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John Lawrence Reynolds Books in Order

John Lawrence Reynolds has written 28 books, published between 1989 and 2021. The first book is The Man Who Murdered God (1989) and the newest is Beach Blonde (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
28
Published
1989–2021
Pages on record
5,320 in 20 of 28 books
Reading time
89–133 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,320 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 28 titles with a page count on record.

See all 28 books in order Printable John Lawrence Reynolds checklist

John Lawrence Reynolds is a Canadian author of both fiction and non-fiction. Three Reynolds novels have taken the Arthur Ellis Award: The Man Who Murdered God, Gypsy Sins and Murder Among the Pines. The Joe McGuire mysteries, set around Boston, and the Maxine Benson mysteries are the named series, while the non-fiction runs to titles such as RRSPs and RRIFs for dummies (1999). Reynolds was born in Hamilton, Ontario. 28 books are catalogued from 1989 to Beach Blonde in 2021, at a median of 262 pages.

How many John Lawrence Reynolds books are there?

John Lawrence Reynolds has 28 books, released between 1989 and 2021. They include 2 series and 19 titles listed outside any series.

John Lawrence Reynolds Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 28 John Lawrence Reynolds 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 Man Who Murdered God by John Lawrence Reynolds, book 1 of the Joe McGuire Mystery series (1989)
  2. Cover of And Leave Her Lay Dying by John Lawrence Reynolds, book 2 of the Joe McGuire Mystery series (1990)
  3. Cover of Whisper Death by John Lawrence Reynolds, book 3 of the Joe McGuire Mystery series (1992)
  4. Cover of Gypsy Sins by John Lawrence Reynolds, book 4 of the Joe McGuire Mystery series (1993)
  5. Cover of Solitary Dancer by John Lawrence Reynolds, book 5 of the Joe McGuire Mystery series (1994)
  6. Cover of Ballroom Dancing by John Lawrence Reynolds (1998)
  7. Cover of RRSPs and RRIFs for dummies by John Lawrence Reynolds (1999)
  8. Cover of The Rusty Rake Gardener by John Lawrence Reynolds (1999)
  9. Cover of Mad Notions by John Lawrence Reynolds (2000)
  10. Cover of Free Rider by John Lawrence Reynolds (2001)
  11. Cover of Haunted Hearts by John Lawrence Reynolds, book 6 of the Joe McGuire Mystery series (2003)
  12. Cover of Straight from the Top by John Lawrence Reynolds (2004)
  13. Cover of The Naked Investor by John Lawrence Reynolds (2004)
  14. Cover of Shadow People by John Lawrence Reynolds (2006)
  15. Cover of Prognosis by John Lawrence Reynolds (2008)
  16. Cover of One Hell of a Ride by John Lawrence Reynolds (2009)
  17. Cover of Skeptical Investor,The by John Lawrence Reynolds (2009)
  18. Cover of Beach Strip by John Lawrence Reynolds (2013)
  19. Cover of Do the Next Right Thing by John Lawrence Reynolds (2013)
  20. Cover of Leaving Home by John Lawrence Reynolds (2013)
  1. 1
    The Man Who Murdered GodJoe McGuire Mystery #11989 · 257 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989257
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  2. 2
    And Leave Her Lay DyingJoe McGuire Mystery #21990 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990254
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Whisper DeathJoe McGuire Mystery #31992 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992250
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Gypsy SinsJoe McGuire Mystery #41993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Solitary DancerJoe McGuire Mystery #51994 · 362 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994362
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Ballroom Dancing1998 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    RRSPs and RRIFs for dummies1999 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Rusty Rake Gardener1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Mad Notions2000 · 271 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000271
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Free Rider2001 · 456 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001456
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    All In Good Time2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Haunted HeartsJoe McGuire Mystery #62003 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Straight from the Top2004 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004266
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    The Naked Investor2004 · 285 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004285
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Shadow People2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Prognosis2008 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008253
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    When All You Have Is Hope2008 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008240
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    One Hell of a Ride2009 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009272
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Skeptical Investor,The2009 · 196 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009196
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    Secret Societies2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Harvesting Harry McNie2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Beach Strip2013 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013274
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Do the Next Right Thing2013 · 225 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013225
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    Leaving Home2013 · 287 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013287
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    A Murder for MaxMaxine Benson Mystery #12016 · 110 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016110
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Murder Below ZeroMaxine Benson Mystery #22017 · 134 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017134
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Murder Among the PinesMaxine Benson Mystery #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Beach Blonde2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

John Lawrence Reynolds 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.

Joe McGuire Mystery in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Man Who Murdered God
  2. 2. And Leave Her Lay Dying
  3. 3. Whisper Death
  4. 4. Gypsy Sins
  5. 5. Solitary Dancer
  6. 6. Haunted Hearts

Maxine Benson Mystery in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Murder for Max
  2. 2. Murder Below Zero
  3. 3. Murder Among the Pines

Standalone books

19 books

19 John Lawrence Reynolds titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read John Lawrence Reynolds books in order?

You only need to read John Lawrence Reynolds 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 Lawrence Reynolds

Start with The Man Who Murdered God (1989), the earliest published title.

What is the newest John Lawrence Reynolds book?

Beach Blonde (2021) is the newest John Lawrence Reynolds book released so far.

Is there a new John Lawrence Reynolds book coming?

No next John Lawrence Reynolds 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 Lawrence Reynolds at a glance

Paused
No new John Lawrence Reynolds title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
John Lawrence Reynolds books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,320 pages across the 20 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 262 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most John Lawrence Reynolds books, 11 of 28, were published in the 2000s.

What the John Lawrence Reynolds books are about

22 of the 28 John Lawrence Reynolds books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 4 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.