641 ratings | 52 reviews | avg rating:4.42

more photos (1)

Dan’s Year In Books

Dan’s 2024 Year in Books

Take a look at Dan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Dan’s 2024 Year in Books

Dan Stout’s Followers (114)

Dan’s Bookshelves

to-read (317)
currently-reading (0)
read (1094)
writing-craft (6)

Dan’s Friends (42)

Andrea Blythe

3,728 books | 319 friends

Susan

1,477 books | 192 friends

Stephanie Lorée

2,965 books | 554 friends

Kristoffer

1,674 books | 150 friends

James Frierson

243 books | 25 friends

Adrian Gibson

815 books | 92 friends

LordTBR

3,561 books | 1,613 friends

Christina McDonald

845 books | 414 friends

More friends…

2025 Reading Challenge

2025

READING

CHALLENGE

Dan has read 51 of 85 books.

60%

Dan Stout

Goodreads Author

Website

http://www.DanStout.com

Twitter

DanStout

Genre

Crime, Horror, Fantasy

Member Since

November 2011

edit data

Dan Stout lives in Columbus, Ohio, where he writes noir with a twist of magic and a disco chaser.

His tales of murder, mystery, and speculative fiction draw on travels around the world as well as an employment history spanning everything from subpoena server to assistant well driller.

Dan's work has appeared in publications such as The Saturday Evening Post, Nature, and the Stonecoast Review. He is the author of The Carter Archives, a series of noir fantasy thrillers from DAW Books.

Say hello at DanStout.com.

...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Dan Stout questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Dan Stout’s books

Average rating: 4.04 · 1,312 ratings · 293 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	Titanshade really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 705 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Titan's Day 4.19 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Titan Song (The Carter Archives, #3) 4.35 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Spell #1 (of 5) by Jonathan Luna, Dan Stout (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 96 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crime & Mystery Short Stories by Laura Bulbeck (Editor), Martin Edwards (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Jennifer Dornan-Fish (Contributor) 3.80 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once Upon the Longest Night: An Anthology of Romantic Vampire Stories by Charissa Weaks (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elizabeth Vaughan (Goodreads Author), Dan Stout (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Call-Back Blues: A Pink Molly Short Story 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outpatient 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sin Titulo: A Short Story it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bad Day at the Blood Bank 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Dan Stout…

121 posts
Dan Stout's Blog

Short Story on Amazon -- Bad Day at the Blood Bank

Bad Day at the Blood Bank is a standalone short story, that originally appeared as The Lobster Trick in Once Upon the Longest Night.

If you’re at all interested in it, I’d love for you to check it out and leave a review!

Here’s the concept:

Tough-as-nails security guard Jacqueline loves her job.
After all, what's the worst that could happen at a blood bank?

But when an armed group

Series by Dan Stout

The Carter Archives (3 books)
by

Dan Stout (Goodreads Author)

4.09 avg rating — 1,063 ratings

rss
Dan’s Recent Updates

Dan Stout wrote a new blog post Short Story on Amazon -- Bad Day at the Blood Bank Bad Day at the Blood Bank is a standalone short story, that originally appeared as The Lobster Trick in Once Upon the Longest Night. If you’re at all Read more of this blog post »
Oct 13, 2025 03:38AM · 1 like · like
Dan answered Adam's question: Are we likely to see any more of the Carter Archives? Hey Adam -- thanks for asking! The short answer is Yes, but I'm not sure when. I have one more Carter Archives novel drafted, and I'm figuring out how to get it into the world. I also have plans for other related projects, such as novellas and short See Full Answer
Sep 20, 2025 08:48AM · 3 likes · like
Dan liked Seanchalant's review of The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3): "How do you follow two of the best slasher novels ever written? Well, I couldn’t tell you, but somehow Stephen Graham Jones did it with this beautiful, heart-breaking finale to The Indian Lake Trilogy. Our final girl, Jade Daniels is back and in the la" Read more of this review »
Aug 01, 2025 11:55AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Dan and 1 other person liked Andrea Blythe's review of The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3): "The Angel of Indian Lake concludes Stephen Graham Jones’ phenomenal Indian Lake Trilogy. Jade Daniels returns to Proofrock, Idaho, following another stint in prison, now working as a history teacher thanks to her friend Letha. Once again the killings" Read more of this review »
Aug 01, 2025 11:54AM · see review
Dan and 54 other people liked Hugo's review of Evil Thing (Villains, #7): "Dahlings! Cruella De Vil here. You may wonder what an icon like me is doing here, on Goodreads. Just to be clear, I don't have an account for this foolish website and I won't have one in the near future. Instead, I decided to annoy a French reader of" Read more of this review »
Jul 19, 2025 11:24AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Evil Thing by Serena Valentino. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Evil Thing by Serena Valentino <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jan 01, 2025 12:36PM · like · view books
Jan 01, 2024 10:59AM · 2 likes · like · view books

More of Dan's books…

Quotes by Dan Stout (?)

“... the police holding back protesters chanting angry slogans of love and acceptance.
--Ch. 12, last page”
― Dan Stout, Titan's Day

tags: humor, insight

2 likes

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Philip K Dick: Point Blank podcast on "Electric Sheep"	1	22	Apr 12, 2020 02:13AM
Pulp Fiction: science-fiction noir	1	11	Apr 13, 2020 02:16AM
Dragons & Jetpacks: * The last book I read was...	2087	808	Nov 26, 2025 05:46PM

More…

recent posts
Dan’s Groups

Spells, Space & Screams: Collections & Anthologies in Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Horror — 255 members — last activity Nov 27, 2025 01:58PM
Welcome to the kingdom of short stories! Every month we will read a collection or anthology. Each book will contain short stories in fantasy, science ...more

Speculative Short Fiction Deserves Love — 256 members — last activity Dec 09, 2018 07:47AM
A group for discussion and recommendation of SF & fantasy short stories, novelettes, novellas, collections, and anthologies. Anyone can join! Anyone ...more

The Sword and Laser — 21745 members — last activity 20 hours, 42 min ago
Online discussion forum for the Sword and Laser podcast and monthly book club pick. Subscribe to the audio podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podca ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 301414 members — last activity 3 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Beta Reader Group — 29938 members — last activity 1 hour, 51 min ago
A place to connect writers with beta readers. Sometimes writers get so involved in the plot they can't see the wood for the trees. Hang on a sec'--th ...more

The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group — 31707 members — last activity 1 hour, 44 min ago
“It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the ...more

Pulp Fiction — 1909 members — last activity Nov 27, 2025 07:48AM
Hard Boiled detective novels, noir, and great crime novels (old and new)

Historical Info for Historical Fiction Readers — 1566 members — last activity Aug 11, 2022 01:41AM
Information about eras past in different parts of the world. Help for readers who may feel lost in an unfamiliar historical setting, may not understan ...more

Alpha Betas — 1138 members — last activity Nov 28, 2025 04:10AM
We're a group of readers and writers who are looking to beta books for free. Our purpose is to give those who are self-publishing a chance to have the ...more

Genre Mashup — 39 members — last activity Aug 21, 2019 08:16PM
Group devoted to books that can't be easily categorized into a single genre, because they mix two or more. ...more

More of Dan’s groups…