Andy Carpenter is the protaganist of a series of legal thriller novels written by American author David Rosenfelt. Carpenter is a lawyer with a love for dogs. Andy and his dog Tara solve cases as a team, saving the lives of both humans and dogs.

The Andy Carpenter series began in 2002 with Open and Shut. Since that time, there has been an addition to the series nearly every year. Below is a list of David Rosenfelt’s Andy Carpenter books in order of when they were originally published (which is also their chronological order):

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Publication Order of Andy Carpenter Books

Open and Shut(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
First Degree(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bury the Lead(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sudden Death(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dead Center(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Play Dead(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
New Tricks(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dog Tags(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
One Dog Night(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Leader of the Pack(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Unleashed(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hounded(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Who Let the Dog Out?(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Outfoxed(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Twelve Dogs of Christmas(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Collared(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rescued(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deck the Hounds(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bark of Night(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dachshund Through the Snow(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Muzzled(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Silent Bite(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dog Eat Dog(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Best in Snow(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Holy Chow(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Santa's Little Yelpers(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Flop Dead Gorgeous(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
'Twas the Bite Before Christmas(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dog Day Afternoon(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The More the Terrier(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dogged Pursuit(2025)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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3 Responses to “Order of Andy Carpenter Books”

  1. Sandy White: 10 months ago

    I love that you have a listing of other authors we might like for when we have read all the books by one author. Thanks!!

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    • Graeme: 10 months ago

      You’re welcome 🙂

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  2. Margie GoffLL: 2 years ago

    Always looking forward to the next Andy Carpenter book. Fun, fun, fun.

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