Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Water Chants | 1977 | John Farrow | Buy |
| 2 | Onyx John | 1985 | John Farrow | Buy |
| 3 | The Kinkajou | 1989 | John Farrow | Buy |
| 4 | The True Life Adventures of Sparrow Drinkwater | 1993 | John Farrow | Buy |
| 5 | The Timekeeper | 1995 | John Farrow | Buy |
| 6 | The Fire Line | 1995 | John Farrow | Buy |
| 7 | The River Burns | 2014 | John Farrow | Buy |
John Farrow’s standalone novels predate and run alongside his Emile Cinq-Mars crime series. His earlier literary fiction, published under his real name Trevor Ferguson, includes High Water Chants (1977), The Kinkajou (1989), and The True Life Adventures of Sparrow Drinkwater (1993).
Later standalones like The River Burns (2014) show Farrow returning to literary fiction between installments of his crime series. These books tend to focus on communities under pressure, with strong settings and character-driven plots.