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Updated 2026-07-11 / 135 books / 13 series
American author Neil S. Plakcy is best known for the *Mahu* mystery series and the *Golden Retriever* cozy mysteries. His books have won multiple awards, including the Lambda Literary Award. This page provides the Neil S. Plakcy books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All Neil S. Plakcy Books in Chronological Order
2006
Paws and Reflect
POoSN / 1
Buy
2007
Mahu Surfer
POoMB / 2
Buy
2008
Mahu Fire
POoMB / 3
Buy
2009
Three Wrong Turns in the Desert
POoHBWGB / 1
Buy
2009
Gaylife.com
POoSN / 2
Buy
2009
Mahu Vice
POoMB / 4
Buy
2010
At the Diner
POoSS / 1
Buy
2010
In Dog We Trust
POoGRMB / 1
Buy
2010
Dancing with the Tide
POoHBWGB / 2
Buy
2010
The Guardian Angel of South Beach
POoSS / 2
Buy
2010
Tough Guy Erotica
POoSN / 3
Buy
2010
Pledge Class and Other College Boy Erotica
POoSN / 4
Buy
2010
Invasion of the Blatnicks
POoSN / 5
Buy
2010
Mahu Men
POoMB / 5
Buy
2010
The Outhouse Gang
POoSN / 6
Buy
2010
Mr. Surfer and Other Gay Erotica
POoSN / 7
Buy
2011
The Catbird Seat
POoG1MB / 1
Buy
2011
Three Lambs: Erotic Tales of a Gay Frat
POoC / 1
Buy
2011
Walk Through Fire(By: Laura Baumbach)
POoG1MB / 2
Buy
2011
The Kingdom of Dog
POoGRMB / 2
Buy
2011
Teach Me Tonight
POoHBWGB / 3
Buy
2011
Rhiannon
POoSS / 3
Buy
2011
The Six Year Itch
POoSS / 4
Buy
2011
Photo Booth
POoSS / 5
Buy
2011
Noche Buena
POoSS / 6
Buy
2011
Mahu Blood
POoMB / 6
Buy
2011
Mi Amor
POoSN / 8
Buy
2011
The Handsome Prince
POoSN / 9
Buy
2011
The Cat Who Got Married
POoSN / 10
Buy
2011
The Russian Boy
POoSN / 11
Buy
2012
Dog Helps Those
POoGRMB / 3
Buy
2012
Olives for the Stranger
POoHBWGB / 4
Buy
2012
Lights Out Valentine
POoSS / 7
Buy
2012
Zero Break
POoMB / 7
Buy
2012
The Buchanan Letters
POoSN / 12
Buy
2013
Love on Site
POoLoB / 1
Buy
2013
Dog Bless You
POoGRMB / 4
Buy
2013
Under the Waterfall
POoHBWGB / 5
Buy
2013
Creeling the Bridegroom
POoSS / 8
Buy
2013
Natural Predators
POoMB / 8
Buy
2013
Genie for Hire
POoSN / 13
Buy
2014
Hot Steamy Shorts
POoC / 2
Buy
2014
Love on Stage
POoLoB / 2
Buy
2014
Whom Dog Hath Joined
POoGRMB / 5
Buy
2014
The Noblest Vengeance
POoHBWGB / 6
Buy
2014
Accidental Contact
POoMB / 9
Buy
2015
Love on the Web
POoLoB / 3
Buy
2015
Love on the Pitch
POoLoB / 4
Buy
2015
Dog Have Mercy
POoGRMB / 6
Buy
2015
Finding Freddie Venus
POoHBWGB / 7
Buy
2015
The Sea Between Us
POoSS / 9
Buy
2015
Holiday Treat Recipes for Special Dogs
POoSS / 10
Buy
2015
Children of Noah
POoMB / 10
Buy
2015
Soul Kiss
POoSN / 14
Buy
2016
The Next One Will Kill You
POoAGB / 1
Buy
2016
Honest to Dog
POoGRMB / 7
Buy
2016
A Cold Wind
POoHBWGB / 8
Buy
2016
Ghost Ship
POoMB / 11
Buy
2017
Nobody Rides for Free
POoAGB / 2
Buy
2017
Love on the Boil
POoLoB / 5
Buy
2017
Dog Is in the Details
POoGRMB / 8
Buy
2018
Survival is a Dying Art
POoAGB / 3
Buy
2018
Love on the Map
POoLoB / 6
Buy
2018
Dog Knows
POoGRMB / 9
Buy
2018
The Same Page
POoHBWGB / 9
Buy
