Sydney Bauer Books in Order

Sydney Bauer has written 8 books, published between 2007 and 2019. The first book is Undertow (2007) and the newest is Adam and the Malamute's Egg (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2007–2019

Eight books are catalogued under the name Sydney Bauer, and the listing records one series, David Cavanaugh. Six titles cluster between 2007 and 2011: Gospel and Undertow (both 2007), Alibi (2008), Move to Strike (2009), Matter of Trust (2010) and The 3rd Victim (2011). Two further titles under the same name, A is for Axolotl and Adam and the Malamute's Egg, both dated 2019, sit apart from that run. Bauer is credited on all 8 listings, the most recent of them in 2019.

How many Sydney Bauer books are there?

Sydney Bauer has 8 books, released between 2007 and 2019. 6 of them belong to the David Cavanaugh series.

Sydney Bauer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Sydney Bauer books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    UndertowDavid Cavanaugh #12007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007
  2. 2
    GospelDavid Cavanaugh #22007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007
  3. 3
    AlibiDavid Cavanaugh #32008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008
  4. 4
    Move to StrikeDavid Cavanaugh #42009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  5. 5
    Matter of TrustDavid Cavanaugh #52010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  6. 6
    The 3rd VictimDavid Cavanaugh #62011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  7. 7
    A is for Axolotl2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  8. 8
    Adam and the Malamute's Egg2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019

Sydney Bauer 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.

David Cavanaugh in order

6 books
  1. 1. Undertow
  2. 2. Gospel
  3. 3. Alibi
  4. 4. Move to Strike
  5. 5. Matter of Trust
  6. 6. The 3rd Victim

Standalone books

2 books

2 Sydney Bauer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sydney Bauer books in order?

You only need to read Sydney Bauer books in order within the David Cavanaugh series, which holds 6 of the 8 Sydney Bauer books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Sydney Bauer

Start with Undertow (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Sydney Bauer book?

Adam and the Malamute's Egg (2019) is the newest Sydney Bauer book released so far.

Is there a new Sydney Bauer book coming?

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

Sydney Bauer at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Sydney Bauer title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Sydney Bauer books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Busiest decade
Most Sydney Bauer books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2010s.