C.J. Box Books in Order

C.J. Box is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of 24 novels, primarily known for his Joe Pickett series. His literary achievements include the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel for Blue Heaven (2009) and the Anthony Award, Prix Calibre 38 (France), the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, two Barry Awards, and the 2010 Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Award for fiction. He has also received the 2016 Western Heritage Award for Literature and the 2017 Spur Award for Best Contemporary Novel. Box's novels have been translated into 27 languages. A Wyoming native, he has worked in various professions, including ranch hand, surveyor, fishing guide, and small town newspaper reporter and editor. Box co-owns an international tourism marketing firm with his wife Laurie and lives in Wyoming, where he indulges his love for the outdoors, hunting, fishing, hiking, and skiing.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by C.J. Box

  • #1
    The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)(2012)
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  • #2
    Pronghorns of the Third Reich(2012)
    Amazon
  • #3
    The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)(2012)
    Amazon
  • #4
    The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)(2012)
    Amazon
  • #5
    An Acceptable Sacrifice (By: Jeffery Deaver)(2012)
    Amazon
  • #6
    Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)(2012)
    Amazon
  • #7
    The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)(2013)
    Amazon
  • #8
    Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)(2013)
    Amazon
  • #9
    The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)(2013)
    Amazon
  • #10
    The Book of Ghosts (By: Reed Farrel Coleman)(2013)
    Amazon
  • #11
    The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)(2014)
    Amazon
  • #12
    What's in a Name? (By: Thomas H. Cook)(2014)
    Amazon
  • #13
    Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)(2014)
    Amazon
  • #14
    The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)(2014)
    Amazon
  • #15
    The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)(2014)
    Amazon
  • #16
    Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)(2014)
    Amazon
  • #17
    The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)(2014)
    Amazon
  • #18
    It's in the Book (By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)(2014)
    Amazon
  • #19
    The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)(2014)
    Amazon
  • #20
    The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)(2015)
    Amazon
  • #21
    The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)(2015)
    Amazon
  • #22
    Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)(2015)
    Amazon
  • #23
    Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)(2015)
    Amazon
  • #24
    Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)(2015)
    Amazon
  • #25
    From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)(2015)
    Amazon
  • #26
    The Travelling Companion (By: Ian Rankin)(2016)
    Amazon
  • #27
    Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)(2016)
    Amazon
  • #28
    Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)(2016)
    Amazon
  • #29
    Dead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)(2016)
    Amazon
  • #30
    The Haze (By: James W. Hall)(2016)
    Amazon
  • #31
    Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)(2017)
    Amazon
  • #32
    The Pretty Little Box (By: Charles Todd)(2018)
    Amazon
  • #33
    Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)(2018)
    Amazon
  • #34
    The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)(2018)
    Amazon
  • #35
    The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)(2018)
    Amazon
  • #36
    The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)(2020)
    Amazon
  • #37
    The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #38
    The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #39
    The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #1
    Lethal (By: Sandra Brown)(2011)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Honor & ... (With: Sandra Brown)(2017)
    Amazon
  • #1
    Rambo (By: David Morrell)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Elvis Cole and Joe Pike (By: Robert Crais)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #3
    Jack Taylor (By: Ken Bruen)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #4
    Jack Reacher (By: Lee Child)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #5
    Charlie Parker (By: John Connolly)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #6
    Hieronymus Bosch (By: Michael Connelly)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #7
    Lincoln Rhyme (By: Jeffery Deaver)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #8
    Alex Delaware (By: Jonathan Kellerman)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #9
    Tess Monaghan (By: Laura Lippman)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #10
    Charlie Resnick (By: John Harvey)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #11
    Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus (By: Faye Kellerman)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #12
