Series · 39 books
Craig Johnson Books in Order
The complete Craig Johnson reading order — 39 books from 1992–2025.
- 01 Crown of Thorns Starfish On the Great Ba Amazon — buy Crown of Thorns Starfish On the Great Ba Bookshop — buy Crown of Thorns Starfish On the Great Ba ThriftBooks — buy Crown of Thorns Starfish On the Great Ba eBooks.com — buy Crown of Thorns Starfish On the Great Ba
- 02 The anorexia diaries Amazon — buy The anorexia diaries Bookshop — buy The anorexia diaries ThriftBooks — buy The anorexia diaries eBooks.com — buy The anorexia diaries
- 03 The Cold Dish Amazon — buy The Cold Dish Bookshop — buy The Cold Dish ThriftBooks — buy The Cold Dish eBooks.com — buy The Cold Dish
- 04 Death Without Company Amazon — buy Death Without Company Bookshop — buy Death Without Company ThriftBooks — buy Death Without Company eBooks.com — buy Death Without Company
- 05 Kindness Goes Unpunished Amazon — buy Kindness Goes Unpunished Bookshop — buy Kindness Goes Unpunished ThriftBooks — buy Kindness Goes Unpunished eBooks.com — buy Kindness Goes Unpunished
- 06 Another Man's Moccasins Amazon — buy Another Man's Moccasins Bookshop — buy Another Man's Moccasins ThriftBooks — buy Another Man's Moccasins eBooks.com — buy Another Man's Moccasins
- 07 Arresting Development Amazon — buy Arresting Development Bookshop — buy Arresting Development ThriftBooks — buy Arresting Development eBooks.com — buy Arresting Development
- 08 The Dark Horse Amazon — buy The Dark Horse Bookshop — buy The Dark Horse ThriftBooks — buy The Dark Horse eBooks.com — buy The Dark Horse
- 09 Junkyard Dogs Amazon — buy Junkyard Dogs Bookshop — buy Junkyard Dogs ThriftBooks — buy Junkyard Dogs eBooks.com — buy Junkyard Dogs
- 10 Hell Is Empty Amazon — buy Hell Is Empty Bookshop — buy Hell Is Empty ThriftBooks — buy Hell Is Empty eBooks.com — buy Hell Is Empty
- 11 Echinoderms in a Changing World Amazon — buy Echinoderms in a Changing World Bookshop — buy Echinoderms in a Changing World ThriftBooks — buy Echinoderms in a Changing World eBooks.com — buy Echinoderms in a Changing World
- 12 The Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-4 Amazon — buy The Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-4 Bookshop — buy The Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-4 ThriftBooks — buy The Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-4 eBooks.com — buy The Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-4
- 13 Hell Is Empty Walt Longmire Mysteries Paperback Amazon — buy Hell Is Empty Walt Longmire Mysteries Paperback Bookshop — buy Hell Is Empty Walt Longmire Mysteries Paperback ThriftBooks — buy Hell Is Empty Walt Longmire Mysteries Paperback eBooks.com — buy Hell Is Empty Walt Longmire Mysteries Paperback
- 14 As the Crow Flies Amazon — buy As the Crow Flies Bookshop — buy As the Crow Flies ThriftBooks — buy As the Crow Flies eBooks.com — buy As the Crow Flies
- 15 Cold Dish Amazon — buy Cold Dish Bookshop — buy Cold Dish ThriftBooks — buy Cold Dish eBooks.com — buy Cold Dish
- 16 Dark Horse Amazon — buy Dark Horse Bookshop — buy Dark Horse ThriftBooks — buy Dark Horse eBooks.com — buy Dark Horse
- 17 Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Amazon — buy Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Bookshop — buy Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set ThriftBooks — buy Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set eBooks.com — buy Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set
- 18 A Serpent's Tooth Amazon — buy A Serpent's Tooth Bookshop — buy A Serpent's Tooth ThriftBooks — buy A Serpent's Tooth eBooks.com — buy A Serpent's Tooth
- 19 Any Other Name Amazon — buy Any Other Name Bookshop — buy Any Other Name ThriftBooks — buy Any Other Name eBooks.com — buy Any Other Name
- 20 Cold Dish, The Amazon — buy Cold Dish, The Bookshop — buy Cold Dish, The ThriftBooks — buy Cold Dish, The eBooks.com — buy Cold Dish, The
- 21 Wait for Signs Amazon — buy Wait for Signs Bookshop — buy Wait for Signs ThriftBooks — buy Wait for Signs eBooks.com — buy Wait for Signs
- 22 Organizational Ethics Amazon — buy Organizational Ethics Bookshop — buy Organizational Ethics ThriftBooks — buy Organizational Ethics eBooks.com — buy Organizational Ethics
- 23 Dry Bones Amazon — buy Dry Bones Bookshop — buy Dry Bones ThriftBooks — buy Dry Bones eBooks.com — buy Dry Bones
- 24 The Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-11 Amazon — buy The Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-11 Bookshop — buy The Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-11 ThriftBooks — buy The Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-11 eBooks.com — buy The Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-11
