Paul Kemprecos Books in Order
Paul Kemprecos has written 12 books, published between 1991 and 2024. The first book is Cool Blue Tomb (1991) and the newest is The God in the Sea (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1991–2024
- Pages on record
- 916 in 3 of 12 books
Paul Kemprecos writes mysteries and adventure fiction. Aristotle Socarides, a Greek American private investigator on Cape Cod, carries six underwater detective thrillers that won Kemprecos a Shamus Award, starting with Cool Blue Tomb (1991). Kemprecos also co-wrote the NUMA Files with Clive Cussler, a series built on Kurt Austin of NUMA's Special Assignments Team. The catalogue holds 12 titles, reaching The God in the Sea (2024), and takes in the Matt Hawkins adventures.
How many Paul Kemprecos books are there?
Paul Kemprecos has 12 books, released between 1991 and 2024. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Paul Kemprecos Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Paul Kemprecos 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.
- 119913261/4
- 21991–1/4
- 31992–1/4
- 41993–1/4
- 519962921/4
- 61997–1/4
- 72013–1/4
- 82013–1/4
- 92016–1/4
- 1020182981/4
- 11Killing Icarus2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 122024–1/4
Paul Kemprecos 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.
Aristotle Socarides in order
9 booksMatinicus "Matt" Hawkins Adventure in order
2 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Paul Kemprecos title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Paul Kemprecos books in order?
You only need to read Paul Kemprecos 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 Paul Kemprecos
Start with Cool Blue Tomb (1991), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Paul Kemprecos book?
The God in the Sea (2024) is the newest Paul Kemprecos book released so far.
Is there a new Paul Kemprecos book coming?
No next Paul Kemprecos book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Paul Kemprecos at a glance
- Still publishing
- Paul Kemprecos published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Paul Kemprecos books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 916 pages across the 3 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 298 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Paul Kemprecos books, 6 of 12, were published in the 1990s.
What the Paul Kemprecos books are about
2 of the 12 Paul Kemprecos books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cape cod (mass.) is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Cape cod (mass.) 2 of 2 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 2 books
- Crime 1 of 2 books
- Greek Americans 1 of 2 books
- Massachusetts 1 of 2 books
- Private investigators 1 of 2 books