Order of Michael McGarrity Books
Michael McGarrity is an American author of crime fiction/suspense novels set in his home state of New Mexico. Before becoming an author, McGarrity was deputy sheriff of Santa Fe County, where he founded their Sex Crimes Unit. Besides being an former officer, Michael has his bachelor’s in English and Psychology from the University of New Mexico and his master’s in clincal social work.
Michael McGarrity became a published novelist in 1996 with Tularosa. Below is a list of Michael McGarrity’s books in order of when they were originally published:
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Publication Order of Kevin Kerney Books
| Tularosa | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mexican Hat | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Serpent Gate | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hermit's Peak | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Judas Judge | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Under the Color of Law | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Big Gamble | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Everyone Dies | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Slow Kill | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nothing But Trouble | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death Song | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead or Alive | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Residue | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Head Wounds | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of American West Trilogy Books
| Hard Country | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Backlands | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Last Ranch | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Long Ago | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Night in the City | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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One needs to first read “The American West Trilogy” since that is the Kerney-family history leading all the way up to Kevin Kerney’s college days. But then one does not get any more history from that time until Kevin Kerney shows up in “Tularosa” where he has already worked for law enforcement and is after he has been wounded which “retires” him from active duty.
Wish Michael McGarrity had begun his “Kevin Kerney” series earlier in his working life because while he’s in the year of college he fathers a child by Isabel, a native Apache young woman also in college, but she doesn’t tell Kevin about her pregnancy…. and nothing is yet mentioned in the first 4 books of this series about them nor what happened to his parents. 🙁
So, Michael, if you get this, would you think about filling in those gaps with a ” serie’s prequel”?
My mother lent me Judas Judge and I fell in love with his writing. I just now ordered the last two books of the Kevin Kerney series. I am a native New Mexican and while reading his books, I can visualize being right there in those locations. I have loaned out the books and now have others hooked on them too!
I spent my childhood in Santa Fe in the 1950’s; moved back again in 1991, and built a home in Eldorado. I’m now back in Texas, but can’t get New Mexico out of my system. Not only are Michael McGarrity’s books a wonderful series of mysteries, they take me back to the land that I have always loved. I’ve read each book in order, and just finished Death Song, so can’t wait to finish his remaining classics.
I met Mr. McGarrity when we both lived in Eldorado, NM, 13 miles out of Santa Fe. I have all of his Kerney books , autographed bu the author, All except Death Song & Dead or alive. I love Kerney, Sara & Patrick.
My purchase will complete my collection.
Thank you Michael for taking me back to NM & sharing the special spirituality only found there.
Hard Country was good but rather depressing at times, Backlands was very good. Can’t wait for the next one.
Love the descriptions of the NM locations. I want to go back.