Reading order · 5 books · 1988 to 2004 · Set in the fictional Millhaven, Illinois
Blue Rose Books in Order
The Blue Rose books follow novelist and Vietnam veteran Tim Underhill and others through a series of killings in the Midwestern city of Millhaven, in stories that question their own truth.
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Series facts
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 1988 to 2004
- First book
- Koko
- Latest
- In the Night Room (2004)
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Millhaven, Illinois
The reading order
Every Blue Rose book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
5 books · Set in the fictional Millhaven, Illinois
- 1Koko1988Four Vietnam veterans set out to find a killer from their old platoon.Buy on Amazon
- 2Mystery1990With Tom PasmoreOn a Caribbean island, a young man named Tom Pasmore teams up with an elderly detective to solve an old murder.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Throat1993With Tim UnderhillNovelist Tim Underhill returns to his hometown, where a series of old murders seems to be starting again.Buy on Amazon
- 4Lost Boy, Lost Girl2003With Tim UnderhillAfter a family tragedy, Tim Underhill’s teenage nephew becomes obsessed with an empty house, and then disappears.Buy on Amazon
- 5In the Night Room2004With Tim UnderhillTim Underhill begins receiving strange messages, and his life becomes entangled with a character from his own fiction.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with Koko.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Tim Underhill | Tom Pasmore |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Koko | MMajor | |
| 2 Mystery | LLead | |
| 3 The Throat | LLead | MMajor |
| 4 Lost Boy, Lost Girl | LLead | |
| 5 In the Night Room | LLead |
Characters in the Blue Rose books
3 characters from Peter Straub’s chart, with the number of Blue Rose books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Tim UnderhillVietnam veteran and novelist | 4 | Koko 1988 |
| Tom PasmoreYoung man who solves crimes | 2 | Mystery 1990 |
| Lamont von HeilitzAgeing amateur detective | 1 | Mystery 1990 |