2018
In His Kiss
POoSN / 15
Buy
2019
Tacos de Cazuela con Smith & Wesson(By: Gary Phillips)
POoG+TB / 1
Buy
2019
How to Succeed at a Two-Year College
POoNB / 1
Buy
2019
Three Brisket Tacos and a Sig Sauer(By: Michael Bracken)
POoG+TB / 2
Buy
2019
A Gyro and a Glock(By: Frank Zafiro)
POoG+TB / 3
Buy
2019
Three Chalupas, Rice, Soda’and a Kimber .45(By: Trey R. Barker)
POoG+TB / 4
Buy
2019
Some Churros and El Burro(By: William Dylan Powell)
POoG+TB / 5
Buy
2019
A Beretta, Burritos and Bears(By: James A. Hearn)
POoG+TB / 6
Buy
2019
Dog's Green Earth
POoGRMB / 10
Buy
2019
Deadly Labors
POoMB / 12
Buy
2019
David and Jonathan
POoSN / 16
Buy
2019
Christmas Shift
POoSN / 17
Buy
2020
Burritos & Bullets(By: Eric Beetner)
POoG+TB / 7
Buy
2020
Jalape’o Poppers and a Flare Gun(By: Trey R. Barker,Michael Bracken)
POoG+TB / 8
Buy
2020
Four Shrimp Tacos and a Walther P38(By: Alec Cizak)
POoG+TB / 9
Buy
2020
The Madness of Husbands
POoHBWGB / 10
Buy
2020
A Taco, A T-Bird, A Beretta and One Furious Night(By: Ann Aptaker)
POoG+TB / 10
Buy
2020
Sopa and a Streetsweeper(By: Ryan Sayles)
POoG+TB / 11
Buy
2020
A Litter of Golden Mysteries
POoGRMB / 11
Buy
2020
The Most Expensive Spice
POoHBWGB / 11
Buy
2020
Dog Willing
POoGRMB / 12
Buy
2020
Soldier Down
POoMB / 13
Buy
2020
The Burning Water
POoSN / 18
Buy
2021
The Gentleman and the Spy
POoOYRAB / 1
Buy
2021
Two More Tacos, a Beretta .32, and a Pink Butterfly(By: Dave Zeltserman)
POoG+TB / 12
Buy
2021
The Graveyard of God's Name
POoHBWGB / 12
Buy
2021
Dog's Waiting Room
POoGRMB / 13
Buy
2021
Two Tamales, One Tokarev, and a Lifetime of Broken Promises(By: Stacy Woodson)
POoG+TB / 13
Buy
2021
Chimichangas and a Couple of Glocks(By: David H. Hendrickson)
POoG+TB / 14
Buy
2021
Refried Beans and a Snub-Nosed .44(By: Hugh Lessig)
POoG+TB / 15
Buy
2021
Two Steak Taco Combos and a Pair of Sig Sauers
POoG+TB / 16
Buy
2021
A Smith & Wesson with a Side of Chorizo(By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins)
POoG+TB / 17
Buy
2021
The Lock-Keeper's Heart
POoSN / 19
Buy
2022
The Murder Beats: Structure in Genre Fiction
POoNB / 2
Buy
2022
The Feet of Blue Pigeons
POoHBWGB / 13
Buy
2022
Unruly Son
POoMB / 14
Buy
2022
Dog's Honest Truth
POoGRMB / 14
Buy
2022
All Dog's Children
POoGRMB / 15
Buy
2022
Two Tofu Tacos, a Taurus TX22, a Taycan, and a Ton of Trouble(By: Alan Orloff)
POoG+TB / 18
Buy
2022
Two Black Bean and Shrimp Quesadillas, and a Pink Ruger LCP(By: Joseph S. Walker)
POoG+TB / 19
Buy
2022
A Handful of Chicles and a Custom Nine(By: C.W. Blackwell)
POoG+TB / 20
Buy
2022
Being John Church
POoSN / 20
Buy
2022
Two Shrimp Tacos and a .22 Ruger(By: Adam Meyer)
POoG+TB / 21
Buy
2022
Nachos, a Stun Gun, and a Wedding Ring(By: Karen E. Olson)
POoG+TB / 22
Buy
2022
No Food, No Drink, Just the Gun(By: Trey R. Barker)
POoG+TB / 23
Buy
2023
The Lord and the Frenchman
POoOYRAB / 2
Buy
2023
Brackish Water
POoAGB / 4
Buy
2023
The Virgin Homicides
POoMB / 15
Buy
2023
Maui Strong
