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Elizabeth Gunn

5 Series • 25 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Jake Hines Books
Start with: Triple Play (1997)
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Publication Order of Sarah Burke Books
Start with: Cool in Tucson / Close To Her (2007)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Ella's Dream (1978)

ⓘ About Elizabeth Gunn

Elizabeth Gunn is an American author born in 1926. Gunn lived a long and varied life before finally settling down to write procedural mysteries typically set within rural locations. +Biography Gunn grew up in Southeast Minnesota. She eventually moved to Tucson. With novels like Triple Play (1997) earning her so much renown, you would think that someone like Elizabeth Gunn who was born in the 1920s probably has a length writing career with a large volume of critically acclaimed works behind her. However, it might surprise some people to learn that Elizabeth Gunn started writing novels when she was 70. And it is because she lived such a varied life up to that point that Elizabeth Gunn has written so many mystery novels.

All Book Series by Elizabeth Gunn

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Triple Play

Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1997

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1997
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Par Four

Book 2 of 11 · published 1999

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1999
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Five Card Stud

Book 3 of 11 · published 2000

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2000
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Six-Pound Walleye

Book 4 of 11 · published 2001

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2001
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Seventh Inning Stretch

Book 5 of 11 · published 2002

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2002
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Crazy Eights

Book 6 of 11 · published 2005

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2005
7
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McCafferty's Nine

Book 7 of 11 · published 2007

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2007
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The Ten-Mile Trials

Book 8 of 11 · published 2010

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2010
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Too Many Santas

Book 9 of 11 · published 2011

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2011
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Eleven Little Piggies

Book 10 of 11 · published 2013

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2013
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Noontime Follies

Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2014

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2014
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Cool in Tucson / Close To Her

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2007

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2007
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New River Blues / Rio Nuevo

Book 2 of 7 · published 2009

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2009
3
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Kissing Arizona / Too Close To Kill

Book 3 of 7 · published 2010

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2010
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Magic Line / Close to Death

Book 4 of 7 · published 2012

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2012
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Red Man Down / Closing Ranks

Book 5 of 7 · published 2014

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2014
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Denny's Law / Close To Home

Book 6 of 7 · published 2016

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2016
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Sarah's List / Close to the Edge

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2020

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2020
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Ella's Dream

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1978

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1978
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The Landscape Comes And Goes

Book 2 of 3 · published 1985

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1985
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Burning Meredith

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2018

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2018
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Math

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2011

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2011
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Runaway

Book 2 of 3 · published 2011

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2011
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The Fountain

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2011

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2011
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How Still We See Thee Lie

Single-title series · published 2002

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2002

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Elizabeth Gunn?

Elizabeth Gunn is an American author born in 1926. Gunn lived a long and varied life before finally settling down to write procedural mysteries typically set within rural locations. +Biography Gunn grew up in Southeast Minnesota. She eventually moved to Tucson.

Which Elizabeth Gunn series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Jake Hines series, the earliest of Elizabeth Gunn's multi-book series: it opens with Triple Play (1997) and runs to 11 books across 1997–2014, ending with Noontime Follies (2014). Elizabeth Gunn's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Elizabeth Gunn written?

Elizabeth Gunn has 25 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1978 and 2020. 18 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Jake Hines series with 11 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Elizabeth Gunn's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Elizabeth Gunn's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Jake Hines (1997–2014, 11 books) and Sarah Burke (2007–2020, 7 books).

How are Elizabeth Gunn's books organised into series?

This guide splits Elizabeth Gunn's 25 books into 2 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Jake Hines (11 books, 1997–2014); Sarah Burke (7 books, 2007–2020).