Order of Steven F. Havill Books
Steven F. Havill is an American author of mystery and western novels. He is best known for his Posadas County Mysteries series, which is also known as the Undersheriff Bill Gastner series. Havill got his B.A. and M.A. from the University of New Mexico and teaches high school biology. He lives in New Mexico with his wife, Kathleen, who is also a writer (in addition to being an artist).
Steven F. Havill became a published author in 1981 with the western novel The Killer. He had his second novel published three years later, which was titled The Worst Enemy. Below is a list of Steven F. Havill’s books in order of when they were first released:
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Publication Order of Bill Gastner Mystery Books
| Heartshot | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bitter Recoil | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Twice Buried | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Before She Dies | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Privileged to Kill | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Prolonged Exposure | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Out of Season | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dead Weight | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bag Limit | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| One Perfect Shot | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Easy Errors | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Chronologically, read Easy Errors followed by One Perfect Shot then the rest of the series in publication order.Also read this series prior to the Posadas County Mysteries series. | ||
Publication Order of Posadas County Mystery Books
| Scavengers | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Discount for Death | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Convenient Disposal | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Statute of Limitations | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Final Payment | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fourth Time Is Murder | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Red, Green, or Murder | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Double Prey | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| NightZone | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blood Sweep | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Come Dark | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lies Come Easy | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Less Than a Moment | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| No Accident | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Perfect Opportunity | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| If It Isn't One Thing . . . | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Chronologically, read Red, Green or Murder first as it is a prequel to the series. | ||
Publication Order of Dr. Thomas Parks Books
| Race for the Dying | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Comes a Time for Burning | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Killer | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Worst Enemy | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Timber Blood | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Leadfire | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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Steven F. Havill Synopsis: Race for the Dying is the first Dr. Thomas Parks Mystery by Steven F. Havill. The year is 1890 and Dr. Thomas Parks has just graduated from Pennsylvania Medical School. He’s off to Puget Sound to practice trauma medicine, but shortly after stepping off the boat, he’s almost killed getting by crushed by a clumsy mule. Now he’s a patient instead of being a physician. Thomas then soon discovers that a friend of his father is running a scam, then his daughter falls in love with Thomas.
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“Red, Green, or Murder” fits in chronologically between “Bag Limit” and “Scavengers”.
Actually, the Bill Gastner Mystery Series and the Posadas County Mystery Series are separate, not AKA for one another.
The Bill Gastner series covers Gastner’s time as Undersheriff, then Sheriff, while the Posadas County Series (starting with Scavengers) is after his retirement, when his one-time understudy Estella Reyes-Guzman has succeeded him as Undersheriff of Posadas County.