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Dwight Holing

4 Series • 17 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Jack McCoul Caper Books
Start with: A Boatload (2014)
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Publication Order of Nick Drake Books
Start with: The Sorrow Hand (2018)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Hard Blue Empty (2023)

ⓘ About Dwight Holing

Dwight’s debut novel was released in the year 2014, when “A Boatload” was published. He writes the “Jack McCoul Caper” series and the “Nick Drake” series, as well as some award winning short fiction collections. These collections have won awards like the Arts and Letters Prize for Fiction. He has edited and written many nonfiction books on subjects, such as: conservation and nature travel. “A Boatload” is the first novel in the “Jack McCoul Caper” series, which was released in the year 2014. Jack McCoul is a master con artist. Trouble is, none of his special skills are actually legal. It is a good thing, then, that he uses all of them to catch killers. Jack McCoul has vowed to give up his life of crime after he marries a sustainable-minded and sexy fitness instructor.

All Book Series by Dwight Holing

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A Boatload

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2014

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2014
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Bad Karma

Book 2 of 4 · published 2015

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2015
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Baby Blue

Book 3 of 4 · published 2016

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2016
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Shake City

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2017

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2017
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The Sorrow Hand

Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 2018

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2018
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The Pity Heart

Book 2 of 10 · published 2019

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2019
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The Shaming Eyes

Book 3 of 10 · published 2019

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2019
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The Whisper Soul

Book 4 of 10 · published 2020

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2020
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The Nowhere Bones

Book 5 of 10 · published 2020

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2020
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The Forever Feet

Book 6 of 10 · published 2022

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2022
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The Demon Skin

Book 7 of 10 · published 2023

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2023
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The Broken Blood

Book 8 of 10 · published 2024

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2024
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The Thunder Head

Book 9 of 10 · published 2025

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2025
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The Yellow Hair

Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2026

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2026
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Hard Blue Empty

Single-title series · published 2023

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2023
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California Works

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2013

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2013
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Over Our Heads Under Our Feet

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2018

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2018

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Dwight Holing?

Dwight's debut novel was released in the year 2014, when “A Boatload” was published. He writes the “Jack McCoul Caper” series and the “Nick Drake” series, as well as some award winning short fiction collections. These collections have won awards like the Arts and Letters Prize for Fiction.

Which Dwight Holing series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Jack McCoul Caper series, the earliest of Dwight Holing's multi-book series: it opens with A Boatload (2014) and runs to 4 books across 2014–2017, ending with Shake City (2017). Dwight Holing's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Dwight Holing written?

Dwight Holing has 17 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2026. 14 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Nick Drake series with 10 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Dwight Holing's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Dwight Holing's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Jack McCoul Caper (2014–2017, 4 books) and Nick Drake (2018–2026, 10 books).

How are Dwight Holing's books organised into series?

This guide splits Dwight Holing's 17 books into 2 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Nick Drake (10 books, 2018–2026); Jack McCoul Caper (4 books, 2014–2017).