🎯 Where Should I Start?
Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Coastal Crime Unit Books
Start with: One Bridge Too Far (2024)
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Publication Order of Coastal Justice Books
Start with: Lost in the Storm (2017)
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Publication Order of Coastal Law Books
Start with: Extreme Defense (2018)
ⓘ About Mark Stone
About Mark Stone An American author, Mark Stone is known for writing hugely entertaining thrillers, filling them with a sense of adventure and excitement. Transporting the reader, he sets many of them in and around the beaches of Florida, allowing them to get lost in his work. Constantly keeping them guessing as to what’s coming next, he ensures that they continually come back for more time and time again. A gifted writer, he knows exactly how to build a level of suspense and when to raise the tension, really building a sense of momentum. Pushing the format to its full potential, he really understands what drives the genre too, getting the most out of it in the process.
All Book Series by Mark Stone
1
One Bridge Too Far
Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 2024
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2
One Night Too Long
Book 2 of 13 · published 2024
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3
One Lie Too Many
Book 3 of 13 · published 2024
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4
One Price Too High
Book 4 of 13 · published 2024
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5
One Grave Too Shallow
Book 5 of 13 · published 2024
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6
One Cut Too Deep
Book 6 of 13 · published 2024
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7
One Drink Too Strong
Book 7 of 13 · published 2025
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8
One Mile Too Many
Book 8 of 13 · published 2025
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9
One Cry Too Loud
Book 9 of 13 · published 2025
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10
One Kiss Too Deadly
Book 10 of 13 · published 2025
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11
One Movie Too Many
Book 11 of 13 · published 2025
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12
One Lie Too Grisly
Book 12 of 13 · published 2026
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13
One Boat Too Many
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2026
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1
Lost in the Storm
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 2017
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3
Across the Sound
Book 3 of 10 · published 2017
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4
Caught in the Surf
Book 4 of 10 · published 2018
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5
Buried In the Sand
Book 5 of 10 · published 2018
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6
After the Sunset
Book 6 of 10 · published 2018
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7
Hidden in the Shallows
Book 7 of 10 · published 2018
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8
Tangled in the Sails
Book 8 of 10 · published 2018
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9
Tied to the Stern
Book 9 of 10 · published 2019
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10
Swimming with the Sharks
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2019
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1
Extreme Defense
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2018
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2
Conflict of Interest
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2019
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1
Crashing Waves
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2018
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3
Vanishing Tide
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2018
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1
Raines of Hope
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2026
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2
Raines of Danger
Book 2 of 7 · published 2026
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3
Raines of Deceit
Book 3 of 7 · published 2026
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4
Raines of Shadows
Book 4 of 7 · published 2026
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7
Raines of Justice
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2026
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1
Saints and Sinners
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2020
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2
Saints and Secrets
Book 2 of 3 · published 2020
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3
Saints and Sorrow
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2021
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1
Death on Shorewatch Bay
Single-title series · published 2021
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1
Carolina Reaper
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2022
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2
Carolina Dreamer
Book 2 of 4 · published 2022
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3
Carolina Monster
Book 3 of 4 · published 2022
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4
Carolina Savior
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2022
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1
Lucky Break
Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 2019
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4
Lucky Vengeance
Book 4 of 16 · published 2020
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16
Lucky Hour
Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2023
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1
True Faith
Single-title series · published 2023
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? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Mark Stone?
About Mark Stone An American author, Mark Stone is known for writing hugely entertaining thrillers, filling them with a sense of adventure and excitement. Transporting the reader, he sets many of them in and around the beaches of Florida, allowing them to get lost in his work. Constantly keeping them guessing as to what's coming next, he ensures that they continually come back for more time and time again.
Which Mark Stone series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Coastal Justice series, the earliest of Mark Stone's multi-book series: it opens with Lost in the Storm (2017) and runs to 10 books across 2017–2019, ending with Swimming with the Sharks (2019). Mark Stone's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Mark Stone written?
Mark Stone has 60 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2017 and 2026. Every one of them sits in one of 10 named series — the largest being the Lucky John Adventures series with 16 books.
In what order should Mark Stone's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Mark Stone's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Coastal Justice (2017–2019, 10 books), Cross and Anchor (2018, 3 books) and Coastal Law (2018–2019, 2 books), plus 7 more.
How are Mark Stone's books organised into series?
This guide splits Mark Stone's 60 books into 10 named series, with no standalone titles: Lucky John Adventures (16 books, 2019–2023); Coastal Crime Unit (13 books, 2024–2026); Coastal Justice (10 books, 2017–2019); Joe Raines Coastal Adventure (7 books, 2026); Lowcountry Crimes (4 books, 2022), plus 5 further series.