Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Against the Grain | 2015 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 2 | Stone Lake | 2015 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 3 | Cesspool | 2016 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 4 | Initiation | 2016 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 5 | The Propaganda Project | 2016 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 6 | No Conscience | 2017 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 7 | Sedition | 2017 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 8 | What Happened at the Lake | 2018 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 9 | The Predator Hunter | 2018 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 10 | Rumors | 2019 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 11 | Redemption | 2021 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 12 | Nothing to Lose | 2021 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 13 | No Good Deed | 2022 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 14 | The Cart Pusher | 2023 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 15 | Death Do Us Part | 2024 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 16 | Ugly AF | 2024 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
| 17 | What Happened in the Woods | 2025 | Phil M. Williams | Buy |
Phil M. Williams’s standalone catalog is broad and varied. Against the Grain and Initiation sit in the school-environment thriller space, drawing on the social dynamics of education. The Predator Hunter, What Happened at the Lake, and What Happened in the Woods push toward suspense and crime. No Conscience and Sedition are more politically charged, while The Cart Pusher and Ugly AF have a satirical edge.
The range makes it difficult to point to a single entry point, but What Happened at the Lake offers a good sample of Williams’s approach: a familiar setting, an established community, and a secret that changes what readers thought they understood.