Brendan DuBois is a bestselling alternative history, mystery, and thriller author of numerous short stories, which were published in magazines including Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and Playboy, and for his novels, some which were co-authored with the award-winning author James Patterson.
Here are the Brendan DuBois books in order, including the latest published novels. The short stories are not listed here, as there are over 100 published in various magazines and anthologies so far.
New Brendan DuBois Books
Terminal Surf, 2024
Lewis Cole Books in Order
featuring the ex-Department of Defense research analyst, who is now retired in Tyler Beach, New Hampshire
- Dead Sand, 1994
- Black Tide, 1995
- Shattered Shell, 1999
- Killer Waves, 2002
- Buried Dreams, 2004
- Primary Storm, 2006
- Deadly Cove, 2011
- Fatal Harbor, 2014
- Blood Foam, 2016
- Storm Cell, 2016
- Hard Aground, 2018
- Terminal Surf, 2024
Empire of the North Books in Order
- The Noble Warrior, 2012
- The Noble Prisoner, 2012
- The Noble Prince, 2012
Dark Victory Books in Order
- Dark Victory, 2015
- Red Vengeance, 2017
- Black Triumph, 2018
Amy Cornwall Books in Order
with James Patterson
- The Cornwalls Are Gone, 2019(aka Out of Sight)
- Countdown, 2023
Alex Cross Books in Order / John Sampson Books in Order
with James Patterson
- Cross Down (Alex Cross #31, John Sampson #1), 2023
Bookshots: Owen Taylor Books in Publication Order
with James Patterson
- The End, 2017
- After the End, 2017
Standalone Brendan DuBois Books in Publication Order
- Resurrection Day, 1999
- Six Days, 2001
- Betrayed, 2003
- Final Winter, 2006
- Dead of Night, 2007 (aka Twilight)
- Night Road, 2016
- The Negotiator, 2018
- The First Lady, 2018 (with James Patterson)
- The Summer House, 2020 (with James Patterson)
- Blowback, 2022 (with James Patterson)
Novellas and Short Stories in Publication Order
- Rapunzel’s Revenge, 2000
- On the Plains of Deception, 2011
- The Spirits of Crawford Notch, 2012
- The Witnesses, 2016 (Bookshots with James Patterson)
- The Thief in the House, 2021 (Barb Goffman Presents series)
- Obsession, 2022 (Black Cat Weekly Mystery series)
Short Story Collections in Publication Order
- The Dark Snow and Other Mysteries, 2002
- Tales from the Dark Woods, 2002
- Tales from The Dark Snow, 2011
- Death of a Gemini: And Other Military Mysteries, 2011
- Blue and Gray Tales of Mystery, 2012
- Lost On The Moon: And Other Tales Of Science Fiction, 2013
- The Hidden: Mysterious Tales of Suspense, 2014
- Silver Bullets, 2019
Anthologies in Publication Order
- Murder Most Sacred, 1989, edited by Martin H Greenberg and Edward D Hoch
- Murder Most Medieval, 1993, edited by Martin H Greenberg and John Helfers
- The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Fourth Annual Edition, 1995, edited by Ed Gorman, Martin H Greenberg and Joan Hess
- The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Sixth Annual Edition, 1997, edited by Ed Gorman, Martin H Greenberg and Joan Hess
- The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 (Best American Mystery Stories), 1997, edited by Robert B Parker and Otto Penzler
- The Night Awakens (Mystery Writers of America Presents), 1998, edited by Mary Higgins Clark
- Once upon a Crime, 1998, edited by Ed Gorman
- Canine Crimes, 1998, edited by Jeffrey Marks
- The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century (Best American Mystery Stories), 2000, edited by Tony Hillerman and Otto Penzler
- Civil War Fantastic (Fantastic), 2000, edited by Martin H Greenberg
- Speaking of Greed (Seven Deadly Sins), 2001, edited by Lawrence Block
- The Mutant Files, 2001, edited by Martin H Greenberg and John Helfers
- A Date Which Will Live Infamy?, 2001, edited by Martin H Greenberg and Brian M Thomsen
- The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection (World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, book 2), 2001, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H Greenberg
- Alternate Gettysburgs, 2002, edited by Martin H Greenberg and Brian M Thomsen
- Death Dance, 2002, edited by Trevanian
