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James Patrick Hunt Books in Order

James Patrick Hunt has written 17 books, published between 2005 and 2017. The first book is Before They Make You Run (2005) and the newest is The German (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2005–2017
Pages on record
3,602 in 13 of 17 books
Reading time
60–90 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,602 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

See all 17 books in order Printable James Patrick Hunt checklist

James Patrick Hunt wrote 17 catalogued books between 2005 and 2017, in the police procedural and crime field. Series under the Hunt name are Lieutenant George Hastings, Evan Maitland and Dan Bridger. Before They Make You Run (2005) is the first title, and Maitland came out the same year, followed by Maitland Under Siege (2006) and Maitland's Reply (2009). Recorded subjects include police, St. Louis, judges, bounty hunters, fugitives, organized crime and antique dealers. Bridger (2010), The Silent Places (2010) and Bullet Beth (2011) are also listed, and The German (2017) is the last.

How many James Patrick Hunt books are there?

James Patrick Hunt has 17 books, released between 2005 and 2017. They include 3 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

James Patrick Hunt Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 James Patrick Hunt 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 Before They Make You Run by James Patrick Hunt (2005)
  2. Cover of Maitland by James Patrick Hunt, book 1 of the Evan Maitland series (2005)
  3. Cover of Maitland Under Siege by James Patrick Hunt, book 2 of the Evan Maitland series (2006)
  4. Cover of The Betrayers by James Patrick Hunt, book 1 of the Lieutenant George Hastings series (2007)
  5. Cover of Goodbye Sister Disco by James Patrick Hunt, book 2 of the Lieutenant George Hastings series (2008)
  6. Cover of Maitland's Reply by James Patrick Hunt, book 3 of the Evan Maitland series (2009)
  7. Cover of The Assailant by James Patrick Hunt, book 3 of the Lieutenant George Hastings series (2009)
  8. Cover of The Silent Places by James Patrick Hunt, book 4 of the Lieutenant George Hastings series (2010)
  9. Cover of Police and Thieves by James Patrick Hunt, book 2 of the Dan Bridger series (2011)
  10. Cover of Get Maitland by James Patrick Hunt, book 4 of the Evan Maitland series (2011)
  11. Cover of The Detective by James Patrick Hunt (2014)
  12. Cover of The Reckoning by James Patrick Hunt (2015)
  13. Cover of Once Upon a Time in Camelot by James Patrick Hunt (2016)
  14. Cover of The German by James Patrick Hunt (2017)
  1. 1
    Before They Make You Run2005 · 243 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005243
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  2. 2
    MaitlandEvan Maitland #12005 · 247 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005247
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  3. 3
    Maitland Under SiegeEvan Maitland #22006 · 247 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006247
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  4. 4
    The BetrayersLieutenant George Hastings #12007 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007240
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  5. 5
    Goodbye Sister DiscoLieutenant George Hastings #22008 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Maitland's ReplyEvan Maitland #32009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The AssailantLieutenant George Hastings #32009 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    BridgerDan Bridger #12010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  9. 9
    The Silent PlacesLieutenant George Hastings #42010 · 321 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010321
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  10. 10
    Police and ThievesDan Bridger #22011 · 239 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011239
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  11. 11
    Get MaitlandEvan Maitland #42011 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011255
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Bullet BethLieutenant George Hastings #52011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  13. 13
    Reinhardt's Mark2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    The Detective2014 · 299 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014299
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    The Reckoning2015 · 323 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015323
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Once Upon a Time in Camelot2016 · 293 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016293
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  17. 17
    The German2017 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017255
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James Patrick Hunt 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.

Lieutenant George Hastings in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Betrayers
  2. 2. Goodbye Sister Disco
  3. 3. The Assailant
  4. 4. The Silent Places
  5. 5. Bullet Beth

Evan Maitland in order

4 books
  1. 1. Maitland
  2. 2. Maitland Under Siege
  3. 3. Maitland's Reply
  4. 4. Get Maitland

Dan Bridger in order

2 books
  1. 1. Bridger
  2. 2. Police and Thieves

Standalone books

6 books

6 James Patrick Hunt titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James Patrick Hunt books in order?

You only need to read James Patrick Hunt 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 James Patrick Hunt

Start with Before They Make You Run (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest James Patrick Hunt book?

The German (2017) is the newest James Patrick Hunt book released so far.

Is there a new James Patrick Hunt book coming?

No next James Patrick Hunt 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 Patrick Hunt at a glance

No recent titles
The newest James Patrick Hunt title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
James Patrick Hunt books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,602 pages across the 13 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 255 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Patrick Hunt books, 10 of 17, were published in the 2010s.

What the James Patrick Hunt books are about

14 of the 17 James Patrick Hunt books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, police procedural is tagged on 4 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.