The Green Mile Books in Order

Stephen King's prison-set fantasy novel, originally published in 1996 as six monthly paperback installments and later collected into a single volume. Narrated by death-row guard Paul Edgecombe, it follows the arrival of John Coffey, a gentle giant with an inexplicable healing gift.

Publication order

In the order the books were originally released.

  1. Cover of The Two Dead Girls

    The Two Dead Girls

    1996 · Stephen King

    In the opening installment, elderly Paul Edgecombe begins recording his memories of 1932, when he ran the death row block at Cold Mountain…

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  2. Cover of The Mouse on the Mile

    The Mouse on the Mile

    1996 · Stephen King

    Life on E Block continues as a remarkably clever mouse appears, charming the guards and the doomed men with its antics, eventually adopted by the…

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  3. Cover of Coffey's Hands

    Coffey's Hands

    1996 · Stephen King

    Paul, suffering terribly from his bladder infection, has a startling encounter with John Coffey, who reaches out through the bars with his huge…

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  4. Cover of The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix

    The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix

    1996 · Stephen King

    Delacroix's execution approaches, and the spiteful guard Percy, eager to prove himself at the controls of the electric chair, sets the stage for…

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  5. Cover of Night journey

    Night journey

    1996 · Stephen King

    Paul and his fellow guards undertake a risky, secret journey, smuggling John Coffey off the prison grounds in the dead of night in hope of a miracle.…

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  6. Cover of Coffey on the Mile

    Coffey on the Mile

    1996 · Stephen King

    The final serial installment brings the consequences of the night journey to a head, as truths about John Coffey's innocence and his extraordinary…

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Companion & related books

Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.

  • Cover of The Green Mile

    The Green Mile

    1998 · Stephen King

    This is the complete novel collecting all six serialized parts. Narrated by retired death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe, it tells of John Coffey, a…

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Frequently asked questions

What order should I read the The Green Mile books in?

Publication order — Author Stephen King and publisher Signet, who released the six installments sequentially as one continuous serialized novel Start with “The Two Dead Girls.”

How many books are in the The Green Mile series?

We list 6 books by Stephen King , published in 1996.

Where can I buy the The Green Mile books?

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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.