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ⓘ About Jeffrey Round
The first book in the Dan Sharp PI series, Lake on the Mountain, won a Lambda Award in 2013. The series was nominated twice more for the same award in 2016 and 2019. Round has also been twice nominated for a ReLit Award, first for his 2010 war novel, The Honey Locust (Cormorant), and again in 2014 for his poetry collection, In the Museum of Leonardo da Vinci (Tightrope). His first two books, A Cage of Bones (GMP) and The P’Town Murders (Hayworth), were listed on AfterElton’s 50 Best Gay Books in 2008.
All Book Series by Jeffrey Round
Speak My Language, and Other Stories: An Anthology of Gay Fiction
Book 3 of 4 · published 2015
Crime Ink: Iconic: An Anthology of Crime Fiction Inspired by Queer Icons
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jeffrey Round?
The first book in the Dan Sharp PI series, Lake on the Mountain, won a Lambda Award in 2013. The series was nominated twice more for the same award in 2016 and 2019. Round has also been twice nominated for a ReLit Award, first for his 2010 war novel, The Honey Locust (Cormorant), and again in 2014 for his poetry collection, In the Museum of Leonardo da Vinci (Tightrope).
Which Jeffrey Round series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Bradford Fairfax Murder Mystery series, the earliest of Jeffrey Round's multi-book series: it opens with The P-Town Murders (2007) and runs to 4 books across 2007–2017, ending with Bon Ton Roulet (2017). Jeffrey Round's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jeffrey Round written?
Jeffrey Round has 20 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2025. 11 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Dan Sharp Mystery series with 7 books — and 9 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jeffrey Round's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jeffrey Round's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Bradford Fairfax Murder Mystery (2007–2017, 4 books) and Dan Sharp Mystery (2012–2020, 7 books).
How are Jeffrey Round's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jeffrey Round's 20 books into 2 named series and 9 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Dan Sharp Mystery (7 books, 2012–2020); Bradford Fairfax Murder Mystery (4 books, 2007–2017).