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Jeff Shelby Books in Order

Jeff Shelby has written 54 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is Dead Week (2001) and the newest is Caught Inside (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
54
Published
2001–2026
Pages on record
1,511 in 5 of 54 books
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Jeff Shelby writes crime fiction about private investigators and missing persons. Noah Braddock works the San Diego surf scene from Killer Swell (2005); Joe Tyler searches for missing children; Moose River, Rainy Day and Sunny Springfield carry the cozier mysteries. Shelby's 54 catalogued books span 2001 to 2026, from Dead Week to Caught Inside, with a median length of 278 pages.

How many Jeff Shelby books are there?

Jeff Shelby has 54 books, released between 2001 and 2026. They include 7 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Jeff Shelby Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 54 Jeff Shelby 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 Dead Week by Jeff Shelby (2001)
  2. Cover of Killer Swell by Jeff Shelby, book 1 of the Noah Braddock series (2005)
  3. Cover of Wicked Break by Jeff Shelby, book 2 of the Noah Braddock series (2006)
  4. Cover of Liquid Smoke by Jeff Shelby, book 3 of the Noah Braddock series (2011)
  5. Cover of Drift Away by Jeff Shelby, book 4 of the Noah Braddock series (2012)
  1. 1
    Dead Week2001 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001260
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  2. 2
    Killer SwellNoah Braddock #12005 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005336
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  3. 3
    Wicked BreakNoah Braddock #22006 · 247 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006247
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  4. 4
    Thread of HopeJoe Tyler #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  5. 5
    Liquid SmokeNoah Braddock #32011 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011278
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  6. 6
    Out Of Time2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  7. 7
    Thread of SuspicionJoe Tyler #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  8. 8
    Drift AwayNoah Braddock #42012 · 390 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012390
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  9. 9
    Thread of BetrayalJoe Tyler #32013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  10. 10
    Thread of InnocenceJoe Tyler #42013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  11. 11
    The Murder PitA Moose River Mystery #12014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  12. 12
    Last ResortA Moose River Mystery #22014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  13. 13
    Alibi HighA Moose River Mystery #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  14. 14
    Foul PlayA Moose River Mystery #42015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  15. 15
    Thread of FearJoe Tyler #52015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  16. 16
    You've Got BlackmailA Moose River Mystery #52015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  17. 17
    Thread of RevengeJoe Tyler #62015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  18. 18
    Bought The FarmA Rainy Day Mystery #12016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  19. 19
    Playing The Game2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  20. 20
    When The Rooster KillsA Rainy Day Mystery #22016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  21. 21
    Crack Of DeathA Rainy Day Mystery #32016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  22. 22
    Locked InNoah Braddock #52016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  23. 23
    Assisted MurderA Moose River Mystery #62016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  24. 24
    Death At The DinerA Moose River Mystery #72016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  25. 25
    Thread of DangerJoe Tyler #72016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  26. 26
    Dead on ArrivalCapitol Cases #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  27. 27
    Planting EvidenceA Rainy Day Mystery #42017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  28. 28
    One Bad EggA Rainy Day Mystery #52017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  29. 29
    Bale OutA Rainy Day Mystery #62017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  30. 30
    Impact ZoneNoah Braddock #62017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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Jeff Shelby series in order

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

Jeff Shelby 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.

Capitol Cases in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dead on Arrival
  2. 2. National Maul
  3. 3. Dark Horse

Sunny Springfield Mysteries in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dead By Dinner Time
  2. 2. Beauty and the Thief
  3. 3. Cutting Ties

Elizabeth Tyler Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. What She Lost
  2. 2. What She Found
  3. 3. What She Knows

Standalone books

4 books

4 Jeff Shelby titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jeff Shelby books in order?

You only need to read Jeff Shelby books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jeff Shelby

Start with the first book of the Jeff Shelby series you want to read: Noah Braddock starts with Killer Swell (2005), A Moose River Mystery starts with The Murder Pit (2014) and A Rainy Day Mystery starts with Bought The Farm (2016). The earliest catalogued title overall is Dead Week (2001).

What is the newest Jeff Shelby book?

Caught Inside (2026) is the newest Jeff Shelby book released so far.

Is there a new Jeff Shelby book coming?

No next Jeff Shelby 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 Shelby at a glance

Still publishing
Jeff Shelby published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Jeff Shelby books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,511 pages across the 5 of 54 books with a recorded length, a median of 278 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jeff Shelby books, 47 of 54, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jeff Shelby books are about

4 of the 54 Jeff Shelby books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.