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Jeff Widmer Books in Order

Jeff Widmer has written 11 books, published between 1998 and 2020. The first book is The Spirit of Swiftwater (1998) and the newest is Burning Man (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1998–2020
Pages on record
1,220 in 6 of 11 books
Reading time
20–31 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,220 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Jeff Widmer checklist

Jeff Widmer writes the CW McCoy and Brinker series, and the catalogue lists 11 books from 1998 to 2020. The Spirit of Swiftwater (1998) is the earliest, with subjects covering Pocono Biological Laboratories in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania, and smallpox vaccine. Mr. Mayhem, Peak Season, Curb Appeal, Permanent Vacation and Finding Woodstock follow from 2015 onward, and Burning Man (2020) is the latest. Other subjects include thrillers, suspense and mystery.

How many Jeff Widmer books are there?

Jeff Widmer has 11 books, released between 1998 and 2020. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Jeff Widmer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Jeff Widmer 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 The Spirit of Swiftwater by Jeff Widmer (1998)
  2. Cover of Riding with the Blues by Jeff Widmer (2015)
  1. 1
    The Spirit of Swiftwater1998 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998148
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  2. 2
    Mr. MayhemBrinker #12015 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015280
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  3. 3
    Peak SeasonCW McCoy #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Riding with the Blues2015 · 52 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201552
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Mr. MagicBrinker #22016 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016264
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  6. 6
    Tourist in ParadiseCW McCoy #22016 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016234
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  7. 7
    Curb AppealCW McCoy #32017 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017242
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  8. 8
    Permanent VacationCW McCoy #42018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  9. 9
    Born Under a Bad Sign2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  10. 10
    Finding Woodstock2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  11. 11
    Burning ManCW McCoy #52020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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Jeff Widmer 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.

CW McCoy in order

5 books
  1. 1. Peak Season
  2. 2. Tourist in Paradise
  3. 3. Curb Appeal
  4. 4. Permanent Vacation
  5. 5. Burning Man

Brinker in order

2 books
  1. 1. Mr. Mayhem
  2. 2. Mr. Magic

Standalone books

4 books

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

Do you have to read Jeff Widmer books in order?

You only need to read Jeff Widmer 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 Widmer

Start with The Spirit of Swiftwater (1998), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jeff Widmer book?

Burning Man (2020) is the newest Jeff Widmer book released so far.

Is there a new Jeff Widmer book coming?

No next Jeff Widmer 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 Widmer at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Jeff Widmer title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Jeff Widmer books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,220 pages across the 6 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 238 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jeff Widmer books, 9 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jeff Widmer books are about

4 of the 11 Jeff Widmer 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 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.