Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dead of Winter | 1988 | David Poyer | Buy |
| 2 | Winter in the Heart | 1993 | David Poyer | Buy |
| 3 | As the Wolf Loves Winter | 1996 | David Poyer | Buy |
| 4 | Thunder on the Mountain | 1999 | David Poyer | Buy |
| 5 | The Hill | 2023 | David Poyer | Buy |
David Poyer’s Hemlock County series steps away from his naval fiction to explore life in a remote Pennsylvania mountain community. Starting with The Dead of Winter in 1988, these novels deal with everyday people facing extraordinary pressures, from brutal winter storms to industrial exploitation and environmental threats. The rugged landscape is as much a character as the people who inhabit it.
The series returned after a long gap with The Hill in 2023, picking up threads from the earlier novels while introducing new concerns. Poyer writes these books with a different pace than his military thrillers, spending more time on atmosphere and character relationships. Fans of Appalachian fiction and rural noir will find a lot to like here.