P

Peter Colt

2 Series • 7 Books

2
Series
7
Books
2
Active

🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of An Andy Roark Mystery Books
Start with: The Off-Islander (2019)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Detective Tommy Kelly Books
Start with: Cold Island (2025)

ⓘ About Peter Colt

Peter Colt is a published author. He is known for writing the Andy Roark series as well as the Tommy Kelly series of mysteries. He is a police officer in Providence, Rhode Island, a position that he has been employed in ever since 2007. Peter has spent over twenty years in the Army reserve. He was then deployed to Kosovo in 2000, attached to the Russian Army, before being deployed to Iraq in 2003 and then once more in 2008. During this time, Peter says that he had the good fortune of being able to get to know a lot of Vietnam veterans as well as United States Army Special Forces soldiers. He lived on Nantucket Island for thirteen years starting in 1973. In his spare time, he is always busy working on an upcoming mystery story. Peter says that he writes because he enjoys it.

All Book Series by Peter Colt

1
The Off-Islander book cover

The Off-Islander

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2019

Buy on Amazon
2019
2
Back Bay Blues book cover

Back Bay Blues

Book 2 of 5 · published 2020

Buy on Amazon
2020
3
Death at Fort Devens book cover

Death at Fort Devens

Book 3 of 5 · published 2022

Buy on Amazon
2022
4
The Ambassador book cover

The Ambassador

Book 4 of 5 · published 2023

Buy on Amazon
2023
5
The Judge book cover

The Judge

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2024

Buy on Amazon
2024
1
Cold Island book cover

Cold Island

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2025

Buy on Amazon
2025
2
The Driftwood Bones book cover

The Driftwood Bones

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026

Buy on Amazon
2026

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Peter Colt?

Peter Colt is a published author. He is known for writing the Andy Roark series as well as the Tommy Kelly series of mysteries. He is a police officer in Providence, Rhode Island, a position that he has been employed in ever since 2007.

Which Peter Colt series should I start with?

The best place to start is the An Andy Roark Mystery series, the earliest of Peter Colt's multi-book series: it opens with The Off-Islander (2019) and runs to 5 books across 2019–2024, ending with The Judge (2024).

How many books has Peter Colt written?

Peter Colt has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2019 and 2026. Every one of them sits in one of 2 named series — the largest being the An Andy Roark Mystery series with 5 books.

In what order should Peter Colt's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Peter Colt's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are An Andy Roark Mystery (2019–2024, 5 books) and Detective Tommy Kelly (2025–2026, 2 books).

How are Peter Colt's books organised into series?

This guide splits Peter Colt's 7 books into 2 named series, with no standalone titles: An Andy Roark Mystery (5 books, 2019–2024); Detective Tommy Kelly (2 books, 2025–2026).