David Housewright Books in Order
David Housewright has written 38 books, published between 1995 and 2026. The first book is Penance (1995) and the newest is Fear the Reaper (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 23 of the 38 books listed here are in the Mac McKenzie series, which has its own page: Mac McKenzie books in order.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1995–2026
- Confirmed
- 38 of 38 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,571 in 25 of 38 books
- Reading time
- 126–189 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,571 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 38 titles with a page count on record.
David Housewright writes mysteries set in Minnesota, led by Mac McKenzie and Holland Taylor. The catalogue records 38 books, beginning with Penance (1995) and Practice to Deceive (1997), and reaching Fear the Reaper (2026). Subjects list private investigators, ex-police officers, Saint Paul and kidnapping, with hard-boiled and police procedural tags. Standalone novels sit beside the two series.
How many David Housewright books are there?
David Housewright has 38 books, released between 1995 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.
David Housewright Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 David Housewright 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.
- 119952603/4
- 219972873/4
- 319992813/4
- 420043263/4
- 520053233/4
- 620062943/4
- 720072883/4
- 820082883/4
- 920092953/4
- 1020103103/4
- 1120113263/4
- 1220122583/4
- 132012–3/4
- 1420123263/4
- 1520133093/4
- 1620142943/4
- 1720152913/4
- 1820162943/4
- 1920173103/4
- 2020182753/4
- 2120183203/4
- 222019–3/4
- 232019–3/4
- 242019–3/4
- 2520193043/4
- 2620193203/4
- 272020–3/4
- 282020–3/4
- 2920203203/4
- 3020213523/4
- 312021–3/4
- 322022–3/4
- 332022–3/4
- 3420233203/4
- 352024–3/4
- 362025–3/4
- 372025–3/4
- 382026–3/4
David Housewright series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Mac McKenzie books in order 23 books
David Housewright 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.
Grifter's Song in order
7 booksHolland Taylor in order
6 booksDavid Housewright Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
David Housewright Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the David Housewright books run from Penance (1995) to Fear the Reaper (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for David Housewright in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read David Housewright books in order?
You only need to read David Housewright 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 David Housewright
Start with A Hard Ticket Home (2004), the first Mac McKenzie book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Penance (1995).
What is the newest David Housewright book?
Fear the Reaper (2026) is the newest David Housewright book released so far.
Is there a new David Housewright book coming?
No next David Housewright book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
David Housewright at a glance
- Still publishing
- David Housewright published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- David Housewright books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,571 pages across the 25 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Housewright books, 17 of 38, were published in the 2010s.
What the David Housewright books are about
21 of the 38 David Housewright books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 17 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 17 of 21 books
- Mac McKenzie (Fictitious character) 12 of 21 books
- Minnesota 9 of 21 books
- Mystery & detective 9 of 21 books
- Ex-police officers 8 of 21 books
- Mckenzie, mac (fictitious character) 8 of 21 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 5 of 21 books
- Kidnapping 3 of 21 books
- Murder 3 of 21 books
- Mystery & detective, hard-boiled 3 of 21 books
- Investigation 2 of 21 books
- Saint paul (minn.) 2 of 21 books