As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

William G. Tapply Complete Bibliography

Browse books by William G. Tapply in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 47 books / 5 series

American author William G. Tapply is best known for his Brady Coyne mystery series. A two-time Edgar Award nominee, his books have sold millions of copies. This page provides the William G. Tapply books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by William G. Tapply in Publication Order

1984 Death at Charity's Point POoBCB / 1 Buy
1984 The Dutch Blue Error POoBCB / 2 Buy
1985 Follow the Sharks POoBCB / 3 Buy
1986 The Marine Corpse / A Rodent of Doubt POoBCB / 4 Buy
1987 Dead Meat POoBCB / 5 Buy
1987 The Vulgar Boatman POoBCB / 6 Buy
1988 Those Hours Spent Outdoors POoNB / 1 Buy
1988 A Void in Hearts POoBCB / 7 Buy
1989 Dead Winter POoBCB / 8 Buy
1990 Opening Day and Other Angling Neuroses POoNB / 2 Buy
1990 Client Privilege POoBCB / 9 Buy
1991 The Spotted Cats POoBCB / 10 Buy
1992 Home Water, Near and Far POoNB / 3 Buy
1992 Tight Lines POoBCB / 11 Buy
1993 Sportsman's Legacy POoNB / 4 Buy
1993 The Snake Eater POoBCB / 12 Buy
1995 Thicker Than Water POoSN / 1 Buy
1995 The Seventh Enemy POoBCB / 13 Buy
1996 Close to the Bone POoBCB / 14 Buy
1997 A Fly-Fishing Life POoNB / 5 Buy
1998 Cutter's Run POoBCB / 15 Buy
1999 Bass Bug Fishing POoNB / 6 Buy
1999 Muscle Memory POoBCB / 16 Buy
2000 Upland Days POoNB / 7 Buy
2000 Scar Tissue POoBCB / 17 Buy
2001 First Light POoBCJB / 1 Buy
2001 Pocket Water POoNB / 8 Buy
2001 Past Tense POoBCB / 18 Buy
2002 A Fine Line POoBCB / 19 Buy
2003 The Orvis Pocket Guide To Fly Fishing for Bass POoNB / 9 Buy
2003 Shadow of Death POoBCB / 20 Buy
2004 Bitch Creek POoSCB / 1 Buy
2004 Second Sight POoBCJB / 2 Buy
2004 The Elements Of Mystery Fiction POoNB / 10 Buy
2004 Gone Fishin' POoNB / 11 Buy
2005 Nervous Water POoBCB / 21 Buy
2006 Out Cold POoBCB / 22 Buy
2007 Gray Ghost POoSCB / 2 Buy
2007 Third Strike POoBCJB / 3 Buy
2007 Trout Eyes POoNB / 12 Buy
2007 One-Way Ticket POoBCB / 23 Buy
2008 Hell Bent POoBCB / 24 Buy
2009 Dark Tiger POoSCB / 3 Buy
2009 Upland Autumn POoNB / 13 Buy
2010 Every Day Was Special POoNB / 14 Buy
2010 Outwitting Trolls POoBCB / 25 Buy
2011 The Nomination POoSN / 2 Buy

Complete William G. Tapply Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 2 books / 1995-2011
01 Thicker Than Water 1995 Buy
02 The Nomination 2011 Buy
01 First Light 2001 Buy
02 Second Sight 2004 Buy
03 Third Strike 2007 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 14 books / 1988-2010
01 Those Hours Spent Outdoors 1988 Buy
02 Opening Day and Other Angling Neuroses 1990 Buy
03 Home Water, Near and Far 1992 Buy
04 Sportsman's Legacy 1993 Buy
05 A Fly-Fishing Life 1997 Buy
06 Bass Bug Fishing 1999 Buy
07 Upland Days 2000 Buy
08 Pocket Water 2001 Buy
09 The Orvis Pocket Guide To Fly Fishing for Bass 2003 Buy
10 The Elements Of Mystery Fiction 2004 Buy
11 Gone Fishin' 2004 Buy
12 Trout Eyes 2007 Buy
13 Upland Autumn 2009 Buy
14 Every Day Was Special 2010 Buy
Brady Coyne Reading Order 25 books / 1984-2010
01 Death at Charity's Point 1984 Buy
02 The Dutch Blue Error 1984 Buy
03 Follow the Sharks 1985 Buy
04 The Marine Corpse / A Rodent of Doubt 1986 Buy
05 Dead Meat 1987 Buy
06 The Vulgar Boatman 1987 Buy
07 A Void in Hearts 1988 Buy
08 Dead Winter 1989 Buy
09 Client Privilege 1990 Buy
10 The Spotted Cats 1991 Buy
11 Tight Lines 1992 Buy
12 The Snake Eater 1993 Buy
13 The Seventh Enemy 1995 Buy
14 Close to the Bone 1996 Buy
15 Cutter's Run 1998 Buy
16 Muscle Memory 1999 Buy
17 Scar Tissue 2000 Buy
18 Past Tense 2001 Buy
19 A Fine Line 2002 Buy
20 Shadow of Death 2003 Buy
21 Nervous Water 2005 Buy
22 Out Cold 2006 Buy
23 One-Way Ticket 2007 Buy
24 Hell Bent 2008 Buy
25 Outwitting Trolls 2010 Buy
Stoney Calhoun Reading Order 3 books / 2004-2009
01 Bitch Creek 2004 Buy
02 Gray Ghost 2007 Buy
03 Dark Tiger 2009 Buy

Where to start with William G. Tapply

What is the best order to read William G. Tapply 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.

More authors

Al Stevens -> Maureen Johnson -> Sylvia Day -> Tess Gerritsen ->

Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data. Publication years and series order are shown when available.