POoMB / 16
Buy
2023
Dog of Thieves
POoGRMB / 16
Buy
2023
In Dog's Image
POoGRMB / 17
Buy
2024
Saving the Boxer
POoOYRAB / 3
Buy
2024
The Designer of His Own Fortune
POoHBWGB / 14
Buy
2024
Blessing of the Dogs
POoGRMB / 18
Buy
2024
Food of the Dogs
POoGRMB / 19
Buy
2024
Bless Our Sleep
POoSN / 21
Buy
2025
The Smiling Dog Cafe: Volume 1
POoTSDCB / 1
Buy
2025
The Bridge Between Us
POoTSDCB / 2
Buy
2025
Grounds for Hope
POoTSDCB / 3
Buy
2025
The Lord's Gambit
POoOYRAB / 4
Buy
2025
Blood Code
POoMB / 17
Buy
2025
Dog Grant Me
POoGRMB / 20
Buy
2025
Dog of Deliverance
POoGRMB / 21
Buy
2025
Death at the Dog Park(With: Joanna Campbell Slan)
POoSN / 22
Buy
2025
Dog Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
POoGRMB / 22
Buy
2025
The Big Race
POoSN / 23
Buy
2025
Dog's Kitchen
POoGRMB / 23
Buy
2026
Drift and Return
POoTSDCB / 4
Buy
2026
Mahu Tide
POoMB / 18
Buy
Neil S. Plakcy Book Series Reading Orders /
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01
Tacos de Cazuela con Smith & Wesson(By: Gary Phillips)
2019
Buy
02
Three Brisket Tacos and a Sig Sauer(By: Michael Bracken)
2019
Buy
03
A Gyro and a Glock(By: Frank Zafiro)
2019
Buy
04
Three Chalupas, Rice, Soda’and a Kimber .45(By: Trey R. Barker)
2019
Buy
05
Some Churros and El Burro(By: William Dylan Powell)
2019
Buy
06
A Beretta, Burritos and Bears(By: James A. Hearn)
2019
Buy
07
Burritos & Bullets(By: Eric Beetner)
2020
Buy
08
Jalape’o Poppers and a Flare Gun(By: Trey R. Barker,Michael Bracken)
2020
Buy
09
Four Shrimp Tacos and a Walther P38(By: Alec Cizak)
2020
Buy
10
A Taco, A T-Bird, A Beretta and One Furious Night(By: Ann Aptaker)
2020
Buy
11
Sopa and a Streetsweeper(By: Ryan Sayles)
2020
Buy
12
Two More Tacos, a Beretta .32, and a Pink Butterfly(By: Dave Zeltserman)
2021
Buy
13
Two Tamales, One Tokarev, and a Lifetime of Broken Promises(By: Stacy Woodson)
2021
Buy
14
Chimichangas and a Couple of Glocks(By: David H. Hendrickson)
2021
Buy
15
Refried Beans and a Snub-Nosed .44(By: Hugh Lessig)
2021
Buy
16
Two Steak Taco Combos and a Pair of Sig Sauers
2021
Buy
17
A Smith & Wesson with a Side of Chorizo(By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins)
2021
Buy
18
Two Tofu Tacos, a Taurus TX22, a Taycan, and a Ton of Trouble(By: Alan Orloff)
2022
Buy
19
Two Black Bean and Shrimp Quesadillas, and a Pink Ruger LCP(By: Joseph S. Walker)
2022
Buy
20
A Handful of Chicles and a Custom Nine(By: C.W. Blackwell)
2022
Buy
21
Two Shrimp Tacos and a .22 Ruger(By: Adam Meyer)
2022
Buy
22
Nachos, a Stun Gun, and a Wedding Ring(By: Karen E. Olson)
2022
Buy
23
No Food, No Drink, Just the Gun(By: Trey R. Barker)
2022
Buy
01
Three Wrong Turns in the Desert
2009
Buy
02
Dancing with the Tide
2010
Buy
03
Teach Me Tonight
2011
Buy
04
Olives for the Stranger
2012
Buy
05
Under the Waterfall
2013
Buy
06
The Noblest Vengeance
2014
Buy
07
Finding Freddie Venus
2015
Buy
09
The Same Page
2018
Buy
10
The Madness of Husbands
2020
Buy
11
The Most Expensive Spice
2020
