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C.J. Petit Books in Order

C.J. Petit has written 96 books, published between 2017 and 2024. The first book is Nueva Luz (2017) and the newest is Cold Pursuit (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
96
Published
2017–2024
Pages on record
3,656 in 10 of 96 books
See all 96 books in order Printable C.J. Petit checklist

C.J. Petit writes Western fiction. The catalogue runs to 96 books published between 2017 and 2024, opening with Nueva Luz (2017) and reaching Cold Pursuit (2024). Two named sequences organise part of it, the Evans Family Saga and Trouble Shooter, and Joe Beck recurs as a character. Murder, cattle breeders, Quakers, and the ties between brothers, sisters and mothers run through the subjects. Petit remains actively publishing.

How many C.J. Petit books are there?

C.J. Petit has 96 books, released between 2017 and 2024. They include 3 series and 79 titles listed outside any series.

C.J. Petit Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 96 C.J. Petit 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 Dylan's Journey by C.J. Petit, book 1 of the Evans Family Saga (2019)
  2. Cover of North of Denton by C.J. Petit (2019)
  3. Cover of Hopewell by C.J. Petit (2019)
  4. Cover of Baker City by C.J. Petit (2019)
  5. Cover of The Gun Smith by C.J. Petit (2019)
  6. Cover of Hunting Pearl by C.J. Petit (2019)
  7. Cover of The Eclipse by C.J. Petit (2019)
  8. Cover of The Scalawags by C.J. Petit (2019)
  9. Cover of The Second Star by C.J. Petit (2019)
  1. 1
    Nueva Luz2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  2. 2
    Nora2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  3. 3
    Mister Thor2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  4. 4
    Zack2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  5. 5
    Slow John2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  6. 6
    Marsh's Valley2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  7. 7
    Abandoned2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  8. 8
    Dylan's JourneyEvans Family Saga #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  9. 9
    Bryn's WarEvans Family Saga #22019 · 482 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019482
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  10. 10
    Huw's LegacyEvans Family Saga #32019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  11. 12
    Retribution2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  12. 13
    The Witch of Dakota2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  13. 14
    Inevitable2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  14. 15
    Scandal in Topeka2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  15. 16
    North of Denton2019 · 266 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019266
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  16. 17
    Rock Creek2019 · 364 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019364
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  17. 18
    Sheriff Joe2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  18. 19
    Gabe Owens2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  19. 20
    Conn Jackson2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  20. 21
    Return to Hardeman County2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  21. 22
    Ted Shepard: Return to Wilmore2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  22. 23
    War Adams2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  23. 24
    Fort Selden2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  24. 25
    Will Scott2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  25. 26
    Haven2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  26. 27
    Mac's Cabin2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  27. 28
    Chance2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  28. 29
    Sam's County2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  29. 30
    Doc Holt2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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C.J. Petit 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.

Joe Beck in order

8 books
  1. 1. Unwanted
  2. 2. Reunion
  3. 3. The Divide
  4. 4. The Laramie Plains
  5. 5. Idaho City
  6. 6. Spring Surprises
  7. 7. Friends Lost and Found
  8. 8. Passing Years

Evans Family Saga in order

7 books
  1. 1. Dylan's Journey
  2. 2. Bryn's War
  3. 3. Huw's Legacy
  4. 4. Lynn's Search
  5. 5. Bethan's Choice
  6. 6. Alwen's Dream
  7. 7. Dylan's Memories

Trouble Shooter in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Trouble Shooter: Part One
  2. 2. The Trouble Shooter Part Two

Standalone books

79 books

79 C.J. Petit titles here are not listed as part of any series.

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

You only need to read C.J. Petit 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 C.J. Petit

Start with Nueva Luz (2017), the earliest published title.

What is the newest C.J. Petit book?

Cold Pursuit (2024) is the newest C.J. Petit book released so far.

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

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

C.J. Petit at a glance

Still publishing
C.J. Petit published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
C.J. Petit books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,656 pages across the 10 of 96 books with a recorded length, a median of 339 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most C.J. Petit books, 60 of 96, were published in the 2010s.

What the C.J. Petit books are about

5 of the 96 C.J. Petit books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: westerns is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Westerns 4 of 5 books
  • Best friends 1 of 5 books
  • Best friends -- Fiction 1 of 5 books
  • Brothers 1 of 5 books
  • Brothers -- Fiction 1 of 5 books
  • Cattle breeders 1 of 5 books
  • Cattle breeders -- Fiction 1 of 5 books
  • Eclipses 1 of 5 books
  • Eclipses -- Fiction 1 of 5 books
  • Mothers 1 of 5 books
  • Mothers -- Fiction 1 of 5 books
  • Murder 1 of 5 books