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G.M. Ford Books in Order

G.M. Ford has written 21 books, published between 1995 and 2019. The first book is Who In Hell Is Wanda Fuca? (1995) and the newest is Heavy on the Dead (2019). Publication order is the reading order below. 12 of the 21 books listed here are in the Leo Waterman series, which has its own page: Leo Waterman books in order.

Books
21
Published
1995–2019
Pages on record
5,748 in 19 of 21 books
Reading time
96–144 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,748 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 21 titles with a page count on record.

See all 21 books in order Printable G.M. Ford checklist

G.M. Ford writes hard-boiled mysteries, with Seattle and Washington State among the settings, across 21 books from 1995 to 2019. Ford's two series feature Leo Waterman and Frank Corso, and private investigators and journalists appear among the subjects. Who In Hell Is Wanda Fuca? (1995) is the first title, followed by books such as The Bum's Rush (1997), Fury (2001) and Black River (2002). Heavy on the Dead (2019) is the last catalogued book.

How many G.M. Ford books are there?

G.M. Ford has 21 books, released between 1995 and 2019. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

G.M. Ford Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 G.M. Ford 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.

  1. Cover of Who In Hell Is Wanda Fuca? by G.M. Ford, book 1 of the Leo Waterman series (1995)
  2. Cover of Cast In Stone by G.M. Ford, book 2 of the Leo Waterman series (1996)
  3. Cover of The Bum's Rush by G.M. Ford, book 3 of the Leo Waterman series (1997)
  4. Cover of The Deader The Better by G.M. Ford, book 6 of the Leo Waterman series (2000)
  5. Cover of Fury by G.M. Ford, book 1 of the Frank Corso series (2001)
  6. Cover of Black River by G.M. Ford, book 2 of the Frank Corso series (2002)
  7. Cover of A Blind Eye by G.M. Ford, book 3 of the Frank Corso series (2003)
  8. Cover of Red Tide by G.M. Ford, book 4 of the Frank Corso series (2004)
  9. Cover of No Man's Land by G.M. Ford, book 5 of the Frank Corso series (2005)
  10. Cover of Blown Away by G.M. Ford, book 6 of the Frank Corso series (2006)
  11. Cover of Nameless Night / Identity by G.M. Ford (2008)
  12. Cover of Thicker than Water by G.M. Ford, book 7 of the Leo Waterman series (2012)
  13. Cover of Chump Change by G.M. Ford, book 8 of the Leo Waterman series (2014)
  14. Cover of Threshold by G.M. Ford (2015)
  15. Cover of Salvation Lake by G.M. Ford, book 9 of the Leo Waterman series (2016)
  16. Cover of Family Values by G.M. Ford, book 10 of the Leo Waterman series (2017)
  1. 1
    Who In Hell Is Wanda Fuca?Leo Waterman #11995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  2. 2
    Cast In StoneLeo Waterman #21996 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996304
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  3. 3
    The Bum's RushLeo Waterman #31997 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997320
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  4. 4
    Slow BurnLeo Waterman #41998 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998324
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  5. 5
    Last DitchLeo Waterman #51999 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999280
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  6. 6
    The Deader The BetterLeo Waterman #62000 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000352
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  7. 7
    FuryFrank Corso #12001 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001384
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  8. 8
    Black RiverFrank Corso #22002 · 369 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002369
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  9. 9
    A Blind EyeFrank Corso #32003 · 293 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003293
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  10. 10
    Red TideFrank Corso #42004 · 404 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004404
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  11. 11
    No Man's LandFrank Corso #52005 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005384
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  12. 12
    Blown AwayFrank Corso #62006 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006291
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  13. 13
    Nameless Night / Identity2008 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008352
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  14. 14
    Thicker than WaterLeo Waterman #72012 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012260
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  15. 15
    The Nature of the Beast2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  16. 16
    Chump ChangeLeo Waterman #82014 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014244
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  17. 17
    Threshold2015 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015245
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  18. 18
    Salvation LakeLeo Waterman #92016 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016224
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  19. 19
    Family ValuesLeo Waterman #102017 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017240
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  20. 20
    Soul SurvivorLeo Waterman #112018 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018224
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  21. 21
    Heavy on the DeadLeo Waterman #122019 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019254
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G.M. Ford series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

G.M. Ford 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.

Frank Corso in order

6 books
  1. 1. Fury
  2. 2. Black River
  3. 3. A Blind Eye
  4. 4. Red Tide
  5. 5. No Man's Land
  6. 6. Blown Away

Standalone books

3 books

3 G.M. Ford titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read G.M. Ford books in order?

You only need to read G.M. Ford 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 G.M. Ford

Start with the first book of the G.M. Ford series you want to read: Leo Waterman starts with Who In Hell Is Wanda Fuca? (1995) and G.M. Ford starts with Who In Hell Is Wanda Fuca? (1995). The earliest catalogued title overall is Who In Hell Is Wanda Fuca? (1995).

What is the newest G.M. Ford book?

Heavy on the Dead (2019) is the newest G.M. Ford book released so far.

Is there a new G.M. Ford book coming?

No next G.M. Ford book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

G.M. Ford at a glance

No recent titles
The newest G.M. Ford title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
G.M. Ford books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,748 pages across the 19 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 293 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most G.M. Ford books, 8 of 21, were published in the 2010s.

What the G.M. Ford books are about

19 of the 21 G.M. Ford 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 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.