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Russ Thomas Books in Order

Russ Thomas has written 4 books, published between 2020 and 2024. The first book is Firewatching (2020) and the newest is Sleeping Dogs (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
4
Published
2020–2024
Pages on record
384 in 1 of 4 books
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Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler works cold cases in Russ Thomas's crime novels, starting with an arson investigation in Firewatching (2020). Nighthawking (2021), Cold Reckoning (2022) and Sleeping Dogs (2024) complete a catalogue of four titles, and Thomas is listed as ongoing.

How many Russ Thomas books are there?

Russ Thomas has 4 books, released between 2020 and 2024.

Russ Thomas Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 4 Russ Thomas 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 Firewatching by Russ Thomas, book 1 of the Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler series (2020)
  2. Cover of Nighthawking by Russ Thomas, book 2 of the Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler series (2021)
  1. 1
    FirewatchingDetective Sergeant Adam Tyler #12020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  2. 2
    NighthawkingDetective Sergeant Adam Tyler #22021 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021384
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  3. 3
    Cold ReckoningDetective Sergeant Adam Tyler #32022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  4. 4
    Sleeping DogsDetective Sergeant Adam Tyler #42024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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Russ Thomas 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.

Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler in order

4 books
  1. 1. Firewatching
  2. 2. Nighthawking
  3. 3. Cold Reckoning
  4. 4. Sleeping Dogs

Do you have to read Russ Thomas books in order?

You only need to read Russ Thomas books in order within the Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler series, which holds 4 of the 4 Russ Thomas books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Russ Thomas

Start with Firewatching (2020), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Russ Thomas book?

Sleeping Dogs (2024) is the newest Russ Thomas book released so far.

Is there a new Russ Thomas book coming?

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

Russ Thomas at a glance

Still publishing
Russ Thomas published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Russ Thomas books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
384 pages across the 1 of 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Russ Thomas books, 4 of 4, were published in the 2020s.

What the Russ Thomas books are about

2 of the 4 Russ Thomas books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: english literature is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.