Woods Cop Books in Order
Joseph Heywood has written 14 Woods Cop books, published between 2001 and 2024. The first book is Ice Hunter (2001) and the newest is Out of Service (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2001–2024
- Confirmed
- 14 of 14 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,537 in 7 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 42–63 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,537 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Grady Service, a game warden in Michigan, is the Woods Cop of Joseph Heywood's mystery series. Ice Hunter (2001) opens the run and Out of Service (2024) is the most recent of 14 catalogued books. Blue Wolf In Green Fire (2002), Running Dark (2005), Strike Dog (2007), Death Roe (2008) and Force of Blood (2011) sit between them. Hard-boiled crime, serial murder and fathers and sons fill the subjects, and the series is ongoing.
How many Woods Cop books are there?
Woods Cop has 14 books, released between 2001 and 2024.
Woods Cop Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Woods Cop 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.
- 12001–3/4
- 22002–3/4
- 320034803/4
- 42005–3/4
- 52007–3/4
- 620084323/4
- 72010–3/4
- 820114323/4
- 920132183/4
- 102013–3/4
- 112015–3/4
- 1220163523/4
- 1320183033/4
- 1420243203/4
Do you have to read Woods Cop books in order?
You should read the Woods Cop books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Woods Cop book also stands alone.
Where to start with Woods Cop
Start with Ice Hunter (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Woods Cop book?
Out of Service (2024) is the newest Woods Cop book released so far.
Is there a new Woods Cop book coming?
No next Woods Cop book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Woods Cop at a glance
- Still running
- Woods Cop is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Woods Cop books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,537 pages across the 7 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Woods Cop books, 7 of 14, were published in the 2010s.
What the Woods Cop books are about
13 of the 14 Woods Cop books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: michigan is tagged on 12 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Michigan 12 of 13 books
- Mystery & detective 8 of 13 books
- Game wardens 4 of 13 books
- Grady Service (Fictitious character) 3 of 13 books
- Suspense 2 of 13 books
- Thrillers 2 of 13 books
More books by Joseph Heywood
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Joseph Heywood books in order 24 books