Sam Casey Books in Order
S.D. Tooley has written 8 books featuring Sam Casey, published between 1999 and 2023. The first book is When the Dead Speak (1999) and the newest is Killer Double (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1999–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,664 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 28–42 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,664 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Sam Casey is a policewoman at the centre of eight mystery and thriller novels by S.D. Tooley, and the catalogue lists Sam Casey as a fictitious character alongside Chase Dagger. Recorded subjects take in police, Indian women, Indians of North America, Chicago and Illinois. When the Dead Speak (1999) opens the sequence and Killer Double (2023) is the latest entry, with Nothing Else Matters (2000), Restless Spirit (2002), Echoes from the Grave (2007), What Lies Within (2010), Destiny Kills (2012) and The Tunnel (2013) between them.
How many Sam Casey books are there?
Sam Casey appears in 8 books, released between 1999 and 2023.
Sam Casey Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Sam Casey 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.
- 119993022/4
- 220002602/4
- 320022992/4
- 420072822/4
- 520102492/4
- 62012–2/4
- 720132722/4
- 82023–2/4
Do you have to read Sam Casey books in order?
You should read the Sam Casey books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sam Casey book also stands alone.
Where to start with Sam Casey
Start with When the Dead Speak (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sam Casey book?
Killer Double (2023) is the newest Sam Casey book released so far.
Is there a new Sam Casey book coming?
No next Sam Casey 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 Casey at a glance
- Paused
- No new Sam Casey title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Sam Casey books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,664 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 277 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sam Casey books, 3 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Sam Casey books are about
4 of the 8 Sam Casey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: policewomen is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Policewomen 3 of 4 books
- Indian women 2 of 4 books
- Police 2 of 4 books
- Chicago (Ill.) 1 of 4 books
- Illinois 1 of 4 books
- Indians of North America 1 of 4 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 4 books
- Thrillers 1 of 4 books
More books by S.D. Tooley
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- S.D. Tooley books in order 17 books
Series featuring Sam Casey
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Sam Casey Mystery books in order 8 books