William G. Tapply Reading Order

1 book (2015–2015)

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1	Coast to Coast: Murder from Sea to Shining Sea 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

25 books (1984–2010)

The Brady Coyne series consists of 25 mystery novels published between 1984 and 2010, following a Boston-area lawyer navigating complex cases and moral dilemmas. Written by William G. Tapply, the series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Death at Charity's Point and concluding with the final installment in 2010. Each book can function as a standalone mystery, but reading sequentially provides continuity in the protagonist's personal and professional development throughout the two decades of cases.

Start with Death at Charity's Point, the first of 25 books in the Brady Coyne series.

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1	Death at Charity's Point 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Dutch Blue Error 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Follow the Sharks 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Marine Corpse / A Rodent of Doubt 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dead Meat 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Vulgar Boatman 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Void in Hearts 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Dead Winter 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Client Privilege 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Spotted Cats 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Tight Lines 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Snake Eater 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Seventh Enemy 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Close to the Bone 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Cutter's Run 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Muscle Memory 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Scar Tissue 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Past Tense 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	A Fine Line 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Shadow of Death 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Nervous Water 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Out Cold 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	One-Way Ticket 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Hell Bent 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Outwitting Trolls 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2001–2007)

William G. Tapply's Brady Coyne and J.W. Jackson series comprises three mystery novels published between 2001 and 2007. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with First Light, followed by Second Sight, and concluding with Third Strike. These standalone mysteries bring together two of Tapply's most popular characters in interconnected cases that unfold across the trilogy.

Start with First Light and read in order.

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1	First Light 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Second Sight 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Third Strike 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

14 books (1988–2010)

William G. Tapply's non-fiction series spans 14 books published between 1988 and 2010, exploring themes of fishing, outdoor life, and the craft of mystery writing. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Those Hours Spent Outdoors. Topics range across fly-fishing techniques, upland hunting, and literary craft, with titles like Home Water, Bass Bug Fishing, and The Elements Of Mystery Fiction offering both practical outdoor guidance and writing instruction.

Start with Those Hours Spent Outdoors, the first of 14 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Those Hours Spent Outdoors 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Opening Day and Other Angling Neuroses 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Home Water, Near and Far 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Sportsman's Legacy 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Fly-Fishing Life 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Bass Bug Fishing 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Upland Days 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Pocket Water 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Orvis Pocket Guide To Fly Fishing for Bass 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Gone Fishin' 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Elements Of Mystery Fiction 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Trout Eyes 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Upland Autumn 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Every Day Was Special 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1995–2011)

William G. Tapply's two standalone mystery novels were published between 1995 and 2011. Though unrelated in plot and characters, these books should be read in publication order, beginning with Thicker Than Water followed by The Nomination. The series is complete.

Start with Thicker Than Water and read in order.

#	Title
1	Thicker Than Water 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Nomination 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2004–2009)

The Stoney Calhoun series is a three-book mystery thriller sequence by William G. Tapply, comprising Bitch Creek, Gray Ghost, and Dark Tiger published between 2004 and 2009. The complete series should be read in publication order to follow the detective's cases chronologically. Each installment builds on the previous investigations of the protagonist as the trilogy concludes.

Start with Bitch Creek and read in order.

#	Title
1	Bitch Creek 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Gray Ghost 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dark Tiger 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible