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Garrett P.I. Books in Order

Garrett P.I. by Glen Cook contains 15 books, published between 1980 and 2013. The first book is Introducing Garrett, P.I. (1980) and the newest is Wicked Bronze Ambition (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
1980–2013
Pages on record
4,233 in 13 of 15 books
Reading time
71–106 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,233 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 15 titles with a page count on record.

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Garrett is a freelance private investigator working the fantasy city of TunFaire, and the lands of Karenta and the Cantard beyond it. Glen Cook writes the cases hard-boiled, heavy on dialogue and humour, and keeps the detection ahead of the magic even with elves, trolls, centaurs, vampires, wizards and witches in the way. Fifteen catalogued books run from Introducing Garrett, P.I. (1980) to Wicked Bronze Ambition (2013), taking in Sweet Silver Blues (1987), Cold Copper Tears (1988), Old Tin Sorrows (1989) and Red Iron Nights (1991).

How many Garrett P.I. books are there?

Garrett P.I. has 15 books, released between 1980 and 2013.

Garrett P.I. Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Garrett P.I. 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 Introducing Garrett, P.I. by Glen Cook, book 1 of the Garrett P.I. series (1980)
  2. Cover of Sweet Silver Blues by Glen Cook, book 2 of the Garrett P.I. series (1987)
  3. Cover of Bitter Gold Hearts by Glen Cook, book 3 of the Garrett P.I. series (1988)
  4. Cover of Cold Copper Tears by Glen Cook, book 4 of the Garrett P.I. series (1988)
  5. Cover of Old Tin Sorrows by Glen Cook, book 5 of the Garrett P.I. series (1989)
  6. Cover of Dread Brass Shadows by Glen Cook, book 6 of the Garrett P.I. series (1990)
  7. Cover of Red Iron Nights by Glen Cook, book 7 of the Garrett P.I. series (1991)
  8. Cover of Deadly Quicksilver Lies by Glen Cook, book 8 of the Garrett P.I. series (1994)
  9. Cover of Petty Pewter Gods by Glen Cook, book 9 of the Garrett P.I. series (1995)
  10. Cover of Faded Steel Heat by Glen Cook, book 10 of the Garrett P.I. series (1999)
  11. Cover of Angry Lead Skies by Glen Cook, book 11 of the Garrett P.I. series (2002)
  12. Cover of Whispering Nickel Idols by Glen Cook, book 12 of the Garrett P.I. series (2005)
  13. Cover of Gilded Latten Bones by Glen Cook, book 14 of the Garrett P.I. series (2010)
  14. Cover of Wicked Bronze Ambition by Glen Cook, book 15 of the Garrett P.I. series (2013)
  1. 1
    Introducing Garrett, P.I.1980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  2. 2
    Sweet Silver Blues1987 · 311 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987311
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  3. 3
    Bitter Gold Hearts1988 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988280
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  4. 4
    Cold Copper Tears1988 · 249 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988249
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  5. 5
    Old Tin Sorrows1989 · 252 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989252
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  6. 6
    Dread Brass Shadows1990 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990255
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  7. 7
    Red Iron Nights1991 · 270 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991270
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  8. 8
    Deadly Quicksilver Lies1994 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994352
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  9. 9
    Petty Pewter Gods1995 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995296
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  10. 10
    Faded Steel Heat1999 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999356
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  11. 11
    Angry Lead Skies2002 · 364 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002364
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  12. 12
    Whispering Nickel Idols2005 · 359 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005359
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  13. 13
    Cruel Zinc Melodies2008 · 404 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008404
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  14. 14
    Gilded Latten Bones2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  15. 15
    Wicked Bronze Ambition2013 · 485 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013485
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Is there a chronological order for Garrett P.I.?

No separate chronological order is on record for Garrett P.I., 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 Garrett P.I. books in order?

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

Where to start with Garrett P.I.

Start with Introducing Garrett, P.I. (1980), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Garrett P.I. book?

Wicked Bronze Ambition (2013) is the newest Garrett P.I. book released so far.

Is there a new Garrett P.I. book coming?

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

Garrett P.I. at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Garrett P.I. title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Garrett P.I. books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,233 pages across the 13 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 311 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Garrett P.I. books, 5 of 15, were published in the 1990s.

What the Garrett P.I. books are about

All 15 Garrett P.I. 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 15 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Glen Cook

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

Other series by Glen Cook

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