Jeff Abbott Books in Order

Jeff Abbott has written 23 books, published between 1994 and 2026. The first book is Do Unto Others (1994) and the newest is January and July (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1994–2026
Confirmed
23 of 23 titles
Pages on record
6,854 in 18 of 23 books
Reading time
114–171 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,854 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Jeff Abbott, author

Jeff Abbott's crime fiction runs from small-town Texas to the international thriller. Jordan Poteet, a librarian in Mirabeau, leads the first series from Do Unto Others (1994); Whit Mosley and then Sam Capra follow. Assassins, the Mafia and intelligence officers enter with the later books. Twenty-three titles reach January and July in 2026, at 390 pages on median.

How many Jeff Abbott books are there?

Jeff Abbott has 23 books, released between 1994 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.

Jeff Abbott Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Jeff Abbott 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. 1
    Do Unto OthersJordan Poteet #11994 · 248 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994248
  2. 2
    The Only Good YankeeJordan Poteet #21995 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995256
  3. 3
    Promises of HomeJordan Poteet #31996 · 271 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996271
  4. 4
    Distant BloodJordan Poteet #41996 · 334 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996334
  5. 5
    A Kiss Gone BadWhit Mosley #12001 · 404 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001404
  6. 6
    Black Jack PointWhit Mosley #22002 · 404 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002404
  7. 7
    Cut and RunWhit Mosley #32003 · 404 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003404
  8. 8
    PanicJeff Abbott Standalone Novels #12005 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005416
  9. 9
    FearJeff Abbott Standalone Novels #22006 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006416
  10. 10
    CollisionJeff Abbott Standalone Novels #32008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008
  11. 11
    Trust MeJeff Abbott Standalone Novels #42009 · 372 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009372
  12. 12
    AdrenalineSam Capra #12010 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010528
  13. 13
    The Last MinuteSam Capra #22011 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011496
  14. 14
    Sam Capra's Last ChanceSam Capra #32012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  15. 15
    DownfallSam Capra #42013 · 453 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013453
  16. 16
    Inside ManSam Capra #52014 · 388 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014388
  17. 17
    The First OrderSam Capra #62016 · 391 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016391
  18. 18
    BlameJeff Abbott Standalone Novels #52017 · 377 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017377
  19. 19
    The Three BethsJeff Abbott Standalone Novels #62018 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018344
  20. 20
    Never Ask MeJeff Abbott Standalone Novels #72020 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020352
  21. 21
    An Ambush of WidowsJeff Abbott Standalone Novels #82021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  22. 22
    Traitor's DanceSam Capra #72022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  23. 23
    January and JulyJeff Abbott Standalone Novels #92026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026

Jeff Abbott series in order

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

Jeff Abbott 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.

Jeff Abbott Standalone Novels

9 books

9 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Jordan Poteet in order

4 books
  1. 1. Do Unto Others
  2. 2. The Only Good Yankee
  3. 3. Promises of Home
  4. 4. Distant Blood

Whit Mosley in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Kiss Gone Bad
  2. 2. Black Jack Point
  3. 3. Cut and Run

Jeff Abbott Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Jeff Abbott books run from Do Unto Others (1994) to January and July (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Jeff Abbott in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Jeff Abbott books in order?

You only need to read Jeff Abbott 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 Jeff Abbott

Start with Adrenaline (2010), the first Sam Capra book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Do Unto Others (1994).

What is the newest Jeff Abbott book?

January and July (2026) is the newest Jeff Abbott book released so far.

Is there a new Jeff Abbott book coming?

No next Jeff Abbott 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 Jeff Abbott has won

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

  • Macavity Awards1995Won

Jeff Abbott at a glance

Still publishing
Jeff Abbott published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Jeff Abbott books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
6,854 pages across the 18 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 390 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jeff Abbott books, 8 of 23, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jeff Abbott books are about

19 of the 23 Jeff Abbott books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 10 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.