Order of Book Series
0

David J. Walker Books in Order

David J. Walker has written 12 books, published between 1995 and 2012. The first book is Fixed in His Folly (1995) and the newest is Company Orders (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1995–2012
Pages on record
2,299 in 8 of 12 books
Reading time
38–57 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,299 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

See all 12 books in order Printable David J. Walker checklist

David J. Walker writes hard-boiled mystery fiction, with Chicago, Illinois and private investigators among the recorded subjects. Walker's series are Wild Onion Ltd. and Mal Foley, and the characters Malachy Foley, Kirsten and Dugan appear in the subjects. The 12 catalogued books run from Fixed in His Folly (1995) to Company Orders (2012), including Half the Truth (1996), A Beer at a Bawdy House (2000) and All the Dead Fathers (2005).

How many David J. Walker books are there?

David J. Walker has 12 books, released between 1995 and 2012. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

David J. Walker Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 David J. Walker 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 Half the Truth by David J. Walker, book 2 of the Mal Foley series (1996)
  2. Cover of A Ticket to Die For by David J. Walker, book 1 of the Wild Onion Ltd. series (1998)
  3. Cover of Applaud the Hollow Ghost by David J. Walker, book 3 of the Mal Foley series (1998)
  4. Cover of A Beer at a Bawdy House by David J. Walker, book 2 of the Wild Onion Ltd. series (2000)
  5. Cover of The End of Emerald Woods by David J. Walker, book 3 of the Wild Onion Ltd. series (2000)
  6. Cover of No Show of Remorse by David J. Walker, book 4 of the Mal Foley series (2002)
  7. Cover of All the Dead Fathers by David J. Walker, book 4 of the Wild Onion Ltd. series (2005)
  8. Cover of Saving Paulo by David J. Walker (2008)
  9. Cover of Too Many Clients by David J. Walker, book 5 of the Wild Onion Ltd. series (2010)
  10. Cover of The Towman's Daughters by David J. Walker, book 6 of the Wild Onion Ltd. series (2011)
  1. 1
    Fixed in His FollyMal Foley #11995 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995262
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Half the TruthMal Foley #21996 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996275
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    A Ticket to Die ForWild Onion Ltd. #11998 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998260
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Applaud the Hollow GhostMal Foley #31998 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998273
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    A Beer at a Bawdy HouseWild Onion Ltd. #22000 · 307 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000307
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The End of Emerald WoodsWild Onion Ltd. #32000 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000310
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    No Show of RemorseMal Foley #42002 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002292
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    All the Dead FathersWild Onion Ltd. #42005 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Saving Paulo2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Too Many ClientsWild Onion Ltd. #52010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Towman's DaughtersWild Onion Ltd. #62011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Company Orders2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

David J. Walker 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.

Wild Onion Ltd. in order

6 books
  1. 1. A Ticket to Die For
  2. 2. A Beer at a Bawdy House
  3. 3. The End of Emerald Woods
  4. 4. All the Dead Fathers
  5. 5. Too Many Clients
  6. 6. The Towman's Daughters

Mal Foley in order

4 books
  1. 1. Fixed in His Folly
  2. 2. Half the Truth
  3. 3. Applaud the Hollow Ghost
  4. 4. No Show of Remorse

Standalone books

2 books

2 David J. Walker titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read David J. Walker books in order?

You only need to read David J. Walker 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 J. Walker

Start with Fixed in His Folly (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest David J. Walker book?

Company Orders (2012) is the newest David J. Walker book released so far.

Is there a new David J. Walker book coming?

No next David J. Walker 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 J. Walker at a glance

No recent titles
The newest David J. Walker title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
David J. Walker books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,299 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 284 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most David J. Walker books, 5 of 12, were published in the 2000s.

What the David J. Walker books are about

11 of the 12 David J. Walker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: chicago (ill.) is tagged on 9 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.