Sam Acquillo Books in Order
Chris Knopf has written 10 books featuring Sam Acquillo, published between 2005 and 2023. The first book is The Last Refuge (2005) and the newest is Blood Bank (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2005–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,684 in 6 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 28–42 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,684 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Sam Acquillo is the fictitious character at the centre of Chris Knopf's Sam Acquillo Hamptons Mystery series. Ten books are dated between 2005 and 2023, from The Last Refuge (2005) to Blood Bank (2023), all credited to Knopf. Recorded subjects around the character include murder and investigation, carpenters and construction workers, middle-aged men, missing persons, sailing, hotels and New York. Other titles include Two Time (2005), Head Wounds (2008), Hard Stop (2009), Black Swan (2011), Cop Job (2015), Tango Down (2017) and Deep Dive (2019).
How many Sam Acquillo books are there?
Sam Acquillo appears in 10 books, released between 2005 and 2023.
Sam Acquillo Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Sam Acquillo 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.
- 12005–2/4
- 22005–2/4
- 320082722/4
- 42009–2/4
- 520113042/4
- 620152872/4
- 720162662/4
- 820172882/4
- 920192672/4
- 102023–2/4
Do you have to read Sam Acquillo books in order?
You should read the Sam Acquillo books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sam Acquillo book also stands alone.
Where to start with Sam Acquillo
Start with The Last Refuge (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sam Acquillo book?
Blood Bank (2023) is the newest Sam Acquillo book released so far.
Is there a new Sam Acquillo book coming?
No next Sam Acquillo book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sam Acquillo at a glance
- Paused
- No new Sam Acquillo title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Sam Acquillo books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,684 pages across the 6 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 280 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sam Acquillo books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
What the Sam Acquillo books are about
7 of the 10 Sam Acquillo 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.
- Mystery & detective 4 of 7 books
- Investigation 3 of 7 books
- Murder 3 of 7 books
- Carpenters 2 of 7 books
- Crimes against 2 of 7 books
More books by Chris Knopf
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Chris Knopf books in order 18 books