Stone Barrington Books in Order (68 books + 1 announced)

How many Stone Barrington books are there?

Stone Barrington has 68 published books, released between 1991 and 2026. One more, Fool Proof (2027), is announced.

Stone Barrington Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 69 Stone Barrington books in the order they were released, 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.

Cover of New York Dead by Stuart Woods, book 1 of the Stone Barrington series (1991)

Cover of Dirt by Stuart Woods, book 2 of the Stone Barrington series (1996)

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Stone Barrington Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Stone Barrington books run from New York Dead (1991) to Hostile Intent (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Stone Barrington in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Stone Barrington books in order?

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

What order should you read Stone Barrington books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with New York Dead (1991), the earliest published title. After it come Dirt (1996), Dead in the Water (1997), Swimming to Catalina (1998) and Worst Fears Realized (1999); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Stone Barrington book?

Hostile Intent (2026) is the newest Stone Barrington book released so far.

Is there a new Stone Barrington book coming?

Yes. Fool Proof (2027) is the next Stone Barrington book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Stone Barrington at a glance

Still running: Stone Barrington is still running. Fool Proof is announced for 2027.
Release pace: Stone Barrington books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length: 16,898 pages across the 50 of 69 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade: Most Stone Barrington books, 34 of 69, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration: 7 of the 69 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
Attribution: Of the 69 titles, 66 are credited to Stuart Woods and 3 to Brett Battles.

What the Stone Barrington books are about

55 of the 69 Stone Barrington 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 45 of 55. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Private investigators 45 of 55 books
Barrington, stone (fictitious character) 37 of 55 books
Thrillers 19 of 55 books
Mystery & detective 16 of 55 books
Action & adventure 12 of 55 books
New York (N.Y.) 7 of 55 books
Suspense 6 of 55 books

Characters in the Stone Barrington books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Holly Barker books in order 6 books

Other series by Stuart Woods

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.