Jeff Carson Books in Order

Jeff Carson has written 23 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is Foreign Deceit (2012) and the newest is Wind Burn (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 20 of the 23 books listed here are in the David Wolf series, which has its own page: David Wolf books in order.

Books
23
Published
2012–2026
Confirmed
23 of 23 titles
Pages on record
3,800 in 12 of 23 books
Reading time
63–95 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,800 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

Colorado sheriffs and murder investigations make up Jeff Carson's mysteries, with amnesia and traffic accidents among the recurring plot material. David Wolf heads the main series and Ali Falco leads a second. Twenty-seven catalogued books run from Foreign Deceit (2012) through The Silversmith (2013), Cold Lake (2014) and Smoked Out (2015) to Wind Burn in 2026.

David Wolf serves as sheriff of Sluice County, Colorado, in a series where he investigates cases ranging from violent crimes to hidden conspiracies against a backdrop of the Rocky Mountains.

How many Jeff Carson books are there?

Jeff Carson has 23 books, released between 2012 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.

Jeff Carson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Jeff Carson 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
    Foreign DeceitDavid Wolf #12012 · confirmed 4/4
    2012
  2. 2
    The SilversmithDavid Wolf #22013 · 234 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013234
  3. 3
    Alive and KillingDavid Wolf #32013 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013352
  4. 4
    Gut DecisionDavid Wolf #42014 · confirmed 4/4
    2014
  5. 5
    Deadly ConditionsDavid Wolf #52014 · 274 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014274
  6. 6
    Cold LakeDavid Wolf #62014 · 360 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014360
  7. 7
    Smoked OutDavid Wolf #72015 · 348 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015348
  8. 8
    To the BoneDavid Wolf #82015 · 286 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015286
  9. 9
    DireDavid Wolf #92016 · 334 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016334
  10. 10
    SignatureDavid Wolf #102016 · 338 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016338
  11. 11
    Dark MountainDavid Wolf #112017 · 282 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017282
  12. 12
    RainDavid Wolf #122017 · 302 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017302
  13. 13
    DriftedDavid Wolf #132018 · 326 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018326
  14. 14
    Divided SkyDavid Wolf #142019 · 364 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019364
  15. 15
    In the GroundDavid Wolf #152020 · confirmed 4/4
    2020
  16. 16
    High RoadDavid Wolf #162021 · confirmed 4/4
    2021
  17. 17
    The Como FalconAli Falco #12022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  18. 18
    Dead CanyonDavid Wolf #172022 · confirmed 4/4
    2022
  19. 19
    Echoes FadeDavid Wolf #182023 · confirmed 4/4
    2023
  20. 20
    Tuscan BloodAli Falco #22024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024
  21. 21
    Silent CountryDavid Wolf #192024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024
  22. 22
    Red FlagsAli Falco #32026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026
  23. 23
    Wind BurnDavid Wolf #202026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026

Jeff Carson series in order

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

Jeff Carson 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.

Ali Falco in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Como Falcon
  2. 2. Tuscan Blood
  3. 3. Red Flags

Do you have to read Jeff Carson books in order?

You only need to read Jeff Carson 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 Jeff Carson

Start with Foreign Deceit (2012), the first David Wolf book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Jeff Carson book?

Wind Burn (2026) is the newest Jeff Carson book released so far.

Is there a new Jeff Carson book coming?

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

Jeff Carson at a glance

Still publishing
Jeff Carson published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Jeff Carson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,800 pages across the 12 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 330 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jeff Carson books, 14 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
19 of the 23 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Jeff Carson books are about

3 of the 23 Jeff Carson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: sheriffs is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Sheriffs 3 of 3 books
  • Amnesia 1 of 3 books
  • Amnesia -- Fiction 1 of 3 books
  • Colorado 1 of 3 books
  • Colorado -- Fiction 1 of 3 books
  • Investigation 1 of 3 books
  • Murder 1 of 3 books
  • Romans, nouvelles 1 of 3 books
  • Sheriffs -- Fiction 1 of 3 books
  • Shérifs 1 of 3 books
  • Traffic accidents 1 of 3 books
  • Traffic accidents -- Fiction 1 of 3 books