Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defiled | 2012 | Joseph Flynn | Buy |
| 2 | Tall Man in Ray-Bans | 2012 | Joseph Flynn | Buy |
| 3 | War Party | 2013 | Joseph Flynn | Buy |
| 4 | Super Chief | 2014 | Joseph Flynn | Buy |
| 5 | Smoke Signals | 2016 | Joseph Flynn | Buy |
| 6 | Big Medicine | 2017 | Joseph Flynn | Buy |
| 7 | Powwow in Paris | 2019 | Joseph Flynn | Buy |
| 8 | Top of the Mountain | 2022 | Joseph Flynn | Buy |
Joseph Flynn’s John Tall Wolf series follows a Native American investigator. Tall Man in Ray-Bans (2012) introduces the character. The series continues through War Party (2013), Super Chief (2014), Smoke Signals (2016), Big Medicine (2017), Powwow in Paris (2019), and Top of the Mountain (2022).
Defiled (2012) actually comes first in reading order as a prequel to Tall Man in Ray-Bans. The series takes Tall Wolf from domestic cases to international settings, with Powwow in Paris (2019) sending him to France. Flynn writes the character as someone who draws on both his law enforcement training and his cultural heritage when working cases.
The John Tall Wolf books exist in the same fictional world as Flynn’s Jim McGill series, though each series can be read independently. Flynn has published the Tall Wolf books at a steady pace of roughly one every year or two, wrapping up the most recent run with Top of the Mountain (2022).