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James L. Thane Books in Order

James L. Thane has written 8 books, published between 2010 and 2023. The first book is No Place to Die (2010) and the newest is A Shot to the Heart (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2010–2023
Pages on record
607 in 2 of 8 books
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James L. Thane writes police procedurals and detective fiction, with serial murder investigation, kidnapping, missing persons and the city of Phoenix, Arizona in the recorded subjects. Two series carry the Thane name, Sean Richardson and the Flathead Valley Mystery books. The eight catalogued titles begin with No Place to Die (2010) and end with A Shot to the Heart (2023), taking in Fatal Blow (2018), South of the Deuce (2020) and Picture Me Gone (2022).

How many James L. Thane books are there?

James L. Thane has 8 books, released between 2010 and 2023. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

James L. Thane Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 James L. Thane 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 Until Death by James L. Thane, book 2 of the Sean Richardson series (2011)
  1. 1
    No Place to DieSean Richardson #12010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  2. 2
    Until DeathSean Richardson #22011 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011321
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  3. 3
    Fatal BlowSean Richardson #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  4. 4
    CrossroadsFlathead Valley Mystery #12019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  5. 5
    South of the DeuceSean Richardson #42020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  6. 6
    Tyndall2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  7. 7
    Picture Me Gone2022 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022286
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  8. 8
    A Shot to the Heart2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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James L. Thane 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.

Sean Richardson in order

4 books
  1. 1. No Place to Die
  2. 2. Until Death
  3. 3. Fatal Blow
  4. 4. South of the Deuce

Flathead Valley Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. Crossroads

Standalone books

3 books

3 James L. Thane titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James L. Thane books in order?

You only need to read James L. Thane 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 James L. Thane

Start with No Place to Die (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest James L. Thane book?

A Shot to the Heart (2023) is the newest James L. Thane book released so far.

Is there a new James L. Thane book coming?

No next James L. Thane 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 L. Thane at a glance

Paused
No new James L. Thane title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
James L. Thane books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
607 pages across the 2 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James L. Thane books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2020s.

What the James L. Thane books are about

2 of the 8 James L. Thane books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: criminals is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.