Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Devil’s Playground | 2004 | Stav Sherez | Buy |
| 2 | The Black Monastery | 2009 | Stav Sherez | Buy |
Stav Sherez’s two standalone novels predate his better-known Carrigan and Miller series. The Devil’s Playground (2004) was his debut, and The Black Monastery (2009) followed five years later. Both books share the dark atmosphere and complex plotting that would become his trademarks.
These standalones are worth seeking out for readers who have finished the Carrigan and Miller books and want more of Sherez’s writing. They show a writer developing his voice and his interest in the ways institutions and isolation create conditions for crime and violence.