Detective Ben Wade Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Man | 2017 | Buy |
| The Recruit | 2022 | N/A |
Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Gardens of Water | 2008 | Buy |
Alan Drew is a mystery writer with three books published between 2008 and 2022. His debut, Gardens of Water, appeared in 2008 as a standalone novel, and it was nearly a decade before the next book arrived. Shadow Man launched the Detective Ben Wade series in 2017, followed by The Recruit in 2022.
Drew’s output is small but spread across a long timeframe, with significant gaps between releases. The shift from a standalone debut to a detective series suggests a move toward genre fiction with recurring characters. Readers looking for the Detective Ben Wade books will find two entries so far, and the five-year gap between them leaves the question of future installments open.