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Stuart Woods Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Stuart Woods in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 106 books / 8 series

American author Stuart Woods is best known for the Stone Barrington thriller series. His books have sold over 70 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Stuart Woods books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Stuart Woods in Publication Order

1977 Blue Water, Green Skipper POoNB / 1 Buy
1979 A romantic's guide to the country inns of Britain and Ireland POoNB / 2 Buy
1981 Chiefs POoBUB / 1 Buy
1983 Run Before the Wind POoBUB / 2 Buy
1986 Under the Lake POoSN / 1 Buy
1986 Deep Lie POoBUB / 3 Buy
1988 White Cargo POoSN / 2 Buy
1989 Grass Roots POoWLB / 4 Buy
1990 Palindrome POoSN / 3 Buy
1991 New York Dead POoBUB / 6 Buy
1992 Santa Fe Rules POoEEB / 1 Buy
1993 L.A. Times POoSN / 4 Buy
1994 Heat POoSN / 5 Buy
1994 Dead Eyes POoSN / 6 Buy
1995 The Run POoWLB / 5 Buy
1995 Imperfect Strangers POoSN / 7 Buy
1995 Choke POoBUB / 8 Buy
1996 Dirt POoSBB / 2 Buy
1997 Dead in the Water POoSBB / 3 Buy
1998 Orchid Beach POoHBB / 1 Buy
1998 Swimming to Catalina POoBUB / 12 Buy
1999 Worst Fears Realized POoSBB / 5 Buy
2000 L.A. Dead POoBUB / 15 Buy
2001 Orchid Blues POoHBB / 2 Buy
2001 Cold Paradise POoBUB / 16 Buy
2002 The Short Forever POoBUB / 18 Buy
2002 Blood Orchid POoBUB / 19 Buy
2003 Dirty Work POoSBB / 9 Buy
2003 Capital Crimes POoBUB / 20 Buy
2004 Reckless Abandon POoHBB / 4 Buy
2004 Two Dollar Bill POoSBB / 11 Buy
2004 The Prince of Beverly Hills POoBUB / 24 Buy
2005 Iron Orchid POoBUB / 25 Buy
2006 Short Straw POoEEB / 2 Buy
2006 Dark Harbor POoBUB / 27 Buy
2007 Fresh Disasters POoSBB / 13 Buy
2007 Shoot Him If He Runs POoBUB / 29 Buy
2008 Santa Fe Dead POoEEB / 3 Buy
2008 Mounting Fears POoWLB / 7 Buy
2008 Hot Mahogany POoSBB / 15 Buy
2008 Beverly Hills Dead POoBUB / 30 Buy
2009 Loitering with Intent POoSBB / 16 Buy
2009 Kisser POoSBB / 17 Buy
2009 Hothouse Orchid POoBUB / 35 Buy
2010 Lucid Intervals POoBUB / 37 Buy
2010 Santa Fe Edge POoBUB / 38 Buy
2010 Strategic Moves POoBUB / 39 Buy
2011 Bel-Air Dead POoBUB / 40 Buy
2011 Son of Stone POoBUB / 41 Buy
2011 D.C. Dead POoBUB / 42 Buy
2012 Severe Clear POoSBB / 24 Buy
2012 Collateral Damage POoSBB / 25 Buy
2012 Unnatural Acts POoBUB / 43 Buy
2013 Doing Hard Time POoSBB / 27 Buy
2013 Unintended Consequences POoBUB / 46 Buy
2014 Carnal Curiosity POoSBB / 29 Buy
2014 Paris Match POoSBB / 31 Buy
2014 Standup Guy POoBUB / 48 Buy
2014 Cut and Thrust POoBUB / 50 Buy
2015 Hot Pursuit POoSBB / 33 Buy
2015 Insatiable Appetites POoBUB / 52 Buy
2015 Naked Greed POoBUB / 54 Buy
2015 Foreign Affairs POoBUB / 55 Buy
2016 Smooth Operator(With: Parnell Hall) POoTFB / 1 Buy
2016 Family Jewels POoSBB / 37 Buy
2016 Sex, Lies & Serious Money POoSBB / 39 Buy
2016 Scandalous Behavior POoBUB / 56 Buy
2016 Dishonorable Intentions POoBUB / 58 Buy
2017 Fast and Loose POoSBB / 41 Buy
2017 Quick & Dirty POoSBB / 43 Buy
2017 Below the Belt POoBUB / 61 Buy
2017 Indecent Exposure POoBUB / 63 Buy
2017 Barely Legal(With: Parnell Hall) POoBUB / 64 Buy
2018 Unbound POoBUB / 66 Buy
2018 The Money Shot(With: Parnell Hall) POoBUB / 67 Buy
2018 Shoot First POoBUB / 68 Buy
2018 Turbulence POoBUB / 69 Buy
2018 Desperate Measures POoBUB / 70 Buy
2018 A Delicate Touch POoBUB / 71 Buy
2019 Wild Card POoSBB / 49 Buy
2019 Skin Game(With: Parnell Hall) POoBUB / 73 Buy
2019 Contraband POoBUB / 74 Buy
2019 Stealth POoBUB / 75 Buy
2020 Bombshell(With: Parnell Hall) POoTFB / 4 Buy
2020 Treason POoSBB / 52 Buy
2020 Hit List POoSBB / 53 Buy
2020 Shakeup POoSBB / 55 Buy
2020 Hush-Hush POoSBB / 56 Buy
2020 Choppy Water POoBUB / 79 Buy
2021 Jackpot(With: Bryon Quertermous) POoTFB / 5 Buy
2021 Double Jeopardy POoSBB / 57 Buy
2021 Class Act POoSBB / 58 Buy
2021 Foul Play POoSBB / 59 Buy
2021 Criminal Mischief POoSBB / 60 Buy
2022 An Extravagant Life POoNB / 3 Buy
2022 A Safe House POoSBB / 61 Buy
2022 Distant Thunder POoSBB / 63 Buy
2022 Black Dog POoBUB / 88 Buy
2023 Near Miss(With: Brett Battles) POoBUB / 90 Buy
2023 Obsession(With: Brett Battles) POoBUB / 91 Buy
2024 Golden Hour(With: Brett Battles) POoTFB / 7 Buy
2024 Smolder(With: Brett Battles) POoSBB / 65 Buy
2025 Blown Away(By: Brett Battles) POoTFB / 8 Buy
2025 Finders Keepers(With: Brett Battles) POoSBB / 66 Buy
2026 Deep Water(With: Brett Battles) POoSBB / 67 Buy
2026 Hostile Intent(With: Brett Battles) POoSBB / 68 Buy

