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Judith Van Gieson

4 Series • 15 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Neil Hamel Books
Start with: North of the Border (1988)
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Publication Order of Claire Reynier Books
Start with: The Stolen Blue (2000)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Mercury Retrograde (1994)

ⓘ About Judith Van Gieson

Judith Van Gieson is one of the well known novelists from America who has written a number of highly successful books based on the mystery and thriller genres. Judith has written several popular children’s books, a few short stories, as well as a collection of some famous poetry. As for the mystery novels, she has written a total of 13 of them. The short stories written by author Judith have appeared in a few mystery anthologies. In the first mystery & thriller series written by her, there are 8 books featuring the primary character in the form of a female attorney cum sleuth from Alburquerque named Neil Hamel. All the books of this series have been published by the HarperCollins publication.

All Book Series by Judith Van Gieson

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North of the Border

Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1988

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1988
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Raptor

Book 2 of 8 · published 1989

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1989
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The Other Side of Death

Book 3 of 8 · published 1991

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1991
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The Wolf Path

Book 4 of 8 · published 1992

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1992
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The Lies That Bind

Book 5 of 8 · published 1993

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1993
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Parrot Blues

Book 6 of 8 · published 1995

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1995
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Hotshots

Book 7 of 8 · published 1996

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1996
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Ditch Rider

Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 1998

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1998
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The Stolen Blue

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2000

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2000
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Confidence Woman

Book 2 of 5 · published 2001

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2001
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Vanishing Point

Book 3 of 5 · published 2001

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2001
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Land of Burning Heat

Book 4 of 5 · published 2003

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2003
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The Shadow of Venus

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2004

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2004
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Mercury Retrograde

Single-title series · published 1994

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1994
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...And the Dying is Easy

Single-title series · published 2001

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2001

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Judith Van Gieson?

Judith Van Gieson is one of the well known novelists from America who has written a number of highly successful books based on the mystery and thriller genres. Judith has written several popular children's books, a few short stories, as well as a collection of some famous poetry. As for the mystery novels, she has written a total of 13 of them.

Which Judith Van Gieson series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Neil Hamel series, the earliest of Judith Van Gieson's multi-book series: it opens with North of the Border (1988) and runs to 8 books across 1988–1998, ending with Ditch Rider (1998). Judith Van Gieson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Judith Van Gieson written?

Judith Van Gieson has 15 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1988 and 2004. 13 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Neil Hamel series with 8 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Judith Van Gieson's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Judith Van Gieson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Neil Hamel (1988–1998, 8 books) and Claire Reynier (2000–2004, 5 books).

How are Judith Van Gieson's books organised into series?

This guide splits Judith Van Gieson's 15 books into 2 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Neil Hamel (8 books, 1988–1998); Claire Reynier (5 books, 2000–2004).