Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suffer the Children | 1977 | John Saul | Buy |
| 2 | Punish the Sinners | 1978 | John Saul | Buy |
| 3 | Cry for the Strangers | 1979 | John Saul | Buy |
| 4 | Comes the Blind Fury | 1980 | John Saul | Buy |
| 5 | When the Wind Blows | 1981 | John Saul | Buy |
| 6 | The God Project / All Fall Down | 1982 | John Saul | Buy |
| 7 | Nathaniel | 1984 | John Saul | Buy |
| 8 | Brain Child | 1985 | John Saul | Buy |
| 9 | Hellfire | 1986 | John Saul | Buy |
| 10 | The Unwanted | 1987 | John Saul | Buy |
| 11 | The Unloved | 1988 | John Saul | Buy |
| 12 | Creature | 1989 | John Saul | Buy |
| 13 | Second Child | 1990 | John Saul | Buy |
| 14 | Sleepwalk | 1990 | John Saul | Buy |
| 15 | Darkness | 1991 | John Saul | Buy |
| 16 | Shadows | 1992 | John Saul | Buy |
| 17 | Guardian | 1993 | John Saul | Buy |
| 18 | The Homing | 1994 | John Saul | Buy |
| 19 | Black Lightning | 1995 | John Saul | Buy |
| 20 | The Presence | 1997 | John Saul | Buy |
| 21 | The Right Hand of Evil | 1999 | John Saul | Buy |
| 22 | Nightshade | 2000 | John Saul | Buy |
| 23 | Black Creek Crossing | 2001 | John Saul | Buy |
| 24 | The Manhattan Hunt Club | 2001 | John Saul | Buy |
| 25 | Midnight Voices | 2002 | John Saul | Buy |
| 26 | Perfect Nightmare | 2005 | John Saul | Buy |
| 27 | In the Dark of the Night | 2006 | John Saul | Buy |
| 28 | The Devil’s Labyrinth | 2007 | John Saul | Buy |
| 29 | Faces of Fear | 2008 | John Saul | Buy |
| 30 | House of Reckoning | 2009 | John Saul | Buy |
John Saul’s 30 standalone novels form the bulk of his career output, spanning from his 1977 debut Suffer the Children through House of Reckoning in 2009. The books follow a consistent pattern: ordinary people in small-town settings encounter something terrible — a haunted property, a child with strange abilities, a scientific experiment gone wrong, or a community hiding violent secrets.
Saul published roughly one novel per year during his peak decades, and many hit the New York Times bestseller list. Highlights include Comes the Blind Fury (1980), Creature (1989), Black Lightning (1995), and The Manhattan Hunt Club (2001). Each novel is self-contained, and while the settings and characters change, Saul’s focus on domestic horror and small-town darkness stays constant.