Steven Womack Books in Order

Steven Womack has written 12 books, published between 1990 and 2022. The first book is Murphy's Fault (1990) and the newest is Fade Up From Black (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1990–2022
Pages on record
3,250 in 10 of 12 books
Reading time
54–81 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,250 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

Steven Womack is an American crime writer with two series, Harry James Denton and Jack Lynch. The catalogue lists 12 books from Murphy's Fault (1990) to Fade Up From Black (2022). Smash Cut, Dead Folks' Blues, The Software Bomb, Torch Town Boogie and Way Past Dead are among them. Subject tags cover private investigators in Nashville, Tennessee, as well as New Orleans, journalists and computer crimes.

How many Steven Womack books are there?

Steven Womack has 12 books, released between 1990 and 2022. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Steven Womack Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Steven Womack 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
    Murphy's FaultJack Lynch #11990 · 305 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990305
  2. 2
    Smash CutJack Lynch #21991 · 293 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991293
  3. 3
    Dead Folks' BluesHarry James Denton #11992 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992432
  4. 4
    The Software BombJack Lynch #31993 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993282
  5. 5
    Torch Town BoogieHarry James Denton #21995 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995250
  6. 6
    Way Past DeadHarry James Denton #31995 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995288
  7. 7
    Chain of Fools / Nobody's Chain Lays StraightHarry James Denton #41995 · 306 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995306
  8. 8
    Murder ManualHarry James Denton #51998 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998320
  9. 9
    By Blood Written2005 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005416
  10. 10
    Why Politics Suck2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  11. 11
    Dirty MoneyHarry James Denton #62018 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018358
  12. 12
    Fade Up From BlackHarry James Denton #72022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022

Steven Womack 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.

Harry James Denton in order

7 books
  1. 1. Dead Folks' Blues
  2. 2. Torch Town Boogie
  3. 3. Way Past Dead
  4. 4. Chain of Fools / Nobody's Chain Lays Straight
  5. 5. Murder Manual
  6. 6. Dirty Money
  7. 7. Fade Up From Black

Jack Lynch in order

3 books
  1. 1. Murphy's Fault
  2. 2. Smash Cut
  3. 3. The Software Bomb

Standalone books

2 books

2 Steven Womack titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Steven Womack books in order?

You only need to read Steven Womack 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 Steven Womack

Start with Murphy's Fault (1990), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Steven Womack book?

Fade Up From Black (2022) is the newest Steven Womack book released so far.

Is there a new Steven Womack book coming?

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

Steven Womack at a glance

Paused
No new Steven Womack title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Steven Womack books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
3,250 pages across the 10 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 306 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Steven Womack books, 8 of 12, were published in the 1990s.

What the Steven Womack books are about

9 of the 12 Steven Womack books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: harry james denton (fictitious character) is tagged on 4 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.