Owen Laukkanen Books in Order
Owen Laukkanen has written 13 books, published between 2012 and 2021. The first book is The Professionals (2012) and the newest is 11 Paper Hearts (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2012–2021
- Confirmed
- 13 of 13 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,980 in 10 of 13 books
- Reading time
- 66–100 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,980 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 13 titles with a page count on record.
Owen Laukkanen, born February 20, 1983, is a Canadian mystery writer and the creator of the Stevens and Windermere series. The Professionals (2012), the first novel, was an Anthony Award finalist for Best First Novel at Bouchercon 2013 and made the Kirkus Reviews list of the top 100 novels of 2012. Laukkanen lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. The catalogue lists 13 books, from The Professionals to 11 Paper Hearts (2021), including Criminal Enterprise (2013), Kill Fee (2014) and Deception Cove (2019). How to Win at High School (2015) and The Fixes (2016) appeared under the name Owen Matthews. Neah Bay is also listed as a series.
How many Owen Laukkanen books are there?
Owen Laukkanen has 13 books, released between 2012 and 2021. They include 2 separate series.
Owen Laukkanen Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Owen Laukkanen 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.
- 120123723/4
- 220134083/4
- 320143853/4
- 4How to Win at High School (As: Owen Matthews)Owen Laukkanen Standalone Novels #12015 · 490 pages · confirmed 3/420154903/4
- 520153583/4
- 620165153/4
- 72016–3/4
- 820173603/4
- 920183723/4
- 1020193843/4
- 112020–4/4
- 1220203363/4
- 132021–3/4
Owen Laukkanen 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.
Stevens & Windermere in order
6 booksOwen Laukkanen Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Neah Bay in order
2 booksUnderlined Paperbacks in order
2 books- 1. The Wild
- 9. 11 Paper Hearts
Do you have to read Owen Laukkanen books in order?
You only need to read Owen Laukkanen 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 Owen Laukkanen
Start with The Professionals (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Owen Laukkanen book?
11 Paper Hearts (2021) is the newest Owen Laukkanen book released so far.
Is there a new Owen Laukkanen book coming?
No next Owen Laukkanen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Owen Laukkanen at a glance
- Paused
- No new Owen Laukkanen title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Owen Laukkanen books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,980 pages across the 10 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 378 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Owen Laukkanen books, 10 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 1 of the 13 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Owen Laukkanen books are about
12 of the 13 Owen Laukkanen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: government investigators is tagged on 5 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Government investigators 5 of 12 books
- Suspense 4 of 12 books
- Thrillers 4 of 12 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 12 books
- Family life 2 of 12 books
- Crime 2 of 12 books
- Investigation 2 of 12 books
- Minnesota 2 of 12 books
- Murder 2 of 12 books
- Teenagers 2 of 12 books