Judith Van Gieson Books in Order
Judith Van Gieson has written 14 books, published between 1988 and 2004. The first book is North of the Border (1988) and the newest is The Shadow of Venus (2004). Publication order is the reading order below. 8 of the 14 books listed here are in the Neil Hamel series, which has its own page: Neil Hamel books in order.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1988–2004
- Pages on record
- 2,575 in 11 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 43–64 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,575 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Judith Van Gieson is a mystery author with two series: Neil Hamel and Claire Reynier. The catalogue records 14 books between 1988 and 2004, from North of the Border (1988) to The Shadow of Venus (2004). Subject headings include women sleuths, women lawyers, women archivists, rare books, missing persons, New Mexico and Albuquerque. Raptor (1989), Parrot Blues (1995) and Ditch Rider (1998) are among the titles.
How many Judith Van Gieson books are there?
Judith Van Gieson has 14 books, released between 1988 and 2004. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Judith Van Gieson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Judith Van Gieson 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.
- 119881702/4
- 219893402/4
- 31991–2/4
- 41992–2/4
- 51993–2/4
- 6Mercury Retrograde1994 · 91 pages · confirmed 2/41994912/4
- 719952612/4
- 819962282/4
- 919982442/4
- 1020002452/4
- 1120012582/4
- 1220012162/4
- 1320032602/4
- 1420042622/4
Judith Van Gieson series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Neil Hamel books in order 8 books
Judith Van Gieson 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.
Claire Reynier in order
5 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Judith Van Gieson title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Judith Van Gieson books in order?
You only need to read Judith Van Gieson 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 Judith Van Gieson
Start with North of the Border (1988), the first Neil Hamel book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Judith Van Gieson book?
The Shadow of Venus (2004) is the newest Judith Van Gieson book released so far.
Is there a new Judith Van Gieson book coming?
No next Judith Van Gieson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Judith Van Gieson at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Judith Van Gieson title on record dates from 2004, 22 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Judith Van Gieson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,575 pages across the 11 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 245 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Judith Van Gieson books, 7 of 14, were published in the 1990s.
What the Judith Van Gieson books are about
10 of the 14 Judith Van Gieson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, women sleuths is tagged on 6 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 6 of 10 books
- New Mexico 6 of 10 books
- Albuquerque (n.m.) 5 of 10 books
- Claire Reynier (Fictitious character) 5 of 10 books
- Hamel, neil (fictitious character) 5 of 10 books
- Women lawyers 5 of 10 books
- Neil Hamel (Fictitious character) 4 of 10 books
- Women archivists 4 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 10 books
- Lawyers 2 of 10 books
- Rare books 2 of 10 books