Robert Dugoni Books in Order: Tracy Crosswhite & Complete List

Looking for the Robert Dugoni books in order? His catalog includes police procedurals, legal thrillers, espionage, historical fiction, nonfiction, collaborative novels, and standalones.

Most of his recurring series are best read in publication order because the relationships and consequences carry forward. The Tracy Crosswhite series also includes three short works, so I’ve included both publication and chronological orders for completionists.

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• Tracy Crosswhite Series
• Other Robert Dugoni Books by Series
• Robert Dugoni Standalone Books
• Robert Dugoni Collaborative Novels
• Robert Dugoni Nonfiction Books
• Robert Dugoni Anthologies
• Who is Robert Dugoni?

Tracy Crosswhite Series

Tracy Crosswhite Books in Publication Order

Tracy Crosswhite is a Seattle homicide detective whose career was shaped by her sister Sarah’s disappearance. The novels follow her cases, family life, colleagues, and long-running conflicts inside the department.

I recommend publication order for a first read. The numbered list below includes the short stories where they were released, while the notes identify the official novel numbers.

1. The Academy (2014) (Short story)
2. My Sister’s Grave (2014)
3. Third Watch (2015) (Short story)
4. Her Final Breath (2015)
5. In the Clearing (2016)
6. The Trapped Girl (2017)
7. Close to Home (2017)
8. A Steep Price (2018)
9. A Cold Trail (2020)
10. In Her Tracks (2021)
11. The Last Line (2021) (Short story)
12. What She Found (2022)
13. One Last Kill (2023)
14. A Dead Draw (2025)
15. One Split Second (2026)

Tracy Crosswhite Books in Chronological Order

The strict chronological order moves all three prequel stories ahead of the main novels. The Last Line takes place earliest, but it follows Del Castigliano and Vic Fazzio rather than Tracy. I’d save this order for a reread or use it when you want every event in sequence.

1. The Last Line (Short story)
2. The Academy (Short story)
3. Third Watch (Short story)
4. My Sister’s Grave
5. Her Final Breath
6. In the Clearing
7. The Trapped Girl
8. Close to Home
9. A Steep Price
10. A Cold Trail
11. In Her Tracks
12. What She Found
13. One Last Kill
14. A Dead Draw
15. One Split Second

Other Robert Dugoni Books by Series

David Sloane Series

David Sloane is a gifted trial lawyer whose cases keep pulling him into conspiracies, violence, and personal danger. Read the series in publication order.

1. The Jury Master (2006)
2. Wrongful Death (2009)
3. Bodily Harm (2010)
4. Murder One (2011)
5. The Conviction (2012)

Charles Jenkins Series

The Charles Jenkins books are espionage thrillers about a former CIA officer drawn back into dangerous operations involving Russia. David Sloane appears in The Eighth Sister, so reading the Sloane series first adds context, though the Jenkins trilogy can still stand on its own.

1. The Eighth Sister (2019)
2. The Last Agent (2020)
3. The Silent Sisters (2022)

Keera Duggan Series

The Keera Duggan legal thrillers follow a Seattle defense attorney who returns to her family’s law firm and takes on high-stakes criminal cases. Read the books in publication order.

1. Her Deadly Game (2023)
2. Beyond Reasonable Doubt (2024)
3. Her Cold Justice (2026)

Robert Dugoni Standalone Books

Dugoni’s standalone novels range from legal and crime thrillers to coming-of-age stories and historical fiction. You can read these in any order.

1. Damage Control (2007)
2. The 7th Canon (2016)
3. The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell (2018)
4. The World Played Chess (2021)
5. A Killing on the Hill (2024)
6. Hold Strong with Jeff Langholz and Chris Crabtree (2025)

Robert Dugoni Collaborative Novels

These books were written as shared novels, with several authors contributing to one continuous story.

1. Hotel Angeline (2011)
2. No Rest for the Dead (2011)

Robert Dugoni Nonfiction Books

1. The Cyanide Canary with Joseph Hilldorfer (2004)

Robert Dugoni Anthologies

Dugoni has also contributed original stories and an essay to several multi-author collections. I’ve identified his contribution beside each title so reprints and anthology containers don’t look like separate novels.

1. Cold-Blooded: Killer Nashville Noir (2015) (Contains “A Matter of Honor,” co-written with Paula Gail Benson)
2. Odd Partners (2019) (Contains “The Last Game”)
3. Trouble & Strife (2019) (Contains “Pleasure and Pain”)
4. Private Investigations (2020) (Contains the essay “Nuns, Magic, and Stephen King”)
5. The Twisted Women’s Book Club (2025) (Contains “Slipknot”)
6. Birds of Prey: The Harlan Coben Challenge (2026 print edition) (Contains “The Falcon”; originally released in audio in 2022)

Who is Robert Dugoni?

Robert Dugoni writes police procedurals, legal thrillers, espionage, historical fiction, nonfiction, and standalone novels. His recurring characters include Seattle homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite, attorneys David Sloane and Keera Duggan, and former CIA officer Charles Jenkins.

He has received the Nancy Pearl Award for Fiction and the Friends of Mystery Spotted Owl Award. Several of his novels have also been optioned for film or television.

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