Beau Valentine Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Berkut |
1987 |
Buy |
| The Domino Conspiracy |
1992 |
Buy |
Lute Bapcat Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Red Jacket |
2012 |
Buy |
| Mountains of the Misbegotten |
2014 |
Buy |
| Beyond Beyond |
2020 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Covered Waters: Tempests of a Nomadic Trouter |
2003 |
Buy |
| Limpy’s Adult Lexicon |
2023 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Taxi Dancer |
1985 |
Buy |
| The Snowfly |
2000 |
Buy |
| Upper Peculiar |
2019 |
Buy |
Woods Cop Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Ice Hunter |
2001 |
Buy |
| Blue Wolf In Green Fire |
2002 |
Buy |
| Blue Wolf in Green Fire: A Woods Cop Mystery |
2019 |
N/A |
| Chasing a Blond Moon |
2003 |
Buy |
| Running Dark |
2005 |
Buy |
| Strike Dog |
2007 |
Buy |
| Death Roe |
2008 |
Buy |
| Shadow of the Wolf Tree |
2010 |
Buy |
| Shadow of the Wolf Tree: A Woods Cop Mystery |
2010 |
N/A |
| Force of Blood |
2011 |
Buy |
| Hard Ground |
2013 |
N/A |
| Killing a Cold One |
2013 |
Buy |
| Killing a Cold One: A Woods Cop Mystery |
2013 |
N/A |
| Harder Ground |
2015 |
N/A |
| Buckular Dystrophy |
2016 |
Buy |
| Bad Optics |
2018 |
Buy |
| Out of Service |
2024 |
Buy |
Woods Cop Mysteries Collections Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hard Ground |
2013 |
Buy |
| Harder Ground |
2015 |
Buy |
Joseph Heywood draws on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for his fiction, creating crime novels where the wilderness is as much a character as the people who live and work in it. His Woods Cop Mysteries follow Grady Service, a conservation officer whose beat covers some of the most remote and rugged territory in the Lower 48.
Before the Woods Cop series, Heywood wrote Cold War thrillers and literary fiction. The Snowfly, a standalone novel about a legendary trout fly, is considered a classic of outdoor fiction. Heywood served in the Air Force and worked in corporate leadership before turning to writing full time, and his books reflect both his military discipline and his deep love of the Michigan outdoors.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Joseph Heywood written?
Joseph Heywood has written 29 books across six series.
What was Joseph Heywood's first book?
Joseph Heywood’s first book is Taxi Dancer, published in 1985.
What is Joseph Heywood known for?
Heywood is known for the Woods Cop Mysteries, a seventeen-book series following Michigan conservation officer Grady Service. The books are praised for their authentic depiction of the Upper Peninsula’s wilderness and the unique challenges facing wildlife law enforcement.