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Jack Fredrickson Books in Order

Jack Fredrickson has written 11 books, published between 2006 and 2022. The first book is A Safe Place for Dying (2006) and the newest is Kill Her Twice (2022). Publication order is the reading order below. 8 of the 11 books listed here are in the Dek Elstrom series, which has its own page: Dek Elstrom books in order.

Books
11
Published
2006–2022
Pages on record
1,963 in 7 of 11 books
Reading time
33–49 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,963 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Jack Fredrickson checklist

Chicago private investigators and cold cases figure in the subjects of Jack Fredrickson's mysteries. Fredrickson writes the Dek Elstrom and Milo Rigg Mystery series, with 11 books catalogued between 2006 and 2022. A Safe Place for Dying (2006) comes first, followed by Honestly Dearest, You're Dead (2008) and Hunting Sweetie Rose (2012). Kill Her Twice (2022) is the newest title.

How many Jack Fredrickson books are there?

Jack Fredrickson has 11 books, released between 2006 and 2022. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Jack Fredrickson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Jack Fredrickson 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 A Safe Place for Dying by Jack Fredrickson, book 1 of the Dek Elstrom series (2006)
  2. Cover of Honestly Dearest, You're Dead by Jack Fredrickson, book 2 of the Dek Elstrom series (2008)
  3. Cover of Hunting Sweetie Rose by Jack Fredrickson, book 3 of the Dek Elstrom series (2012)
  4. Cover of The Dead Caller from Chicago by Jack Fredrickson, book 4 of the Dek Elstrom series (2013)
  5. Cover of The Confessors' Club by Jack Fredrickson, book 5 of the Dek Elstrom series (2015)
  6. Cover of Kill Her Twice by Jack Fredrickson, book 8 of the Dek Elstrom series (2022)
  1. 1
    A Safe Place for DyingDek Elstrom #12006 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006304
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  2. 2
    Honestly Dearest, You're DeadDek Elstrom #22008 · 329 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008329
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Hunting Sweetie RoseDek Elstrom #32012 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012344
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    The Dead Caller from ChicagoDek Elstrom #42013 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013306
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Ace I2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Silence the Dead2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Confessors' ClubDek Elstrom #52015 · 249 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015249
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Hidden GravesDek Elstrom #62017 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017216
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Tagged for MurderDek Elstrom #72018 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018215
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Black CageMilo Rigg Mystery #12020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Kill Her TwiceDek Elstrom #82022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Jack Fredrickson series in order

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

Jack Fredrickson 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.

Milo Rigg Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Black Cage

Standalone books

2 books

2 Jack Fredrickson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jack Fredrickson books in order?

You only need to read Jack Fredrickson 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 Jack Fredrickson

Start with A Safe Place for Dying (2006), the first Dek Elstrom book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Jack Fredrickson book?

Kill Her Twice (2022) is the newest Jack Fredrickson book released so far.

Is there a new Jack Fredrickson book coming?

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

Jack Fredrickson at a glance

Paused
No new Jack Fredrickson title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Jack Fredrickson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,963 pages across the 7 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jack Fredrickson books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jack Fredrickson books are about

10 of the 11 Jack Fredrickson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 6 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.