- Knight Fantastic (Fantastic), 2002, edited by Martin H Greenberg and John Helfers
- The Mighty Johns, 2002, edited by Otto Penzler
- White House Pet Detectives, 2002, edited by Carole Nelson Douglas
- The Best American Mystery Stories 2002 (Best American Mystery Stories), 2002, edited by James Ellroy and Otto Penzler
- The Blue and the Gray Undercover, 2002, edited by Ed Gorman
- Much Ado about Murder, 2002, edited by Anne Perry
- Pharaoh Fantastic (Fantastic), 2002, edited by Martin H Greenberg and Brittany A Koren
- Blood on Their Hands (Mystery Writers of America Presents), 2003, edited by Lawrence Block
- Murder Most Celtic (Murder Most…), 2003, edited by Martin H Greenberg
- The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories Fourth Annual Collection (World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, book 4), 2003, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H Greenberg
- The Best American Mystery Stories 2003 (Best American Mystery Stories), 2003, edited by Michael Connelly and Otto Penzler
- Diagnosis Dead (A Mystery Writers of America Anthology), 2004, edited by Jonathan Kellerman
- Death by Dickens (All New, Dickens-Inspired Mystery Stories), 2004, edited by Anne Perry
- Space Stations, 2004, edited by Martin H Greenberg and John Helfers
- The Best American Mystery Stories 3 (Best American Mystery Stories), 2004, edited by James Ellroy and Otto Penzler
- Texas Rangers, 2004, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H Greenberg
- The Best American Mystery Stories 4 (Best American Mystery Stories), 2004, edited by Michael Connelly and Otto Penzler
- The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Fifth Annual Collection (World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, book 5), 2004, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H Greenberg
- Galileo’s Children, 2005, edited by Gardner Dozois
- The Year’s Best Science Fiction Twenty-Second Annual Collection (Year’s Best Science Fiction, book 22), 2005, edited by Gardner Dozois
- Death Do Us Part (Mystery Writers of America Presents), 2006, edited by Harlan Coben
- Man Vs Machine, 2007, edited by Martin H Greenberg and John Helfers
- Future Weapons of War, 2007, edited by Martin H Greenberg and Joe Haldeman
- Wolf Woman Bay, 2007, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H Greenberg
- A Prisoner of Memory (Year’s Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, book 3), 2008, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H Greenberg
- Future Americas, 2008, edited by Martin H Greenberg and John Helfers
- At the Scene of the Crime, 2008, edited by Dana Stabenow
- Terribly Twisted Tales, 2009, edited by Martin H Greenberg and Jean Rabe
- Intelligent Design, 2009, edited by Denise Little
- Boston Noir (Akashic Noir), 2009, edited by Dennis Lehane
- Unplugged, 2009, edited by Rich Horton
- Crimes by Moonlight (Mystery Writers of America Presents), 2010, edited by Charlaine Harris
- The Shamus Winners (America’s Best Private Eye Stories: Volume I 1982-1995), 2010, edited by Robert J Randisi
- The Shamus Winners Volume II (1996-2009), 2010, edited by Robert J Randisi
- The Best American Noir of the Century, 2010, edited by James Ellroy and Otto Penzler
- By Hook or By Crook, 2010, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H Greenberg
- The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 (Best American Mystery Stories), 2011, edited by Harlan Coben and Otto Penzler
- Scoundrels, 2012, edited by Gary Phillips
- Vengeance (Mystery Writers of America Presents), 2012, edited by Lee Child
- The Interrogator, 2012, edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H Greenberg
- Kwik Krimes, 2013, edited by Otto Penzler
- The Malfeasance Occasional, 2013, edited by Clare Toohey
- Fiction River Special Edition: Crime (Fiction River Special Edition), 2014, edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith
- The Best of the Best American Mystery Stories (The First Ten Years), 2014, edited by Otto Penzler
- Games Creatures Play, 2014, edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L P Kelner
- Ice Cold (Mystery Writers of America Presents), 2014, edited by Raymond Benson and Jeffery Deaver
