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
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.
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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 November 2026.
- 1Dead Week2001 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/420012601/4
- 220053361/4
- 320062471/4
- 42011–1/4
- 520112781/4
- 6Out Of Time2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 72012–1/4
- 820123901/4
- 92013–1/4
- 102013–1/4
- 112014–1/4
- 122014–1/4
- 132014–1/4
- 142015–1/4
- 152015–1/4
- 162015–1/4
- 172015–1/4
- 182016–1/4
- 19Playing The Game2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 202016–1/4
- 212016–1/4
- 222016–1/4
- 232016–1/4
- 242016–1/4
- 252016–1/4
- 262017–1/4
- 272017–1/4
- 282017–1/4
- 292017–1/4
- 302017–1/4
- 312017–1/4
- 322017–1/4
- 332017–1/4
- 342017–1/4
- 352017–1/4
- 362018–1/4
- 372018–1/4
- 382018–1/4
- 392018–1/4
- 402018–1/4
- 412018–1/4
- 422018–1/4
- 432018–1/4
- 442018–1/4
- 452018–1/4
- 462018–1/4
- 472018–1/4
- 482018–1/4
- 492019–1/4
- 502019–1/4
- 512020–1/4
- 52The Last Time I Saw Them2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 532021–1/4
- 542026–1/4
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.
Noah Braddock in order
11 books- 1. Killer Swell
- 2. Wicked Break
- 3. Liquid Smoke
- 4. Drift Away
- 5. Locked In
- 6. Impact Zone
- 7. Wipe Out
- 8. Close Out
- 9. Deep Water
- 10. Bail Out
- 11. Caught Inside
A Moose River Mystery in order
11 booksA Rainy Day Mystery in order
10 booksJoe Tyler in order
9 booksCapitol Cases in order
3 booksSunny Springfield Mysteries in order
3 booksElizabeth Tyler Mystery in order
3 booksStandalone books
4 books4 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 Dead Week (2001), the earliest published title.
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.
When Jeff Shelby books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Jeff Shelby titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 47 titles.
54 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
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.
- Mystery & detective 3 of 4 books
- Private investigators 3 of 4 books
- Crimes against 1 of 4 books
- Death row inmates 1 of 4 books
- Detectives 1 of 4 books
- Father-son relationship 1 of 4 books
- Hate groups 1 of 4 books
- Missing persons 1 of 4 books
- Prisoners 1 of 4 books
- Seaside resorts 1 of 4 books
- Surfers 1 of 4 books
- Stealing 1 of 4 books