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Mac McKenzie Books in Order

Mac McKenzie by David Housewright contains 23 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is A Hard Ticket Home (2004) and the newest is Fear the Reaper (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
2004–2026
Confirmed
23 of 23 titles
Pages on record
5,906 in 19 of 23 books
Reading time
98–148 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,906 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

See all 23 books in order Printable Mac McKenzie checklist

Mac McKenzie is David Housewright's Minnesota crime series, following an ex-police officer turned unlicensed private investigator through kidnappings, missing persons and hard-boiled trouble. A Hard Ticket Home (2004) opens the run and Fear the Reaper (2026) is the twenty-third book, with Pretty Girl Gone, Jelly's Gold, Highway 61 and Curse of the Jade Lily along the way.

How many Mac McKenzie books are there?

Mac McKenzie has 23 books, released between 2004 and 2026.

Mac McKenzie Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Mac McKenzie 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 A Hard Ticket Home by David Housewright, book 1 of the Mac McKenzie series (2004)
  2. Cover of Tin City by David Housewright, book 2 of the Mac McKenzie series (2005)
  3. Cover of Pretty Girl Gone by David Housewright, book 3 of the Mac McKenzie series (2006)
  4. Cover of Dead Boyfriends by David Housewright, book 4 of the Mac McKenzie series (2007)
  5. Cover of Madman on a Drum by David Housewright, book 5 of the Mac McKenzie series (2008)
  6. Cover of Jelly's Gold by David Housewright, book 6 of the Mac McKenzie series (2009)
  7. Cover of The Taking of Libbie, SD by David Housewright, book 7 of the Mac McKenzie series (2010)
  8. Cover of Highway 61 by David Housewright, book 8 of the Mac McKenzie series (2011)
  9. Cover of Curse of the Jade Lily by David Housewright, book 9 of the Mac McKenzie series (2012)
  10. Cover of The Last Kind Word by David Housewright, book 10 of the Mac McKenzie series (2013)
  11. Cover of The Devil May Care by David Housewright, book 11 of the Mac McKenzie series (2014)
  12. Cover of Unidentified Woman #15 by David Housewright, book 12 of the Mac McKenzie series (2015)
  13. Cover of Stealing the Countess by David Housewright, book 13 of the Mac McKenzie series (2016)
  14. Cover of What the Dead Leave Behind by David Housewright, book 14 of the Mac McKenzie series (2017)
  15. Cover of Like to Die by David Housewright, book 15 of the Mac McKenzie series (2018)
  16. Cover of Dead Man's Mistress by David Housewright, book 16 of the Mac McKenzie series (2019)
  17. Cover of From the Grave by David Housewright, book 17 of the Mac McKenzie series (2020)
  18. Cover of What Doesn't Kill Us by David Housewright, book 18 of the Mac McKenzie series (2021)
  19. Cover of Something Wicked by David Housewright, book 19 of the Mac McKenzie series (2022)
  20. Cover of In a Hard Wind by David Housewright, book 20 of the Mac McKenzie series (2023)
  1. 1
    A Hard Ticket Home2004 · 326 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004326
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  2. 2
    Tin City2005 · 323 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005323
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  3. 3
    Pretty Girl Gone2006 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006294
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  4. 4
    Dead Boyfriends2007 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007288
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  5. 5
    Madman on a Drum2008 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008288
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  6. 6
    Jelly's Gold2009 · 295 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009295
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  7. 7
    The Taking of Libbie, SD2010 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010310
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  8. 8
    Highway 612011 · 326 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011326
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  9. 9
    Curse of the Jade Lily2012 · 326 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012326
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  10. 10
    The Last Kind Word2013 · 309 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013309
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  11. 11
    The Devil May Care2014 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014294
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  12. 12
    Unidentified Woman #152015 · 291 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015291
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  13. 13
    Stealing the Countess2016 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016294
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  14. 14
    What the Dead Leave Behind2017 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017310
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  15. 15
    Like to Die2018 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018320
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  16. 16
    Dead Man's Mistress2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019320
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  17. 17
    From the Grave2020 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020320
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  18. 18
    What Doesn't Kill Us2021 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021352
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  19. 19
    Something Wicked2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  20. 20
    In a Hard Wind2023 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2023320
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  21. 21
    Man in the Water2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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  22. 22
    Them Bones2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  23. 23
    Fear the Reaper2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Is there a chronological order for Mac McKenzie?

No separate chronological order is on record for Mac McKenzie, 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 Mac McKenzie books in order?

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

Where to start with Mac McKenzie

Start with A Hard Ticket Home (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mac McKenzie book?

Fear the Reaper (2026) is the newest Mac McKenzie book released so far.

Is there a new Mac McKenzie book coming?

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

Mac McKenzie at a glance

Still running
Mac McKenzie is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Mac McKenzie books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,906 pages across the 19 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 310 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mac McKenzie books, 10 of 23, were published in the 2010s.

What the Mac McKenzie books are about

16 of the 23 Mac McKenzie 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 14 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by David Housewright

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