Painted Turtle Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Painted Turtle books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Amos Walker's Detroit
Buy on Amazon2007
Travelin' Man (By: Gary Graff)
Buy on Amazon2009
Techno Rebels (By: Dan Sicko)
Buy on Amazon2010
MC5 Sonically Speaking (By: Brett Callwood)
Buy on Amazon2010
Reimagining Detroit (By: John Gallagher)
Buy on Amazon2010
The Stooges Head On (By: Alice Cooper,Brett Callwood)
Buy on Amazon2011
Revolution Detroit (By: John Gallagher)
Buy on Amazon2013
Images from the Arsenal of Democracy (By: Charles K. Hyde)
Buy on Amazon2014
The Art of Memory (By: Thomas R. Dilley)
Buy on Amazon2014
Great Lakes Island Escapes (By: Maureen Dunphy)
Buy on Amazon2016
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (By: Laurie Lanzen Harris,Paul Ganson)
Buy on Amazon2016
Saving Arcadia (By: Heather Shumaker,Jordan Wannemacher)
Buy on Amazon2017
Greetings from Detroit (By: Dan Austin)
Buy on Amazon2017
Brewed in Michigan (By: William Rapai)
Buy on Amazon2017
Building the Modern World (By: Michael H. Hodges)
Buy on Amazon2018
The Faygo Book (By: Joe Grimm)
Buy on Amazon2018
The Queen Next Door (By: Linda Solomon)
Buy on Amazon2019
Northern Harvest (By: Emita Brady Hill)
Buy on Amazon2020
Mean Streets
Buy on Amazon1986
Matter of Crime
Buy on Amazon1987
The Black Moon
Buy on Amazon1989
The New Frontier
Buy on Amazon1989
City Sleuths and Tough Guys
Buy on Amazon1989
100 Great Detectives, Or, the Detective Directory
Buy on Amazon1991
Invitation to Murder
Buy on Amazon1991
Deadly Allies
Buy on Amazon1992
Dark Crimes 2
Buy on Amazon1993
Deadly Allies II
Buy on Amazon1994
New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories
Buy on Amazon1994
First Cases, Volume 1
Buy on Amazon1996
How the West Was Read, Volume 2
Buy on Amazon1996
The Night Awakens
Buy on Amazon1998
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Buy on Amazon1999
The Best of the American West II
Buy on Amazon1999
The Best American Mystery Stories 1999
Buy on Amazon1999
American West
Buy on Amazon2000
The Shamus Game
Buy on Amazon2000
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1
Buy on Amazon2000
The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years
Buy on Amazon2001
A Century of Great Western Stories
Buy on Amazon2001
Murder, My Dear Watson
Buy on Amazon2002
A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime
Buy on Amazon2003
Lost Trails
Buy on Amazon2007
At the Scene of the Crime
Buy on Amazon2008
Sherlock Holmes in America
Buy on Amazon2009
Ghost Towns
Buy on Amazon2010
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011
Buy on Amazon2011
Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe
Buy on Amazon2011
In Pursuit of Spenser
Buy on Amazon2012
Detroit Is Our Beat
Buy on Amazon2015
Bob Seger's House and Other Stories
Buy on Amazon2016
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Buy on Amazon2016
The Moores Are Missing & The Housewife
Buy on Amazon2017
Murder, They Wrote: Five Bibliomysteries by Edgar Award-Winning Authors
Buy on Amazon2018
The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe
Buy on Amazon2020
Hobnail and Other Frontier Stories
Buy on Amazon2020
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Painted Turtle series is publication order: 1. Amos Walker's Detroit (2007), 2. Travelin' Man (By: Gary Graff) (2009), 3. Techno Rebels (By: Dan Sicko) (2010), 4. MC5 Sonically Speaking (By: Brett Callwood) (2010), 5. Reimagining Detroit (By: John Gallagher) (2010), and 51 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Painted Turtle series by Loren D. Estleman contains 56 books. The series began in 2007 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Painted Turtle series is written by Loren D. Estleman. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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