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T. Jefferson Parker Books in Order

T. Jefferson Parker has written 136 books, published between 1985 and 2025. The first book is Laguna Heat (1985) and the newest is Hamburg Noir (2025). One more title is announced: Gone at First Light (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
136 + 1 announced
Published
1985–2025
Confirmed
137 of 137 titles
Pages on record
10,841 in 32 of 137 books
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Photo of T. Jefferson Parker, author

Laguna Heat (1985) is the first catalogued novel by T. Jefferson Parker, an American writer born in 1953 whose police procedurals take place in Southern California. Little Saigon (1988), Pacific Beat (1991), Summer of Fear (1993), The Triggerman's Dance (1996) and Silent Joe (2001) follow in the listing, and Gone at First Light is scheduled for 2027. Charlie Hood, Roland Ford and Merci Rayborn are Parker's series characters. California, police work and American noir fiction appear among the subjects.

How many T. Jefferson Parker books are there?

T. Jefferson Parker has 136 published books, released between 1985 and 2025. They include 4 separate series. One more, Gone at First Light (2027), is announced.

T. Jefferson Parker Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 137 T. Jefferson Parker 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. Cover of Laguna Heat by T. Jefferson Parker, book 1 of the T. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels series (1985)
  2. Cover of Little Saigon by T. Jefferson Parker, book 2 of the T. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels series (1988)
  3. Cover of Pacific Beat by T. Jefferson Parker, book 3 of the T. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels series (1991)
  4. Cover of The Triggerman's Dance by T. Jefferson Parker, book 5 of the T. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels series (1996)
  5. Cover of Where Serpents Lie by T. Jefferson Parker, book 6 of the T. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels series (1998)
  6. Cover of The Blue Hour by T. Jefferson Parker, book 1 of the Merci Rayborn series (1999)
  7. Cover of Red Light by T. Jefferson Parker, book 2 of the Merci Rayborn series (1999)
  8. Cover of Silent Joe by T. Jefferson Parker, book 7 of the T. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels series (2001)
  9. Cover of Black Water by T. Jefferson Parker, book 3 of the Merci Rayborn series (2003)
  10. Cover of Cold Pursuit by T. Jefferson Parker, book 8 of the T. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels series (2003)
  11. Cover of Hasidic Noir by T. Jefferson Parker, book 5 of the Akashic Noir series (2004)
  12. Cover of Brooklyn Noir 2 by T. Jefferson Parker, book 6 of the Akashic Noir series (2005)
  13. Cover of The Fallen by T. Jefferson Parker, book 10 of the T. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels series (2006)
  14. Cover of Twin Cities Noir by T. Jefferson Parker, book 13 of the Akashic Noir series (2006)
  15. Cover of Storm Runners by T. Jefferson Parker, book 11 of the T. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels series (2007)
  16. Cover of L.A. Outlaws by T. Jefferson Parker, book 1 of the Charlie Hood series (2008)
  17. Cover of Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth by T. Jefferson Parker, book 21 of the Akashic Noir series (2008)
  18. Cover of The Renegades by T. Jefferson Parker, book 2 of the Charlie Hood series (2009)
  19. Cover of Iron River by T. Jefferson Parker, book 3 of the Charlie Hood series (2009)
  20. Cover of Lone Star Noir by T. Jefferson Parker, book 41 of the Akashic Noir series (2010)
  21. Cover of The Border Lords by T. Jefferson Parker, book 4 of the Charlie Hood series (2011)
  22. Cover of Cape Cod Noir by T. Jefferson Parker, book 48 of the Akashic Noir series (2011)
  23. Cover of The Jaguar by T. Jefferson Parker, book 5 of the Charlie Hood series (2012)
  24. Cover of Staten Island Noir by T. Jefferson Parker, book 50 of the Akashic Noir series (2012)
  1. 1
    Laguna HeatT. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels #11985 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985336
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  2. 2
    Little SaigonT. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels #21988 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1988354
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  3. 3
    Pacific BeatT. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels #31991 · 364 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991364
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  4. 4
    Summer of FearT. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels #41993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993–
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  5. 5
    The Triggerman's DanceT. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels #51996 · 350 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996350
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  6. 6
    Where Serpents LieT. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels #61998 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998432
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  7. 7
    The Blue HourMerci Rayborn #11999 · 359 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999359
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  8. 8
    Red LightMerci Rayborn #21999 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999368
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  9. 9
    Easy StreetT. Jefferson Parker Short Stories/Novellas #12000 · confirmed 3/4
    2000–
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  10. 10
    Silent JoeT. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels #72001 · 341 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001341
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  11. 11
    San Francisco NoirAkashic Noir #12002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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  12. 12
    Seattle NoirAkashic Noir #22003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  13. 13
    Black WaterMerci Rayborn #32003 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003384
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  14. 14
    Bronx NoirAkashic Noir #32003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  15. 15
    Cold PursuitT. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels #82003 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003416
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  16. 16
    Brooklyn NoirAkashic Noir #42004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  17. 17
    Hasidic NoirAkashic Noir #52004 · 366 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004366
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  18. 18
    California GirlT. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels #92004 · 396 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004396
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  19. 19
    Brooklyn Noir 2Akashic Noir #62005 · 309 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005309
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  20. 20
    Chicago NoirAkashic Noir #72005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005–
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  21. 21
    Miami NoirAkashic Noir #102006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  22. 22
    The FallenT. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels #102006 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006400
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  23. 23
    D.C. NoirAkashic Noir #112006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  24. 24
    Baltimore NoirAkashic Noir #122006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  25. 25
    Twin Cities NoirAkashic Noir #132006 · 258 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006258
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  26. 26
    Storm RunnersT. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels #112007 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007370
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  27. 27
    Wall Street NoirAkashic Noir #172007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  28. 28
    Havana NoirAkashic Noir #182007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  29. 29
    L.A. OutlawsCharlie Hood #12008 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008416
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  30. 30
    Queens NoirAkashic Noir #202008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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T. Jefferson Parker series in order

