Scott Nicholson

Scott Nicholson is an American author of fiction. He was born in 1963. He is a published author that likes to write in the genre of the thriller novel as well Nicholson has not only written full length fictional novels but has written and published several short stories, comics series, and several screenplays. When he is not writing, Scott works as a journalist and freelance editor.

The best place to start is the Solom series, the earliest of Scott Nicholson's multi-book series: it opens with The Scarecrow (2010) and runs to 3 books across 2010–2015, ending with The Preacher (2015). Scott Nicholson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Scott Nicholson has 150 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1985 and 2025. 86 of them belong to 14 named series — the largest being The Ghost Files series with 9 books — and 64 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Scott Nicholson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Sheriff Frank Littlefield (2000–2010, 2 books), Solom (2010–2015, 3 books) and October Girls (2010, 2 books), plus 10 more.

This guide splits Scott Nicholson's 150 books into 14 named series and 64 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Ghost Files (9 books, 2011–2016); After (7 books, 2012–2015); Next (6 books, 2015–2017); Arize (3 books, 2018–2019); Solom (3 books, 2010–2015), plus 9 further series.