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Alan Carter Books in Order

Alan Carter has written 10 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is Prime Cut (2011) and the newest is Last Bastion (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2011–2026
Pages on record
1,959 in 6 of 10 books
Reading time
33–49 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,959 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

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Alan Carter writes crime fiction set in Australia, with catalogue subjects that include police, murder investigation, serial murder, journalists and suspense. The listed series are Cato Kwong, Nick Chester and Sam Willard. Prime Cut (2011) is the earliest of 10 catalogued books, followed by Getting Warmer (2013) and Bad Seed (2015). Marlborough Man (2017), Doom Creek (2021) and Crocodile Tears (2022) come later, and Last Bastion (2026) is the newest.

How many Alan Carter books are there?

Alan Carter has 10 books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.

Alan Carter Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Alan Carter books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Prime CutCato Kwong #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  2. 2
    Getting WarmerCato Kwong #22013 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013352
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  3. 3
    Bad SeedCato Kwong #32015 · 348 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015348
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  4. 4
    Marlborough ManCato Kwong #42017 · 297 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017297
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  5. 5
    Heaven SentCato Kwong #52018 · 322 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018322
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  6. 6
    Doom CreekNick Chester #22021 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021304
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  7. 7
    Crocodile TearsCato Kwong #62022 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022336
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  8. 8
    Prize CatchSam Willard #12024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  9. 9
    Franz JosefNick Chester #32025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  10. 10
    Last BastionSam Willard #22026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Alan Carter books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Cato Kwong in order

6 books
  1. 1. Prime Cut
  2. 2. Getting Warmer
  3. 3. Bad Seed
  4. 4. Marlborough Man
  5. 5. Heaven Sent
  6. 6. Crocodile Tears

Sam Willard in order

2 books
  1. 1. Prize Catch
  2. 2. Last Bastion

Nick Chester in order

2 books
  1. 2. Doom Creek
  2. 3. Franz Josef

Do you have to read Alan Carter books in order?

You only need to read Alan Carter books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Alan Carter

Start with Prime Cut (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Alan Carter book?

Last Bastion (2026) is the newest Alan Carter book released so far.

Is there a new Alan Carter book coming?

No next Alan Carter book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Alan Carter at a glance

Still publishing
Alan Carter published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Alan Carter books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,959 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 329 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Alan Carter books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2020s.

What the Alan Carter books are about

6 of the 10 Alan Carter books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.