Black Dagger Brotherhood · Book 19

The Thief

Published
1 January 2018
Pages
480
ISBN-13
9780451475220
Type
novel
Cover of The Thief

About this book

At 480 pages, The Thief marks the sixteenth installment of J. R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series, published in 2018 and continuing the Brothers' shadow war against the Lessening Society in Caldwell, New York.

Key facts about The Thief

The Thief is a novel by J. R. Ward. Readers have had it since 2018. It runs to 480 pages.

Our list holds 2 editions of The Thief. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780451475220 to find the main one.

The Thief is book 19 of 31 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. The series has 31 published books. However, the series starts with Darius (2022). Lover Enthroned is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 29 September 2026.

Additionally, J. R. Ward writes Fallen Angels, Black Dagger Legacy and The Bourbon Kings, plus 4 more series. Those series sit on our paranormal romance, family saga and romantic suspense shelves. Meanwhile, Lover Enthroned is the latest published J. R. Ward book on file, from 29 September 2026.

About J. R. Ward

J. R. Ward is the pen name of Jessica Rowley Pell Bird, an American author who helped define modern paranormal romance with the Black Dagger Brotherhood, a series following a society of vampire warriors sworn to protect their dying race from a demonic enemy. See every J. R. Ward book in order.

Its place in Black Dagger Brotherhood

The Thief is book 19 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. It follows Dearest Ivie. It is followed by The Savior. See the full Black Dagger Brotherhood reading order.

In Caldwell, New York, a secret brotherhood of massive, tattooed vampire warriors wages a shadow war against the Lessening Society, a cult of soulless slayers bent on wiping out the vampire race. Each book pairs one Brother (or an ally drawn into their world) with his fated mate, unfolding a slow-burn, often filthy-hot romance against a backdrop of gothic violence, blood bonds, and vampire aristocracy. J. R. Ward built an entire mythology around this world: a formal vampire caste system, a private glyph-based…

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