- Jitterbug-parfyme (1984)
- The Unveiling (1987)
- The Ballard of Billy the Kid (1989)
- One for Sorrow (1994)
- Looking for a Kiss (1995)
- Playing the Bones (1999)
- Crazy Love (2005)
- Dirt Cheap (2009)
- Det hemmelige landet (2012)
- The Bone House (2015)
- Sleeping Where the Dog Lies (2018)
- The Bastard of Istanbul (2021)
Noveller:
- "As the Crow Flies" (1982)
- "Den lange veien til El Segundo" (1982)
- "Where Love Abides" (1983)
- "New World Tavern" (1983)
- "Hvordan ikke bli skilt" (1985)
- "Nys stjernene om natten" (1985)
- "To Catch a Falling Knife" (1986)
- "One of Us Must Lie" (1986)
- "The Sounding Brass" (1987)
- "The Love Market" (1988)
- "Den perfekte gentleman" (1988)
- "Denne jorden, min bror" (1989)
- "Gypsy's Curse" (1990)
- "Second Sight" (1991)
- "Blood Orange" (1992)
- "Sleeping with the Moon" (1993)
- "In the Gloaming" (1994)
- "Lost Souls" (1995)
- "Ghost Child" (1996)
- "The Heart's Desire" (1997)
- "Angel Face" (1998)
- "The Devil's Bargain" (1999)
- "En julehistorie" (2000)
- "The Lady or the Tiger" (2001)
- "Den siste sjansen" (2002)
- "The Gift" (2003)
- "Ønsket" (2004)
- "The Promise" (2005)
- "The Secret" (2006)
- "The Lie" (2007)
- "Sannheten" (2008)
- "Håpet" (2009)
- "Drømmen" (2010)
- "The Love" (2011)
- "Sangen" (2012)
- "Dansen" (2013)
- "Kysset" (2014)
- "The Embrace" (2015)
- "The Passion" (2016)
- "The Fire" (2017)
- "The Ice" (2018)
- "Stormen" (2019)
- "The Sun" (2020)
- "Månen" (2021)
Essays:
- "On Writing" (1988)
- "The Art of Fiction" (1990)
- "Forfatterens liv" (1992)
- "Gleden ved å lese" (1994)
- "Betydningen av historien" (1996)
- "Språkets kraft" (1998)
- "The Magic of Books" (2000)
- "The Gift of Writing" (2002)
- "Kjærligheten til litteratur" (2004)
- "Gleden ved å lese" (2006)
- "Betydningen av fantasi" (2008)
- "The Power of Words" (2010)
- "The Beauty of Storytelling" (2012)
- "Kunsten å skrive skjønnlitteratur" (2014)
- "Gleden ved et leseliv" (2016)
- "Betydningen av historie i våre liv" (2018)
- "The Wisdom of Books" (2020)
- "Språkets skjønnhet" (2022)
Andre verk:
- Thelma E. Allen-leseren (2010)
- Thelma E. Allens beste (2018)