Colter Shaw Books in Order
Colter Shaw by Jeffery Deaver contains 10 books, published between 2019 and 2026. The first book is Captivated (2019) and the newest is The Bookkeeper (2026). One more title is announced: Freeze Frame (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2019–2026
- Confirmed
- 10 of 11 titles
- Pages on record
- 976 in 2 of 11 books
Colter Shaw is the character at the centre of a Jeffery Deaver thriller sequence built on missing-person cases, with video games and Washington state among the settings. Eleven entries run from Captivated and The Never Game in 2019 to The Bookkeeper, taking in The Goodbye Man (2020), The Final Twist (2021) and Hunting Time (2022). Freeze Frame is scheduled for 2027.
How many Colter Shaw books are there?
Colter Shaw has 10 published books, released between 2019 and 2026. One more, Freeze Frame (2027), is announced.
Colter Shaw Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Colter Shaw 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.
- 1Captivated2019 · confirmed 4/42019–4/4
- 2The Never Game2019 · confirmed 4/42019–4/4
- 3The Second Hostage2020 · confirmed 4/42020–4/4
- 4The Goodbye Man2020 · 560 pages · confirmed 4/420205604/4
- 5Forgotten2021 · confirmed 4/42021–4/4
- 6The Final Twist2021 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/420214164/4
- 7The Deadline Clock2022 · confirmed 4/42022–4/4
- 8Hunting Time2022 · confirmed 4/42022–4/4
- 9South of Nowhere2025 · confirmed 4/42025–4/4
- 10The Bookkeeper2026 · confirmed 3/42026–3/4
- 11Freeze Frame2027 · confirmed 1/42027–1/4
Colter Shaw Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Colter Shaw books run from Captivated (2019) to The Bookkeeper (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Colter Shaw in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Colter Shaw books in order?
You should read the Colter Shaw books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Colter Shaw book also stands alone.
Where to start with Colter Shaw
Start with Captivated (2019), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Colter Shaw book?
The Bookkeeper (2026) is the newest Colter Shaw book released so far.
Is there a new Colter Shaw book coming?
Yes. Freeze Frame (2027) is the next Colter Shaw book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Colter Shaw at a glance
- Still running
- Colter Shaw is still running. Freeze Frame is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Colter Shaw books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 976 pages across the 2 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 488 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Colter Shaw books, 8 of 11, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 9 of the 11 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 10 in at least three.
What the Colter Shaw books are about
3 of the 11 Colter Shaw books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- American literature 1 of 3 books
- Missing persons 1 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 3 books
- Suspense 1 of 3 books
- Thrillers 1 of 3 books
- Video games 1 of 3 books
- Washington (state) 1 of 3 books
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The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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