John Bekker Books in Order
John Bekker by Al Lamanda contains 8 books, published between 2012 and 2022. The first book is Sunset (2012) and the newest is The Case of the Missing Fan Dancer (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2012–2022
- Pages on record
- 1,465 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 24–37 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,465 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
John Bekker is a private-investigator mystery series by Al Lamanda, filed under thrillers and suspense with compulsive gambling and inheritance among its subjects. The 8 books begin with Sunset (2012) and reach The Case of the Missing Fan Dancer (2022), taking in Sunrise (2013), First Light (2014), This Side of Midnight (2015), With Six You Get Wally (2016), Who Killed Joe Italiano? (2018) and For Better or Worse (2019). Lamanda is the only credit on the run, which has been dormant since 2022.
How many John Bekker books are there?
John Bekker has 8 books, released between 2012 and 2022.
John Bekker Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 John Bekker 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.
- 1Sunset2012 · 274 pages · confirmed 2/420122742/4
- 2Sunrise2013 · 274 pages · confirmed 2/420132742/4
- 3First Light2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 4This Side of Midnight2015 · 370 pages · confirmed 2/420153702/4
- 5With Six You Get Wally2016 · 281 pages · confirmed 2/420162812/4
- 6Who Killed Joe Italiano?2018 · 266 pages · confirmed 2/420182662/4
- 7For Better or Worse2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 8The Case of the Missing Fan Dancer2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
Is there a chronological order for John Bekker?
No separate chronological order is on record for John Bekker, 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 John Bekker books in order?
You should read the John Bekker books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each John Bekker book also stands alone.
Where to start with John Bekker
Start with Sunset (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Bekker book?
The Case of the Missing Fan Dancer (2022) is the newest John Bekker book released so far.
Is there a new John Bekker book coming?
No next John Bekker book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Bekker at a glance
- Paused
- No new John Bekker title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- John Bekker books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,465 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 274 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Bekker books, 7 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the John Bekker books are about
3 of the 8 John Bekker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 3 of 3 books
- Thrillers 2 of 3 books
- Compulsive gambling 1 of 3 books
- Inheritance and succession 1 of 3 books
- Private investigators 1 of 3 books
More books by Al Lamanda
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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