Gordon Carroll Books in Order

Gordon Carroll has written 12 books, published between 2020 and 2025. The first book is Sheepdogs (2020) and the newest is The Wrong Tree (2025). Publication order is the reading order below. 11 of the 12 books listed here are in the Gil Mason series, which has its own page: Gil Mason books in order.

Books
12
Published
2020–2025

Gordon Carroll has published 12 catalogued books since 2020, a run that reaches The Wrong Tree in 2025. The Gil Mason series accounts for most of that output, and its titles return again and again to dogs: Hair of the Dog and Sheepdogs in 2020, Old Dog New Tricks and Sleeping Dogs in 2021, then A Dog Returns and Dog Eat Dog in 2022. Carroll remains actively publishing.

How many Gordon Carroll books are there?

Gordon Carroll has 12 books, released between 2020 and 2025. 11 of them belong to the Gil Mason series.

Gordon Carroll Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Gordon Carroll books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    SheepdogsGil Mason #12020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  2. 2
    Hair of the DogGil Mason #22020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  3. 3
    Feral InstinctGil Mason #32020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  4. 4
    Bone Hill2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021
  5. 5
    Old Dog New TricksGil Mason #42021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021
  6. 6
    Sleeping DogsGil Mason #52021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021
  7. 7
    A Dog ReturnsGil Mason #62022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  8. 8
    Dog Eat DogGil Mason #72022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  9. 9
    The Hand That FeedsGil Mason #82023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  10. 10
    Silent Dog Still WaterGil Mason #92024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  11. 11
    Twice ShyGil Mason #102024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  12. 12
    The Wrong TreeGil Mason #112025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025

Gordon Carroll series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Gordon Carroll 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

1 book

1 Gordon Carroll title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gordon Carroll books in order?

You only need to read Gordon Carroll books in order within the Gil Mason series, which holds 11 of the 12 Gordon Carroll books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Gordon Carroll

Start with Sheepdogs (2020), the first Gil Mason book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Gordon Carroll book?

The Wrong Tree (2025) is the newest Gordon Carroll book released so far.

Is there a new Gordon Carroll book coming?

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

Gordon Carroll at a glance

Still publishing
Gordon Carroll published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Gordon Carroll books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Busiest decade
Most Gordon Carroll books, 12 of 12, were published in the 2020s.