John Galligan Books in Order
John Galligan has written 9 books, published between 2001 and 2022. The first book is Red Sky, Red Dragonfly (2001) and the newest is Bad Day Breaking (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2001–2022
- Pages on record
- 1,872 in 6 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 31–47 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,872 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
John Galligan writes mysteries in two sequences. The Fly Fishing Mystery books are The Nail Knot (2003), The Blood Knot (2005), The Clinch Knot (2008) and The Wind Knot (2011). Bad Axe County (2019), Dead Man Dancing (2020), Bad Moon Rising (2021) and Bad Day Breaking (2022) form the second. Nine books are catalogued in all, opening with Red Sky, Red Dragonfly (2001). Fly fishing, murder investigation, police procedure and women sleuths are the recurring subjects, and a character named Dog runs through the catalogue. No new Galligan title has appeared since 2022.
How many John Galligan books are there?
John Galligan has 9 books, released between 2001 and 2022. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
John Galligan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 John Galligan 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.
- 1Red Sky, Red Dragonfly2001 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/420013382/4
- 220032642/4
- 320053122/4
- 420083182/4
- 52011–2/4
- 620193362/4
- 720203042/4
- 82021–2/4
- 92022–2/4
John Galligan 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.
Fly Fishing Mystery in order
4 booksBad Axe County in order
4 booksStandalone books
1 book1 John Galligan title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Galligan books in order?
You only need to read John Galligan 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 John Galligan
Start with Red Sky, Red Dragonfly (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Galligan book?
Bad Day Breaking (2022) is the newest John Galligan book released so far.
Is there a new John Galligan book coming?
No next John Galligan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Galligan at a glance
- Paused
- No new John Galligan title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- John Galligan books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,872 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 315 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Galligan books, 4 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
What the John Galligan books are about
3 of the 9 John Galligan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dog (fictitious character : galligan) is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Dog (Fictitious character : Galligan) 2 of 3 books
- Fishers 1 of 3 books
- Fly fishing 1 of 3 books
- Fly fishing -- Fiction 1 of 3 books
- Investigation 1 of 3 books
- Murder 1 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 1 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 1 of 3 books
- Thrillers 1 of 3 books
- Young women 1 of 3 books