Order of Stone Barrington Books

Order of Stone Barrington Books


Stone Barrington is a series of suspense-thriller novels by American author Stuart Woods. Stone Barrington served 14 years in the NYPD, but was forced out after not seeing eye-to-eye with his superiors. His parents were both disinherited by their rich parents; his father for being a communist and his mother for marrying one.

The Stone Barrington series is the largest series of Stuart Woods’ work. It started in 1991 with New York Dead and continues to this day with more than 20 novels. Below is the order in which Stuart Woods’ Stone Barrington series was originally released in:

Publication Order of Stone Barrington Books

New York Dead

(1991)

Dirt

(1996)

Dead in the Water

(1997)

Swimming to Catalina

(1998)

Worst Fears Realized

(1999)

L.A. Dead

(2000)

Cold Paradise

(2001)

The Short Forever

(2002)

Dirty Work

(2003)

Reckless Abandon

(2004)

Two Dollar Bill

(2004)

Dark Harbor

(2006)

Fresh Disasters

(2007)

Shoot Him If He Runs

(2007)

Hot Mahogany

(2008)

Loitering with Intent

(2009)

Kisser

(2009)

Lucid Intervals

(2010)

Strategic Moves

(2010)

Bel-Air Dead

(2011)

Son of Stone

(2011)

D.C. Dead

(2011)

Unnatural Acts

(2012)

Severe Clear

(2012)

Collateral Damage

(2012)

Unintended Consequences

(2013)

Doing Hard Time

(2013)

Standup Guy

(2014)

Carnal Curiosity

(2014)

Cut and Thrust

(2014)

Paris Match

(2014)

Insatiable Appetites

(2015)

Hot Pursuit

(2015)

Naked Greed

(2015)

Foreign Affairs

(2015)

Scandalous Behavior

(2016)

Family Jewels

(2016)

Dishonorable Intentions

(2016)

Sex, Lies & Serious Money

(2016)

Below the Belt

(2017)

Fast and Loose

(2017)

Indecent Exposure

(2017)

Quick & Dirty

(2017)

Unbound

(2018)

Shoot First

(2018)

Turbulence

(2018)

Desperate Measures

(2018)

A Delicate Touch

(2018)

Wild Card

(2019)

Contraband

(2019)

Stealth

(2019)

Treason

(2020)

Hit List

(2020)

Choppy Water

(2020)

Shakeup

(2020)

Hush-Hush

(2020)

Double Jeopardy

(2021)

Class Act

(2021)

Foul Play

(2021)

Criminal Mischief

(2021)

A Safe House

(2022)

Black Dog

(2022)

Distant Thunder

(2022)

Near Miss

(2023)

Smolder

(2024)

Finders Keepers

(2025)

Notes: Stone Barrington makes an appearance in the Holly Barker book Orchid Blues. He also makes an appearance in the Rick Barron book Beverly Hills Dead.

Reckless Abandon is a continuation of the Holly Barker novel Blood Orchid. Holly Barker also appears in Dark Harbor, Shoot Him If He Runs, Hot Mahogany, Strategic Moves and D.C. Dead. Ed Eagle and Rick Barron makes appearances in Bel-Air Dead.