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Jon A. Jackson

3 Series • 12 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Detective Sergeant Mulheisen Books
Start with: The Diehard (1977)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Go by Go (1998)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Measures of Poison (2002)

ⓘ About Jon A. Jackson

Author Jon Anthony Jackson was born November 5, 1938 in Royal Oak, Michigan, and grew up in Detroit and northern Michigan. Jackson is the son of Jabe Cook and Grace Jackson. He is a resident of Missoula, Montana. His hobbies include white-water canoeing and fishing. He was married two times, once to Ruth Baum, whom he married in 1968, before divorcing in the year 1977. That same year, he married his second wife, Cinda L. Purdy. He has one child with each of his wives. He thought he wanted to become a writer, but it was when he moved back home near Traverse City, Michigan that he actually started to work at it. He started in poetry, something he never mastered, but was able to gain enough confidence and courage to pursue fiction.

All Book Series by Jon A. Jackson

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The Diehard

Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1977

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1977
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The Blind Pig

Book 2 of 10 · published 1978 Anthology · Jon Jackson

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1978
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Grootka

Book 3 of 10 · published 1990

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1990
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Hit on the House

Book 4 of 10 · published 1993

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1993
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Deadman

Book 5 of 10 · published 1994

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1994
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Dead Folks

Book 6 of 10 · published 1996

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1996
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Man with an Axe

Book 7 of 10 · published 1998

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1998
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La Donna Detroit

Book 8 of 10 · published 2000

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2000
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Badger Games

Book 9 of 10 · published 2001

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2001
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No Man's Dog

Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2004

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2004
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Go by Go

Single-title series · published 1998

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1998
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Measures of Poison

Single-title series · published 2002

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2002

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jon A. Jackson?

Author Jon Anthony Jackson was born November 5, 1938 in Royal Oak, Michigan, and grew up in Detroit and northern Michigan. Jackson is the son of Jabe Cook and Grace Jackson. He is a resident of Missoula, Montana.

Which Jon A. Jackson series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Detective Sergeant Mulheisen series, the earliest of Jon A. Jackson's multi-book series: it opens with The Diehard (1977) and runs to 10 books across 1977–2004, ending with No Man's Dog (2004).

How many books has Jon A. Jackson written?

Jon A. Jackson has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1977 and 2004. 10 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Detective Sergeant Mulheisen series with 10 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Jon A. Jackson's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jon A. Jackson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Detective Sergeant Mulheisen (1977–2004, 10 books).

How are Jon A. Jackson's books organised into series?

This guide splits Jon A. Jackson's 12 books into 1 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Detective Sergeant Mulheisen (10 books, 1977–2004).