Author · updated 2026
Stuart Woods Books in Order
Every Stuart Woods book in publication order — 92 in total, spanning 1977–2021.
Stuart Woods wrote the literary equivalent of a very good time. His hero Stone Barrington — a New York cop turned high-flying lawyer with a taste for fine wine, faster planes, and glamorous company — has starred in dozens of breezy, plot-a-minute novels you can finish in a weekend and immediately want another of. This isn’t heavy lifting; it’s pure, stylish escapism, and Woods was a master of it.
Publication Order of Stone Barrington Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Dead | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Dirt | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Dead in the Water | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Swimming to Catalina | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Worst Fears Realized | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | L.A. Dead | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Cold Paradise | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Short Forever | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Dirty Work | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Reckless Abandon | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Two Dollar Bill | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Dark Harbor | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Fresh Disasters | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Shoot Him If He Runs | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Hot Mahogany | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Loitering with Intent | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Kisser | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Lucid Intervals | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Strategic Moves | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Bel-Air Dead | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Son of Stone | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | D.C. Dead | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Unnatural Acts | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Severe Clear | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Collateral Damage | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Unintended Consequences | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Doing Hard Time | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Standup Guy | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Carnal Curiosity | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Cut and Thrust | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Paris Match | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Insatiable Appetites | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Hot Pursuit | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Naked Greed | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Foreign Affairs | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Scandalous Behavior | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Family Jewels | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Dishonorable Intentions | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Sex, Lies & Serious Money | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Below the Belt | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Fast and Loose | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Indecent Exposure | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Quick & Dirty | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Unbound | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Shoot First | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Turbulence | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Desperate Measures | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | A Delicate Touch | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Wild Card | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Contraband | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Stealth | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Treason | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Hit List | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Choppy Water | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Shakeup | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Hush-Hush | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Double Jeopardy | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Holly Barker Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orchid Beach | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Orchid Blues | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Blood Orchid | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Reckless Abandon | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Iron Orchid | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Hothouse Orchid | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Ed Eagle Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Fe Rules | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Short Straw | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Santa Fe Dead | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Santa Fe Edge | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Herbie Fisher Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barely Legal | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Rick Barron Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Prince of Beverly Hills | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Beverly Hills Dead | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Teddy Fay Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smooth Operator | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Money Shot | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Skin Game | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Bombshell | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Jackpot | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Will Lee Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiefs | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Run Before the Wind | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Deep Lie | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Grass Roots | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Run | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Capital Crimes | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Mounting Fears | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Under the Lake | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | White Cargo | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Palindrome | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | L.A. Times | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Heat | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Dead Eyes | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Imperfect Strangers | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Choke | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Water, Green Skipper | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A romantic's guide to the country inns of Britain and Ireland | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 92, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Water, Green Skipper | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A romantic's guide to the country inns of Britain and Ireland | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Chiefs | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Run Before the Wind | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Deep Lie | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Under the Lake | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | White Cargo | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Grass Roots | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Palindrome | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | New York Dead | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Santa Fe Rules | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | L.A. Times | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Heat | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Dead Eyes | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Run | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Imperfect Strangers | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Choke | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Dirt | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Dead in the Water | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Swimming to Catalina | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Orchid Beach | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Worst Fears Realized | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | L.A. Dead | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Cold Paradise | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Orchid Blues | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Short Forever | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Blood Orchid | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Dirty Work | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Capital Crimes | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Reckless Abandon | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Two Dollar Bill | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Reckless Abandon | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Prince of Beverly Hills | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Iron Orchid | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Dark Harbor | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Short Straw | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Fresh Disasters | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Shoot Him If He Runs | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Hot Mahogany | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Santa Fe Dead | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Beverly Hills Dead | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Mounting Fears | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Loitering with Intent | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Kisser | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Hothouse Orchid | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Lucid Intervals | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Strategic Moves | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Santa Fe Edge | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Bel-Air Dead | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Son of Stone | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | D.C. Dead | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Unnatural Acts | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Severe Clear | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Collateral Damage | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Unintended Consequences | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Doing Hard Time | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Standup Guy | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Carnal Curiosity | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Cut and Thrust | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Paris Match | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Insatiable Appetites | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Hot Pursuit | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | Naked Greed | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Foreign Affairs | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Scandalous Behavior | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | Family Jewels | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | Dishonorable Intentions | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Sex, Lies & Serious Money | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | Smooth Operator | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | Below the Belt | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | Fast and Loose | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | Indecent Exposure | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | Quick & Dirty | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | Barely Legal | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | Unbound | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | Shoot First | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | Turbulence | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | Desperate Measures | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 | A Delicate Touch | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 80 | The Money Shot | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 81 | Wild Card | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 82 | Contraband | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 83 | Stealth | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 84 | Skin Game | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 85 | Treason | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 86 | Hit List | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 87 | Choppy Water | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 88 | Shakeup | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 89 | Hush-Hush | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 90 | Bombshell | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 91 | Double Jeopardy | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
| 92 | Jackpot | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Frequently asked
What order should I read the Stone Barrington books in?
Publication order, beginning with New York Dead (1991). They’re largely self-contained, so you can wander — but in order the returning characters land best.
How many Stone Barrington books are there?
More than sixty — one of the great long-running series in the genre. Since Stuart Woods’s death in 2022, it has continued with co-authors carrying on the style.
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