Chris McKinney Books in Order

Chris McKinney has written 10 books, published between 1999 and 2023. The first book is The Tattoo (1999) and the newest is Sunset, Water City (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1999–2023
Pages on record
765 in 3 of 10 books

Chris McKinney is an American writer who was born and raised in Hawaii. The catalogue lists 10 books from The Tattoo (1999) to Sunset, Water City (2023), and McKinney's series are Water City and a group of standalone novels. The Queen of Tears, Bolohead Row, Mililani Mauka, Boi No Good, Red Headed Hawaiian and Yakudoshi: Age of Calamity came before Midnight, Water City (2021). Subjects include Hawaii, Honolulu, Korean Americans, Hawaiians and family sagas.

How many Chris McKinney books are there?

Chris McKinney has 10 books, released between 1999 and 2023. 3 of them belong to the Water City series.

Chris McKinney Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Chris McKinney 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
    The TattooChrisMcKinney Standalone Novels #11999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999
  2. 2
    The Queen of TearsChrisMcKinney Standalone Novels #22001 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001268
  3. 3
    Bolohead RowChrisMcKinney Standalone Novels #32005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005
  4. 4
    Mililani MaukaChrisMcKinney Standalone Novels #42009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  5. 5
    Boi No GoodChrisMcKinney Standalone Novels #52012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  6. 6
    Red Headed HawaiianChrisMcKinney Standalone Novels #62014 · 185 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014185
  7. 7
    Yakudoshi: Age of CalamityChrisMcKinney Standalone Novels #72016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  8. 8
    Midnight, Water CityWater City #12021 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021312
  9. 9
    Eventide, Water CityWater City #22023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  10. 10
    Sunset, Water CityWater City #32023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023

Chris McKinney 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.

ChrisMcKinney Standalone Novels

7 books

7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Water City in order

3 books
  1. 1. Midnight, Water City
  2. 2. Eventide, Water City
  3. 3. Sunset, Water City

Do you have to read Chris McKinney books in order?

You only need to read Chris McKinney books in order within the Water City series, which holds 3 of the 10 Chris McKinney books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Chris McKinney

Start with The Tattoo (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Chris McKinney book?

Sunset, Water City (2023) is the newest Chris McKinney book released so far.

Is there a new Chris McKinney book coming?

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

Chris McKinney at a glance

Paused
No new Chris McKinney title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Chris McKinney books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
765 pages across the 3 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 268 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Chris McKinney books, 3 of 10, were published in the 2020s.

What the Chris McKinney books are about

4 of the 10 Chris McKinney books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • American literature 1 of 4 books
  • Biography 1 of 4 books
  • Family life 1 of 4 books
  • Hawaii 1 of 4 books
  • Hawaiians 1 of 4 books
  • Honolulu (Hawai) 1 of 4 books
  • Korean Americans 1 of 4 books
  • Physicians 1 of 4 books
  • Sagas 1 of 4 books
  • Successful people 1 of 4 books