T.R. Pearson Books in Order
T.R. Pearson has written 28 books, published between 1985 and 2023. The first book is A Short History of a Small Place (1985) and the newest is Bone Eye (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 1985–2023
- Pages on record
- 4,096 in 14 of 28 books
- Reading time
- 68–102 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,096 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 28 titles with a page count on record.
T.R. Pearson writes Southern fiction and crime novels, much of it set in North Carolina towns among eccentrics. A Short History of a Small Place (1985) opens the list, followed by Off for the Sweet Hereafter (1986) and The Last of How It Was (1987), with Cry Me a River (1993), Blue Ridge (2000) and True Cross (2003) along the way. The Neely, Ray Tatum Mysteries and Nick Reid sequences are the named series. The catalogue holds 28 books reaching Bone Eye (2023), at a median of 288 pages.
How many T.R. Pearson books are there?
T.R. Pearson has 28 books, released between 1985 and 2023. They include 3 series and 14 titles listed outside any series.
T.R. Pearson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 T.R. Pearson 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.
- 119853812/4
- 219862832/4
- 319873622/4
- 419893822/4
- 5Gospel Hour1991 · confirmed 2/41991–2/4
- 619932722/4
- 720002432/4
- 820022432/4
- 9True Cross2003 · confirmed 2/42003–2/4
- 1020052952/4
- 11Seaworthy2006 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/420062802/4
- 12Red Scare2008 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/420081822/4
- 13Jerusalem Gap2010 · 146 pages · confirmed 2/420101462/4
- 142011–2/4
- 1520112942/4
- 162012–2/4
- 172013–2/4
- 18East Jesus South2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 1920154082/4
- 20Low Lords2016 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/420163252/4
- 21Theory of the Case2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 222018–2/4
- 23Serpent Of Old2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 24Sleepaway2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 25Confederate States2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 26Devil Up2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 27Joy To The Just2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 28Bone Eye2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
T.R. Pearson 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.
Ray Tatum Mysteries in order
6 books- 1. Cry Me a River
- 2. Blue Ridge
- 3. Polar
- 4. Warwolf
- 5. First In Flight
- 6. Brigade
Neely in order
5 booksNick Reid in order
3 books- 1. Ranchero
- 2. Beluga
- 3. Nowhere Nice
Standalone books
14 books14 T.R. Pearson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read T.R. Pearson books in order?
You only need to read T.R. Pearson 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 T.R. Pearson
Start with A Short History of a Small Place (1985), the earliest published title.
What is the newest T.R. Pearson book?
Bone Eye (2023) is the newest T.R. Pearson book released so far.
Is there a new T.R. Pearson book coming?
No next T.R. Pearson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
T.R. Pearson at a glance
- Paused
- No new T.R. Pearson title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- T.R. Pearson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,096 pages across the 14 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most T.R. Pearson books, 12 of 28, were published in the 2010s.
What the T.R. Pearson books are about
10 of the 28 T.R. Pearson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: north carolina is tagged on 4 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- North Carolina 4 of 10 books
- City and town life 3 of 10 books
- Eccentrics and eccentricities 2 of 10 books