Pete Dexter Books in Order
Pete Dexter has written 8 books, published between 1983 and 2009. The first book is God's Pocket (1983) and the newest is Spooner (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1983–2009
- Pages on record
- 2,124 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 35–53 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,124 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Pete Dexter, born 22 July 1943, is an American novelist. Paris Trout won the U.S. National Book Award in 1988. The catalogue holds 8 titles published between 1983 and 2009, from God's Pocket (1983) to Spooner (2009). Deadwood (1986), Brotherly Love (1991), The Paperboy (1995) and Train (2003) sit along the way. Subjects filed against the books record westerns, historical and literary fiction, crime mysteries, psychological fiction, fathers and sons, South Dakota and Wild Bill Hickok.
How many Pete Dexter books are there?
Pete Dexter has 8 books, released between 1983 and 2009.
Pete Dexter Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Pete Dexter 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.
- 1God's Pocket1983 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/419832741/4
- 2Deadwood1986 · 365 pages · confirmed 1/419863651/4
- 3Paris Trout1988 · 306 pages · confirmed 1/419883061/4
- 4Brotherly Love1991 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/419912741/4
- 5The Paperboy1995 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/419953361/4
- 6Train2003 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/420032801/4
- 7Paper Trails2007 · 289 pages · confirmed 1/420072891/4
- 8Spooner2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
Pete Dexter 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.
Standalone books
8 books8 Pete Dexter titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Pete Dexter books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 8 Pete Dexter books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Pete Dexter
Start with God's Pocket (1983), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Pete Dexter book?
Spooner (2009) is the newest Pete Dexter book released so far.
Is there a new Pete Dexter book coming?
No next Pete Dexter book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Pete Dexter has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Pete Dexter. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- National Book Award for Fiction1988Won
Pete Dexter at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Pete Dexter title on record dates from 2009, 17 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Pete Dexter books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 2,124 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 289 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Pete Dexter books, 3 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
What the Pete Dexter books are about
All 8 Pete Dexter books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: psychological fiction is tagged on 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Psychological fiction 2 of 8 books