Lt. Joe Dante Books in Order
Lt. Joe Dante by Christopher Newman contains 9 books, published between 1986 and 1997. The first book is Midtown South (1986) and the newest is Hit and Run (1997). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1986–1997
- Pages on record
- 1,594 in 6 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 27–40 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,594 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Lt. Joe Dante is a police procedural series by Christopher Newman, built on a fictitious character of that name. Recorded subjects place the books among New York police and policewomen. Nine titles run from Midtown South (1986) to Hit and Run (1997), and several name a precinct or a district: Sixth Precinct, Midtown North, 19th Precinct and Precinct Command. The six volumes with a recorded length run to a median of 308 pages.
How many Lt. Joe Dante books are there?
Lt. Joe Dante has 9 books, released between 1986 and 1997.
Lt. Joe Dante Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Lt. Joe Dante 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.
- 1Midtown South1986 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/419862952/4
- 2Sixth Precinct1987 · 10 pages · confirmed 2/41987102/4
- 3Knock-Off / Seventh Avenue1989 · confirmed 2/41989–2/4
- 4Midtown North1991 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/419913062/4
- 519th Precinct1992 · confirmed 2/41992–2/4
- 6Precinct Command1993 · confirmed 2/41993–2/4
- 7Dead End Game1994 · 311 pages · confirmed 2/419943112/4
- 8Killer1996 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/419963202/4
- 9Hit and Run1997 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/419973522/4
Is there a chronological order for Lt. Joe Dante?
No separate chronological order is on record for Lt. Joe Dante, 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 Lt. Joe Dante books in order?
You should read the Lt. Joe Dante books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Lt. Joe Dante book also stands alone.
Where to start with Lt. Joe Dante
Start with Midtown South (1986), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Lt. Joe Dante book?
Hit and Run (1997) is the newest Lt. Joe Dante book released so far.
Is there a new Lt. Joe Dante book coming?
No next Lt. Joe Dante book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lt. Joe Dante at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Lt. Joe Dante title on record dates from 1997, 29 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Lt. Joe Dante books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,594 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 308 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lt. Joe Dante books, 6 of 9, were published in the 1990s.
What the Lt. Joe Dante books are about
5 of the 9 Lt. Joe Dante books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: joe dante (fictitious character) is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Joe Dante (Fictitious character) 5 of 5 books
- Police 4 of 5 books
- Dante, joe (fictitious character) 2 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 2 of 5 books
- New York (N.Y.) 2 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 5 books
- Policewomen 1 of 5 books
More books by Christopher Newman
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Christopher Newman books in order 15 books