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Pete Sawyer Books in Order

Pete Sawyer by Marvin H. Albert contains 10 books, published between 1975 and 1992. The first book is The Dark Goddess (1975) and the newest is The Riviera Contract (1992). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1975–1992
Pages on record
519 in 2 of 10 books
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Pete Sawyer is a private-investigator series by Marvin H. Albert, running to 10 catalogued books between 1975 and 1992. Pete Sawyer is filed as the series character and private investigators as the subject. The Dark Goddess (1975) opens the listing, and after an eleven-year gap the run resumes with Stone Angel and Back in the Real World in 1986, continuing through Get Off at Babylon, Long Teeth, The Last Smile, Midnight Sister, Bimbo Heaven and The Zig-Zag Man to The Riviera Contract (1992). Albert is credited on all 10 books.

How many Pete Sawyer books are there?

Pete Sawyer has 10 books, released between 1975 and 1992.

Pete Sawyer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Pete Sawyer 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 Stone Angel by Marvin H. Albert, book 2 of the Pete Sawyer series (1986)
  2. Cover of Back in the Real World by Marvin H. Albert, book 3 of the Pete Sawyer series (1986)
  3. Cover of The Last Smile by Marvin H. Albert, book 6 of the Pete Sawyer series (1988)
  4. Cover of Midnight Sister by Marvin H. Albert, book 7 of the Pete Sawyer series (1989)
  5. Cover of Bimbo Heaven by Marvin H. Albert, book 8 of the Pete Sawyer series (1990)
  6. Cover of The Zig-Zag Man by Marvin H. Albert, book 9 of the Pete Sawyer series (1991)
  7. Cover of The Riviera Contract by Marvin H. Albert, book 10 of the Pete Sawyer series (1992)
  1. 1
    The Dark Goddess1975 · confirmed 1/4
    1975–
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  2. 2
    Stone Angel1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  3. 3
    Back in the Real World1986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  4. 4
    Get Off at Babylon1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  5. 5
    Long Teeth1987 · 279 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987279
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  6. 6
    The Last Smile1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  7. 7
    Midnight Sister1989 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989240
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  8. 8
    Bimbo Heaven1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  9. 9
    The Zig-Zag Man1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  10. 10
    The Riviera Contract1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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Is there a chronological order for Pete Sawyer?

No separate chronological order is on record for Pete Sawyer, 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 Pete Sawyer books in order?

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

Where to start with Pete Sawyer

Start with The Dark Goddess (1975), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Pete Sawyer book?

The Riviera Contract (1992) is the newest Pete Sawyer book released so far.

Is there a new Pete Sawyer book coming?

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

Pete Sawyer at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Pete Sawyer title on record dates from 1992, 34 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Pete Sawyer books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
519 pages across the 2 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 260 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Pete Sawyer books, 6 of 10, were published in the 1980s.

What the Pete Sawyer books are about

1 of the 10 Pete Sawyer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Marvin H. Albert

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