Every other year or so, we take a fresh look at the authors I have read the most, dating back to high school. I thought it would be interesting to mix it up a bit and, instead of looking at the overall total, to instead look at the authors I have read continuously for the longest period of time. So, without further ado, it’s time to take a look at which authors have the longest streak of consecutive years read.
Ten
Jeffery Deaver – Thanks mostly to his Lincoln Rhyme series, Deaver put together a streak of ten years with at least one book read by me starting in 2015 with The Vanished Man and ending in 2024 with Fatal Intrusion, his first collaboration with Isabella Maldonado. After a one-year absence, corresponding with my completing the Rhyme series, he returned in 2026 to hopefully start a new streak.
Nine
Riley Sager – Sager burst onto the scene in 2017 with his first novel, Final Girls. Every year since, he has put out a new book and I have read it, continuing through last year’s With a Vengeance. He can extend his streak and tie Deaver for the longest if the library can deliver his latest in the next two months or so.
Karin Slaughter – Another current streak, Slaughter first came across my notice in 2018 thanks to Pretty Girls. Due in part to her Will Trent and Grant County series, she has showed up at least once every year since, including Girl, Forgotten, which I completed earlier this year.
Eight
Richard Castle – The ghost writer for Richard Castle, the character portrayed by Nathan Fillion in Castle, made appearances in eight straight years, thanks to the novels that were supposedly written in the show, starting in 2010 with Heat Wave and culminating in 2017 with A Bloody Storm.
Six
Sarah Pekkanen – Starting in 2020, with her writing partner Green Hendricks, Pekkanen started her streak with The Wife Between Us. Her streak outlived the partnership, continuing through last year with The Locked Ward.
Five
Nancy Holder – Thanks to her television show tie-in work, Nancy Holder was able to string together a streak of five years, starting in 1998 with Halloween Rain, based on the adventures of Bully the Vampire Slayer, and finishing in 2002 with The Burning, a collaboration with Jeff Mariotte.
Stephen King – My history with King is long but contains many frequent breaks. His longest streak, which is current through the end of the year, started in 2021 with Later and runs through last year, when I completed his latest, Never Flinch.
Mary Kubica – The local author first came to my attention in 2015 with The Good Girl. She appeared at least once annually through 2019, when I completed When the Lights Go Out.
Rebecca Forster – Forster was a constant presence as I worked through her Witness series, beginning in 2021 with Silent Witness and completing last year with Lost Witness.
Alex Finlay – Finlay first landed on my Kindle in 2022, thanks to Every Last Fear. His streak continues on, thank to this year’s The Anniversary.
Richard Osman – His Thursday Murder Club series has helped him put together a streak of five years, starting in 2022 with The Thursday Murder Club and continuing through 2026 with The Impossible Fortune.
Elin Hilderbrand – We wrap up with Hilderbrand, who also has a current five-year streak going into 2027. She started in 2022 with The Hotel Nantucket and continued this year with Winter in Paradise.
