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Jason Starr Books in Order

Jason Starr has written 28 books, published between 1997 and 2026. The first book is Cold Caller (1997) and the newest is Vanessa's Men (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
28
Published
1997–2026
Confirmed
4 of 28 titles
Pages on record
4,654 in 17 of 28 books
Reading time
78–116 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,654 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 28 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Jason Starr, author

Jason Starr, born November 22, 1966, is an American novelist, comic book writer and screenwriter from New York City, working mainly in crime fiction and thrillers. Tough Luck (2003) took the Barry Award for Best Paperback Original and an Anthony Award nomination in the same category in 2004; Twisted City won that Anthony category in 2005; and The Chill won the first Anthony Award for Best Graphic Novel in 2011. The catalogue holds 28 books from Cold Caller (1997) to Vanessa's Men (2026), with Wolverine MAX and Gotham among the recorded series.

How many Jason Starr books are there?

Jason Starr has 28 books, released between 1997 and 2026. They include 3 series and 16 titles listed outside any series.

Jason Starr Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 28 Jason Starr 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 Cold Caller by Jason Starr (1997)
  2. Cover of The Chill by Jason Starr, book 1 of the Vertigo Crime series (1998)
  3. Cover of Nothing Personal by Jason Starr (1998)
  4. Cover of Fake I.D. by Jason Starr (2000)
  5. Cover of Hard Feelings by Jason Starr (2002)
  6. Cover of Tough Luck by Jason Starr (2003)
  7. Cover of Twisted City by Jason Starr (2004)
  8. Cover of The Pack by Jason Starr, book 1 of the Pack series (2005)
  9. Cover of Bust by Jason Starr, book 1 of the Max and Angela series (2006)
  10. Cover of Lights Out by Jason Starr (2006)
  11. Cover of The Follower by Jason Starr (2007)
  12. Cover of The Max by Jason Starr, book 3 of the Max and Angela series (2008)
  13. Cover of Panic Attack by Jason Starr (2009)
  14. Cover of Escape to L.A. by Jason Starr, book 2 of the Wolverine MAX series (2012)
  15. Cover of The Craving by Jason Starr, book 2 of the Pack series (2012)
  16. Cover of Untold Tales of Punisher Max, book 14 of the Punisher MAX series (2012)
  17. Cover of The Returning by Jason Starr (2015)
  18. Cover of Ant-Man: Natural Enemy by Jason Starr, book 7 of the Novels of the Marvel Universe series (2015)
  19. Cover of Savage Lane by Jason Starr (2015)
  20. Cover of Dawn of Darkness by Jason Starr, book 1 of the Gotham series (2017)
  21. Cover of City of Monsters by Jason Starr, book 2 of the Gotham series (2017)
  1. 1
    Cold Caller1997 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997218
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  2. 2
    The ChillVertigo Crime #11998 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998192
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  3. 3
    Nothing Personal1998 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998256
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  4. 4
    Fake I.D.2000 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000251
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  5. 5
    Hard Feelings2002 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002245
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  6. 6
    Tough Luck2003 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003248
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  7. 7
    Twisted City2004 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004243
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  8. 8
    The PackPack #12005 · 341 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005341
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  9. 9
    BustMax and Angela #12006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  10. 10
    Lights Out2006 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006296
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  11. 11
    The Follower2007 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007304
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  12. 12
    The MaxMax and Angela #32008 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008224
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  13. 13
    Panic Attack2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  14. 14
    The Bully2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  15. 15
    Permanent RageWolverine MAX #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  16. 16
    Escape to L.A.Wolverine MAX #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  17. 17
    The CravingPack #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  18. 18
    Untold Tales of Punisher MaxPunisher MAX #142012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  19. 19
    VegasWolverine MAX #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  20. 20
    The Returning2015 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015112
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  21. 21
    Ant-Man: Natural EnemyNovels of the Marvel Universe #72015 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015416
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  22. 22
    Savage Lane2015 · 317 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015317
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  23. 23
    Dawn of DarknessGotham #12017 · 351 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017351
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  24. 24
    City of MonstersGotham #22017 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017320
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  25. 25
    Too Far / Fugitive Red2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019320
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  26. 26
    Casual Fling2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  27. 27
    The Next Time I Die2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  28. 28
    Vanessa's Men2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Jason Starr 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.

Wolverine MAX in order

3 books
  1. 1. Permanent Rage
  2. 2. Escape to L.A.
  3. 3. Vegas

Pack in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Pack
  2. 2. The Craving

Max and Angela in order

2 books
  1. 1. Bust
  2. 3. The Max

Gotham in order

2 books
  1. 1. Dawn of Darkness
  2. 2. City of Monsters

Vertigo Crime in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Chill

Novels of the Marvel Universe in order

1 book
  1. 7. Ant-Man: Natural Enemy

Punisher MAX in order

1 book
  1. 14. Untold Tales of Punisher Max

Standalone books

16 books

16 Jason Starr titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jason Starr books in order?

You only need to read Jason Starr 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 Jason Starr

Start with Cold Caller (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jason Starr book?

Vanessa's Men (2026) is the newest Jason Starr book released so far.

Is there a new Jason Starr book coming?

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

Awards Jason Starr has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Jason Starr. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original2005Wonfor Twisted City

Jason Starr at a glance

Still publishing
Jason Starr published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Jason Starr books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,654 pages across the 17 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jason Starr books, 12 of 28, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jason Starr books are about

24 of the 28 Jason Starr books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 5 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.