Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Devil’s Redhead | 2002 | David Corbett | Buy |
| 2 | Done for a Dime | 2003 | David Corbett | Buy |
| 3 | Blood of Paradise | 2007 | David Corbett | Buy |
| 4 | Do They Know I’m Running? | 2010 | David Corbett | Buy |
| 5 | The Mercy of the Night | 2015 | David Corbett | Buy |
| 6 | The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday | 2018 | David Corbett | Buy |
| 7 | The Truth Against the World | 2023 | David Corbett | Buy |
David Corbett’s standalone novels span two decades of literary crime fiction, beginning with The Devil’s Redhead in 2002. Each book stands on its own, with different characters and settings, though Corbett’s interest in moral ambiguity and social injustice runs through all of them. His early novels are set primarily in California, while Blood of Paradise and Do They Know I’m Running? move the action to Central America.
Later works like The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday (2018) show Corbett branching into historical territory, while The Truth Against the World (2023) continues his exploration of characters pushed to their limits. The novels do not need to be read in any particular order, but readers who start from the beginning can track how Corbett’s writing has developed over the years.