Order of T. Jefferson Parker Books

T. Jefferson Parker is an American novelist of police procedural novels. Parker’s books are set in Southern California, where he lives. His novels usually have a single protaganist, although part of the story is sometimes told from the antagonist’s viewpoint.

T. Jefferson Parker has written two different series – Charlie Hood and Merci Rayborn – although most of his novels are standalone. His first book was Laguna Heat and was published in 1985. Below is a list of T. Jefferson Parker’s published works in order of when they were originally released (also their chronological order):

Publication Order of Charlie Hood Books

L.A. Outlaws	(2008)
The Renegades	(2009)
Iron River	(2009)
The Border Lords	(2011)
The Jaguar	(2012)
The Famous and the Dead	(2013)

Publication Order of Merci Rayborn Books

The Blue Hour	(1970)
Red Light	(1999)
Black Water	(2003)

Publication Order of Roland Ford Books

The Room of White Fire	(2017)
Swift Vengeance	(2019)
The Last Good Guy	(2019)
Then She Vanished	(2020)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Laguna Heat	(1985)
Little Saigon	(1988)
Pacific Beat	(1991)
Summer of Fear	(1993)
The Triggerman's Dance	(1996)
Where Serpents Lie	(1998)
Silent Joe	(2001)
Cold Pursuit	(2003)
California Girl	(2004)
The Fallen	(2006)
Storm Runners	(2007)
Full Measure	(2014)
Crazy Blood	(2016)

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Silent Hunt: Wyatt Hunt vs. Joe Trona (With: John Lescroart)	(2014)
Amazonia	(2016)

Publication Order of Anthologies

The Best American Mystery Stories 2001	(2001)
Mystery Writers of America Presents The Blue Religion	(2008)
Orange County Noir	(2010)
Hook, Line & Sinister	(2010)
No Rest for the Dead	(2011)
FaceOff	(2014)
Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold	(2014)
Manhattan Mayhem	(2015)

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