Carsten Stroud Books in Order
Carsten Stroud has written 15 books, published between 1984 and 2018. The first book is The Blue Wall (1984) and the newest is The Shimmer (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 1984–2018
- Pages on record
- 5,025 in 11 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 84–126 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,025 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Carsten Stroud is an award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author, with 15 catalogued books from The Blue Wall (1984) to The Shimmer (2018). Iron Bravo (1995) appears on the U.S. Army Sergeant Major's recommended reading list for NCO candidates. Hollywood producers have optioned Deadly Force (1996) and Black Water Transit (2001), and Cuba Strait (2002) was put on Fidel Castro's list of forbidden books. The author page lists the Niceville and Rick Broca series, and subjects include the New York Police Department, police patrol and Florida.
How many Carsten Stroud books are there?
Carsten Stroud has 15 books, released between 1984 and 2018. They include 2 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.
Carsten Stroud Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Carsten Stroud 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.
- 1The Blue Wall1984 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/419842422/4
- 2Close Pursuit1987 · confirmed 2/41987–2/4
- 3Snipers Moon1990 · confirmed 2/41990–2/4
- 4Lizard Skin1992 · confirmed 2/41992–2/4
- 5Contempt of Court1992 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/419924162/4
- 6Iron Bravo1995 · confirmed 2/41995–2/4
- 7Deadly Force1996 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/419964802/4
- 8Black Water Transit2001 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/420014322/4
- 920026102/4
- 1020045282/4
- 11Cobraville2004 · 608 pages · confirmed 2/420046082/4
- 1220123852/4
- 1320135282/4
- 1420144642/4
- 15The Shimmer2018 · 332 pages · confirmed 2/420183322/4
Carsten Stroud 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.
Niceville in order
3 books- 1. Niceville
- 2. The Homecoming
- 3. The Reckoning
Rick Broca in order
2 books- 1. Cuba Strait
- 2. Black Moon
Standalone books
10 books10 Carsten Stroud titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Carsten Stroud books in order?
You only need to read Carsten Stroud 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 Carsten Stroud
Start with The Blue Wall (1984), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Carsten Stroud book?
The Shimmer (2018) is the newest Carsten Stroud book released so far.
Is there a new Carsten Stroud book coming?
No next Carsten Stroud book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Carsten Stroud at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Carsten Stroud title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Carsten Stroud books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 5,025 pages across the 11 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 464 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Carsten Stroud books, 5 of 15, were published in the 1990s.
What the Carsten Stroud books are about
13 of the 15 Carsten Stroud 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 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.