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Joel Goldman Books in Order

Joel Goldman has written 13 books, published between 2002 and 2018. The first book is Motion to Kill (2002) and the newest is All Gone (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2002–2018
Pages on record
3,820 in 11 of 13 books
Reading time
64–96 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,820 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

See all 13 books in order Printable Joel Goldman checklist

Joel Goldman writes thrillers and legal mysteries, with lawyers, murder investigation, serial murders and Kansas among the recorded subjects. The catalogue holds 13 books from Motion to Kill (2002) to All Gone (2018). Goldman's four series are Lou Mason Mystery, Jack Davis Mystery, Alex Stone Mystery and Ireland & Carter Thrillers, and Lou Mason is the listed character. The Last Witness (2003), Cold Truth (2004), The Dead Man (2009), No Way Out (2010) and Final Judgment (2012) are other titles. The list is marked likely complete.

How many Joel Goldman books are there?

Joel Goldman has 13 books, released between 2002 and 2018. They include 4 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Joel Goldman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Joel Goldman 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 Motion to Kill by Joel Goldman, book 1 of the Lou Mason Mystery series (2002)
  2. Cover of The Last Witness by Joel Goldman, book 2 of the Lou Mason Mystery series (2003)
  3. Cover of Cold Truth by Joel Goldman, book 3 of the Lou Mason Mystery series (2004)
  4. Cover of Shakedown by Joel Goldman, book 1 of the Jack Davis Mystery series (2008)
  5. Cover of The Dead Man by Joel Goldman, book 2 of the Jack Davis Mystery series (2009)
  6. Cover of Stone Cold by Joel Goldman, book 1 of the Alex Stone Mystery series (2012)
  7. Cover of Final Judgment by Joel Goldman, book 5 of the Lou Mason Mystery series (2012)
  8. Cover of Chasing The Dead by Joel Goldman, book 2 of the Alex Stone Mystery series (2013)
  9. Cover of All Gone by Joel Goldman, book 2 of the Ireland & Carter Thrillers series (2018)
  1. 1
    Motion to KillLou Mason Mystery #12002 · 334 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002334
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  2. 2
    The Last WitnessLou Mason Mystery #22003 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003340
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  3. 3
    Cold TruthLou Mason Mystery #32004 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004352
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  4. 4
    DeadlockedLou Mason Mystery #42005 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005362
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  5. 5
    ShakedownJack Davis Mystery #12008 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008384
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  6. 6
    The Dead ManJack Davis Mystery #22009 · 366 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009366
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  7. 7
    No Way OutJack Davis Mystery #32010 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010376
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  8. 8
    Fire In The Sky2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  9. 9
    Stone ColdAlex Stone Mystery #12012 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012296
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  10. 10
    Final JudgmentLou Mason Mystery #52012 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012384
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  11. 11
    Chasing The DeadAlex Stone Mystery #22013 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013362
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  12. 12
    All InIreland & Carter Thrillers #12015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  13. 13
    All GoneIreland & Carter Thrillers #22018 · 264 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018264
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Joel Goldman 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.

Lou Mason Mystery in order

5 books
  1. 1. Motion to Kill
  2. 2. The Last Witness
  3. 3. Cold Truth
  4. 4. Deadlocked
  5. 5. Final Judgment

Jack Davis Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. Shakedown
  2. 2. The Dead Man
  3. 3. No Way Out

Alex Stone Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 1. Stone Cold
  2. 2. Chasing The Dead

Ireland & Carter Thrillers in order

2 books
  1. 1. All In
  2. 2. All Gone

Standalone books

1 book

1 Joel Goldman title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Joel Goldman books in order?

You only need to read Joel Goldman books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Joel Goldman

Start with Motion to Kill (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Joel Goldman book?

All Gone (2018) is the newest Joel Goldman book released so far.

Is there a new Joel Goldman book coming?

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

Joel Goldman at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Joel Goldman title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Joel Goldman books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,820 pages across the 11 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 362 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Joel Goldman books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Joel Goldman books are about

9 of the 13 Joel Goldman 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 9 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.