Gwen Florio Books in Order

Gwen Florio has written 13 books, published between 2013 and 2025. The first book is Montana (2013) and the newest is A Senior Citizen's Guide to Life on the Run (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2013–2025
Pages on record
2,302 in 8 of 13 books
Reading time
38–58 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,302 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

Gwen Florio writes mysteries in three series: Lola Wicks, Nora Best and the Timeless Pastures Mysteries. Women journalists, veterans, post-traumatic stress, drug trafficking and relations between white and Native communities supply the subject matter. Thirteen catalogued books run from Montana (2013) through Dakota (2014), Disgraced (2016) and Reservations (2017) to A Senior Citizen's Guide to Life on the Run (2025).

How many Gwen Florio books are there?

Gwen Florio has 13 books, released between 2013 and 2025. They include 3 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Gwen Florio Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Gwen Florio 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. 1
    MontanaLola Wicks #12013 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013256
  2. 2
    DakotaLola Wicks #22014 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014266
  3. 3
    DisgracedLola Wicks #32016 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016282
  4. 4
    ReservationsLola Wicks #42017 · 303 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017303
  5. 5
    Silent Hearts2018 · 323 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018323
  6. 6
    Under the ShadowsLola Wicks #52018 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018360
  7. 7
    Best Laid PlansNora Best #12020 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020256
  8. 8
    Best Kept SecretsNora Best #22021 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021256
  9. 9
    The Truth of It All2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  10. 10
    Best PracticesNora Best #32022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  11. 11
    The Least Among Us2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  12. 12
    Best Be PreparedNora Best #42023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  13. 13
    A Senior Citizen's Guide to Life on the RunTimeless Pastures Mysteries #12025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025

Gwen Florio 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.

Lola Wicks in order

5 books
  1. 1. Montana
  2. 2. Dakota
  3. 3. Disgraced
  4. 4. Reservations
  5. 5. Under the Shadows

Nora Best in order

4 books
  1. 1. Best Laid Plans
  2. 2. Best Kept Secrets
  3. 3. Best Practices
  4. 4. Best Be Prepared

Timeless Pastures Mysteries in order

1 book
  1. 1. A Senior Citizen's Guide to Life on the Run

Standalone books

3 books

3 Gwen Florio titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gwen Florio books in order?

You only need to read Gwen Florio books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Gwen Florio

Start with Montana (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gwen Florio book?

A Senior Citizen's Guide to Life on the Run (2025) is the newest Gwen Florio book released so far.

Is there a new Gwen Florio book coming?

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

Gwen Florio at a glance

Still publishing
Gwen Florio published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Gwen Florio books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,302 pages across the 8 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 274 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gwen Florio books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2020s.

What the Gwen Florio books are about

6 of the 13 Gwen Florio books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women journalists is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.