Robert Swartwood

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  • Bibliography:
    35 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    December 2010
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Holly Lin

1 - No Shelter (Jan-2011)
1.5 - First Kill (Jun-2016)
2 - The Devil You Know (Jan-2017)
3 - Hollow Point (Oct-2017)

Killing Room

1 - The Killing Room (Aug-2023)
2 - Enemy of the State (Aug-2024)

Man of Wax

1 - Man of Wax (Nov-2011)
2 - The Inner Circle (Sep-2012)
3 - Legion (Apr-2014)
3 - End Game (Jan-2020)

Book List in Order: 35 titles

  • In Solemn Shades of Endless Night

    USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood presents a new kind of Halloween tale ...Raleigh is trapped in perpetual night. Forced to walk through darkness, going town to town, searching for escape. Until he finds an extraordinary young girl who ma...

  • The Silver Ring

    David Beveridge is in the wrong place at the wrong time. When a gunman storms into a convenience store demanding money, he ends up shooting both the counterwoman and David. Only David doesn't die. Neither does the counterwoman. David is able to bring...

  • Through the Guts of a Beggar

    Josh wakes up one morning to find his ten-year-old brother filling in a grave in the backyard. From there, the day just gets worse. Through the Guts of a Beggar contains the original 10,000-word novelette, a 3,000-word alternate ending, and two bonus...

  • No Shelter

    Holly Lin - 1

    Meet Holly Lin. Nanny by day. Assassin by night.

    Holly Lin is living two lives. To her friends and family, she's a pleasant, hardworking nanny. To her boss and colleagues, she's one of the best non-sanctioned government assassins in the world....

  • Spooky Nook

    A writer whose wife has been missing for eight months encounters a familiar old woman with an odd request -- a request that will introduce him to a surprising evil. SPOOKY NOOK is a 10,000-word “prequel of sorts” to THE CALLING, a supernatural ...

  • In the Land of the Blind

    Like everyone else he knew, Steven’s heart did not beat. Instead it lay dead in his chest, as docile as his brain and his lungs and his soul. So when he first heard the faint beating sound coming from outside his bedroom window, he didn’t know wh...

  • The Calling

    When eighteen-year-old Christopher Myers’ parents are murdered, something is written on his bedroom door, a mark in his parents’ blood that convinces the police the killer has targeted Christopher as the next victim. To keep him safe, he travels ...

  • The Dishonored Dead

    From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood, a post-apocalyptic thriller like you've never imagined ...

    In a not-so-distant future, the world has devolved and most of the population has become the animated dead. Those few that are livin...

  • The Serial Killer's Wife

    USA TODAY Bestseller

    Five years ago Elizabeth Piccioni's husband was arrested for being a serial killer. Her life suddenly turned upside down, she did what she thought was best for her newborn baby: she took her son and ran away to start a new...



  • Phantom Energy

    From Robert Swartwood, the editor of the critically acclaimed Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer, comes a collection of twenty-six very short stories, ranging from the real to the surreal. Phantom Energy is 11,000 words long. ...

  • Man of Wax

    Man of Wax - 1

    From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood, the first book in an exciting trilogy ...

    Ben Anderson goes to bed Sunday night, lying next to his wife in the comfort and safety of their Pennsylvania family home, to wake up the next day in...

  • The Man on the Bench

    In the summer of 1922, nine-year-old Ethan's only worries are chores, having fun, and keeping out of trouble. But a shadow soon falls over the tiny backwater town of Benton, Pennsylvania that threatens to change everything.First the cats disappear. T...

  • Two Shot

    Two Shot brings together two of USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood’s most exciting and suspenseful thrillers for the first time in one pulse-pounding volume.THE SERIAL KILLER'S WIFE Five years ago Elizabeth Piccioni's husband was ar...

  • The Inner Circle

    Man of Wax - 2

    From USA TODAY bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes the exciting second book in the Man of Wax Trilogy ...

    Two years ago Ben Anderson woke up in a rundown motel, three thousand miles from home, his family missing, and the words LET THE GA...

  • At the Meade Bed & Breakfast

  • Real Illusions: Stories

    A mysterious man appears in town ... a man only children can see. A young boy's heart does not beat ... just like everyone else's in the world. A group of teenagers find an old woman in a cavern ... and a tunnel that leads to another dimension. Two b...

  • Legion

    Man of Wax - 3

    From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood, a heart-pounding conspiracy thriller of riveting mystery and suspense.

