Who This Author Is

John Dunning has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 24 catalog-linked books across 1987 to 2014, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Mystery & Thriller, Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want pace, suspense, and a shelf that rewards straightforward starting points. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1987 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Simon & Schuster and ARROW.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Mystery & Thriller entry points • Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Simon & Schuster and ARROW

Genres and themes: Mystery & Thriller • Young Readers & Series Fiction • Business & Self-Help

Who this author is best for: readers who want pace, suspense, and a shelf that rewards straightforward starting points

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1987 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Simon & Schuster and ARROW.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Bookman's Promise: A Cliff Janeway Novel

    Simon & Schuster • 2004 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2004 • 369 pages.

  2. The Sign of the Book: A Cliff Janeway "Bookman" Novel (Cliff Janeway Novels (Paperback))

    Scribner • 2005 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 353 pages.

  3. Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime : A Novel

    Simon & Schuster • 2001 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2001 • 478 pages.

  4. Murderous Women

    Senate Books • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 256 pages.

  5. Occult Murders (True Crime Series)

    Senate Books • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 288 pages.

  6. Booked to Die

    Harpercollins • 1993 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1993 • 374 pages.

  7. Les mécanos de la mort

    Gallimard • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 247 pages.

  8. Murders in Paris

    Grafton • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 256 pages.

  9. Carnal Crimes

    ARROW • 1988 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1988 • 278 pages.

  10. TRULY MURDEROUS

    ARROW • 1988 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1988 • 248 pages.

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