Big Lake Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Big Lake |
2011 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Lynching |
2012 |
Buy |
| Crazy Days in Big Lake |
2012 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Blizzard |
2013 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Scandal |
2014 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Burning |
2015 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Honeymoon |
2015 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Reckoning |
2015 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Brewpub |
2016 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Abduction |
2016 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Celebration |
2016 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Tragedy |
2017 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Snowdaze |
2017 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Fugitive |
2018 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Wedding |
2019 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Ninja |
2019 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Quarterback |
2020 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Massacre |
2020 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Hoarder |
2020 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Shootout |
2021 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Ranger |
2021 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Drunk |
2022 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Assault |
2023 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Accident |
2024 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Sinner |
2024 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Misfit |
2025 |
Buy |
| Big Lake Parolee |
2025 |
Buy |
Dog’s Run Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dog’s Run |
2013 |
Buy |
| Return to Dog’s Run |
2016 |
Buy |
John Lee Quarrels Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Stillborn Armadillos |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Gecko in the Corner |
2017 |
Buy |
| Badge Bunny |
2018 |
Buy |
| Mullets and Man Buns |
2018 |
Buy |
| Strawberry Slugbug |
2018 |
Buy |
| Sweet Tea And Jesus |
2019 |
Buy |
| Dead Romeos |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Road To Wrinkle Ranch |
2020 |
Buy |
| Fresh Out Of Mojo |
2021 |
Buy |
| Ka-Bar Karma |
2021 |
Buy |
| Pucker Factor |
2022 |
Buy |
| Jackpot |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Ballad of John Lee |
2025 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Meandering Down the Highway |
2001 |
Buy |
| Work Your Way Across The USA |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Frugal RVer |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Gun Shop Manual |
2011 |
Buy |
| Overlooked Florida |
2012 |
Buy |
| Overlooked Arizona |
2012 |
Buy |
| Highway History and Back Road Mystery |
2012 |
Buy |
| Highway History and Back Road Mystery II |
2013 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Black Friday |
2015 |
Buy |
Tinder Street Saga Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Tinder Street |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Good Years |
2020 |
Buy |
| Boom And Bust |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Hard Years |
2022 |
Buy |
| A Changing World |
2023 |
Buy |
| The War Years |
2024 |
Buy |
Nick Russell is a prolific indie author best known for his Big Lake mystery series, which has reached 27 books since its 2011 debut. The series follows a small-town Arizona sheriff through crimes that range from local scandals to full-blown disasters. Russell, who spent years traveling the country in an RV, brings a strong sense of American geography to his fiction.
His John Lee Quarrels series runs thirteen books and features a Florida law enforcement officer dealing with colorful local crime. The titles alone, including Stillborn Armadillos, Mullets and Man Buns, and Strawberry Slugbug, signal a lighter, more humorous tone than typical crime fiction. Russell also wrote the Tinder Street Saga, a six-book historical family saga, and a handful of non-fiction books about RV travel, road trips, and Florida and Arizona travel guides.
Russell’s fiction career grew out of his earlier non-fiction writing about life on the road. His experience living in different parts of the country shows up in the regional flavor of his mystery novels, where the small-town settings are as much a character as the people who inhabit them. He has built a dedicated readership among fans of independently published mystery fiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Nick Russell written?
Nick Russell has written 57 books across six series.
What was Nick Russell's first book?
Nick Russell’s first book is Meandering Down the Highway, published in 2001.
What is the Big Lake series about?
The Big Lake series follows Sheriff Jim Weber as he handles crimes in a small Arizona mountain town. The series has grown to 27 books since 2011, covering everything from blizzards and lynchings to abductions and massacres in the fictional community of Big Lake.