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Bob Reiss / Ethan Black Books in Order

Bob Reiss / Ethan Black has written 16 books, published between 1979 and 2026. The first book is Summer Fires (1979) and the newest is The Impossible Detective (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
1979–2026
Pages on record
3,607 in 11 of 16 books
Reading time
60–90 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,607 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

See all 16 books in order Printable Bob Reiss / Ethan Black checklist

Bob Reiss / Ethan Black is a combined author entry holding 16 books from Summer Fires (1979) to The Impossible Detective (2026). The Conrad Voort series appears under this entry, and recorded subjects include police, New York City, terrorism, nuclear war, political thrillers and suspense. Early titles include The Casco Deception (1983), Divine Assassin (1985), Saltmaker (1988), Flamingo (1990) and The Last Spy (1993). Purgatory Road (1996), The Broken Hearts Club (1999), Irresistible (2000) and All the Dead Were Strangers (2001) came later. The catalogue marks the entry as ongoing.

How many Bob Reiss / Ethan Black books are there?

Bob Reiss / Ethan Black has 16 books, released between 1979 and 2026. 5 of them belong to the Conrad Voort series.

Bob Reiss / Ethan Black Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Bob Reiss / Ethan Black 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. Cover of Saltmaker by Bob Reiss / Ethan Black (1988)
  2. Cover of Flamingo by Bob Reiss / Ethan Black (1990)
  3. Cover of The Last Spy by Bob Reiss / Ethan Black (1993)
  4. Cover of The Broken Hearts Club by Bob Reiss / Ethan Black, book 1 of the Conrad Voort series (1999)
  5. Cover of Irresistible by Bob Reiss / Ethan Black, book 2 of the Conrad Voort series (2000)
  6. Cover of All the Dead Were Strangers by Bob Reiss / Ethan Black, book 3 of the Conrad Voort series (2001)
  7. Cover of Dead for Life by Bob Reiss / Ethan Black, book 4 of the Conrad Voort series (2003)
  8. Cover of At Hell's Gate by Bob Reiss / Ethan Black, book 5 of the Conrad Voort series (2004)
  9. Cover of Black Monday by Bob Reiss / Ethan Black (2005)
  10. Cover of The Side Effect by Bob Reiss / Ethan Black (2006)
  1. 1
    Summer Fires1979 · 318 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979318
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  2. 2
    The Casco Deception1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  3. 3
    Divine Assassin1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  4. 4
    Saltmaker1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  5. 5
    Flamingo1990 · 229 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990229
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  6. 6
    The Last Spy1993 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993214
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  7. 7
    Purgatory Road1996 · 239 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996239
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  8. 8
    The Broken Hearts ClubConrad Voort #11999 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999326
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  9. 9
    IrresistibleConrad Voort #22000 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000384
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  10. 10
    All the Dead Were StrangersConrad Voort #32001 · 452 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001452
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  11. 11
    Dead for LifeConrad Voort #42003 · 306 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003306
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  12. 12
    At Hell's GateConrad Voort #52004 · 323 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004323
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  13. 13
    Black Monday2005 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005352
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  14. 14
    The Side Effect2006 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006464
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  15. 15
    Still Hungry2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  16. 16
    The Impossible Detective2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Bob Reiss / Ethan Black 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.

Conrad Voort in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Broken Hearts Club
  2. 2. Irresistible
  3. 3. All the Dead Were Strangers
  4. 4. Dead for Life
  5. 5. At Hell's Gate

Standalone books

11 books

11 Bob Reiss / Ethan Black titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Bob Reiss / Ethan Black books in order?

You only need to read Bob Reiss / Ethan Black books in order within the Conrad Voort series, which holds 5 of the 16 Bob Reiss / Ethan Black books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Bob Reiss / Ethan Black

Start with Summer Fires (1979), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Bob Reiss / Ethan Black book?

The Impossible Detective (2026) is the newest Bob Reiss / Ethan Black book released so far.

Is there a new Bob Reiss / Ethan Black book coming?

No next Bob Reiss / Ethan Black book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Bob Reiss / Ethan Black at a glance

Still publishing
Bob Reiss / Ethan Black published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Bob Reiss / Ethan Black books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
3,607 pages across the 11 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 323 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bob Reiss / Ethan Black books, 6 of 16, were published in the 2000s.

What the Bob Reiss / Ethan Black books are about

12 of the 16 Bob Reiss / Ethan Black books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 5 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.