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Aaron Stander

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Ray Elkins Mystery Books
Start with: Summer People (2000)

ⓘ About Aaron Stander

Author Aaron Stander trained writing teachers and taught English courses in Detroit, where he lived for some time in his adult years. He and his wife quit their jobs where they taught and moved to another place in Traverse City. After quitting his job, he started writing fictional stories and got published in the year 2000 with “Summer People”. When he is not writing one of his articles, poems, reviews, and stories, he spends time in his kayak on the shores of Lakes Michigan and Superior. He hosts Michigan Writers on the Air on public radio. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Stander writes about Ray Elkins, the star of his own series of the same name, who is a sheriff that was married to a woman, but she died of cancer before the start of the series.

All Book Series by Aaron Stander

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Summer People

Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2000

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2000
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Color Tour

Book 2 of 12 · published 2006

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2006
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Deer Season

Book 3 of 12 · published 2009

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2009
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Shelf Ice

Book 4 of 12 · published 2010

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2010
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Medieval Murders

Book 5 of 12 · published 2011

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2011
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Cruelest Month

Book 6 of 12 · published 2012

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2012
7
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Death in a Summer Colony

Book 7 of 12 · published 2013

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2013
8
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Murder in the Merlot

Book 8 of 12 · published 2016

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2016
9
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Gales of November

Book 9 of 12 · published 2017

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2017
10
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The Center Cannot Hold

Book 10 of 12 · published 2018

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2018
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Destination Wedding

Book 11 of 12 · published 2020

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2020
12
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Smoke and Mirrors

Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2024

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2024

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Aaron Stander?

Author Aaron Stander trained writing teachers and taught English courses in Detroit, where he lived for some time in his adult years. He and his wife quit their jobs where they taught and moved to another place in Traverse City. After quitting his job, he started writing fictional stories and got published in the year 2000 with “Summer People”.

Which Aaron Stander series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Ray Elkins Mystery series, the earliest of Aaron Stander's multi-book series: it opens with Summer People (2000) and runs to 12 books across 2000–2024, ending with Smoke and Mirrors (2024).

How many books has Aaron Stander written?

Aaron Stander has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2024. Every one of them sits in one of 1 named series — the largest being the Ray Elkins Mystery series with 12 books.

In what order should Aaron Stander's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Aaron Stander's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ray Elkins Mystery (2000–2024, 12 books).

How are Aaron Stander's books organised into series?

This guide splits Aaron Stander's 12 books into 1 named series, with no standalone titles: Ray Elkins Mystery (12 books, 2000–2024).