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James Hall Books in Order

James Hall has written 12 books, published between 1995 and 2024. The first book is Mean High Tide (1995) and the newest is James Hall on the Self-Portrait (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1995–2024
Pages on record
1,389 in 5 of 12 books
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James Hall writes Florida thrillers featuring a character named Thorn, according to the catalogue subjects. Mean High Tide (1995) is the earliest listed title, followed by Gone Wild (1996), Buzz Cut (1997) and Red Sky (1998). Later books include Blackwater Sound (2002), Magic City (2007), Hell's Bay (2009), Silencer (2011) and Bad Axe (2020). Dolphins, male friendship, conspiracies and family-owned businesses are among the listed subjects.

Thorn, the figure at the center of this series, is a reclusive fisherman based in the Florida Keys, according to the books.

How many James Hall books are there?

James Hall has 12 books, released between 1995 and 2024.

James Hall Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 James Hall 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 Blackwater Sound by James Hall (2002)
  2. Cover of Off the Chart by James Hall (2004)
  3. Cover of Hell's Bay by James Hall (2009)
  4. Cover of Silencer by James Hall (2011)
  1. 1
    Mean High Tide1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  2. 2
    Gone Wild1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  3. 3
    Buzz Cut1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  4. 4
    Red Sky1998 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199840
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  5. 5
    Blackwater Sound2002 · 339 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002339
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  6. 6
    Off the Chart2004 · 386 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004386
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  7. 7
    Magic City2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  8. 8
    Hell's Bay2009 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009336
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  9. 9
    Silencer2011 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011288
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  10. 10
    Bad Axe2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Trickster2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  12. 12
    James Hall on the Self-PortraitPocket Perspectives 6 #22024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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James Hall 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.

Pocket Perspectives 6 in order

1 book
  1. 2. James Hall on the Self-Portrait

Standalone books

11 books

11 James Hall titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James Hall books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 12 James Hall books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with James Hall

Start with Mean High Tide (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest James Hall book?

James Hall on the Self-Portrait (2024) is the newest James Hall book released so far.

Is there a new James Hall book coming?

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

James Hall at a glance

Still publishing
James Hall published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
James Hall books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,389 pages across the 5 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Hall books, 4 of 12, were published in the 2000s.

What the James Hall books are about

5 of the 12 James Hall books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: florida is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.