    Inspector Morse (By: Colin Dexter)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #13
    Dismas Hardy (By: John Lescroart)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #14
    Bob Lee Swagger (By: Stephen Hunter)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #15
    Aloysius X. L. Pendergast (By: Douglas Preston)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #16
    Lou Boldt (By: Ridley Pearson)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #17
    Spenser (By: Robert B. Parker)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #18
    Charlotte and Thomas Pitt (By: Anne Perry)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #19
    John Rebus (By: Ian Rankin)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #20
    Mallory (By: Carol O'Connell)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #21
    Jane Whitefield (By: Thomas Perry)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #22
    Ian Rutledge (By: Charles Todd)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #23
    Amos Walker (By: Loren D. Estleman)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #24
    Precious Ramotswe (By: Alexander McCall Smith)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #25
    Maisie Dobbs (By: Jacqueline Winspear)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #26
    The Lincoln Lawyer (By: Michael Connelly)(2022)
    Amazon
  • #27
    Condor (By: James Grady)(2023)
    Amazon
  • #28
    Ben Kincaid (By: William Bernhardt)(2023)
    Amazon
  • #29
    Repairman Jack (By: F. Paul Wilson)(2023)
    Amazon
  • #30
    Joe Pickett(2024)
    Amazon
  • #31
    Peter Diamond (By: Peter Lovesey)(2024)
    Amazon
  • #32
    Nathan Heller (By: Max Allan Collins)(2024)
    Amazon
  • #33
    The Best American Mystery Stories 2006(2006)
    Amazon
  • #34
    Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense(2009)
    Amazon
  • #35
    Hook, Line & Sinister(2010)
    Amazon
  • #36
    Mysterious Writers: The Many Facets of Mystery Writing(2010)
    Amazon
  • #37
    Inherit the Dead(2013)
    Amazon
  • #38
    The Highway Kind(2016)
    Amazon
  • #39
    The Best American Mystery Stories 2017(2017)
    Amazon
  • #40
    Murder, They Wrote: Five Bibliomysteries by Edgar Award-Winning Authors(2018)
    Amazon
  • #41
    Gather at the River(2019)
    Amazon
  • #42
    The Best American Mystery Stories 2020(2020)
    Amazon
  • #43
    Birds of Prey: The Harlan Coben Challenge(2022)
    Amazon
  • #44
    Killin’ Time in San Diego: Bouchercon Anthology 2023(2023)
    Amazon
  • #45
    On 2011, he published Back of Beyond, another stand-alone work under St. Martin’s Minotaur. Box released Force of Nature(2012)
  • #46
    Despite this hint of experimentation, Box still maintains his definitive portrayal of Western life in The Highway. He also published three collections of short stories, Dull Knife(2005)
  • #1
    Travel Smart: Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho (With: Paul Otteson)(1998)
    Amazon
  • #1
    Blue Heaven(2007)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Three Weeks to Say Goodbye(2008)
    Amazon
  • #3
    Pronghorns of the Third Reich(2012)
    Amazon
  • #4
    The End of Jim and Ezra(2015)
    Amazon
  • #5
    Everyday is a Good Day on the River(2016)
    Amazon
  • #1
    Honor & ... (With: Sandra Brown)(2017)
    Amazon
  • #2
    Deserves to Be Dead (By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson)(2017)
    Amazon
  • #3
    Getaway (By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille)(2017)
    Amazon
  • #4
    Midnight Flame (By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian)(2018)
    Amazon
  • #5
    Short Story (By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta)(2019)
    Amazon
  • #6
    Past Prologue (By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry)(2019)
    Amazon
  • #7
    Faking a Murderer (By: Lee Child,Kathy Reichs)(2019)
    Amazon
  • #8
    Dig Here (By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross)(2019)
    Amazon
  • #9
    Taking the Veil (By: J.A. Jance,Eric Van Lustbader)(2019)
    Amazon
  • #10
    Rambo on Their Minds (By: Gayle Lynds,David Morrell)(2019)
    Amazon
  • #11
    Footloose (By: Val McDermid,Peter James)(2019)
    Amazon

About C.J. Box

C.J. Box is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of 24 novels, primarily known for his Joe Pickett series. His literary achievements include the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel for Blue Heaven (2009) and the Anthony Award, Prix Calibre 38 (France), the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, two Barry Awards, and the 2010 Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Award for fiction. He has also received the 2016 Western Heritage Award for Literature and the 2017 Spur Award for Best Contemporary Novel. Box's novels have been translated into 27 languages. A Wyoming native, he has worked in various professions, including ranch hand, surveyor, fishing guide, and small town newspaper reporter and editor. Box co-owns an international tourism marketing firm with his wife Laurie and lives in Wyoming, where he indulges his love for the outdoors, hunting, fishing, hiking, and skiing.

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