Detective Dave Burrows Books in Order
Detective Dave Burrows by Fleur McDonald contains 17 books, published between 2009 and 2024. The first book is Red Dust (2009) and the newest is Out in Nowhere (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2009–2024
- Pages on record
- 3,604 in 10 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 60–90 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,604 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Fleur McDonald's Detective Dave Burrows listing holds 17 books published from 2009 to 2024, and new titles are still appearing. Red Dust (2009) is the first, followed by Blue Skies (2010), Purple Roads (2012), Silver Clouds (2013) and Crimson Dawn (2014). Emerald Springs (2015), Indigo Storm (2016) and Sapphire Falls (2016) came next. Recorded subjects include Australia, small-town and rural life, ranches, family life, widows, fathers and daughters, and suspense. The Missing Pieces of Us and Suddenly One Summer date from 2017, and Out in Nowhere (2024) is the newest.
How many Detective Dave Burrows books are there?
Detective Dave Burrows has 17 books, released between 2009 and 2024.
Detective Dave Burrows Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Detective Dave Burrows 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.
- 1Red Dust2009 · 348 pages · confirmed 2/420093482/4
- 2Blue Skies2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 3Purple Roads2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 4Silver Clouds2013 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/420134002/4
- 5Crimson Dawn2014 · 394 pages · confirmed 2/420143942/4
- 6Emerald Springs2015 · 364 pages · confirmed 2/420153642/4
- 7Indigo Storm2016 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420163522/4
- 8Sapphire Falls2016 · 354 pages · confirmed 2/420163542/4
- 9The Missing Pieces of Us2017 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420173202/4
- 10Suddenly One Summer2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 11Where the River Runs2018 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420183362/4
- 12Starting From Now2020 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420203522/4
- 13The Shearer's Wife2020 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/420203842/4
- 14Deception Creek2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 15Broad River Station2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 16Voices in the Dark2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 17Out in Nowhere2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Detective Dave Burrows?
No separate chronological order is on record for Detective Dave Burrows, 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 Detective Dave Burrows books in order?
You should read the Detective Dave Burrows books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Detective Dave Burrows book also stands alone.
Where to start with Detective Dave Burrows
Start with Red Dust (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Detective Dave Burrows book?
Out in Nowhere (2024) is the newest Detective Dave Burrows book released so far.
Is there a new Detective Dave Burrows book coming?
No next Detective Dave Burrows book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Detective Dave Burrows at a glance
- Still running
- Detective Dave Burrows is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Detective Dave Burrows books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,604 pages across the 10 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 353 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Detective Dave Burrows books, 10 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
What the Detective Dave Burrows books are about
12 of the 17 Detective Dave Burrows books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: family life is tagged on 3 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Family life 3 of 12 books
- Australia 2 of 12 books
- Small town & rural 2 of 12 books
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