Cooper MacLeish Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Long Cold Fall |
1991 |
Buy |
| Fear Will Do It |
1992 |
Buy |
| Bury it Deep |
1993 |
Buy |
| Get What’s Coming |
1995 |
Buy |
Pascual Rose Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Lying, Crying, Dying |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Republic of Night |
1999 |
Buy |
| Gitana |
2001 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mean Town Blues of Crime |
1991 |
Buy |
| Dooley’s Back |
2002 |
Buy |
| Homicide 69 |
2006 |
Buy |
| Cold Black Earth |
2015 |
Buy |
| Running in the Dark |
2018 |
Buy |
The Pascual Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Kill Chain |
2020 |
Buy |
| Blackchain |
2021 |
Buy |
Sam Reaves writes crime fiction with a gritty, street-level feel. His first series featured Cooper MacLeish, a Vietnam veteran driving a cab in Chicago who keeps getting pulled into dangerous situations. Those four books, published in the early 1990s, earned him a loyal following among fans of hard-boiled fiction.
Reaves followed up with the Pascual Rose series, which shifted the action to Europe, and later returned with The Pascual books. He has also published several standalone novels, including Cold Black Earth (2015) and Running in the Dark (2018). His writing stays grounded in real places and real-sounding people, and he avoids the flashy plotting that marks a lot of modern thrillers.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Sam Reaves written?
Sam Reaves has written fourteen books across four series.
What was Sam Reaves's first book?
Sam Reaves’s first book is A Long Cold Fall, published in 1991.
What is Sam Reaves best known for?
Sam Reaves is best known for his Cooper MacLeish series, four hard-boiled crime novels set in Chicago featuring a Vietnam vet cab driver, published between 1991 and 1995.