Don Winslow Books in Order
Don Winslow has written 36 books, published between 1991 and 2026. The first book is A Cool Breeze on the Underground (1991) and the newest is The Irish Goodbye (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 36
- Published
- 1991–2026
- Confirmed
- 35 of 36 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,273 in 20 of 36 books
- Reading time
- 138–207 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,273 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 36 titles with a page count on record.
Don Winslow is an American crime novelist, born October 31, 1953, whose works include Savages, The Force and the Cartel Trilogy. Winslow's 36 catalogued books begin with A Cool Breeze on the Underground (1991) and reach The Irish Goodbye (2026). Series titles include Neal Carey, Power of the Dog, Danny Ryan, Boone Daniels and Frank Decker. Drug trafficking, Mexico, California and private investigators recur across the subjects.
Source: Wikidata
How many Don Winslow books are there?
Don Winslow has 36 books, released between 1991 and 2026. They include 5 separate series.
Don Winslow Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 36 Don Winslow 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 November 2026.
- 119913233/4
- 219923843/4
- 319932883/4
- 419942773/4
- 519963043/4
- 619962243/4
- 719973083/4
- 819994083/4
- 920046403/4
- 1020055393/4
- 1120063203/4
- 1220083203/4
- 1320093383/4
- 1420103583/4
- 1520115043/4
- 1620123363/4
- 172014–3/4
- 182014–3/4
- 1920157683/4
- 202016–3/4
- 2120174823/4
- 2220197683/4
- 232020–3/4
- 2420213843/4
- 252021–1/4
- 262022–3/4
- 272022–3/4
- 282022–3/4
- 292023–3/4
- 302024–3/4
- 312024–3/4
- 322024–3/4
- 332024–3/4
- 342026–3/4
- 352026–3/4
- 362026–3/4
Don Winslow series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Neal Carey books in order 5 books
Don Winslow 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.
Don Winslow Short Stories/Novellas
9 books9 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Don Winslow Standalone Novels
7 books7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Power Of The Dog in order
3 booksDanny Ryan in order
3 booksBoone Daniels in order
2 booksSavages in order
2 books- 1. Savages
- 2. The Kings of Cool
Frank Decker in order
2 books- 1. Missing New York
- 2. Germany
Don Winslow Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Don Winslow Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Reed Farrel Coleman Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Don Winslow Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Don Winslow books run from A Cool Breeze on the Underground (1991) to The Irish Goodbye (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Don Winslow in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Don Winslow books in order?
You only need to read Don Winslow 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 Don Winslow
Start with A Cool Breeze on the Underground (1991), the first Neal Carey book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Don Winslow book?
The Irish Goodbye (2026) is the newest Don Winslow book released so far.
Is there a new Don Winslow book coming?
No next Don Winslow book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Don Winslow has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Don Winslow. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.
- German Crime Fiction Award2011Wonfor The Power of the Dog
- Shamus Award2000Wonfor California Fire and Life
Don Winslow at a glance
- Still publishing
- Don Winslow published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Don Winslow books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,273 pages across the 20 of 36 books with a recorded length, a median of 348 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Don Winslow books, 14 of 36, were published in the 2020s.
When Don Winslow books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Don Winslow titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 14 titles.
36 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Don Winslow books are about
23 of the 36 Don Winslow 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 7 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 7 of 23 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 23 books
- Carey, neal (fictitious character) 4 of 23 books
- Thrillers 4 of 23 books
- California 3 of 23 books
- Drug traffic 3 of 23 books
- Mexico 3 of 23 books
- American literature 2 of 23 books
- Bodyguards 2 of 23 books
- Crime 2 of 23 books
- Criminals 2 of 23 books
- Neal Carey (Fictitious character) 2 of 23 books