Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Third Translation | 2005 | Matt Bondurant | Buy |
| 2 | The Wettest County in the World / Lawless | 2008 | Matt Bondurant | Buy |
| 3 | The Night Swimmer | 2012 | Matt Bondurant | Buy |
| 4 | Oleander City | 2023 | Matt Bondurant | Buy |
| 5 | North Country | 2025 | Matt Bondurant | Buy |
Matt Bondurant’s five standalone novels span two decades and multiple settings. The Third Translation (2005) follows an Egyptologist working at the Louvre. The Wettest County in the World (2008) — also published as Lawless — draws on his family history in Prohibition-era Virginia. The Night Swimmer (2012) moves to the coast of Ireland.
Oleander City (2023) and North Country (2025) are his most recent novels, continuing a career built on literary fiction that roots itself in specific, vividly rendered places.