Joe Pickett Books in Order
Joe Pickett appears in 31 books, published between 2001 and 2026: 27 in the Joe Pickett series and 5 related titles. The first book is Open Season (2001) and the newest main-line book is The Crossroads (2026). One more title is announced: The Missing (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 31 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2001–2026
- Confirmed
- 32 of 32 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,015 in 17 of 32 books
- Reading time
- 100–150 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,015 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 32 titles with a page count on record.
Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett anchors C.J. Box's mystery series, which opens with Open Season (2001) and reaches 32 books. Missing persons, murder and criminal investigation in Wyoming are the recurring subjects. The Crossroads is the newest entry, and The Missing is scheduled for 2027. One title in the wider catalogue pairs Box with Sandra Brown. Books run 352 pages at the median.
How many Joe Pickett books are there?
Joe Pickett appears in 31 published books, released between 2001 and 2026. 27 of them belong to the Joe Pickett series, and 5 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas and collections. One more, The Missing (2027), is announced.
Joe Pickett Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 Joe Pickett books in the order they were released, 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.
- 120013044/4
- 220023044/4
- 320033524/4
- 420043524/4
- 52005–4/4
- 620053204/4
- 720063524/4
- 82007–4/4
- 920083524/4
- 1020093424/4
- 1120104164/4
- 122011–4/4
- 1320113884/4
- 142012–4/4
- 152013–3/4
- 16Shots Fired: Stories from Joe Pickett CountryJoe Pickett Short Stories/Novellas #32014 · 269 pages · confirmed 4/420142694/4
- 1720143704/4
- 1820153694/4
- 192016–4/4
- 202017–4/4
- 2120173674/4
- 2220183904/4
- 232019–4/4
- 242020–4/4
- 2520213844/4
- 262022–4/4
- 2720223844/4
- 282023–4/4
- 292024–4/4
- 302025–4/4
- 312026–4/4
- 322027–3/4
Joe Pickett Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the Joe Pickett series run from Open Season (2001) to The Crossroads (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Joe Pickett in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Joe Pickett books in order?
You should read the Joe Pickett series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 5 related titles (short stories and novellas and collections) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Joe Pickett book also stands alone.
What order should you read Joe Pickett books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Open Season (2001), the earliest published book in the Joe Pickett series. After it come Savage Run (2002), Winterkill (2003), Trophy Hunt (2004) and Out of Range (2005); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Joe Pickett book?
The Crossroads (2026) is the newest book in the Joe Pickett series.
Is there a new Joe Pickett book coming?
Yes. The Missing (2027) is the next Joe Pickett 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.
Printable Joe Pickett Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 32 books in publication order is on the Joe Pickett reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Joe Pickett at a glance
- Still running
- Joe Pickett is still running. The Missing is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Joe Pickett books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,015 pages across the 17 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Joe Pickett books, 13 of 32, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 30 of the 32 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
- Attribution
- Of the 32 titles, 31 are credited to C.J. Box and 1 to Sandra Brown.
What the Joe Pickett books are about
24 of the 32 Joe Pickett books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: pickett, joe (fictitious character) is tagged on 15 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Pickett, joe (fictitious character) 15 of 24 books
- Game wardens 13 of 24 books
- Wyoming 13 of 24 books
- Mystery & detective 9 of 24 books
- Thrillers 7 of 24 books
- Investigation 4 of 24 books
- Crime 3 of 24 books
- Missing persons 3 of 24 books
- Murder 2 of 24 books
- Suspense 2 of 24 books