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Donald Harstad

2 Series • 7 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Carl Houseman Books
Start with: Eleven Days (1998)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Three Octobers (2005)

ⓘ About Donald Harstad

After marrying Mary in the year 1964, they moved to Los Angeles, California. He worked for CBS Theatrical Films and Four Star Television in a minor role. The experience he gained while working for both companies was invaluable. After Erica (their daughter) was born, they were concerned about raising a kid in Los Angeles. So in the year 1970, they went back to Iowa, where Don became employed as a police dispatcher and Mary started her career as a teacher. He then started working as a Deputy Sheriff in the year 1973, and continued working as a Deputy until resigning in 1996 in order to write full time. While he worked as a Deputy Sheriff, Don was the Department Intelligence Officer, a patrol officer, and later a Chief Investigator.

All Book Series by Donald Harstad

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Eleven Days

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1998

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1998
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Known Dead

Book 2 of 6 · published 1999

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1999
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The Big Thaw

Book 3 of 6 · published 2000

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2000
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Code 61

Book 4 of 6 · published 2002

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2002
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The Heartland Experiment / A Long December

Book 5 of 6 · published 2003

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2003
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November Rain

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2009

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2009
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Three Octobers

Single-title series · published 2005

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2005

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Donald Harstad?

After marrying Mary in the year 1964, they moved to Los Angeles, California. He worked for CBS Theatrical Films and Four Star Television in a minor role. The experience he gained while working for both companies was invaluable.

Which Donald Harstad series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Carl Houseman series, the earliest of Donald Harstad's multi-book series: it opens with Eleven Days (1998) and runs to 6 books across 1998–2009, ending with November Rain (2009).

How many books has Donald Harstad written?

Donald Harstad has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1998 and 2009. 6 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Carl Houseman series with 6 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should Donald Harstad's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Donald Harstad's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Carl Houseman (1998–2009, 6 books).

How are Donald Harstad's books organised into series?

This guide splits Donald Harstad's 7 books into 1 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Carl Houseman (6 books, 1998–2009).