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Bill Schweigart

2 Series • 6 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Fatal Folklore Trilogy Books
Start with: The Beast of Barcroft (2015)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Slipping The Cable (2012)

ⓘ About Bill Schweigart

Bill Schweigart is a published American author. He is known for his Fatal Folklore trilogy as well as his novel The Guilty One and co-writing the story “Women and Children First” along with James Patterson in Three Days to Live. The author used to serve in the Coast Guard as an officer. He took from his experiences while he was at sea to help him write the novel Slipping the Cable, an exciting nautical thriller, as well as Running Light, a romantic comedy. He is married and shares his daughter with his wife. The family lives in Arlington, Virginia with their cats and a huge Newfoundland dog. The group are able to give the author more adventure than he could hope to handle! The Beast of Barcroft is the first novel in the Fatal Folklore trilogy from Bill Schweigart.

All Book Series by Bill Schweigart

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The Beast of Barcroft

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2015

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2015
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Northwoods

Book 2 of 3 · published 2016

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2016
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The Devil's Colony

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2017

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2017
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Slipping The Cable

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2012

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2012
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The Guilty One

Book 2 of 3 · published 2023

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2023
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Dirty 20

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2026

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2026

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Bill Schweigart?

Bill Schweigart is a published American author. He is known for his Fatal Folklore trilogy as well as his novel The Guilty One and co-writing the story “Women and Children First” along with James Patterson in Three Days to Live. The author used to serve in the Coast Guard as an officer.

Which Bill Schweigart series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Fatal Folklore Trilogy series, the earliest of Bill Schweigart's multi-book series: it opens with The Beast of Barcroft (2015) and runs to 3 books across 2015–2017, ending with The Devil's Colony (2017).

How many books has Bill Schweigart written?

Bill Schweigart has 6 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2012 and 2026. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Fatal Folklore Trilogy series with 3 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Bill Schweigart's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Bill Schweigart's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Fatal Folklore Trilogy (2015–2017, 3 books).

How are Bill Schweigart's books organised into series?

This guide splits Bill Schweigart's 6 books into 1 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Fatal Folklore Trilogy (3 books, 2015–2017).