Milt Kovak Books in Order
Susan Rogers Cooper has written 14 Milt Kovak books, published between 1988 and 2017. The first book is The Man In the Green Chevy (1988) and the newest is Best Served Cold (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1988–2017
- Pages on record
- 1,708 in 8 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 28–43 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,708 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Milt Kovak is the title figure of the Sheriff Milt Kovak series by Susan Rogers Cooper. The character appears in 14 books from The Man In the Green Chevy (1988) to Best Served Cold (2017). Houston In The Rearview Mirror, Chasing Away the Devil, Lying Wonders and Vegas Nerve are part of the run. Subject tags set the books in Prophesy County, an imaginary place in Oklahoma, and include police procedural, sheriffs and sects. The series is listed as likely complete.
How many Milt Kovak books are there?
Milt Kovak has 14 books, released between 1988 and 2017.
Milt Kovak Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Milt Kovak 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.
- 11988–2/4
- 21990–2/4
- 31990–2/4
- 419911832/4
- 519941992/4
- 619952322/4
- 720032502/4
- 820072462/4
- 92009–2/4
- 1020092082/4
- 112012–2/4
- 122013–2/4
- 1320142022/4
- 1420171882/4
Do you have to read Milt Kovak books in order?
You should read the Milt Kovak books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Milt Kovak book also stands alone.
Where to start with Milt Kovak
Start with The Man In the Green Chevy (1988), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Milt Kovak book?
Best Served Cold (2017) is the newest Milt Kovak book released so far.
Is there a new Milt Kovak book coming?
No next Milt Kovak book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Milt Kovak at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Milt Kovak title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Milt Kovak books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,708 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 205 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Milt Kovak books, 5 of 14, were published in the 1990s.
What the Milt Kovak books are about
10 of the 14 Milt Kovak books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: kovak, milton (fictitious character) is tagged on 9 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Kovak, milton (fictitious character) 9 of 10 books
- Sheriffs 9 of 10 books
- Milton Kovak (Fictitious character) 8 of 10 books
- Oklahoma 8 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 10 books
- Prophesy county (okla. : imaginary place) 4 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 3 of 10 books
More books by Susan Rogers Cooper
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Susan Rogers Cooper books in order 29 books
Series that include Milt Kovak books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Sheriff Milt Kovak books in order 14 books