Michael Slade

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  • Bibliography:
    19 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1984
  • Latest Book:
    November 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Robert DeClerq

1 - Headhunter (1984)
2 - Ghoul (Feb-1988)
3 - Cutthroat (Nov-1992)
4 - Ripper (Jun-1994)
5 - Evil Eye (Jul-1997)
6 - Primal Scream (Aug-1998)
7 - Burnt Bones (Mar-2000)
8 - Hangman (Mar-2001)
9 - Death's Door (Dec-2002)
10 - Bed of Nails (Jun-2003)

Book List in Order: 19 titles

  • Headhunter

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    Robert DeClerq - 1

    IT BEGAN WITH HORROR. THEN IT GOT WORSE. There were still traces of extraordinary beauty in the woman’s brutally violated body -- but there was no way of knowing how beautiful she had been. Her head was missing. She was the first -- but th...

  • Ghoul

    Robert DeClerq - 2

  • The Horses of Central Park

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  • Cutthroat

    Robert DeClerq - 3

  • Ripper

    Robert DeClerq - 4

    “Slade is at his peak with Ripper. A schizophrenic whodunit complete with locked rooms and self-triggering death devices. Highly enjoyable.” -- Time Out London   An American feminist is found hanging, her body slashed to shreds, h...

  • Evil Eye

    Robert DeClerq - 5

    When a shadowy assassin sets his sights on the elite members of Canada's Royal Mounted Police, two investigators finds themselves up against a demonic killer with ties to the occult. By the author of Ripper. Original....

  • Primal Scream

    Robert DeClerq - 6

    Inspector Robert DeClercq and his Special X Team pursue the Headhunter, a psychopath who leaves a trial of headless bodies in his wake, while trying to save young Katt from the crazy kidnapper and killer. Original....

  • Burnt Bones

    Robert DeClerq - 7

    On a remote island off the coast of Seattle, a man lies buried alive. Miles away, his captor -- the elusive killer known only as Mephisto -- listens through a transmitter to his victim's dying screams, waiting for him to reveal a secret only he knows...

  • Hangman

    Robert DeClerq - 8

    “A harrowing tale of revenge. Hangman is a hardboiled police procedural . . . Readers come away not only entertained -- and terrified -- but also enlightened.” -- Cemetery Dance   A woman is killed on Halloween nigh...



  • Death's Door

    Robert DeClerq - 9

    A mummy has been stolen in London. Authorities believe the motive is the treasure hidden in its fetid wrappings. They're wrong. Mutilated bodies of young runaways are discovered washed ashore on Vancouver beaches. Authorities think they're victims...

  • Bed of Nails

    Robert DeClerq - 10

    “A get-under-your-skin thriller with machine-gun dialogue and impressive real-world research. It’s one heck of a ride . . . not for the faint of heart.” -- CNN.com   Canadian Mountie Zinc Chandler knows he’s facing down a...

  • Swastika

    TWO SERIAL KILLERS ARE TAKING HATE CRIMES TO THE EXTREME.... Dubbed Swastika and the Aryan, they're acting as cleansers of society--necessary evils to empower a new master race. But there's still one secret about them no one knows.... Assigned ...

  • Kamikaze

    This thriller “weaves together historical strands, contemporary killers, and the feats of [an elite police team] in a gripping, tense, and exciting climax.” -- Hellnotes   A war criminal and the head of Japan’s organized crime, Genjo...

  • Crucified

    “As far as historical, Vatican-connected occult thrillers go, this is a fun one, with the various timelines balanced to play off each other with verve.” -- Kirkus Reviews   When a World War II bomber is excavated fifty years after disappear...

  • Red Snow

    In this “mind-bender” about a psychopath seeking revenge “the plot yanks you compulsively toward its solution, and the shocks make you jerk back in fright” (Toronto Star).   The Winter Olympics are coming to western Canada, but the mood ...

  • Ghosts of WWII

    GHOSTS OF WORLD WAR II haunt the psycho-hunting Mounties of Special X and New York lawyer-detective Wyatt Rook today. To uncover the motives of modern serial killers in these three dark thrillers by criminal lawyer Michael Slade, they must delve into...

  • Psychos

    Mounted police trained to track the criminally insane must hunt serial killers in this volume featuring the first four books in the Special X thriller series.   The Special X team of the Royal Canadian police are experts at decoding the criminal...

  • Headhunter Reimagined

    HEADHUNTER Reimagined is an all-new telling of Michael Slade’s first Special X thriller (published in 1984) about the psycho-hunters of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Headhunter is loose on the streets of Vancouver.The psycho’s victims ar...

  • The Mephisto Trilogy

    From an author who “writes the kind of stuff of which nightmares are made,” three thrillers featuring Mounties battling a madman intent on world domination (The Globe and Mail, Toronto).    Robert DeClercq has faced a lot...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Michael Slade has published 19 books.

Michael Slade does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Mephisto Trilogy, was published in November 2024.

The first book by Michael Slade, Headhunter, was published in January 1984.

Yes. Michael Slade has 1 series.
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