David Rosenfelt Books in Order
David Rosenfelt has written 49 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is Open and Shut (2002) and the newest is Bark Humbug (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 34 of the 49 books listed here are in the Andy Carpenter series, which has its own page: Andy Carpenter books in order.
- Books
- 49
- Published
- 2002–2026
- Confirmed
- 49 of 49 titles
- Pages on record
- 9,582 in 30 of 49 books
- Reading time
- 160–240 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,582 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 30 of 49 titles with a page count on record.
Andy Carpenter leads David Rosenfelt's longest series, a run of legal mysteries set in New Jersey in which dogs recur throughout. Rosenfelt's catalogue holds 49 titles, opening with Open and Shut (2002) and running to Bark Humbug (2026). The K Team and Doug Brock series and a set of standalone novels complete the list. Murder trials and investigation are the recurring subjects.
How many David Rosenfelt books are there?
David Rosenfelt has 49 books, released between 2002 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.
David Rosenfelt Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 49 David Rosenfelt books in the order they were released, 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.
- 120023053/4
- 22003–3/4
- 320043063/4
- 420053233/4
- 52006–3/4
- 620073083/4
- 720083203/4
- 820093093/4
- 92010–3/4
- 1020103603/4
- 1120112913/4
- 1220114003/4
- 1320122983/4
- 1420124113/4
- 1520123623/4
- 1620132783/4
- 1720133083/4
- 182014–3/4
- 1920143133/4
- 2020153203/4
- 2120152403/4
- 222015–3/4
- 232016–3/4
- 2420163283/4
- 2520173243/4
- 2620183083/4
- 2720182933/4
- 2820183593/4
- 2920193043/4
- 302019–3/4
- 3120193423/4
- 322020–3/4
- 3320203043/4
- 3420203683/4
- 3520213043/4
- 3620213043/4
- 3720213203/4
- 382022–3/4
- 392022–3/4
- 402022–3/4
- 412023–3/4
- 4220232723/4
- 432023–3/4
- 442024–3/4
- 452024–3/4
- 462025–3/4
- 472025–3/4
- 482026–3/4
- 492026–3/4
David Rosenfelt series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Andy Carpenter books in order 34 books
- K Team books in order 4 books
David Rosenfelt 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.
David Rosenfelt Standalone Novels
6 books6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Doug Brock in order
3 books- 1. Blackout
- 2. Fade to Black
- 3. Black and Blue
Non-Fiction Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
David Rosenfelt Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the David Rosenfelt books run from Open and Shut (2002) to Bark Humbug (2026), the sequence in the table above. The Andy Carpenter series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Andy Carpenter books in chronological order. No other David Rosenfelt story order is on record.
Do you have to read David Rosenfelt books in order?
You only need to read David Rosenfelt books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with David Rosenfelt
Start with the first book of the David Rosenfelt series you want to read: Andy Carpenter starts with Open and Shut (2002) and K Team starts with The K Team (2020). The earliest catalogued title overall is Open and Shut (2002).
What is the newest David Rosenfelt book?
Bark Humbug (2026) is the newest David Rosenfelt book released so far.
Is there a new David Rosenfelt book coming?
No next David Rosenfelt 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 Rosenfelt at a glance
- Still publishing
- David Rosenfelt published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- David Rosenfelt books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,582 pages across the 30 of 49 books with a recorded length, a median of 308 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Rosenfelt books, 23 of 49, were published in the 2010s.
What the David Rosenfelt books are about
35 of the 49 David Rosenfelt books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: andy carpenter (fictitious character) is tagged on 14 of 35. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Andy Carpenter (Fictitious character) 14 of 35 books
- Mystery & detective 12 of 35 books
- American literature 7 of 35 books
- Carpenter, andy (fictitious character) 7 of 35 books
- Dogs 7 of 35 books
- Investigation 7 of 35 books
- New Jersey 7 of 35 books
- Suspense 7 of 35 books
- Murder 6 of 35 books
- Crimes against 5 of 35 books
- Legal stories 5 of 35 books