Sheriff Bill Gastner Books in Order
Steven F. Havill has written 28 Sheriff Bill Gastner books, published between 1991 and 2026. The first book is Heartshot (1991) and the newest is Reverse (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 1991–2026
- Confirmed
- 28 of 28 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,774 in 21 of 28 books
- Reading time
- 96–144 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,774 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 28 titles with a page count on record.
Sheriff Bill Gastner is the lead figure in Steven F. Havill's New Mexico police procedurals, catalogued under the Bill Gastner Mystery and Posadas County Mystery series. The 28 books open with Heartshot (1991) and extend to Reverse (2026). Catalogue subjects list sheriffs, murder investigation and New Mexico in fiction, and name Estelle Reyes-Guzman as a second recurring character. Early entries include Bitter Recoil (1992) and Twice Buried (1994). The Gastner run is ongoing.
How many Sheriff Bill Gastner books are there?
Sheriff Bill Gastner has 28 books, released between 1991 and 2026.
Sheriff Bill Gastner Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Sheriff Bill Gastner 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.
- 119912093/4
- 219921923/4
- 319941933/4
- 419962183/4
- 519972593/4
- 619982403/4
- 719992943/4
- 820002563/4
- 920012563/4
- 1020022903/4
- 1120032933/4
- 122004–3/4
- 132006–3/4
- 1420072753/4
- 1520083113/4
- 1620092753/4
- 1720103063/4
- 182011–3/4
- 1920133013/4
- 2020152983/4
- 2120162983/4
- 2220172503/4
- 2320184563/4
- 2420203043/4
- 252022–3/4
- 262024–3/4
- 272025–3/4
- 282026–3/4
Do you have to read Sheriff Bill Gastner books in order?
You should read the Sheriff Bill Gastner books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sheriff Bill Gastner book also stands alone.
Where to start with Sheriff Bill Gastner
Start with Heartshot (1991), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sheriff Bill Gastner book?
Reverse (2026) is the newest Sheriff Bill Gastner book released so far.
Is there a new Sheriff Bill Gastner book coming?
No next Sheriff Bill Gastner book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sheriff Bill Gastner at a glance
- Still running
- Sheriff Bill Gastner is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Sheriff Bill Gastner books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,774 pages across the 21 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 275 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sheriff Bill Gastner books, 9 of 28, were published in the 2000s.
What the Sheriff Bill Gastner books are about
24 of the 28 Sheriff Bill Gastner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: bill gastner (fictitious character) is tagged on 14 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Bill Gastner (Fictitious character) 14 of 24 books
- New Mexico 13 of 24 books
- Sheriffs 13 of 24 books
- Mystery & detective 12 of 24 books
- Gastner, bill (fictitious character) 9 of 24 books
- Estelle Reyes-Guzman (Fictitious character) 8 of 24 books
- Policewomen 8 of 24 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 7 of 24 books
- Investigation 5 of 24 books
- Murder 5 of 24 books
- Westerns 3 of 24 books
- American literature 2 of 24 books
More books by Steven F. Havill
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Steven F. Havill books in order 34 books