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Giles Blunt

2 Series • 11 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of John Cardinal Books
Start with: Forty Words for Sorrow (2000)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Cold Eye (1989)

ⓘ About Giles Blunt

Giles Blunt is an author, screenwriter and novelist from Canada. He was born in Ontario in the year 1952. He has written many novels such as Forty Words for Sorrow, Black Fly Season, Cold Eye, etc. with Cold Eye being his first novel which he wrote in 1989. Most of his novels are of the thriller genre and are very much appreciated worldwide. The speciality of his novels is that he uses all real life locations in his stories. He develops the plots of his writings in the areas he grew up with a little disguise. For example, in the novel series John Cardinal he has mentioned North Bay in Northen Ontario as Algonquin Bay. Giles Blunt has received many awards from highly reputed associations for his writings.

All Book Series by Giles Blunt

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Forty Words for Sorrow

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2000

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2000
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The Delicate Storm

Book 2 of 6 · published 2003

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2003
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Black Fly Season

Book 3 of 6 · published 2005

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2005
4
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By the Time You Read This / The Fields of Grief

Book 4 of 6 · published 2006

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2006
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Crime Machine

Book 5 of 6 · published 2010

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2010
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Until the Night

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2012

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2012
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Cold Eye

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1989

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1989
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No Such Creature

Book 2 of 5 · published 2008

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2008
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Breaking Lorca

Book 3 of 5 · published 2009

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2009
4
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The Hesitation Cut

Book 4 of 5 · published 2015

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2015
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Bad Juliet

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2025

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2025

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Giles Blunt?

Giles Blunt is an author, screenwriter and novelist from Canada. He was born in Ontario in the year 1952. He has written many novels such as Forty Words for Sorrow, Black Fly Season, Cold Eye, etc. with Cold Eye being his first novel which he wrote in 1989.

Which Giles Blunt series should I start with?

The best place to start is the John Cardinal series, the earliest of Giles Blunt's multi-book series: it opens with Forty Words for Sorrow (2000) and runs to 6 books across 2000–2012, ending with Until the Night (2012).

How many books has Giles Blunt written?

Giles Blunt has 11 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2025. 6 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the John Cardinal series with 6 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Giles Blunt's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Giles Blunt's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are John Cardinal (2000–2012, 6 books).

How are Giles Blunt's books organised into series?

This guide splits Giles Blunt's 11 books into 1 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: John Cardinal (6 books, 2000–2012).