Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tularosa | 1996 | Michael McGarrity | Buy |
| 2 | Mexican Hat | 1997 | Michael McGarrity | Buy |
| 3 | Serpent Gate | 1998 | Michael McGarrity | Buy |
| 4 | Hermit’s Peak | 1999 | Michael McGarrity | Buy |
| 5 | The Judas Judge | 2000 | Michael McGarrity | Buy |
| 6 | Under the Color of Law | 2001 | Michael McGarrity | Buy |
| 7 | The Big Gamble | 2002 | Michael McGarrity | Buy |
| 8 | Everyone Dies | 2003 | Michael McGarrity | Buy |
| 9 | Slow Kill | 2004 | Michael McGarrity | Buy |
| 10 | Nothing But Trouble | 2005 | Michael McGarrity | Buy |
| 11 | Death Song | 2007 | Michael McGarrity | Buy |
| 12 | Dead or Alive | 2008 | Michael McGarrity | Buy |
| 13 | Residue | 2018 | Michael McGarrity | Buy |
| 14 | Head Wounds | 2020 | Michael McGarrity | Buy |
The Kevin Kerney series by Michael McGarrity spans fourteen novels published between 1996 and 2020. The series follows Kerney from his introduction in Tularosa through his career in New Mexico law enforcement, with each book set in a different part of the state and focused on a different kind of crime.
McGarrity uses the series to map New Mexico’s geography and communities. The investigations take Kerney from isolated desert towns to the corridors of power in Santa Fe, and the state’s landscape, history, and cultural tensions are woven into every case. Kerney ages across the series, and his personal life — his relationships, his health, his connection to the land — develops alongside the criminal investigations.