Joseph Flynn Reading Order

1 book (1998–1998)

#	Title
1	Naked Came the Farmer 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

16 books (2009–2025)

The Jim McGill series comprises 16 books published between 2009 and 2025, with the ongoing saga beginning with The President's Henchman. This mystery and thriller series should be read in publication order to follow the continuing narrative and character development. The latest installment, The Man with a Plan, was released in 2025, with additional titles planned for the future.

Start with The President's Henchman, the first of 16 books in the Jim McGill series.

#	Title
1	The President's Henchman 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Hangman's Companion 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The K Street Killer 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Last Ballot Cast, Part 1 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Last Ballot Cast, Part 2 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Devil on the Doorstep 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Good Guy with a Gun 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Echo of the Whip 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Daddy's Girl Decoy 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Never Dead 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Last Chopper Out 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The King of Mirth 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Big Fix 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Boy From Illinois 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Man with a Plan 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Reluctant Candidate 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2012–2022)

The John Tall Wolf series encompasses eight books published between 2012 and 2022, following publication order from Defiled through Top of the Mountain. The series appears to be complete as of 2022. Joseph Flynn blends fantasy, mystery, and thriller elements across these interconnected novels featuring the title character.

Start with Defiled, the first of 8 books in the John Tall Wolf series.

#	Title
1	Defiled 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tall Man in Ray-Bans 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	War Party 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Super Chief 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Smoke Signals 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Big Medicine 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Powwow in Paris 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Top of the Mountain 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2010–2015)

The Ron Ketchum Mystery series is a three-book complete mystery series by Joseph Flynn, published between 2010 and 2015. The trilogy consists of Nailed, Defiled, and Impaled and should be read in publication order. Each installment builds on the previous story, making sequential reading essential for following the narrative arc.

Start with Nailed and read in order.

1 book (2013–2013)

1 book (2010–2010)

10 books (1993–2011)

Joseph Flynn's series of ten standalone novels spans from 1993 to 2011, with the complete collection best experienced in publication order beginning with The Concrete Inquisition. Each book in this series can be enjoyed independently, though readers interested in exploring Flynn's full body of work across fantasy, mystery, thriller, and non-fiction genres will find ten distinct stories to discover across the series' nearly two-decade publication span.

Start with The Concrete Inquisition, the first of 10 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	The Concrete Inquisition 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Digger 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Next President 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Hot Type 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Farewell Performance 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Gasoline, Texas 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Round Robin 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Blood Street Punx 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	One False Step 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Still Coming 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2020–2020)

The Take the Money Trilogy is a complete three-book fantasy and mystery series by Joseph Flynn published in 2020. Consisting of Cohort 1, Homeward Bound, and On the Run, the books should be read in publication order to follow the intended narrative. This trilogy blends elements of fantasy, thriller, and mystery across its interconnected storyline.

Start with Cohort 1 and read in order.

1 book (2015–2015)