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Michael Ledwidge Books in Order

Michael Ledwidge has written 12 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is The Narrowback (1999) and the newest is Read Your Mind (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1999–2026
Confirmed
11 of 12 titles
Pages on record
1,916 in 6 of 12 books
Reading time
32–48 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,916 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

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Michael Ledwidge writes New York thrillers about organized crime, illegal arms and the investigators chasing both. The Narrowback (1999) opens the catalogue, followed by Bad Connection and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Michael Gannon heads the recent series, which starts with Stop at Nothing (2020) and continues in Run for Cover. Twelve titles run to Read Your Mind in 2026, at a median of 330 pages.

Michael Ledwidge has coauthored numerous novels with James Patterson, including entries in the Michael Bennett series. Ledwidge grew up in the Bronx.

How many Michael Ledwidge books are there?

Michael Ledwidge has 12 books, released between 1999 and 2026. 5 of them belong to the Michael Gannon series.

Michael Ledwidge Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Michael Ledwidge 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 Narrowback by Michael Ledwidge (1999)
  2. Cover of Bad Connection by Michael Ledwidge (2001)
  3. Cover of Before the Devil Knows You're Dead by Michael Ledwidge (2002)
  4. Cover of Stop at Nothing by Michael Ledwidge, book 1 of the Michael Gannon series (2020)
  5. Cover of Run for Cover by Michael Ledwidge, book 2 of the Michael Gannon series (2021)
  6. Cover of Beach Wedding / Beach Murders by Michael Ledwidge (2022)
  7. Cover of Hard to Break by Michael Ledwidge, book 3 of the Michael Gannon series (2023)
  1. 1
    The Narrowback1999 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999224
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  2. 2
    Bad Connection2001 · 263 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001263
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Before the Devil Knows You're Dead2002 · 309 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002309
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    AlertMichael Bennett #82015 · confirmed 4/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Stop at NothingMichael Gannon #12020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Run for CoverMichael Gannon #22021 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Beach Wedding / Beach Murders2022 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2022384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Hard to BreakMichael Gannon #32023 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2023384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Girl in the Vault2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    No Safe PlaceMichael Gannon #42024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Closing TimeMichael Gannon #52025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Read Your Mind2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Michael Ledwidge series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Michael Ledwidge books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Michael Bennett books in order

1 book by Michael Ledwidge
  1. 8. Alert

Standalone books

6 books

6 Michael Ledwidge titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Michael Ledwidge books in order?

You only need to read Michael Ledwidge books in order within the Michael Gannon series, which holds 5 of the 12 Michael Ledwidge books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Michael Ledwidge

Start with Stop at Nothing (2020), the first Michael Gannon book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Narrowback (1999).

What is the newest Michael Ledwidge book?

Read Your Mind (2026) is the newest Michael Ledwidge book released so far.

Is there a new Michael Ledwidge book coming?

No next Michael Ledwidge book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Michael Ledwidge at a glance

Still publishing
Michael Ledwidge published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Michael Ledwidge books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
1,916 pages across the 6 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 330 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Michael Ledwidge books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2020s.
Corroboration
1 of the 12 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 11 in at least three.

What the Michael Ledwidge books are about

6 of the 12 Michael Ledwidge books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.