An Andy Roark Mystery Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Off-Islander | 2019 | Buy |
| Back Bay Blues | 2020 | Buy |
| Death at Fort Devens | 2022 | Buy |
| The Ambassador | 2023 | Buy |
| The Judge | 2024 | Buy |
Detective Tommy Kelly Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Cold Island | 2025 | Buy |
| The Driftwood Bones | 2026 | Buy |
Peter Colt writes hardboiled mystery fiction with a strong sense of time and place. His Andy Roark series follows a Vietnam vet working as a private eye in and around Boston, taking on cases that range from missing persons to cold-blooded murder. The books capture the feel of late-twentieth-century New England with gritty detail and a protagonist who carries the weight of his wartime experiences into every job.
Colt launched the Andy Roark series with The Off-Islander (2019), set on Nantucket, and has continued to expand Andy’s world through subsequent novels. He also writes the Detective Tommy Kelly series, which moves into police procedural territory. Both series reflect Colt’s interest in morally complex characters working through difficult cases.