C.J. Box Books in Order

How many C.J. Box books are there?

C.J. Box has 43 published books, released between 1998 and 2026. They include 2 separate series. One more, The Missing (2027), is announced.

C.J. Box Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 44 C.J. Box books in the order they were released, 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.

C.J. Box characters in order

Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.

• Joe Pickett books in order 31 books
• Cassie Dewell books in order 6 books
• Cody Hoyt books in order 6 books

C.J. Box books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

C.J. Box Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the C.J. Box books run from Travel Smart: Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho (1998) to The Crossroads (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for C.J. Box in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read C.J. Box books in order?

You only need to read C.J. Box books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with C.J. Box

Start with the first book of the C.J. Box series you want to read: Joe Pickett starts with Open Season (2001), Cassie Dewell starts with Back of Beyond (2011) and Cody Hoyt starts with Back of Beyond (2011). The earliest catalogued title overall is Travel Smart: Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho (1998).

What is the newest C.J. Box book?

The Crossroads (2026) is the newest C.J. Box book released so far.

Is there a new C.J. Box book coming?

Yes. The Missing (2027) is the next C.J. Box book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Awards C.J. Box has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for C.J. Box. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

• Edgar Awards2002Won
• Anthony Award for Best First Novel2002Won

Printable C.J. Box Books in Order Checklist

A printable checklist of all 44 books in publication order is on the C.J. Box reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.

C.J. Box at a glance

Still publishing

C.J. Box is still publishing. The Missing is announced for 2027.

Release pace

C.J. Box books have appeared more than one a year on average.

Length

9,025 pages across the 26 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most C.J. Box books, 20 of 44, were published in the 2010s.

Corroboration

38 of the 44 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 42 in at least three.

What the C.J. Box books are about

33 of the 44 C.J. Box books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: pickett, joe (fictitious character) is tagged on 15 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Pickett, joe (fictitious character) 15 of 33 books
• Game wardens 13 of 33 books
• Wyoming 13 of 33 books
• Mystery & detective 10 of 33 books
• Joe Pickett (Fictitious character) 9 of 33 books
• Thrillers 9 of 33 books
• Investigation 5 of 33 books
• Crime 4 of 33 books
• Missing persons 4 of 33 books
• Suspense 4 of 33 books
• Murder 3 of 33 books