Reading order#
| # |
Title |
Published |
Author |
Buy on Amazon |
| 1 |
Pursuit |
2022 |
James Kaine |
Buy |
| 2 |
Black Friday |
2024 |
James Kaine |
Buy |
| 3 |
Mischief Night |
2025 |
James Kaine |
Buy |
James Kaine’s standalone novels use familiar settings and events as horror springboards. Pursuit (2022) builds tension around being hunted. Black Friday (2024) weaponizes the shopping holiday. Mischief Night (2025) draws on the traditions and mischief of the night before Halloween. Each book takes something ordinary and finds the horror hiding inside it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books are in the JamesKaine Standalone Novels series?
There are three books in the JamesKaine Standalone Novels series, published between 2022 and 2025.
What is the first book in the JamesKaine Standalone Novels series?
The first book in the JamesKaine Standalone Novels series is Pursuit, published in 2022.
What are James Kaine's standalone novels about?
“Kaine’s standalones each tap into a different source of dread. Pursuit (2022) is a chase thriller. Black Friday (2024) takes the shopping holiday and turns it into horror. Mischief Night (2025) uses the night before Halloween as its setting. Each book uses a familiar context — being hunted, holiday frenzy, pre-Halloween chaos — as a foundation for terror.”