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Steve Hamilton Books in Order

Steve Hamilton has written 18 books, published between 1998 and 2024. The first book is A Cold Day in Paradise (1998) and the newest is An Honorable Assassin (2024). One more title is announced: The Dark Side of the Street (2027). Publication order is the reading order below. 13 of the 19 books listed here are in the Alex McKnight series, which has its own page: Alex McKnight books in order.

Books
18 + 1 announced
Published
1998–2024
Confirmed
18 of 19 titles
Pages on record
3,884 in 13 of 19 books
Reading time
65–97 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,884 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

See all 19 books in order Printable Steve Hamilton checklistNext: The Dark Side of the Street (2027)

Alex McKnight, a private investigator in Michigan, is the recurring lead in Steve Hamilton's crime novels. A Cold Day in Paradise (1998) opens a catalogue of 19 titles that reaches An Honorable Assassin, with The Dark Side of the Street dated 2027. Nick Mason heads a second series, and standalone novels fill out the rest. Murder, missing persons and organised crime run through the subject tags.

How many Steve Hamilton books are there?

Steve Hamilton has 18 published books, released between 1998 and 2024. They include 2 separate series. One more, The Dark Side of the Street (2027), is announced.

Steve Hamilton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Steve Hamilton books in the order they were released, 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 A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton, book 1 of the Alex McKnight series (1998)
  2. Cover of Winter of the Wolf Moon by Steve Hamilton, book 2 of the Alex McKnight series (2000)
  3. Cover of The Hunting Wind by Steve Hamilton, book 3 of the Alex McKnight series (2001)
  4. Cover of North of Nowhere by Steve Hamilton, book 4 of the Alex McKnight series (2002)
  5. Cover of Blood is the Sky by Steve Hamilton, book 5 of the Alex McKnight series (2003)
  6. Cover of Ice Run by Steve Hamilton, book 6 of the Alex McKnight series (2004)
  7. Cover of A Stolen Season by Steve Hamilton, book 7 of the Alex McKnight series (2006)
  8. Cover of Night Work by Steve Hamilton, book 1 of the Steve Hamilton Standalone Novels series (2007)
  9. Cover of Misery Bay by Steve Hamilton, book 9 of the Alex McKnight series (2011)
  10. Cover of Let it Burn by Steve Hamilton, book 11 of the Alex McKnight series (2013)
  11. Cover of The Second Life of Nick Mason by Steve Hamilton, book 1 of the Nick Mason series (2016)
  12. Cover of Exit Strategy by Steve Hamilton, book 2 of the Nick Mason series (2017)
  1. 1
    A Cold Day in ParadiseAlex McKnight #11998 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998288
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  2. 2
    Winter of the Wolf MoonAlex McKnight #22000 · 274 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000274
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  3. 3
    The Hunting WindAlex McKnight #32001 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001352
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  4. 4
    North of NowhereAlex McKnight #42002 · 259 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002259
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  5. 5
    Blood is the SkyAlex McKnight #52003 · 330 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003330
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  6. 6
    Ice RunAlex McKnight #62004 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004352
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  7. 7
    A Stolen SeasonAlex McKnight #72006 · 290 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006290
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  8. 8
    Night WorkSteve Hamilton Standalone Novels #12007 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007304
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  9. 9
    The Lock ArtistSteve Hamilton Standalone Novels #22009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  10. 10
    Beneath the Book TowerAlex McKnight #82011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  11. 11
    Misery BayAlex McKnight #92011 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011294
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  12. 12
    Die a StrangerAlex McKnight #102012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Let it BurnAlex McKnight #112013 · 276 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013276
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    The Second Life of Nick MasonNick Mason #12016 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Exit StrategyNick Mason #22017 · 289 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017289
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Dead Man RunningAlex McKnight #122018 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018288
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  17. 17
    Riddle IslandAlex McKnight #132020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    An Honorable AssassinNick Mason #32024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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  19. 19
    The Dark Side of the StreetSteve Hamilton Standalone Novels #32027 · confirmed 3/4
    2027–
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Steve Hamilton series in order

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

Steve Hamilton 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.

Steve Hamilton Standalone Novels

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Steve Hamilton Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Steve Hamilton books run from A Cold Day in Paradise (1998) to An Honorable Assassin (2024), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Steve Hamilton in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Steve Hamilton books in order?

You only need to read Steve Hamilton books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Steve Hamilton

Start with the first book of the Steve Hamilton series you want to read: Alex McKnight starts with A Cold Day in Paradise (1998) and Nick Mason starts with The Second Life of Nick Mason (2016). The earliest catalogued title overall is A Cold Day in Paradise (1998).

What is the newest Steve Hamilton book?

An Honorable Assassin (2024) is the newest Steve Hamilton book released so far.

Is there a new Steve Hamilton book coming?

Yes. The Dark Side of the Street (2027) is the next Steve Hamilton book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Awards Steve Hamilton has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for Steve Hamilton. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Michigan Author Award2006Won
  • Edgar Awards1999Won

Steve Hamilton at a glance

Still publishing
Steve Hamilton is still publishing. The Dark Side of the Street is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Steve Hamilton books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,884 pages across the 13 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 289 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Steve Hamilton books, 8 of 19, were published in the 2000s.

What the Steve Hamilton books are about

15 of the 19 Steve Hamilton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 11 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.