Charles Williamson the same person?
No. Charles Williams (1909-1975) was an American crime and noir novelist whose standalone thrillers, many set on boats or in small Southern towns, are considered classics of the genre. Charles Williamson is a separate, contemporary author working in mystery, fantasy, and science fiction, best known for the Mike Damson Mystery series set in the Arizona canyon country.