- The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection (Year’s Best Science Fiction, book 31), 2014, edited by Gardner Dozois
- Manhattan Mayhem (Mystery Writers of America Presents), 2015, edited by Mary Higgins Clark
- The Year’s Best Military & Adventure SF 2015, 2015, edited by David Afsharirad
- The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 (Best American Mystery Stories), 2015, edited by James Patterson and Otto Penzler
- Altered States Of The Union, 2016, edited by Glenn Hauman
- Crime Plus Music, 2016, edited by Jim Fusilli
- Racing the Clock, 2016, edited by Allyson Longueira
- The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 (Best American Mystery Stories), 2017, edited by Otto Penzler and John Sandford
- Florida Happens (Bouchercon 2018 Anthology, Bouchercon Anthology), 2018, edited by Greg Herren
- Star Destroyers, 2018, edited by Tony Daniel and Christopher Ruocchio
- Voices of the Fall (Black Tide Rising, book 7), 2019, edited by Gary Poole and John Ringo
- From Sea to Stormy Sea, 2019, edited by Lawrence Block
- Crime Travel, 2019, edited by Barb Goffman
- The Beat of Black Wings, 2020, edited by Josh Pachter
- Writers Crushing COVID-19, 2020, edited by Lawrence Kelter
- Coast to Coast Noir, 2020, edited by Andrew McAleer and Paul D Marks
- The Big Book of Espionage, 2020, edited by Otto Penzler
- Bullets and Other Hurting Things, 2021, edited by Rick Ollerman
- We Shall Rise (Black Tide Rising, book 11), 2021, edited by Gary Poole and John Ringo
- Monkey Business, 2021, edited by Josh Pachter
- Edgar & Shamus Go Golden, 2022, edited by Gay Toltl Kinman and Andrew McAleer
- Black Cat Weekly #44, 2022
- Black Cat Weekly #49, 2022
- Best Crime Stories of the Year 3 (Best Mystery Stories of the Year, book 3), 2023, edited by Otto Penzler and Amor Towles
- Black Cat Weekly #106, 2023
- Betrayal (Thrill Ride, book 4), 2023, edited by M L Buchman
- The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2024 (Best Mystery Stories of the Year, book 4), 2024, edited by Anthony Horowitz and Otto Penzler
- Black Cat Weekly #136, 2024
Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order
- Breaking Into The Mystery Short Story Market: It’s No Crime!, 2011
- Writing the First Person Detective Novel: The I’s Have It!, 2011
- My Short, Happy Life in “Jeopardy!”, 2013
Writing as Alan Glenn
- Amerikan Eagle, 2011
Brendan DuBois Biography
Brendan DuBois was born in 1959 as one out of 6 brothers, in Dover, New Hampshire, an area which is where he is living (specifically in Exeter) even today with his wife Mona, a dog, and a cat.
He grew up in a house where reading was treasured and encouraged by his parents, and where going to the library was a regular thing to do. Brendan knew he wanted to become a writer from the age of 12, when he began writing short stories and submitting them to magazines (which would reject them).
He went to a Catholic grammar school and a Catholic high school, which is where he got his love for the written word, for grammar, and books, overall.
Next, he attended the University of New Hampshire in Durham, from where he got a B.A. in English. During this time, he worked on the student newspaper. Eventually, he became an editor of said newspaper.
Once he graduated, he began working for newspapers including Foster’s Daily Democrat and the Hampton Union, which is where he remained for three years before he got bored of the job and decided to start writing fiction. He changed jobs and became a technical writer for for a local utility, along with also being its corporate communications writer.
In 1986, Brendan DuBois started writing short fiction, and in 1994 his first full-length novel was published. It would become the first in the Lewis Cole series. During this time, he also became an active member of the local Mystery Writers of America chapter.
Initially, he sold the first short stories to Ellery Queen Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine on his own. Later on, he got an agent who would submit the stories for him to these prominent magazines, including Playboy.
