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Walter Satterthwait Books in Order

Walter Satterthwait has written 19 books, published between 1980 and 2011. The first book is Cocaine Blues (1980) and the newest is New York Nocturne (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1980–2011
Pages on record
1,992 in 8 of 19 books
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Walter Satterthwait was an American writer who lived from 1946 to 2020. The catalogue records 19 books from Cocaine Blues (1980) to New York Nocturne (2011). Satterthwait's two series are Joshua Croft and Miss Lizzie, and subject tags include private investigators and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Wall of Glass (1988), At Ease with the Dead (1990), Wilde West (1991) and Escapade (1995) are among the titles. The list is treated as likely complete.

How many Walter Satterthwait books are there?

Walter Satterthwait has 19 books, released between 1980 and 2011. They include 3 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

Walter Satterthwait Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Walter Satterthwait 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 At Ease with the Dead by Walter Satterthwait, book 2 of the Joshua Croft series (1990)
  2. Cover of Wilde West by Walter Satterthwait (1991)
  3. Cover of A Flower in the Desert by Walter Satterthwait, book 3 of the Joshua Croft series (1992)
  4. Cover of Sleight of Hand by Walter Satterthwait (1993)
  5. Cover of The Gold of Mayani by Walter Satterthwait (1995)
  6. Cover of Accustomed to the Dark by Walter Satterthwait, book 6 of the Joshua Croft series (1996)
  7. Cover of Perfection by Walter Satterthwait (2003)
  8. Cover of The Mankiller of Poojegai and Other Stories by Walter Satterthwait (2007)
  9. Cover of Dead Horse by Walter Satterthwait (2007)
  1. 1
    Cocaine Blues1980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  2. 2
    The Aegean Affair1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  3. 3
    Wall of GlassJoshua Croft #11988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  4. 4
    Miss LizzieMiss Lizzie #11989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  5. 5
    At Ease with the DeadJoshua Croft #21990 · 237 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990237
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  6. 6
    Wilde West1991 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991374
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  7. 7
    A Flower in the DesertJoshua Croft #31992 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992248
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  8. 8
    Sleight of Hand1993 · 165 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993165
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  9. 9
    The Hanged ManJoshua Croft #41993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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  10. 10
    EscapadeEscapade #11995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  11. 11
    The Gold of Mayani1995 · 214 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995214
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  12. 12
    The Death CardJoshua Croft #51995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  13. 13
    Accustomed to the DarkJoshua Croft #61996 · 245 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996245
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  14. 14
    MasqueradeEscapade #21998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  15. 15
    Perfection2003 · 327 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003327
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  16. 16
    CavalcadeEscapade #32005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  17. 18
    Dead Horse2007 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007182
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  18. 19
    New York NocturneMiss Lizzie #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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Walter Satterthwait 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.

Joshua Croft in order

6 books
  1. 1. Wall of Glass
  2. 2. At Ease with the Dead
  3. 3. A Flower in the Desert
  4. 4. The Hanged Man
  5. 5. The Death Card
  6. 6. Accustomed to the Dark

Escapade in order

3 books
  1. 1. Escapade
  2. 2. Masquerade
  3. 3. Cavalcade

Miss Lizzie in order

2 books
  1. 1. Miss Lizzie
  2. 2. New York Nocturne

Standalone books

8 books

8 Walter Satterthwait titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Walter Satterthwait books in order?

You only need to read Walter Satterthwait 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 Walter Satterthwait

Start with Cocaine Blues (1980), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Walter Satterthwait book?

New York Nocturne (2011) is the newest Walter Satterthwait book released so far.

Is there a new Walter Satterthwait book coming?

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

Walter Satterthwait at a glance

Died
Walter Satterthwait died in 2020, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Walter Satterthwait on record dates from 2011.
Release pace
Walter Satterthwait books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,992 pages across the 8 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 241 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Walter Satterthwait books, 10 of 19, were published in the 1990s.

What the Walter Satterthwait books are about

7 of the 19 Walter Satterthwait books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.