David Putnam Books in Order
David Putnam has written 18 books, published between 2014 and 2025. The first book is The Disposables / Dead Run (2014) and the newest is Imogene's Grand Fiasco: The Misadventures of Imogene Taylor (2025). Publication order is the reading order below. 11 of the 18 books listed here are in the Bruno Johnson series, which has its own page: Bruno Johnson books in order.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 2014–2025
- Pages on record
- 3,480 in 11 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 58–87 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,480 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
David Putnam has 18 catalogued books published from 2014 to 2025, filed under thrillers, suspense and police procedural. Four series carry the Putnam name: Bruno Johnson, Dave Beckett, Misadventures of Imogene Taylor and Bad Bill. The Disposables / Dead Run and The Replacements came first in 2014, followed by The Squandered (2016) and The Vanquished (2017). Subjects include California, Los Angeles and Costa Rica. Imogene's Grand Fiasco: The Misadventures of Imogene Taylor (2025) is the newest title.
How many David Putnam books are there?
David Putnam has 18 books, released between 2014 and 2025. They include 4 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
David Putnam Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 David Putnam 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.
- 120142562/4
- 220142882/4
- 320163522/4
- 42017–2/4
- 5The Bun Boy of Baker2017 · 264 pages · confirmed 2/420172642/4
- 620173202/4
- 720183362/4
- 820193202/4
- 920203682/4
- 1020213362/4
- 112022–2/4
- 1220223202/4
- 132023–2/4
- 1420233202/4
- 152024–2/4
- 162024–2/4
- 17Imogene's Grand Fiasco: The Misadventures of Imogene TaylorMisadventures of Imogene Taylor #22025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 18The Obsessions of Harvey Usher2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
David Putnam series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Bruno Johnson books in order 11 books
David Putnam 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.
Dave Beckett in order
2 booksMisadventures of Imogene Taylor in order
2 booksBad Bill in order
1 book- 1. Fire at Will
Standalone books
2 books2 David Putnam titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David Putnam books in order?
You only need to read David Putnam books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with David Putnam
Start with The Disposables / Dead Run (2014), the first Bruno Johnson book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest David Putnam book?
Imogene's Grand Fiasco: The Misadventures of Imogene Taylor (2025) is the newest David Putnam book released so far.
Is there a new David Putnam book coming?
No next David Putnam 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 Putnam at a glance
- Still publishing
- David Putnam published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- David Putnam books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,480 pages across the 11 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Putnam books, 10 of 18, were published in the 2020s.
What the David Putnam books are about
9 of the 18 David Putnam books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, police procedural is tagged on 3 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 3 of 9 books
- Suspense 3 of 9 books
- Thrillers 3 of 9 books
- California 2 of 9 books
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 2 of 9 books
- Thrillers, crime 2 of 9 books