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

T. Jefferson Parker 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.

Akashic Noir in order

103 books
  1. 1. San Francisco Noir
  2. 2. Seattle Noir
  3. 3. Bronx Noir
  4. 4. Brooklyn Noir
  5. 5. Hasidic Noir
  6. 6. Brooklyn Noir 2
  7. 7. Chicago Noir
  8. 10. Miami Noir
  9. 11. D.C. Noir
  10. 12. Baltimore Noir
  11. 13. Twin Cities Noir
  12. 17. Wall Street Noir
  13. and 91 more in the table above

T. Jefferson Parker Standalone Novels

18 books

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

Charlie Hood in order

6 books
  1. 1. L.A. Outlaws
  2. 2. The Renegades
  3. 3. Iron River
  4. 4. The Border Lords
  5. 5. The Jaguar
  6. 6. The Famous and the Dead

Merci Rayborn in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Blue Hour
  2. 2. Red Light
  3. 3. Black Water

T. Jefferson Parker Short Stories/Novellas

2 books

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

John Lescroart Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

T. Jefferson Parker Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the T. Jefferson Parker books run from Laguna Heat (1985) to Hamburg Noir (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for T. Jefferson Parker in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read T. Jefferson Parker books in order?

You only need to read T. Jefferson Parker books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with T. Jefferson Parker

Start with The Room of White Fire (2017), the first Roland Ford book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Laguna Heat (1985).

What is the newest T. Jefferson Parker book?

Hamburg Noir (2025) is the newest T. Jefferson Parker book released so far.

Is there a new T. Jefferson Parker book coming?

Yes. Gone at First Light (2027) is the next T. Jefferson Parker 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 T. Jefferson Parker has won

Wikidata records 1 award for T. Jefferson Parker. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Edgar Awards2001Won

T. Jefferson Parker at a glance

Still publishing
T. Jefferson Parker is still publishing. Gone at First Light is announced for 2027.
Release pace
T. Jefferson Parker books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
10,841 pages across the 32 of 137 books with a recorded length, a median of 356 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most T. Jefferson Parker books, 69 of 137, were published in the 2010s.

What the T. Jefferson Parker books are about

30 of the 137 T. Jefferson Parker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: california is tagged on 9 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.