Will Dean Books in Order

Will Dean has written 11 books, published between 2018 and 2026. The first book is Dark Pines (2018) and the newest is Adrift (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2018–2026
Pages on record
1,320 in 4 of 11 books

Will Dean is a British-born crime writer living in Sweden. The Tuva Moodyson Mystery series is Dean's best known work, built on a deaf journalist of that name and set in Sweden: Dark Pines (2018), Red Snow (2019), Black River (2020), Bad Apples (2021), Wolf Pack (2022) and Ice Town (2024). Kidnapping, captivity and escape number among the subjects of the other books, The Last Thing to Burn (2021), First Born (2022) and The Chamber (2024) among them. Eleven Dean titles are catalogued, reaching Adrift (2026).

How many Will Dean books are there?

Will Dean has 11 books, released between 2018 and 2026. 6 of them belong to the Tuva Moodyson Mystery series.

Will Dean Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Will Dean 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
    Dark PinesTuva Moodyson Mystery #12018 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018328
  2. 2
    Red SnowTuva Moodyson Mystery #22019 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019400
  3. 3
    Black RiverTuva Moodyson Mystery #32020 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020384
  4. 4
    The Last Thing to Burn2021 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021208
  5. 5
    Bad ApplesTuva Moodyson Mystery #42021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021
  6. 6
    First Born2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  7. 7
    Wolf PackTuva Moodyson Mystery #52022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  8. 82023
  9. 9
    The Chamber2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  10. 10
    Ice TownTuva Moodyson Mystery #62024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  11. 11
    Adrift2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026

Will Dean 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.

Tuva Moodyson Mystery in order

6 books
  1. 1. Dark Pines
  2. 2. Red Snow
  3. 3. Black River
  4. 4. Bad Apples
  5. 5. Wolf Pack
  6. 6. Ice Town

Standalone books

5 books

5 Will Dean titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Will Dean books in order?

You only need to read Will Dean books in order within the Tuva Moodyson Mystery series, which holds 6 of the 11 Will Dean books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Will Dean

Start with Dark Pines (2018), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Will Dean book?

Adrift (2026) is the newest Will Dean book released so far.

Is there a new Will Dean book coming?

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

Will Dean at a glance

Still publishing
Will Dean published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Will Dean books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,320 pages across the 4 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 356 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Will Dean books, 9 of 11, were published in the 2020s.

What the Will Dean books are about

3 of the 11 Will Dean 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 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.