Steve Brewer Books in Order
Steve Brewer has written 36 books, published between 1994 and 2021. The first book is Lonely Street (1994) and the newest is Trouble Town (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 36
- Published
- 1994–2021
- Pages on record
- 6,825 in 25 of 36 books
- Reading time
- 114–171 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,825 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 36 titles with a page count on record.
Steve Brewer, born 1957, is an American writer of mystery, detective and crime novels. Lonely Street (1994) opens a catalogue of 36 books and was filmed under the same title, with Robert Patrick, Jay Mohr and Joe Mantegna in the cast. Bubba Mabry, a private investigator working Albuquerque, anchors the longest series, with Jackie Nolan and Drew Gavin the other two. Bank robberies, missing children and political corruption recur as subjects, and Trouble Town (2021) is the last catalogued title.
How many Steve Brewer books are there?
Steve Brewer has 36 books, released between 1994 and 2021. They include 3 series and 21 titles listed outside any series.
Steve Brewer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 36 Steve Brewer 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.
- 119942402/4
- 219952692/4
- 319962182/4
- 419972332/4
- 519992692/4
- 620003142/4
- 720012512/4
- 820023212/4
- 9Bullets2003 · 299 pages · confirmed 2/420032992/4
- 10Trophy Husband2003 · confirmed 2/42003–2/4
- 11Fool's Paradise2003 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/420031822/4
- 12Boost2004 · 221 pages · confirmed 2/420042212/4
- 13Bank Job2005 · 233 pages · confirmed 2/420052332/4
- 14Whipsaw2006 · 311 pages · confirmed 2/420063112/4
- 1520062322/4
- 16Cutthroat2007 · 382 pages · confirmed 2/420073822/4
- 17Firepower2010 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/420103562/4
- 18Calabama2011 · 318 pages · confirmed 2/420113182/4
- 192011–2/4
- 20The Big Wink2011 · 364 pages · confirmed 2/420113642/4
- 21Lost Vegas2011 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/420113102/4
- 22Payoff2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 231500 Rules for Successful Living2012 · 106 pages · confirmed 2/420121062/4
- 24Showdown2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 25Found Money2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 26Yvonne's Gone2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 272012–2/4
- 28A Box of Pandoras2012 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/420123082/4
- 2920133262/4
- 30Cemetery Plot2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 3120163402/4
- 3220172062/4
- 33Cold Cuts2018 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/420182162/4
- 34Rules for Successful Living2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 35Upshot2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 362021–2/4
Steve Brewer series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Bubba Mabry books in order 10 books
Steve Brewer 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.
Jackie Nolan in order
3 books- 1. Shotgun Boogie
- 2. Homesick Blues
- 3. Side Eye
Drew Gavin in order
2 books- 1. End Run
- 2. Cheap Shot
Standalone books
21 books21 Steve Brewer titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Steve Brewer books in order?
You only need to read Steve Brewer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Steve Brewer
Start with Lonely Street (1994), the first Bubba Mabry book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Steve Brewer book?
Trouble Town (2021) is the newest Steve Brewer book released so far.
Is there a new Steve Brewer book coming?
No next Steve Brewer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Steve Brewer at a glance
- Paused
- No new Steve Brewer title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Steve Brewer books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,825 pages across the 25 of 36 books with a recorded length, a median of 269 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Steve Brewer books, 17 of 36, were published in the 2010s.
What the Steve Brewer books are about
12 of the 36 Steve Brewer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: bubba mabry (fictitious character) is tagged on 5 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Bubba Mabry (Fictitious character) 5 of 12 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 12 books
- Private investigators 5 of 12 books
- Mabry, bubba (fictitious character) 4 of 12 books
- Albuquerque (n.m.) 3 of 12 books
- Bank robberies 2 of 12 books
- New Mexico 2 of 12 books
- Sportswriters 2 of 12 books