Sandy Dengler Books in Order
Sandy Dengler has written 62 books, published between 1979 and 2020. The first book is Getting Into the Bible (1979) and the newest is Pony Up (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 62
- Published
- 1979–2020
- Pages on record
- 8,181 in 37 of 62 books
- Reading time
- 136–205 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,181 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 37 of 62 titles with a page count on record.
Sandy Dengler's 62 catalogued books run from Getting Into the Bible (1979) to Pony Up (2020), with the 1980s the busiest decade. Subjects include Christian life, children's fiction, mystery and detective stories, park rangers, frontier and pioneer life and biography. Series include Jack Prester Mysteries, Mirage Mysteries / Valley of the Sun, West Texas Mysteries, Serenade Saga, Australian Destiny, Heroes of the Misty Isles and Daniel Tremain Adventures, and Jack Prester is a subject character. Summer Of The Wild Pig (1979) and Melon Hound (1980) are among the early titles.
How many Sandy Dengler books are there?
Sandy Dengler has 62 books, released between 1979 and 2020. They include 9 series and 17 titles listed outside any series.
Sandy Dengler Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 62 Sandy Dengler 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.
- 1Getting Into the Bible1979 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/419791121/4
- 2Summer Of The Wild Pig1979 · confirmed 1/41979–1/4
- 3The Arizona Longhorns Adventure1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 4Melon Hound1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 5The Horse Who Loved Picnics1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 61981–1/4
- 7Mystery at McGeehan Ranch1982 · 119 pages · confirmed 1/419821191/4
- 819831261/4
- 919842061/4
- 1019841281/4
- 11The Song of the Nereids1984 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419841921/4
- 12Fanny Crosby, Writer of 8,000 Songs1985 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/419851401/4
- 131985–1/4
- 14John Bunyan1986 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419861601/4
- 15D.L. Moody, God's Salesman1986 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/419861111/4
- 161986–1/4
- 171986–1/4
- 18To Die In The Queen Of Cities1986 · 239 pages · confirmed 1/419862391/4
- 19Susanna Wesley1987 · 207 pages · confirmed 1/419872071/4
- 20Smokey A Simple Country Bear Who Made Good1987 · 31 pages · confirmed 1/41987311/4
- 211987–1/4
- 2219882771/4
- 23Florence Nightingale Nurse to Soldiers1988 · confirmed 1/41988–1/4
- 2419892721/4
- 2519892721/4
- 2619903341/4
- 2719932591/4
- 2819932551/4
- 2919933421/4
- 3019933181/4
- 3119932661/4
- 3219943371/4
- 3319943271/4
- 3419942611/4
- 3519942961/4
- 3619942381/4
- 3719953441/4
- 3819952931/4
- 39Hyenas1998 · 356 pages · confirmed 1/419983561/4
- 4020002721/4
- 4120002611/4
- 4220011361/4
- 4320011401/4
- 4420011341/4
- 4520011361/4
- 4620011401/4
- 4720011441/4
- 482012–1/4
- 492013–1/4
- 502013–1/4
- 512013–1/4
- 522013–1/4
- 532013–1/4
- 54Arachne Flying2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 55Red Iris, Black Rose2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 562018–1/4
- 572018–1/4
- 582018–1/4
- 592020–1/4
- 602020–1/4
- 612020–1/4
- 622020–1/4
Sandy Dengler series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Sandy Dengler 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.
New Sugar Creek Gang in order
6 booksJack Prester Mysteries in order
5 booksWest Texas Mysteries in order
5 booksAustralian Destiny in order
4 booksHeroes of the Misty Isles in order
4 booksDaniel Tremain Adventures in order
3 booksChurch Choir Mysteries in order
2 booksWhere in the World in order
1 bookStandalone books
17 books17 Sandy Dengler titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Sandy Dengler books in order?
You only need to read Sandy Dengler books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Sandy Dengler
Start with the first book of the Sandy Dengler series you want to read: Mirage Mysteries / Valley of the Sun starts with Cat Killer (1993) and Serenade Saga starts with Summer Snow (1984). The earliest catalogued title overall is Getting Into the Bible (1979).
What is the newest Sandy Dengler book?
Pony Up (2020) is the newest Sandy Dengler book released so far.
Is there a new Sandy Dengler book coming?
No next Sandy Dengler book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sandy Dengler at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Sandy Dengler title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Sandy Dengler books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,181 pages across the 37 of 62 books with a recorded length, a median of 239 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sandy Dengler books, 23 of 62, were published in the 1980s.
What the Sandy Dengler books are about
45 of the 62 Sandy Dengler books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 11 of 45. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 11 of 45 books
- Christian life 11 of 45 books
- Mystery & detective 8 of 45 books
- Religious fiction 6 of 45 books
- Biography 4 of 45 books
- Jack Prester (Fictitious character) 4 of 45 books
- Juvenile literature 4 of 45 books
- Park rangers 4 of 45 books
- Prester, jack (fictitious character) 4 of 45 books
- Christian saints 3 of 45 books
- Frontier and pioneer life 3 of 45 books