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
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.
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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 November 2026.
- 1Fast Lane2004 · 195 pages · confirmed 1/420041951/4
- 220072751/4
- 320082631/4
- 42009–1/4
- 52009–1/4
- 620092881/4
- 721 Tales2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 82010–1/4
- 9Outsourced2010 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/420103121/4
- 1020102141/4
- 11The Caretaker of Lorne Field2010 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420102401/4
- 12Blood Crimes2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 13A Hostage Situation2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 1420112111/4
- 15Dying Memories2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 16A Killer's Essence2011 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420112401/4
- 17Monster2012 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420122241/4
- 18Mind Prison2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 192014–1/4
- 202014–1/4
- 21The Boy Who Killed Demons2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 22Archie On Loan2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 232017–1/4
- 242017–1/4
- 252018–1/4
- 262018–1/4
- 27Husk2018 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/420182301/4
- 28Brother’s Keeper2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 292019–1/4
- 30The Tenth Wish2019 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/420193211/4
- 31Everybody Lies In Hell2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 322021–1/4
- 332021–2/4
- 342023–1/4
- 352025–1/4
- 36Trust Nothing2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
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.
Julius Katz Detective in order
7 booksMorris Brick in order
5 booksBadass Gets Out of Jail in order
3 books- 1. Small Crimes
- 2. Pariah
- 3. Killer
Bill Shannon in order
2 books- 1. Bad Thoughts
- 2. Bad Karma
Interloper in order
1 book- 1. The Hunted
Guns + Tacos in order
1 bookStandalone books
17 books17 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 Fast Lane (2004), the earliest published title.
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.
When Dave Zeltserman books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Dave Zeltserman titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 25 titles.
36 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
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.
- Crime 3 of 10 books
- Criminals 3 of 10 books
- Horror 3 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 10 books
- Police 3 of 10 books
- Ex-convicts 2 of 10 books
- Mafia 2 of 10 books