Complete Stuart Woods Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 7 books / 1986-1995
01 Under the Lake 1986 Buy
02 White Cargo 1988 Buy
03 Palindrome 1990 Buy
04 L.A. Times 1993 Buy
05 Heat 1994 Buy
06 Dead Eyes 1994 Buy
07 Imperfect Strangers 1995 Buy
Will Lee Reading Order 3 books / 1989-2008
04 Grass Roots 1989 Buy
05 The Run 1995 Buy
07 Mounting Fears 2008 Buy
Ed Eagle Reading Order 3 books / 1992-2008
01 Santa Fe Rules 1992 Buy
02 Short Straw 2006 Buy
03 Santa Fe Dead 2008 Buy
Holly Barker Reading Order 3 books / 1998-2004
01 Orchid Beach 1998 Buy
02 Orchid Blues 2001 Buy
04 Reckless Abandon 2004 Buy
Teddy Fay Reading Order 5 books / 2016-2025
01 Smooth Operator(With: Parnell Hall) 2016 Buy
04 Bombshell(With: Parnell Hall) 2020 Buy
05 Jackpot(With: Bryon Quertermous) 2021 Buy
07 Golden Hour(With: Brett Battles) 2024 Buy
08 Blown Away(By: Brett Battles) 2025 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 3 books / 1977-2022
01 Blue Water, Green Skipper 1977 Buy
02 A romantic's guide to the country inns of Britain and Ireland 1979 Buy
03 An Extravagant Life 2022 Buy
Barrington Universe Reading Order 48 books / 1981-2023
01 Chiefs 1981 Buy
02 Run Before the Wind 1983 Buy
03 Deep Lie 1986 Buy
06 New York Dead 1991 Buy
08 Choke 1995 Buy
12 Swimming to Catalina 1998 Buy
15 L.A. Dead 2000 Buy
16 Cold Paradise 2001 Buy
18 The Short Forever 2002 Buy
19 Blood Orchid 2002 Buy
20 Capital Crimes 2003 Buy
24 The Prince of Beverly Hills 2004 Buy
25 Iron Orchid 2005 Buy
27 Dark Harbor 2006 Buy
29 Shoot Him If He Runs 2007 Buy
30 Beverly Hills Dead 2008 Buy
35 Hothouse Orchid 2009 Buy
37 Lucid Intervals 2010 Buy
38 Santa Fe Edge 2010 Buy
39 Strategic Moves 2010 Buy
40 Bel-Air Dead 2011 Buy
41 Son of Stone 2011 Buy
42 D.C. Dead 2011 Buy
43 Unnatural Acts 2012 Buy
46 Unintended Consequences 2013 Buy
48 Standup Guy 2014 Buy
50 Cut and Thrust 2014 Buy
52 Insatiable Appetites 2015 Buy
54 Naked Greed 2015 Buy
55 Foreign Affairs 2015 Buy
56 Scandalous Behavior 2016 Buy
58 Dishonorable Intentions 2016 Buy
61 Below the Belt 2017 Buy
63 Indecent Exposure 2017 Buy
64 Barely Legal(With: Parnell Hall) 2017 Buy
66 Unbound 2018 Buy
67 The Money Shot(With: Parnell Hall) 2018 Buy
68 Shoot First 2018 Buy
69 Turbulence 2018 Buy
70 Desperate Measures 2018 Buy
71 A Delicate Touch 2018 Buy
73 Skin Game(With: Parnell Hall) 2019 Buy
74 Contraband 2019 Buy
75 Stealth 2019 Buy
79 Choppy Water 2020 Buy
88 Black Dog 2022 Buy
90 Near Miss(With: Brett Battles) 2023 Buy
91 Obsession(With: Brett Battles) 2023 Buy
Stone Barrington Reading Order 34 books / 1996-2026
02 Dirt 1996 Buy
03 Dead in the Water 1997 Buy
05 Worst Fears Realized 1999 Buy
09 Dirty Work 2003 Buy
11 Two Dollar Bill 2004 Buy
13 Fresh Disasters 2007 Buy
15 Hot Mahogany 2008 Buy
16 Loitering with Intent 2009 Buy
17 Kisser 2009 Buy
24 Severe Clear 2012 Buy
25 Collateral Damage 2012 Buy
27 Doing Hard Time 2013 Buy
29 Carnal Curiosity 2014 Buy
31 Paris Match 2014 Buy
33 Hot Pursuit 2015 Buy
37 Family Jewels 2016 Buy
39 Sex, Lies & Serious Money 2016 Buy
41 Fast and Loose 2017 Buy
43 Quick & Dirty 2017 Buy
49 Wild Card 2019 Buy
52 Treason 2020 Buy
53 Hit List 2020 Buy
55 Shakeup 2020 Buy
56 Hush-Hush 2020 Buy
57 Double Jeopardy 2021 Buy
58 Class Act 2021 Buy
59 Foul Play 2021 Buy
60 Criminal Mischief 2021 Buy
61 A Safe House 2022 Buy
63 Distant Thunder 2022 Buy
65 Smolder(With: Brett Battles) 2024 Buy
66 Finders Keepers(With: Brett Battles) 2025 Buy
67 Deep Water(With: Brett Battles) 2026 Buy
68 Hostile Intent(With: Brett Battles) 2026 Buy

Where to start with Stuart Woods

What is the best order to read Stuart Woods 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.

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