Gregory Ashe books

Gregory Ashe is a prolific author of LGBTQ+ mystery, romance, and fantasy, best known for the Hazard and Somerset series and its expanding universe of interconnected stories.

An Auden & O’Callaghan Mystery Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Friend in the Dark 2020 Buy
A Friend in the Fire 2021 Buy
A Friend in the Glass 2024 Buy
A Friend in the Wind - N/A

Asheverse: B-Side Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
After the Fade: Volume 1 2025 Buy

Borealis Investigations Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Bad Boys at the Radio Girls 2019 N/A
Orientation 2019 Buy
Gone Goat 2019 N/A
Triangulation 2019 Buy
Puppy Patrol 2019 N/A
Declination 2019 Buy
North and Shaw: Out of Office 2020 Buy

Borealis: Without a Compass Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Indirection 2021 Buy
Things Fall Apart 1962 N/A
Misdirection 2021 Buy
Redirection 2021 Buy
Codirection 2021 Buy
North and Shaw: Out of Office: Volume 2 2021 Buy

Flesh and Fell Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Dew of Flesh 2011 Buy
The Harvest God 2014 Buy
The Mourning Spring 2014 Buy

Flint and Tinder Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Heat 2020 N/A
Ember Boys 2020 Buy
Queer Fires 2023 Buy
Boys with Matches 2023 Buy
The Whole World Tinder 2023 Buy

Hazard and Somerset Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Pretty Pretty Boys 2017 Buy
Transposition 2018 Buy
Paternity Case 2018 Buy
Guilt by Association 2018 Buy
Reasonable Doubt 2018 Buy
Criminal Past 2018 Buy
Off Duty 2019 N/A

Hazard and Somerset Off Duty Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Pretty Pretty Boys 2017 N/A
Transposition 2018 N/A
Off Duty Volume 2 2020 Buy
Paternity Case 2018 N/A
Off Duty Volume 3 2022 Buy
Guilt by Association 2018 N/A
Reasonable Doubt 2018 N/A
Criminal Past 2018 N/A
Off Duty 2019 Buy

Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Rational Faculty 2019 Buy
Police Brutality 2020 Buy
Santa: A Cultural Hegemony 2020 N/A
Transactional Dynamics 2020 Buy
Wayward 2020 Buy
The Keeper of Bees 2020 Buy
Off Duty Volume 2 2020 N/A

Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Relative Justice 2021 Buy
Custody Battles 2021 Buy
Domestic Animals 2022 Buy
Father Complex 2022 Buy
Final Orders 2022 Buy
Off Duty Volume 3 2022 N/A

Hazardverse: Sidetracks Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Tangents: Volume 1 2023 Buy
Follows with Intent 2024 Buy
Tangents: Volume 2 2024 Buy
The Kiss Principle 2024 Buy
Body Count 2025 Buy
Soft Launch 2026 Buy

Hollow Folk Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Mr. Big Empty 2017 Buy
All the Inside Howling 2017 Buy
The Dust Feast 2017 Buy
The Mortal Sleep 2019 Buy

Iron on Iron Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Face in the Water 2023 Buy
The Girl in the Wind 2023 Buy
The Spoil of Beasts 2023 Buy
The Evening Wolves 2024 Buy
Good Vibes Only 2024 Buy

Luka Meer

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Luka Meer: Four Short Stories 2023 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Teratozoology 101 2017 Buy
The Clockwork Heart 2017 Buy

The Adventures of Holloway Holmes Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Strangest Forms 2023 Buy
The Old Wheel 2023 Buy
Where All Paths Meet 2023 Buy
The Case-Book of Holloway Holmes 2023 Buy

The DuPage Parish Mysteries Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Stray Fears 2020 Buy
Cascade Hunger 2021 Buy
Lethal Control 2022 Buy
Second Line 2022 Buy

The First Quarto Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Slightest Folly 2020 N/A
They Told Me I Was Everything 2020 Buy
Yet a Stranger 2020 Buy
The Fairest Show 2022 Buy
A Fault against the Dead 2022 Buy
Thuggiana 2022 Buy

The Lamb and the Lion Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
First Dates 2020 N/A
The Same Breath 2020 Buy
The Same Place 2020 Buy
The Same End 2021 Buy
Jem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild 2021 Buy

The Last Picks Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Mystery Magnet 2024 Buy
Dude Magnet 2024 Buy
Doom Magnet 2024 Buy
Broken Bird 2024 Buy
Between You and Me 2024 Buy
Again with Feeling 2024 Buy
By the Book 2025 Buy
Evil All Along 2025 Buy
Always Murder 2025 Buy
Wham Line 2025 Buy
Script Swap 2025 Buy
Retool 2025 Buy
Expanded Universe 2025 Buy

The Rim and The Shore Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
First Dates 2020 N/A
Fold Thunder 2011 Buy
The Same Breath 2020 N/A
White City, Burning Sea 2014 Buy
The Same Place 2020 N/A
Ebb 2014 Buy
The Same End 2021 N/A

The Sophistries of June Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Wounds We Give and Take 2012 Buy
The Indifferent Children of the Earth 2011 Buy
The Grieved 2012 Buy
Fool Star 2014 Buy
In Broken Mathematics 2014 Buy
The Hawthorn Gate 2014 Buy
The Sacraments of Summer 2014 Buy

Witte & Co. Investigations Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Weeping Lore 2015 Buy
The Drowning Mask 2017 Buy
The Brittened Crown 2017 Buy
The River Throne 2017 Buy

Gregory Ashe has published over 120 books since 2011, building an interconnected world of LGBTQ+ mysteries, romances, and fantasies. The Hazard and Somerset series sits at the center of his output, following two detectives through cases and a deepening relationship that spans multiple sub-series and dozens of books.

Beyond the Hazardverse, Ashe writes standalone series like The Adventures of Holloway Holmes, the fantasy-tinged Flesh and Fell and Hollow Folk, and the recent Last Picks series. His work ranges from cozy relationship-driven mysteries to darker thrillers, with a consistent focus on complex male characters navigating both crime and love.

His productivity is matched by the depth of his world-building. Series like Borealis Investigations, The First Quarto, and Witte & Co. Investigations each carve out distinct corners of his fictional landscape while maintaining the character-driven approach that defines his writing.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Gregory Ashe written?

Gregory Ashe has written 123 books across 23 series.

What was Gregory Ashe's first book?

Gregory Ashe’s first book is Things Fall Apart, published in 1962.

What is the Hazardverse?

The Hazardverse refers to the interconnected universe of series centered on detectives Hazard and Somerset. It includes the original Hazard and Somerset series, Off Duty, A Union of Swords, Arrows in the Hand, Sidetracks, and several spin-off series sharing the same world.

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