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Kevin Kerney Books in Order

Kevin Kerney by Michael McGarrity contains 14 books, published between 1996 and 2020. The first book is Tularosa (1996) and the newest is Head Wounds (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
1996–2020
Confirmed
14 of 14 titles
Pages on record
4,128 in 12 of 14 books
Reading time
69–103 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,128 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

See all 14 books in order Printable Kevin Kerney checklist

Kevin Kerney is a police procedural series by Michael McGarrity, set in New Mexico and often in Santa Fe. Kerney works as a police officer and later a police chief across 14 books, from Tularosa (1996) to Head Wounds (2020). Fathers and sons is a recurring subject in the run. McGarrity published nothing further in the series after 2020, so the sequence reads as complete.

How many Kevin Kerney books are there?

Kevin Kerney has 14 books, released between 1996 and 2020.

Kevin Kerney Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Kevin Kerney 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 Serpent Gate by Michael McGarrity, book 3 of the Kevin Kerney series (1998)
  2. Cover of Hermit's Peak by Michael McGarrity, book 4 of the Kevin Kerney series (1999)
  3. Cover of The Judas Judge by Michael McGarrity, book 5 of the Kevin Kerney series (2000)
  4. Cover of Under the Color of Law by Michael McGarrity, book 6 of the Kevin Kerney series (2001)
  5. Cover of The Big Gamble by Michael McGarrity, book 7 of the Kevin Kerney series (2002)
  6. Cover of Everyone Dies by Michael McGarrity, book 8 of the Kevin Kerney series (2003)
  7. Cover of Slow Kill by Michael McGarrity, book 9 of the Kevin Kerney series (2004)
  8. Cover of Nothing But Trouble by Michael McGarrity, book 10 of the Kevin Kerney series (2005)
  9. Cover of Death Song by Michael McGarrity, book 11 of the Kevin Kerney series (2007)
  10. Cover of Dead or Alive by Michael McGarrity, book 12 of the Kevin Kerney series (2008)
  11. Cover of Head Wounds by Michael McGarrity, book 14 of the Kevin Kerney series (2020)
  1. 1
    Tularosa1996 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996304
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  2. 2
    Mexican Hat1997 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997320
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  3. 3
    Serpent Gate1998 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998368
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  4. 4
    Hermit's Peak1999 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999368
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  5. 5
    The Judas Judge2000 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000296
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  6. 6
    Under the Color of Law2001 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001384
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  7. 7
    The Big Gamble2002 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002352
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  8. 8
    Everyone Dies2003 · 273 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003273
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  9. 9
    Slow Kill2004 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004352
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  10. 10
    Nothing But Trouble2005 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005384
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  11. 11
    Death Song2007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  12. 12
    Dead or Alive2008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  13. 13
    Residue2018 · 371 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018371
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  14. 14
    Head Wounds2020 · 356 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020356
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Is there a chronological order for Kevin Kerney?

No separate chronological order is on record for Kevin Kerney, 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 Kevin Kerney books in order?

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

Where to start with Kevin Kerney

Start with Tularosa (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kevin Kerney book?

Head Wounds (2020) is the newest Kevin Kerney book released so far.

Is there a new Kevin Kerney book coming?

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

Kevin Kerney at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Kevin Kerney title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Kevin Kerney books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,128 pages across the 12 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 354 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kevin Kerney books, 8 of 14, were published in the 2000s.

What the Kevin Kerney books are about

All 14 Kevin Kerney books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 10 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Michael McGarrity

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