Book Series · 4 Books

The Haunting of Derek Stone Books

In order from City of the Dead to The Ghost Road.

The Haunting of Derek Stone series is a set of 4 chapter books by Tony Abbott, published in 2009. Written for ages 8–12, most books run about 130 pages.

About the series

What's The Haunting of Derek Stone About?

A fourteen-year-old in New Orleans finds the dead returning to the world of the living, and only he can push them back.

Where the story begins

First Book in the Series

City of the Dead

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$499

Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2009

City of the Dead

By Tony Abbott

A boy in New Orleans discovers the dead are coming back, and they're hunting him.

134 pages· 25,165 words· Est. 3.5 hour read

Mass Market Paperbound

Summary: Derek Stone just turned fourteen and has lived in New Orleans all his life. Then the dead start coming back, and for reasons he can't understand, they're after him. Running for his life through a city where the line between the living and the dead is breaking down, Derek has little time to learn why before they catch him.

The complete set

The Haunting of Derek Stone Series

4 books · Published 2009

City of the Dead

Series

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$499

City of the Dead

Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2009

A boy in New Orleans discovers the dead are coming back, and they're hunting him.

Series

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$499

Bayou Dogs

Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2009

His brother's body now holds a long-dead soul, and an evil army is rising.

The Red House

Series

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$499

The Red House

Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2009

An army of the dead races to an abandoned house hiding a world-changing secret.

The Ghost Road

Series

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$499

The Ghost Road

Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2009

An ordinary kid must seal the breach between the living and the dead forever.

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Common Questions

How many books are in the Haunting of Derek Stone series?

There are 4 books in the Haunting of Derek Stone series. It began with City of the Dead in 2009, and the newest book, The Ghost Road, was published in 2009.