Johnny Shaw Books in Order
Johnny Shaw has written 10 books, published between 2010 and 2020. The first book is Dove Season (2010) and the newest is The Southland (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2010–2020
- Pages on record
- 1,660 in 5 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 28–42 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,660 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Johnny Shaw, born around 1970, is an American author and playwright with two Spotted Owl Awards and an Anthony Award. Catalogue subjects for the 10 books include thrillers, men's adventure, criminals, gold mines and missing persons, and Jimmy Veeder is the listed series. Dove Season (2010) is the earliest title, followed by Big Maria (2012) and Plaster City (2014). Floodgate (2016) and Imperial Valley (2017) come later, and The Southland (2020) is the newest.
How many Johnny Shaw books are there?
Johnny Shaw has 10 books, released between 2010 and 2020. 3 of them belong to the Jimmy Veeder series.
Johnny Shaw Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Johnny Shaw 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.
- 12010–2/4
- 2Big Maria2012 · 319 pages · confirmed 2/420123192/4
- 3The Snickerdoodle Kerfuffle2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 420143372/4
- 6Floodgate2016 · 354 pages · confirmed 2/420163542/4
- 7Gary’s Got a Boner2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 820173482/4
- 9The Upper Hand2018 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/420183022/4
- 10The Southland2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
Johnny Shaw 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.
Jimmy Veeder in order
3 booksStandalone books
7 books7 Johnny Shaw titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Johnny Shaw books in order?
You only need to read Johnny Shaw books in order within the Jimmy Veeder series, which holds 3 of the 10 Johnny Shaw books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Johnny Shaw
Start with Dove Season (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Johnny Shaw book?
The Southland (2020) is the newest Johnny Shaw book released so far.
Is there a new Johnny Shaw book coming?
No next Johnny Shaw book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Johnny Shaw at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Johnny Shaw title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Johnny Shaw books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,660 pages across the 5 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 337 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Johnny Shaw books, 9 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
What the Johnny Shaw books are about
6 of the 10 Johnny Shaw books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: criminals is tagged on 2 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.