Glen Erik Hamilton Books in Order
Glen Erik Hamilton has written 6 books, published between 2015 and 2021. The first book is Past Crimes (2015) and the newest is Island of Thieves (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2015–2021
- Total pages
- 2,496 across 6 books
- Reading time
- 42–62 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,496 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Glen Erik Hamilton writes the Van Shaw crime series. The debut, Past Crimes (2015), won the Anthony, Macavity and Strand Critics awards for best first novel. Five more follow to Island of Thieves (2021): Hard Cold Winter (2016), Every Day Above Ground (2017), Mercy River (2019) and A Dangerous Breed (2020). Army rangers, veterans and murder are the recurring subjects. Hamilton, a native of Seattle, grew up aboard a sailboat in the Pacific Northwest.
How many Glen Erik Hamilton books are there?
Glen Erik Hamilton has 6 books, released between 2015 and 2021.
Glen Erik Hamilton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Glen Erik Hamilton 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.
- 120154482/4
- 220164162/4
- 320173682/4
- 420193682/4
- 520204322/4
- 620214642/4
Glen Erik Hamilton 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.
Van Shaw in order
6 booksDo you have to read Glen Erik Hamilton books in order?
You only need to read Glen Erik Hamilton books in order within the Van Shaw series, which holds 6 of the 6 Glen Erik Hamilton books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Glen Erik Hamilton
Start with Past Crimes (2015), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Glen Erik Hamilton book?
Island of Thieves (2021) is the newest Glen Erik Hamilton book released so far.
Is there a new Glen Erik Hamilton book coming?
No next Glen Erik Hamilton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Glen Erik Hamilton at a glance
- Paused
- No new Glen Erik Hamilton title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Glen Erik Hamilton books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,496 pages across all 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 424 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Glen Erik Hamilton books, 4 of 6, were published in the 2010s.
What the Glen Erik Hamilton books are about
All 6 Glen Erik Hamilton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.