Craig McDonald Books in Order
Craig McDonald has written 20 books, published between 2006 and 2021. The first book is Art in the Blood (2006) and the newest is Write from Wrong (2021). Publication order is the reading order below. 11 of the 20 books listed here are in the Hector Lassiter series, which has its own page: Hector Lassiter books in order.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 2006–2021
- Pages on record
- 3,129 in 10 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 52–78 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,129 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
Craig McDonald is an American novelist, journalist and communications specialist from Columbus, Ohio, and the author of the Hector Lassiter series. Head Games (2007), his debut novel, reached the finalist lists for the Edgar, Anthony and Gumshoe awards. Art in the Blood (2006) and Rogue Males (2009) collect his interviews with fiction writers. El Gavilan (2011) is set in a fictional version of Grove City, Ohio. The 20 catalogued books close with Write from Wrong (2021).
How many Craig McDonald books are there?
Craig McDonald has 20 books, released between 2006 and 2021. They include 2 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
Craig McDonald Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Craig McDonald 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.
- 1Art in the Blood2006 · 232 pages · confirmed 2/420062322/4
- 220073002/4
- 320083982/4
- 4Rogue Males2009 · 305 pages · confirmed 2/420093052/4
- 520103422/4
- 6El Gavilan2011 · 426 pages · confirmed 2/420114262/4
- 720113242/4
- 82012–2/4
- 92013–2/4
- 102013–2/4
- 112013–2/4
- 1220143362/4
- 132014–2/4
- 142014–2/4
- 152014–2/4
- 1620153062/4
- 172016–2/4
- 18Head Games: The Graphic Novel2017 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/420171602/4
- 19Once a World2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 202021–2/4
Craig McDonald series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Hector Lassiter books in order 11 books
Craig McDonald 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.
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5 books5 Craig McDonald titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Craig McDonald books in order?
You only need to read Craig McDonald 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 Craig McDonald
Start with Head Games (2007), the first Hector Lassiter book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Art in the Blood (2006).
What is the newest Craig McDonald book?
Write from Wrong (2021) is the newest Craig McDonald book released so far.
Is there a new Craig McDonald book coming?
No next Craig McDonald book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Craig McDonald at a glance
- Paused
- No new Craig McDonald title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Craig McDonald books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,129 pages across the 10 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 315 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Craig McDonald books, 15 of 20, were published in the 2010s.
What the Craig McDonald books are about
7 of the 20 Craig McDonald books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: authors is tagged on 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Authors 4 of 7 books
- Investigation 3 of 7 books
- Murder 3 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 7 books
- Novelists 2 of 7 books
- Authorship 2 of 7 books
- Crime 2 of 7 books
- History and criticism 2 of 7 books
- Interviews 2 of 7 books