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Brenda Buchanan

2 Series • 4 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Joe Gale Books
Start with: Quick Pivot (2015)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Bloodroot (2021)

ⓘ About Brenda Buchanan

Brenda Buchanan is a crime fiction author from Maine best known for the “Joe Gale Mystery” series of novels. A Maine native, she sets most of her novels in Portland. While she pivoted towards business law in the latter part of her legal career, she did some criminal defense work early on. Over more than three decades in the law, she was fortunate enough to meet and work with many fascinating people. These people now appear in one form or another as the villains and heroes in her novels. As a sixteen-year-old teen, she got interested in journalism and went on to write an expose that criticized the huge disparity between the amount spent on girl sports as compared to that of boys.

All Book Series by Brenda Buchanan

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Quick Pivot

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2015

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2015
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Cover Story

Book 2 of 3 · published 2015

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2015
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Truth Beat

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2016

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2016
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Bloodroot

Single-title series · published 2021

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2021

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Brenda Buchanan?

Brenda Buchanan is a crime fiction author from Maine best known for the “Joe Gale Mystery” series of novels. A Maine native, she sets most of her novels in Portland. While she pivoted towards business law in the latter part of her legal career, she did some criminal defense work early on.

Which Brenda Buchanan series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Joe Gale series, the earliest of Brenda Buchanan's multi-book series: it opens with Quick Pivot (2015) and runs to 3 books across 2015–2016, ending with Truth Beat (2016).

How many books has Brenda Buchanan written?

Brenda Buchanan has 4 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2015 and 2021. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Joe Gale series with 3 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should Brenda Buchanan's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Brenda Buchanan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Joe Gale (2015–2016, 3 books).

How are Brenda Buchanan's books organised into series?

This guide splits Brenda Buchanan's 4 books into 1 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Joe Gale (3 books, 2015–2016).