Order of Joe Gunther Books
Joe Gunther is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American novelist Archer Mayor. Gunther is a police detective based in Vermont. He is a Korean War vet. He would grow to be an old-fashioned observant and persistent cop who is willing to admit to his own faults.
The Joe Gunther series began with 1988’s Open Season. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Archer’s Mayor’s Joe Gunther books in order of when they were originally released (and in chronological order):
Publication Order of Joe Gunther Books
Open Season | (1988) | |
Borderlines | (1990) | |
Scent of Evil | (1991) | |
The Skeleton’s Knee | (1992) | |
Fruits of the Poisonous Tree | (1993) | |
The Dark Root | (1994) | |
The Ragman’s Memory | (1995) | |
Bellows Falls | (1996) | |
The Disposable Man | (1997) | |
Occam’s Razor | (1999) | |
The Marble Mask | (2000) | |
Tucker Peak | (2001) | |
The Sniper’s Wife | (2002) | |
Gatekeeper | (2003) | |
The Surrogate Thief | (2004) | |
St. Albans Fire | (2005) | |
The Second Mouse | (2006) | |
Chat | (2007) | |
The Catch | (2008) | |
The Price of Malice | (2009) | |
Red Herring | (2010) | |
Tag Man | (2011) | |
Paradise City | (2012) | |
Three Can Keep a Secret | (2013) | |
Proof Positive | (2014) | |
The Company She Kept | (2015) | |
Presumption of Guilt | (2017) | |
Trace | (2017) | |
Bury the Lead | (2018) | |
Bomber’s Moon | (2019) | |
The Orphan’s Guilt | (2020) | |
Marked Man | (2021) | |
Fall Guy | (2022) |
Publication Order of Joe Gunther Short Stories/Novellas
Snow Blind | (2012) | |
Crosscut | (2019) |