    A message courier pushed into the path of a train. A young woman commits a terrible act of violence. A family man puts a...

  • Bullet Rain

    Nova is a free man. Having just walked away as a non-sanctioned hit man for the U.S. government, he's purchased a classic Mustang to drive across the country. But when his car breaks down in the middle of the Nevada desert, Nova ends up in the small ...

  • Kracker

    Two boys on the run from an abusive father stumble across an empty farmhouse. a farmhouse haunted by more than just memories. A terrifying short story, from USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood. Note: "Kracker" appears in Robert Swartwood's ...



  • Giotto's Circle

    In this new wildly imaginative tale by USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood, a young man learns his grandfather's shocking secret -- and in the process becomes tasked with helping his grandfather find the only thing that will save the worl...

  • Muse

    Every writer needs a muse.Some are needier than others. Some are hungrier. Some demand blood.A new story of suspense, from USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood.PRAISE FOR ROBERT SWARTWOOD "Robert Swartwood is the next F. Paul Wilson -- if ...

  • Pillar of Salt

    In a small Pennsylvania town, the dead still get their mail. The rule is simple: do not open the mail. Somebody is about to break that rule. A new short story of horror, from USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood....

  • New Avalon

    In a small Pennsylvania town, one of the most famous women in history -- a woman who the world has believed dead for almost two decades -- is dying. John Chambers walked away from his life eighteen years ago to become the woman's bodyguard. He ga...

  • Land of the Dead

    From USA TODAY bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes a post-apocalyptic thriller like you've never seen before. In a dystopian future where the animated dead reign, the few remaining living are feared and pursued. Conrad is a Hunter. He's one of ...

  • Full Throttle

    From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood, a collection of six breathtaking thrillers.Included are the USA Today bestseller The Serial Killer's Wife, No Shelter, Bullet Rain, Legion, Man of Wax, and The Inner Circle....

  • Abducted

    USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood brings us his most page-turning psychological thriller yet. "Scream and I'll cut your throat." In an instant, Ashley's life changes forever. Two dangerous criminals have escaped from maximum-security pris...

  • First Kill

    Holly Lin - 1.5

    In this novella from USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood, available exclusively as an eBook, a young Holly Lin comes face to face with danger for the first time.

    Oahu, Hawaii. Paradise to some, but to seventeen-year-old Holly Lin ...

  • Temple

    Watchmen meets Jason Bourne in the latest genre-defying thriller from USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood. Elijah Shepherd isn’t like most people. He never gets sick. He doesn’t age as fast as others. And he heals quickly, sometimes wit...

  • Double Impact

    From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood, the first two books in the Holly Lin series bundled together for the very first time!

    NO SHELTER

    Holly Lin is living two lives. To her friends and family, she’s a pleasa...



  • The Devil You Know

    Holly Lin - 2

    Javier Diaz is dead. Holly Lin knows this because she killed Javier and his men. Now, to protect her family, Holly must travel to Mexico to take out Javier's father before he learns about the death of his son. It should be a simple mission, but nothi...

  • Hollow Point

    Holly Lin - 3

    From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes the latest in his bestselling Holly Lin thriller series.Holly Lin has a new life. A new identity. It's been almost a year since she walked away from being a non-sanctioned government assassi...

  • End Game

    Man of Wax - 3

    From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes the much-anticipated and thrilling conclusion to the Man of Wax Trilogy.Two years ago Ben Anderson woke up in a rundown motel, three thousand miles from home, his family missing, and the wo...

  • Bullet Country

    Nova Bartkowski is back in a page-turning thriller from USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood.Remington, Montana. A small town in the middle of nowhere. A town, like any town, that has its secrets.Nova Bartkowski has come to Remington to conf...

  • The Killing Room

    Killing Room - 1

    From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes another bone-chilling thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.While on vacation in Las Vegas, a businessman wakes up in a strange hotel room to find a dead woman in the bathtub.Pan...

  • Enemy of the State

    Killing Room - 2

    From USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes Enemy of the State, the propulsive, thrilling, and much anticipated follow-up to The Killing Room …The world believed Daniel Burke was dead.At least, the few people in the government who ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Robert Swartwood has published 35 books.

Robert Swartwood does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Enemy of the State, was published in August 2024.

The first book by Robert Swartwood, The Silver Ring, was published in December 2010.

Yes. Robert Swartwood has 3 series.
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