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.

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.

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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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    North of the BorderNeil Hamel #11988 · 170 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988170
  2. 2
    RaptorNeil Hamel #21989 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989340
  3. 3
    The Other Side of DeathNeil Hamel #31991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
  4. 4
    The Wolf PathNeil Hamel #41992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
  5. 5
    The Lies That BindNeil Hamel #51993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
  6. 6
    Mercury Retrograde1994 · 91 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199491
  7. 7
    Parrot BluesNeil Hamel #61995 · 261 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995261
  8. 8
    HotshotsNeil Hamel #71996 · 228 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996228
  9. 9
    Ditch RiderNeil Hamel #81998 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998244
  10. 10
    The Stolen BlueClaire Reynier #12000 · 245 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000245
  11. 11
    Confidence WomanClaire Reynier #22001 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001258
  12. 12
    Vanishing PointClaire Reynier #32001 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001216
  13. 13
    Land of Burning HeatClaire Reynier #42003 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003260
  14. 14
    The Shadow of VenusClaire Reynier #52004 · 262 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004262

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.

Neil Hamel in order

8 books
  1. 1. North of the Border
  2. 2. Raptor
  3. 3. The Other Side of Death
  4. 4. The Wolf Path
  5. 5. The Lies That Bind
  6. 6. Parrot Blues
  7. 7. Hotshots
  8. 8. Ditch Rider

Claire Reynier in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Stolen Blue
  2. 2. Confidence Woman
  3. 3. Vanishing Point
  4. 4. Land of Burning Heat
  5. 5. The Shadow of Venus

Standalone books

1 book

1 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 earliest published 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.

When Judith Van Gieson books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Judith Van Gieson titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 7 titles.

1980s
2
1990s
7
2000s
5

14 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

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.