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Christopher Newman Books in Order

Christopher Newman has written 15 books, published between 1980 and 2025. The first book is Convicted for Love (1980) and the newest is Marion: The Marion Miley Story 1914-1941 (2025). Publication order is the reading order below. 9 of the 15 books listed here are in the Lt. Joe Dante series, which has its own page: Lt. Joe Dante books in order.

Books
15
Published
1980–2025
Pages on record
1,594 in 6 of 15 books
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Christopher Newman writes police procedurals set in New York, and catalogue subjects name Joe Dante as the fictitious character. The series credited to Newman are Lt. Joe Dante and Sean Malloy, with policewomen also among the subjects. Midtown South (1986) is among the earliest titles, followed by Sixth Precinct (1987) and Manana Man (1988). Knock-Off / Seventh Avenue (1989), Backfire (1990), Midtown North (1991), 19th Precinct (1992) and Precinct Command (1993) come later.

How many Christopher Newman books are there?

Christopher Newman has 15 books, released between 1980 and 2025. They include 2 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Christopher Newman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Christopher Newman 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 Midtown South by Christopher Newman, book 1 of the Lt. Joe Dante series (1986)
  2. Cover of Manana Man by Christopher Newman (1988)
  3. Cover of Backfire by Christopher Newman (1990)
  4. Cover of Midtown North by Christopher Newman, book 4 of the Lt. Joe Dante series (1991)
  5. Cover of 19th Precinct by Christopher Newman, book 5 of the Lt. Joe Dante series (1992)
  6. Cover of Precinct Command by Christopher Newman, book 6 of the Lt. Joe Dante series (1993)
  7. Cover of Dead End Game by Christopher Newman, book 7 of the Lt. Joe Dante series (1994)
  8. Cover of Killer by Christopher Newman, book 8 of the Lt. Joe Dante series (1996)
  9. Cover of Hit and Run by Christopher Newman, book 9 of the Lt. Joe Dante series (1997)
  1. 1
    Convicted for Love1980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  2. 2
    Midtown SouthLt. Joe Dante #11986 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986295
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  3. 3
    Second Time Around1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  4. 4
    Sixth PrecinctLt. Joe Dante #21987 · 10 pages · confirmed 2/4
    198710
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  5. 5
    Manana Man1988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  6. 6
    Knock-Off / Seventh AvenueLt. Joe Dante #31989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  7. 7
    Backfire1990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  8. 8
    Midtown NorthLt. Joe Dante #41991 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991306
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  9. 9
    19th PrecinctLt. Joe Dante #51992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  10. 10
    Precinct CommandLt. Joe Dante #61993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  11. 11
    Dead End GameLt. Joe Dante #71994 · 311 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994311
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  12. 12
    KillerLt. Joe Dante #81996 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996320
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  13. 13
    Hit and RunLt. Joe Dante #91997 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997352
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  14. 14
    PillageSean Malloy #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  15. 15
    Marion: The Marion Miley Story 1914-19412025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Christopher Newman series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Christopher Newman 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.

Sean Malloy in order

1 book
  1. 1. Pillage

Standalone books

5 books

5 Christopher Newman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Christopher Newman books in order?

You only need to read Christopher Newman 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 Christopher Newman

Start with Midtown South (1986), the first Lt. Joe Dante book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Convicted for Love (1980).

What is the newest Christopher Newman book?

Marion: The Marion Miley Story 1914-1941 (2025) is the newest Christopher Newman book released so far.

Is there a new Christopher Newman book coming?

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

Christopher Newman at a glance

Still publishing
Christopher Newman published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Christopher Newman books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,594 pages across the 6 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 308 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Christopher Newman books, 7 of 15, were published in the 1990s.

What the Christopher Newman books are about

5 of the 15 Christopher Newman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: joe dante (fictitious character) is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.