Elizabeth Gunn Books in Order
Elizabeth Gunn has written 24 books, published between 1978 and 2020. The first book is Ella's Dream (1978) and the newest is Sarah's List / Close to the Edge (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1978–2020
- Pages on record
- 2,615 in 12 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 44–65 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,615 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
Elizabeth Gunn writes police procedurals built on two series detectives, Jake Hines and Sarah Burke. Catalogue subjects place the books in Minnesota and Arizona and list murder investigation and women sleuths. Gunn's 24 catalogued books run from Ella's Dream (1978) to Sarah's List / Close to the Edge (2020). Titles from the late 1990s and 2000s include Triple Play (1997), Par Four (1999), Five Card Stud (2000), Six-Pound Walleye (2001) and Cool in Tucson / Close To Her (2007). The catalogue appears complete.
How many Elizabeth Gunn books are there?
Elizabeth Gunn has 24 books, released between 1978 and 2020. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
Elizabeth Gunn Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Elizabeth Gunn 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.
- 1Ella's Dream1978 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/419781761/4
- 2The Landscape Comes And Goes1985 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/419851581/4
- 319972241/4
- 419993041/4
- 520002511/4
- 620012531/4
- 720022521/4
- 82005–1/4
- 92007–1/4
- 1020072241/4
- 1120092141/4
- 122010–1/4
- 132010–1/4
- 14Math2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 15Runaway2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 16The Fountain2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 172011–1/4
- 182012–1/4
- 1920131851/4
- 202014–1/4
- 212014–1/4
- 2220161881/4
- 23Burning Meredith2018 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/420181861/4
- 242020–1/4
Elizabeth Gunn series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Jake Hines books in order 11 books
Elizabeth Gunn 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.
Sarah Burke in order
7 booksStandalone books
6 books6 Elizabeth Gunn titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Elizabeth Gunn books in order?
You only need to read Elizabeth Gunn 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 Elizabeth Gunn
Start with Triple Play (1997), the first Jake Hines book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Ella's Dream (1978).
What is the newest Elizabeth Gunn book?
Sarah's List / Close to the Edge (2020) is the newest Elizabeth Gunn book released so far.
Is there a new Elizabeth Gunn book coming?
No next Elizabeth Gunn book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Elizabeth Gunn at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Elizabeth Gunn title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Elizabeth Gunn books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,615 pages across the 12 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 219 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Elizabeth Gunn books, 12 of 24, were published in the 2010s.
What the Elizabeth Gunn books are about
14 of the 24 Elizabeth Gunn books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: jake hines (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Jake Hines (Fictitious character) 6 of 14 books
- Police 6 of 14 books
- Hines, jake (fictitious character) 5 of 14 books
- Investigation 5 of 14 books
- Murder 5 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 5 of 14 books
- Crime 4 of 14 books
- Minnesota 4 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 14 books
- Arizona 3 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 3 of 14 books