Richard Prosch Books in Order

Richard Prosch has written 20 books, published between 2015 and 2024. The first book is On Solid Ground: The Jo Harper Collection (2015) and the newest is The Dagger Before Me (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
2015–2024
Pages on record
1,026 in 5 of 20 books

Westerns and short fiction make up much of Richard Prosch's catalogue, which holds 20 books from 2015 to 2024. On Solid Ground: The Jo Harper Collection (2015) is the first title. Prosch's series are Dan Spalding Thriller, Jo Harper, Curse of the Niobrara and Reign of Hex & Steel. Collected editions include Peregrine Returns: The Collected John Coburn Novels (2018) and Holt County: The Complete Series (2019). The Dagger Before Me (2024) is the newest title.

How many Richard Prosch books are there?

Richard Prosch has 20 books, released between 2015 and 2024. They include 4 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Richard Prosch Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Richard Prosch 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. 1
    On Solid Ground: The Jo Harper CollectionJo Harper #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  2. 2
    Season of Ice2016 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016182
  3. 3
    Answer DeathDan Spalding Thriller #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  4. 4
    Spalding's GrooveDan Spalding Thriller #22017 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201746
  5. 5
    Two for Midnight2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  6. 6
    Flip SideDan Spalding Thriller #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  7. 7
    Peregrine Returns: The Collected John Coburn Novels2018 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018276
  8. 8
    Back MaskDan Spalding Thriller #42018 · 164 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018164
  9. 9
    The Scalper2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  10. 102019
  11. 11
    Stage FrightDan Spalding Thriller #52019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  12. 122019
  13. 13
    Dead BeatDan Spalding Thriller #62020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  14. 142020
  15. 15
    Deep CutsDan Spalding Thriller #72020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  16. 16
    Dan Spalding Mystery Collection: Volume 22020 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020358
  17. 17
    Needle DropDan Spalding Thriller #82020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  18. 182020
  19. 19
    Pony BoysCurse of the Niobrara #12022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  20. 20
    The Dagger Before MeReign of Hex & Steel #12024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024

Richard Prosch series in order

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

Richard Prosch 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.

Jo Harper in order

1 book
  1. 1. On Solid Ground: The Jo Harper Collection

Curse of the Niobrara in order

1 book
  1. 1. Pony Boys

Reign of Hex & Steel in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Dagger Before Me

Standalone books

9 books

9 Richard Prosch titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Richard Prosch books in order?

You only need to read Richard Prosch books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Richard Prosch

Start with Answer Death (2017), the first Dan Spalding Thriller book. The earliest catalogued title overall is On Solid Ground: The Jo Harper Collection (2015).

What is the newest Richard Prosch book?

The Dagger Before Me (2024) is the newest Richard Prosch book released so far.

Is there a new Richard Prosch book coming?

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

Richard Prosch at a glance

Still publishing
Richard Prosch published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Richard Prosch books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,026 pages across the 5 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 182 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Richard Prosch books, 12 of 20, were published in the 2010s.

What the Richard Prosch books are about

2 of the 20 Richard Prosch books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.