The Cartel Books in Order
There are 12 The Cartel books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is The Cartel (2008) and the newest is Cartel Queen 3: Long Kiss Goodnight (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2008–2026
- Confirmed
- 12 of 12 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,064 in 7 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 34–52 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,064 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
The Cartel is catalogued as a character entry covering 12 books published between 2008 and 2026. No single writer carries the line: Ashley Antoinette is credited on 8 titles, JaQuavis Coleman on 6, and 2 carry the joint byline Ashley & Jaquavis. The Cartel (2008) opens the run, followed by Tale of the Murda Mamas (2009) and The Last Chapter (2010), and Cartel Queen 3: Long Kiss Goodnight (2026) is the most recent entry. Recorded subjects include drug traffic, murder for hire, crime, romantic suspense, Miami, Florida, and African American urban and street literature.
How many The Cartel books are there?
The Cartel has 12 books, released between 2008 and 2026.
The Cartel Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 The Cartel 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.
- 120084004/4
- 220092364/4
- 320102884/4
- 420122364/4
- 52013–4/4
- 620163074/4
- 720172933/4
- 82020–4/4
- 920203044/4
- 102023–3/4
- 112025–3/4
- 122026–3/4
Do you have to read The Cartel books in order?
You should read the The Cartel books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each The Cartel book also stands alone.
Where to start with The Cartel
Start with The Cartel (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest The Cartel book?
Cartel Queen 3: Long Kiss Goodnight (2026) is the newest The Cartel book released so far.
Is there a new The Cartel book coming?
No next The Cartel book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
The Cartel at a glance
- Still running
- The Cartel is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- The Cartel books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,064 pages across the 7 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 293 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most The Cartel books, 5 of 12, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 8 of the 12 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
- Attribution
- Of the 12 titles, 8 are credited to Ashley Antoinette, 6 to JaQuavis Coleman and 2 to Ashley & Jaquavis.
What the The Cartel books are about
7 of the 12 The Cartel books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: drug traffic is tagged on 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Drug traffic 6 of 7 books
- Urban fiction 5 of 7 books
- Romantic suspense 5 of 7 books
- Murder for hire 4 of 7 books
- African american & black, urban & street lit 2 of 7 books
- African Americans 2 of 7 books
- Crime 2 of 7 books
- Drug traffic in fiction 2 of 7 books
- Miami (Fla.) 2 of 7 books
- Murder for hire in fiction 2 of 7 books
Series that include The Cartel books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Cartel books in order 15 books