Buy
12
The Graveyard of God's Name
2021
Buy
13
The Feet of Blue Pigeons
2022
Buy
14
The Designer of His Own Fortune
2024
Buy
01
Paws and Reflect
2006
Buy
03
Tough Guy Erotica
2010
Buy
04
Pledge Class and Other College Boy Erotica
2010
Buy
05
Invasion of the Blatnicks
2010
Buy
06
The Outhouse Gang
2010
Buy
07
Mr. Surfer and Other Gay Erotica
2010
Buy
09
The Handsome Prince
2011
Buy
10
The Cat Who Got Married
2011
Buy
11
The Russian Boy
2011
Buy
12
The Buchanan Letters
2012
Buy
13
Genie for Hire
2013
Buy
16
David and Jonathan
2019
Buy
17
Christmas Shift
2019
Buy
18
The Burning Water
2020
Buy
19
The Lock-Keeper's Heart
2021
Buy
20
Being John Church
2022
Buy
21
Bless Our Sleep
2024
Buy
22
Death at the Dog Park(With: Joanna Campbell Slan)
2025
Buy
01
The Gentleman and the Spy
2021
Buy
02
The Lord and the Frenchman
2023
Buy
03
Saving the Boxer
2024
Buy
04
The Lord's Gambit
2025
Buy
01
The Catbird Seat
2011
Buy
02
Walk Through Fire(By: Laura Baumbach)
2011
Buy
01
Three Lambs: Erotic Tales of a Gay Frat
2011
Buy
02
Hot Steamy Shorts
2014
Buy
01
The Smiling Dog Cafe: Volume 1
2025
Buy
02
The Bridge Between Us
2025
Buy
03
Grounds for Hope
2025
Buy
04
Drift and Return
2026
Buy
02
The Guardian Angel of South Beach
2010
Buy
04
The Six Year Itch
2011
Buy
07
Lights Out Valentine
2012
Buy
08
Creeling the Bridegroom
2013
Buy
09
The Sea Between Us
2015
Buy
10
Holiday Treat Recipes for Special Dogs
2015
Buy
01
How to Succeed at a Two-Year College
2019
Buy
02
The Murder Beats: Structure in Genre Fiction
2022
Buy
01
In Dog We Trust
2010
Buy
02
The Kingdom of Dog
2011
Buy
03
Dog Helps Those
2012
Buy
04
Dog Bless You
2013
Buy
05
Whom Dog Hath Joined
2014
Buy
06
Dog Have Mercy
2015
Buy
07
Honest to Dog
2016
Buy
08
Dog Is in the Details
2017
Buy
10
Dog's Green Earth
2019
Buy
11
A Litter of Golden Mysteries
2020
Buy
13
Dog's Waiting Room
2021
Buy
14
Dog's Honest Truth
2022
Buy
15
All Dog's Children
2022
Buy
16
Dog of Thieves
2023
Buy
17
In Dog's Image
2023
Buy
18
Blessing of the Dogs
2024
Buy
19
Food of the Dogs
2024
Buy
21
Dog of Deliverance
2025
Buy
22
Dog Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
2025
Buy
23
Dog's Kitchen
2025
Buy
08
Natural Predators
2013
Buy
09
Accidental Contact
2014
Buy
10
Children of Noah
2015
Buy
12
Deadly Labors
2019
Buy
15
The Virgin Homicides
2023
Buy
02
Love on Stage
2014
Buy
03
Love on the Web
2015
Buy
04
Love on the Pitch
2015
Buy
05
Love on the Boil
2017
Buy
06
Love on the Map
2018
Buy
01
The Next One Will Kill You
2016
Buy
02
Nobody Rides for Free
2017
Buy
03
Survival is a Dying Art
2018
Buy
04
Brackish Water
2023
Buy
Where to start with Neil S. Plakcy
What is the best order to read Neil S. Plakcy books?
Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series,
follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.
Are standalone books and series both included?
Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are
broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.