Cartel Books in Order
Cartel contains 15 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
- 15
- Published
- 2008–2026
- Confirmed
- 12 of 15 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,400 in 8 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 40–60 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,400 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Cartel is an urban crime series in the catalogue, with subjects including drug trafficking, murder for hire and Miami. The Cartel (2008) is credited to Ashley & Jaquavis, and Ashley Antoinette is credited on 8 books, among them Tale of the Murda Mamas (2009) and La Bella Mafia (2013). JaQuavis Coleman is credited on 6, including the Cartel Queen books from 2023 to 2026. The listing also holds 3 books from 2015 and 2016 credited to Lili St. Germain. Cartel Queen 3: Long Kiss Goodnight (2026) is the newest.
How many Cartel books are there?
Cartel has 15 books, released between 2008 and 2026.
Cartel Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 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.
- 1The Cartel2008 · 400 pages · confirmed 4/420084004/4
- 1Cartel2015 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420153362/4
- 2Tale of the Murda Mamas2009 · 236 pages · confirmed 4/420092364/4
- 2Kingpin2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 3The Last Chapter2010 · 288 pages · confirmed 4/420102884/4
- 3Empire2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 4Diamonds Are Forever2012 · 236 pages · confirmed 4/420122364/4
- 5La Bella Mafia2013 · confirmed 4/42013–4/4
- 6The Demise2016 · 307 pages · confirmed 4/420163074/4
- 7Illuminati2017 · 293 pages · confirmed 3/420172933/4
- 8Long Live The Cartel2020 · confirmed 4/42020–4/4
- 9Money Devils 12020 · 304 pages · confirmed 4/420203044/4
- 10Cartel Queen: Aries Manifesto2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 11Cartel Queen 2: Mother of Murder2025 · confirmed 3/42025–3/4
- 12Cartel Queen 3: Long Kiss Goodnight2026 · confirmed 3/42026–3/4
Do you have to read Cartel books in order?
You should read the Cartel books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Cartel book also stands alone.
Where to start with Cartel
Start with The Cartel (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Cartel book?
Cartel Queen 3: Long Kiss Goodnight (2026) is the newest Cartel book released so far.
Is there a new Cartel book coming?
No next 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.
Cartel at a glance
- Still running
- Cartel is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Cartel books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,400 pages across the 8 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 298 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Cartel books, 8 of 15, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 8 of the 15 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 12 in at least three.
- Attribution
- Of the 15 titles, 8 are credited to Ashley Antoinette, 6 to JaQuavis Coleman, 3 to Lili St. Germain and 2 to Ashley & Jaquavis.
What the Cartel books are about
8 of the 15 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 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Drug traffic 6 of 8 books
- Urban fiction 5 of 8 books
- Romantic suspense 5 of 8 books
- Murder for hire 4 of 8 books
- African american & black, urban & street lit 2 of 8 books
- African Americans 2 of 8 books
- Crime 2 of 8 books
- Drug traffic in fiction 2 of 8 books
- Miami (Fla.) 2 of 8 books
- Murder for hire in fiction 2 of 8 books
Characters in the Cartel books
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- The Cartel books in order 12 books