- 25 An Obvious Fact Amazon — buy An Obvious Fact Bookshop — buy An Obvious Fact ThriftBooks — buy An Obvious Fact eBooks.com — buy An Obvious Fact
- 26 The Western Star Amazon — buy The Western Star Bookshop — buy The Western Star ThriftBooks — buy The Western Star eBooks.com — buy The Western Star
- 27 The Highwayman Amazon — buy The Highwayman Bookshop — buy The Highwayman ThriftBooks — buy The Highwayman eBooks.com — buy The Highwayman
- 28 Depth of Winter Amazon — buy Depth of Winter Bookshop — buy Depth of Winter ThriftBooks — buy Depth of Winter eBooks.com — buy Depth of Winter
- 29 The Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-12 Amazon — buy The Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-12 Bookshop — buy The Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-12 ThriftBooks — buy The Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-12 eBooks.com — buy The Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-12
- 30 Champion Amazon — buy Champion Bookshop — buy Champion ThriftBooks — buy Champion eBooks.com — buy Champion
- 31 Land of Wolves Amazon — buy Land of Wolves Bookshop — buy Land of Wolves ThriftBooks — buy Land of Wolves eBooks.com — buy Land of Wolves
- 32 You Are Extraordinary Amazon — buy You Are Extraordinary Bookshop — buy You Are Extraordinary ThriftBooks — buy You Are Extraordinary eBooks.com — buy You Are Extraordinary
- 33 Next to Last Stand Amazon — buy Next to Last Stand Bookshop — buy Next to Last Stand ThriftBooks — buy Next to Last Stand eBooks.com — buy Next to Last Stand
- 34 Daughter of the Morning Star Amazon — buy Daughter of the Morning Star Bookshop — buy Daughter of the Morning Star ThriftBooks — buy Daughter of the Morning Star eBooks.com — buy Daughter of the Morning Star
- 35 Hell and Back Amazon — buy Hell and Back Bookshop — buy Hell and Back ThriftBooks — buy Hell and Back eBooks.com — buy Hell and Back
- 36 Longmire Defense Amazon — buy Longmire Defense Bookshop — buy Longmire Defense ThriftBooks — buy Longmire Defense eBooks.com — buy Longmire Defense
- 37 First Frost Amazon — buy First Frost Bookshop — buy First Frost ThriftBooks — buy First Frost eBooks.com — buy First Frost
- 38 Tooth and Claw Amazon — buy Tooth and Claw Bookshop — buy Tooth and Claw ThriftBooks — buy Tooth and Claw eBooks.com — buy Tooth and Claw
- 39 Return to Sender Amazon — buy Return to Sender Bookshop — buy Return to Sender ThriftBooks — buy Return to Sender eBooks.com — buy Return to Sender
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Track your progress through Craig Johnson
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crown of Thorns Starfish On the Great Ba | 1992 | ||
| 2 | The anorexia diaries | 2003 | ||
| 3 | The Cold Dish | 2004 | ||
| 4 | Death Without Company | 2006 | ||
| 5 | Kindness Goes Unpunished | 2007 | ||
| 6 | Another Man's Moccasins | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Arresting Development | 2008 | ||
| 8 | The Dark Horse | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Junkyard Dogs | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Hell Is Empty | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Echinoderms in a Changing World | 2012 | ||
| 12 | The Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-4 | 2012 | ||
| 13 | Hell Is Empty Walt Longmire Mysteries Paperback | 2012 | ||
| 14 | As the Crow Flies | 2013 | ||
| 15 | Cold Dish | 2013 | ||
| 16 | Dark Horse | 2013 | ||
| 17 | Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set | 2013 | ||
| 18 | A Serpent's Tooth | 2013 | ||
| 19 | Any Other Name | 2014 | ||
| 20 | Cold Dish, The | 2015 | ||
| 21 | Wait for Signs | 2015 | ||
| 22 | Organizational Ethics | 2015 | ||
| 23 | Dry Bones | 2016 | ||
| 24 | The Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-11 | 2016 | ||
| 25 | An Obvious Fact | 2016 | ||
| 26 | The Western Star | 2017 | ||
| 27 | The Highwayman | 2017 | ||
| 28 | Depth of Winter | 2018 | ||
| 29 | The Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set Volumes 1-12 | 2018 | ||
| 30 | Champion | 2018 | ||
| 31 | Land of Wolves | 2019 | ||
| 32 | You Are Extraordinary | 2019 | ||
| 33 | Next to Last Stand | 2020 | ||
| 34 | Daughter of the Morning Star | 2021 | ||
| 35 | Hell and Back | 2022 | ||
| 36 | Longmire Defense | 2023 | ||
| 37 | First Frost | 2024 | ||
| 38 | Tooth and Claw | 2024 | ||
| 39 | Return to Sender | 2025 |
Craig Johnson reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Crown of Thorns Starfish On the Great Ba (1992). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Craig Johnson — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Craig Johnson books are there?
39 to date, spanning 1992–2025.
What is the newest Craig Johnson book?
Return to Sender, published in 2025.