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Cross Books in Order

Cross by Andrew Vachss contains 3 books, published between 2012 and 2016. The first book is Blackjack (2012) and the newest is Drawing Dead (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

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Books
3
Published
2012–2016
Confirmed
3 of 3 titles
Pages on record
296 in 1 of 3 books
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Cross is Andrew Vachss's crime trilogy about a Chicago crew that takes contract work against serial killers and conspiracies. Blackjack (2012) opens the sequence, followed by Urban Renewal (2014) and Drawing Dead (2016). Three books make up the series, at a median of 296 pages, and no further titles have appeared.

How many Cross books are there?

Cross has 3 books, released between 2012 and 2016.

Cross Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 3 Cross 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.

  1. Cover of Blackjack by Andrew Vachss, book 1 of the Cross series (2012)
  1. 1
    Blackjack2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  2. 2
    Urban Renewal2014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  3. 3
    Drawing Dead2016 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016296
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Is there a chronological order for Cross?

No separate chronological order is on record for Cross, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Cross books in order?

You should read the Cross books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Cross book also stands alone.

Where to start with Cross

Start with Blackjack (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Cross book?

Drawing Dead (2016) is the newest Cross book released so far.

Is there a new Cross book coming?

No next Cross book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Cross at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Cross title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Cross books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
296 pages across the 1 of 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Cross books, 3 of 3, were published in the 2010s.

What the Cross books are about

All 3 Cross books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Andrew Vachss

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Other series by Andrew Vachss

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.