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Dave Zeltserman Books in Order

Dave Zeltserman has written 36 books, published between 2004 and 2025. The first book is Fast Lane (2004) and the newest is Trust Nothing (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
36
Published
2004–2025
Pages on record
3,013 in 12 of 36 books
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Dave Zeltserman was born in Boston on 23 May 1959 and writes noir, mystery, thriller and horror. Small Crimes (2008) became a Netflix film in 2017 with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in the lead, and Pariah followed in 2009. The novelette Julius Katz took both the Shamus and the Derringer award in 2010, and Julius Katz Detective is one of the series headings. Morris Brick, a serial killer series, carries the pseudonym Jacob Stone. The catalogue holds 36 books from Fast Lane (2004) to Trust Nothing (2025), with Bill Shannon, Interloper and Badass Gets Out of Jail as further headings. Subject tags name police procedurals, ex-convicts, the Mafia and Massachusetts.

How many Dave Zeltserman books are there?

Dave Zeltserman has 36 books, released between 2004 and 2025. They include 5 series and 17 titles listed outside any series.

Dave Zeltserman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 36 Dave Zeltserman 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 Fast Lane by Dave Zeltserman (2004)
  2. Cover of Bad Thoughts by Dave Zeltserman, book 1 of the Bill Shannon series (2007)
  3. Cover of Small Crimes by Dave Zeltserman, book 1 of the Badass Gets Out of Jail series (2008)
  4. Cover of Bad Karma by Dave Zeltserman, book 2 of the Bill Shannon series (2009)
  5. Cover of Pariah by Dave Zeltserman, book 2 of the Badass Gets Out of Jail series (2009)
  6. Cover of Outsourced by Dave Zeltserman (2010)
  7. Cover of Killer by Dave Zeltserman, book 3 of the Badass Gets Out of Jail series (2010)
  8. Cover of The Caretaker of Lorne Field by Dave Zeltserman (2010)
  9. Cover of Julius Katz and Archie by Dave Zeltserman, book 3 of the Julius Katz Detective series (2011)
  10. Cover of A Killer's Essence by Dave Zeltserman (2011)
  11. Cover of Monster by Dave Zeltserman (2012)
  12. Cover of The Tenth Wish by Dave Zeltserman (2019)
  1. 1
    Fast Lane2004 · 195 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004195
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  2. 2
    Bad ThoughtsBill Shannon #12007 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007275
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Small CrimesBadass Gets Out of Jail #12008 · 263 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008263
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Julius KatzJulius Katz Detective #12009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Bad KarmaBill Shannon #22009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    PariahBadass Gets Out of Jail #22009 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    21 Tales2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Julius Katz MysteriesJulius Katz Detective #22010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Outsourced2010 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010312
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    KillerBadass Gets Out of Jail #32010 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010214
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Caretaker of Lorne Field2010 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010240
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Blood Crimes2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    A Hostage Situation2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Julius Katz and ArchieJulius Katz Detective #32011 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011211
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Dying Memories2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    A Killer's Essence2011 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011240
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Monster2012 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Mind Prison2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    The HuntedInterloper #12014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    The Julius Katz CollectionJulius Katz Detective #42014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    The Boy Who Killed Demons2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Archie On Loan2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Deranged / The Things We Do (As:JacobStone)Morris Brick #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    Crazed / The People We Kill (As:JacobStone)Morris Brick #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    Malicious / The Damage We Cause (As:JacobStone)Morris Brick #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Cruel / The Lives We Take (As:JacobStone)Morris Brick #42018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Husk2018 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018230
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Brother’s Keeper2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Unleashed / The Pain We Bring (As:JacobStone)Morris Brick #52019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    The Tenth Wish2019 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019321
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  31. 31
    Everybody Lies In Hell2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  32. 32
    More Julius Katz and ArchieJulius Katz Detective #52021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  33. 33
    Two More Tacos, a Beretta .32, and a Pink ButterflyGuns + Tacos #122021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  34. 34
    Detectives and SpiesJulius Katz Detective #72023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  35. 35
    Julius Katz Draws a Straight FlushJulius Katz Detective #82025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  36. 36
    Trust Nothing2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Dave Zeltserman series in order

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

Dave Zeltserman 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.

Morris Brick in order

5 books
  1. 1. Deranged / The Things We Do (As:JacobStone)
  2. 2. Crazed / The People We Kill (As:JacobStone)
  3. 3. Malicious / The Damage We Cause (As:JacobStone)
  4. 4. Cruel / The Lives We Take (As:JacobStone)
  5. 5. Unleashed / The Pain We Bring (As:JacobStone)

Badass Gets Out of Jail in order

3 books
  1. 1. Small Crimes
  2. 2. Pariah
  3. 3. Killer

Bill Shannon in order

2 books
  1. 1. Bad Thoughts
  2. 2. Bad Karma

Interloper in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Hunted

Guns + Tacos in order

1 book
  1. 12. Two More Tacos, a Beretta .32, and a Pink Butterfly

Standalone books

17 books

17 Dave Zeltserman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Dave Zeltserman books in order?

You only need to read Dave Zeltserman books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Dave Zeltserman

Start with Julius Katz (2009), the first Julius Katz Detective book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Fast Lane (2004).

What is the newest Dave Zeltserman book?

Trust Nothing (2025) is the newest Dave Zeltserman book released so far.

Is there a new Dave Zeltserman book coming?

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

Dave Zeltserman at a glance

Still publishing
Dave Zeltserman published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Dave Zeltserman books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,013 pages across the 12 of 36 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dave Zeltserman books, 25 of 36, were published in the 2010s.

What the Dave Zeltserman books are about

10 of the 36 Dave Zeltserman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 3 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.