Fleur McDonald Books in Order
Fleur McDonald has written 30 books, published between 2009 and 2025. The first book is Red Dust (2009) and the newest is The Missing (2025). Publication order is the reading order below. 17 of the 30 books listed here are in the Detective Dave Burrows series, which has its own page: Detective Dave Burrows books in order.
- Books
- 30
- Published
- 2009–2025
- Pages on record
- 3,604 in 10 of 30 books
Fleur McDonald writes rural Australian fiction and crime. Colour titles mark the early run: Red Dust (2009), Blue Skies (2010), Purple Roads (2012), Silver Clouds (2013), Crimson Dawn (2014), Emerald Springs (2015), Indigo Storm and Sapphire Falls (2016). Detective Dave Burrows heads two series, the second of them Young Dave Burrows. Ranches, small-town life, widows and suspense fill the subject list, across 30 catalogued books that reach The Missing in 2025, at a median of 353 pages.
How many Fleur McDonald books are there?
Fleur McDonald has 30 books, released between 2009 and 2025. They include 2 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
Fleur McDonald Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 Fleur McDonald 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.
- 120093482/4
- 22010–2/4
- 32012–2/4
- 420134002/4
- 520143942/4
- 620153642/4
- 7Noisy Nights2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 820163522/4
- 920163542/4
- 10If You Were Here2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 1120173202/4
- 122017–2/4
- 132018–2/4
- 14What Should a Horse Say?2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 1520183362/4
- 162020–2/4
- 1720203522/4
- 1820203842/4
- 192021–2/4
- 202021–2/4
- 212021–2/4
- 222021–2/4
- 232022–2/4
- 242022–2/4
- 252023–2/4
- 262023–2/4
- 272024–2/4
- 282024–2/4
- 29The Prospect2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 30The Missing2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
Fleur McDonald series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Fleur McDonald 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.
Standalone books
5 books5 Fleur McDonald titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Fleur McDonald Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Fleur McDonald books run from Red Dust (2009) to The Missing (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Fleur McDonald in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Fleur McDonald books in order?
You only need to read Fleur McDonald 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 Fleur McDonald
Start with the first book of the Fleur McDonald series you want to read: Detective Dave Burrows starts with Red Dust (2009) and Young Dave Burrows starts with The Farmer's Choice (2018). The earliest catalogued title overall is Red Dust (2009).
What is the newest Fleur McDonald book?
The Missing (2025) is the newest Fleur McDonald book released so far.
Is there a new Fleur McDonald book coming?
No next Fleur McDonald book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Fleur McDonald at a glance
- Still publishing
- Fleur McDonald published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Fleur McDonald books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,604 pages across the 10 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 353 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Fleur McDonald books, 15 of 30, were published in the 2020s.
What the Fleur McDonald books are about
14 of the 30 Fleur McDonald books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: australia is tagged on 3 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Australia 3 of 14 books
- Family life 3 of 14 books
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 14 books
- Small town & rural 2 of 14 books