In an interview, the author mentioned that having Resurrection Day out, gave him the monetary push to continue writing full-length books as a full-time career.
These days, Brendan DuBois is working full time on his novels, with around one book per year being published. He does have two initial books unpublished which are sitting at home in the forms of manuscripts, both in the thriller genre, and both which will probably never be published.
Initially, when he started writing short stories, he would write them in the science-fiction genre. He even sent one to various sci-fi magazines, none of which wanted to publish it. As the story had also an element of mystery to it, Brendan sent it to Elerry Queen, the magazine which finally accept the story. While Brendan was since childhood fond of sci-fi and fantasy stories, this one experience changed the course of his writing career, since his later short stories and novels would most be in the crime, mystery, and thriller genres, with a dash of alternative history.
Still, in 2016, the first Brendan DuBois story focused solely on science-fiction was published by Baen Books, the popular sci-fi publisher who is the home of many other authors like David Weber and John Ringo. The story was titled Dark Victory.
In 2005, the author Brendan DuBois received the Al Blanchard Crime Fiction Award for Best Short Crime Fiction Story during the mystery convention titled New England Crime Bake, which was organized by Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. It was for the short story The Road’s End. In addition, in 2007, his short story The Right Call won the Barry Award, and in 2010 his short story The High House Writer earned him a Barry Award for Best Mystery Short Stories of the Year.
I have first come across this author when I picked up Resurrection Day, published in 1999. It was a very good alternative history novel, and since then, Brendan DuBois is an author I always keep an eye out for. His most popular series to date is Lewis Cole, featuring a magazine writer and retired research analyst with the Department of Defense, who lives in New Hampshire, the very place the author also makes his residence.
Over the years, he also won three Edgar Award nominations, an Anthony Award nomination, and a Shamus Award. So far, Brendan DuBois has written over 100 short stories that got published in various magazines and in anthologies. His short story The Dark Snow was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award, and it was also included in the anthology The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century. The short story is part of a series of stories involving retired black-ops expert Owen Taylor.
The latest Lewis Cole book, Terminal Surf, should be published in 2020, and the author is also working on a new science fiction novel to be released by Baen Books.
Under the pen name Alan Glenn, in 2011, the author had a book published with the title Amerikan Eagle, an alternative history standalone novel.
A few personal bits and pieces about Brendan DuBois – he became a “Jeopardy!” game show champion in 2012, and later won the trivia game show “The Chase.” Also, Brendan DuBois is a cancer survivor who got surgery many years ago (late 1970s-early 1980s) for a tumor in his lower back. He also loves astronomy in his spare time.
Who is Lewis Cole?
Brendan DuBois depicts his main and favorite character as “quiet but stubborn. He’s not a macho man. He does not get into a fistfight in every book. He’s pretty low-key.”
At some point, Lewis Cole was working as a research analyst at the Department of Defense. As a sole survivor and victim of a biological weapons test gone, he was bought out by the powers that be to keep his mouth shut about the events, and gave him a pension and a seaside home in Tyler Beach.
Thus, he became a magazine writer in said place in New Hampshire.
Praise for Brendan DuBois Books
Unpretentious but thoroughly satisfying. A tight, lively package that’s the epitome of superior storytelling. (Publishers Weekly on Hard Aground)
There’s mystification and action aplenty, but what lingers when the book is closed is DuBois’ graceful writing and Lewis Cole’s understated humor―and don’t forget the sweet sadness that flows from him when you least expect it. (Booklist)
DuBois throws in a pleasing final surprise (Kirkus Reviews)
[DuBois] writes a mean novel. (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
Brendan DuBois is a fine novelist and easily the best short-story writer of his generation. (Lee Child)
DuBois (Resurrection Day) has written a great series opener for a range of readers. The adolescent characters make this an especially solid choice for teens with an interest in apocalyptic and disaster fiction. (Library Journal)
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Question – has the novel Terminal Surf been published? Have read all your Lewis Cole series.
I have absolutely LOVED the Lewis Cole series. With only 2 more in this series that I have yet to read, I am already disappointed that the series is coming to an end.