William G. Tapply Books in Order
45 books are credited to William G. Tapply, published between 1984 and 2011; 3 of them appeared after William G. Tapply's death in 2009. The first book is Death at Charity's Point (1984) and the newest is The Nomination (2011). Publication order is the reading order below. 25 of the 45 books listed here are in the Brady Coyne series, which has its own page: Brady Coyne books in order.
- Books
- 45
- Published
- 1984–2011
- Confirmed
- 45 of 45 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,240 in 33 of 45 books
- Reading time
- 137–206 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,240 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 33 of 45 titles with a page count on record.
William G. Tapply, born in 1940 and died in 2009, was an American writer who published more than 40 books and lived his whole life in New England, working as a high school teacher and a college professor. Brady Coyne, a Boston lawyer who investigates, carries the mysteries he is known for, and Stoney Calhoun heads a second series. Fly fishing, one of Tapply's own pastimes, fills much of his non-fiction. Forty-seven titles span Death at Charity's Point (1984) to The Nomination (2011).
How many William G. Tapply books are there?
William G. Tapply has 45 books, released between 1984 and 2011. 3 of them were published after William G. Tapply's death in 2009. They include 2 separate series.
William G. Tapply Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 45 William G. Tapply 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.
- 119842443/4
- 21984–3/4
- 319852143/4
- 41986–3/4
- 519872133/4
- 61987–3/4
- 71988–3/4
- 81988–3/4
- 91989–3/4
- 10Opening Day and Other Angling NeurosesWilliam G. Tapply Non-Fiction #21990 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/419901603/4
- 1119902603/4
- 1219912413/4
- 1319921553/4
- 1419922773/4
- 1519931153/4
- 1619932733/4
- 1719954163/4
- 1819952343/4
- 1919962763/4
- 201997–3/4
- 2119982743/4
- 2219991423/4
- 2319992573/4
- 2420001603/4
- 2520002883/4
- 2620012563/4
- 272001–3/4
- 2820022903/4
- 29The Orvis Pocket Guide To Fly Fishing for BassWilliam G. Tapply Non-Fiction #92003 · 160 pages · confirmed 3/420031603/4
- 3020033213/4
- 3120042923/4
- 3220041323/4
- 3320042083/4
- 3420052923/4
- 3520063043/4
- 3620072573/4
- 3720073363/4
- 382007–3/4
- 3920072923/4
- 4020083043/4
- 4120092773/4
- 422009–3/4
- 432010–3/4
- 442010–3/4
- 4520113203/4
William G. Tapply series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Brady Coyne books in order 28 books
William G. Tapply books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Brady Coyne books in order
25 books by William G. Tapply- 1. Death at Charity's Point
- 2. The Dutch Blue Error
- 3. Follow the Sharks
- 4. The Marine Corpse / A Rodent of Doubt
- 5. Dead Meat
- 6. The Vulgar Boatman
- 7. A Void in Hearts
- 8. Dead Winter
- 9. Client Privilege
- 10. The Spotted Cats
- 11. Tight Lines
- 12. The Snake Eater
- and 13 more in the table above
William G. Tapply Non-Fiction
14 books14 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Stoney Calhoun in order
3 books- 1. Bitch Creek
- 2. Gray Ghost
- 3. Dark Tiger
William G. Tapply Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Brady Coyne/J.W. Jackson in order
1 book- 3. Third Strike
Do you have to read William G. Tapply books in order?
You only need to read William G. Tapply books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with William G. Tapply
Start with Death at Charity's Point (1984), the first Brady Coyne book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest William G. Tapply book?
The Nomination (2011) is the newest William G. Tapply book released so far.
Is there a new William G. Tapply book coming?
No next William G. Tapply book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
William G. Tapply at a glance
- Died
- William G. Tapply died in 2009, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to William G. Tapply are still being published after William G. Tapply's death in 2009; the newest appeared in 2011.
- Release pace
- William G. Tapply books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,240 pages across the 33 of 45 books with a recorded length, a median of 260 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most William G. Tapply books, 19 of 45, were published in the 2000s.
What the William G. Tapply books are about
42 of the 45 William G. Tapply books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: brady coyne (fictitious character) is tagged on 20 of 42. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Brady Coyne (Fictitious character) 20 of 42 books
- Coyne, brady (fictitious character) 15 of 42 books
- Lawyers 12 of 42 books
- Mystery & detective 12 of 42 books
- Boston (Mass.) 11 of 42 books
- Fly fishing 7 of 42 books
- Massachusetts 7 of 42 books
- Legal stories 6 of 42 books
- Anecdotes 5 of 42 books
- Murder 5 of 42 books