Dek Elstrom Books in Order
Dek Elstrom by Jack Fredrickson contains 8 books, published between 2006 and 2022. The first book is A Safe Place for Dying (2006) and the newest is Kill Her Twice (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2006–2022
- Pages on record
- 1,963 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 33–49 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,963 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Dek Elstrom is a private investigator series by Jack Fredrickson, set in Chicago. The 8 books run from A Safe Place for Dying (2006) to Kill Her Twice (2022), with Honestly Dearest, You're Dead (2008), Hunting Sweetie Rose (2012), The Dead Caller from Chicago (2013), The Confessors' Club (2015), Hidden Graves (2017) and Tagged for Murder (2018) between. Subjects record murder investigation, detectives, social classes and rich people. Fredrickson is credited on all 8, and measured volumes run to about 304 pages.
How many Dek Elstrom books are there?
Dek Elstrom has 8 books, released between 2006 and 2022.
Dek Elstrom Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Dek Elstrom 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.
- 1A Safe Place for Dying2006 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420063042/4
- 2Honestly Dearest, You're Dead2008 · 329 pages · confirmed 2/420083292/4
- 3Hunting Sweetie Rose2012 · 344 pages · confirmed 2/420123442/4
- 4The Dead Caller from Chicago2013 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/420133062/4
- 5The Confessors' Club2015 · 249 pages · confirmed 2/420152492/4
- 7Tagged for Murder2018 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/420182152/4
- 8Kill Her Twice2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Dek Elstrom?
No separate chronological order is on record for Dek Elstrom, 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 Dek Elstrom books in order?
You should read the Dek Elstrom books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dek Elstrom book also stands alone.
Where to start with Dek Elstrom
Start with A Safe Place for Dying (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dek Elstrom book?
Kill Her Twice (2022) is the newest Dek Elstrom book released so far.
Is there a new Dek Elstrom book coming?
No next Dek Elstrom book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dek Elstrom at a glance
- Paused
- No new Dek Elstrom title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Dek Elstrom books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,963 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dek Elstrom books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Dek Elstrom books are about
All 8 Dek Elstrom books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 6 of 8 books
- Chicago (Ill.) 5 of 8 books
- Investigation 5 of 8 books
- Murder 5 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 8 books
- Crime 2 of 8 books
- Crimes against 2 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 2 of 8 books
More books by Jack Fredrickson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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