Novels:
- "Night on the Blood River" (1989)
- "The Last Assassin" (1991)
- "The Devil's Detective" (1993)
- "The Angel's Dance" (1996)
- "The Bone Angel" (1997)
- "The Serpent's Kiss" (1999)
- "The City of Shadows" (2001)
- "The House of Dead Men" (2003)
- "The Dark Room" (2005)
- "The Dead Man" (2007)
- "The Devil in the Detail" (2011)
- "The House of Broken Angels" (2013)
- "The Last Confession" (2015)
Short Stories:
- "The Man Who Would Be King" (1992)
- "The Ghost Writer" (1993)
- "The Last Detective" (1994)
- "The Secret Agent" (1995)
- "The Dead Man" (1996)
- "The Devil's Detective" (1997)
- "The Angel's Dance" (1998)
- "The Bone Angel" (1999)
- "The City of Shadows" (2000)
- "The House of Dead Men" (2001)
- "The Dark Room" (2002)
- "The Dead Man" (2003)
- "The Devil in the Detail" (2004)
- "The House of Broken Angels" (2005)
Nonfiction Books:
- "The Guide to New Orleans Cemeteries" (1992)
- "New Orleans: A Guide to the City's History, Architecture, and Culture" (1997)
- "The Ghosts of New Orleans" (2001)
- "The Secret History of New Orleans" (2005)
- "New Orleans: A History of the City" (2011)
- "The Devil in the Bayou: True Stories from Darkest Louisiana" (2016)