David Thurlo Books in Order
David Thurlo has written 34 books, published between 1990 and 2017. The first book is Second Shadow (1990) and the newest is Kill the Heroes (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 34
- Published
- 1990–2017
- Pages on record
- 9,521 in 30 of 34 books
- Reading time
- 159–238 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,521 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 30 of 34 titles with a page count on record.
David Thurlo's mystery fiction is set in New Mexico. Ella Clah and Sister Agatha are the recurring characters named in the subject headings, which also list Navajo Indians, policewomen, nuns, Catholics and women sleuths. The catalogue holds 34 books from Second Shadow (1990) to Kill the Heroes (2017), across the Ella Clah, Sister Agatha, Lee Nez, Charlie Henry and Navajo Rez series. Vampires appear among the subjects as well.
How many David Thurlo books are there?
David Thurlo has 34 books, released between 1990 and 2017. They include 5 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
David Thurlo Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 34 David Thurlo 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.
- 1Second Shadow1990 · confirmed 2/41990–2/4
- 219953842/4
- 319963522/4
- 419973842/4
- 519983522/4
- 620003522/4
- 720013842/4
- 820023202/4
- 920023362/4
- 1020023842/4
- 1120033362/4
- 1220033842/4
- 1320042722/4
- 14The Spirit Line2004 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/420042162/4
- 1520042882/4
- 1620043202/4
- 1720052562/4
- 1820052722/4
- 1920062272/4
- 2020063202/4
- 2120063362/4
- 2220072722/4
- 2320073042/4
- 2420083042/4
- 2520083522/4
- 2620092622/4
- 272009–2/4
- 282010–2/4
- 2920133522/4
- 3020142922/4
- 3120152942/4
- 3220163222/4
- 332017–2/4
- 3420172922/4
David Thurlo series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Ella Clah books in order 18 books
David Thurlo 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.
Sister Agatha in order
6 booksLee Nez in order
4 booksCharlie Henry in order
4 booksStandalone books
2 books2 David Thurlo titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David Thurlo books in order?
You only need to read David Thurlo 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 David Thurlo
Start with Blackening Song (1995), the first Ella Clah book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Second Shadow (1990).
What is the newest David Thurlo book?
Kill the Heroes (2017) is the newest David Thurlo book released so far.
Is there a new David Thurlo book coming?
No next David Thurlo 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 Thurlo at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest David Thurlo title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- David Thurlo books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,521 pages across the 30 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Thurlo books, 22 of 34, were published in the 2000s.
What the David Thurlo books are about
All 34 David Thurlo books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 13 of 34. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 13 of 34 books
- New Mexico 12 of 34 books
- Clah, ella (fictitious character) 9 of 34 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 7 of 34 books
- Navajo Indians 7 of 34 books
- Policewomen 7 of 34 books
- Police 6 of 34 books
- Catholics 4 of 34 books
- Indians of North America 4 of 34 books
- Nuns 4 of 34 books
- Sister Agatha (Fictitious character) 4 of 34 books
- Vampires 4 of 34 books