Steven F. Havill Books In Order – Complete List

Steven F. Havill is an American author who has written 3 mystery series and several western standalone novels. Reading the Steven Havill books in order includes his popular series Posadas County mystery series, set in New Mexico. It currently has 17 books, with the latest novel, If It Isn’t One Thing . . ., published in 2025.

His related series, the Bill Gastner Mystery, is a prequel to Posadas County, and the author’s third series features Dr. Thomas Park, and it includes only two books. We also list Steven F. Havill’s standalone novels.

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Bill Gastner Mystery Books in Publication Order

1. Heartshot, 1991
2. Bitter Recoil, 1992
3. Twice Buried, 1994
4. Before She Dies, 1996
5. Privileged to Kill, 1997
6. Prolonged Exposure, 1998
7. Out of Season, 1999
8. Dead Weight, 2000
9. Bag Limit, 2001
10. One Perfect Shot, 2012
11. Easy Errors, 2017

One Perfect Shot is the prequel to the Bill Gastner Mystery series. It introduces Estelle Reyes, so for newcomers to the series, this is the perfect book to sink your teeth into, before starting with Easy Errors, followed by Heartshot.

Easy Errors, the last book in the Bill Gastner series, is also part of the Posadas County series. It is a prequel following Robert Torrez and Bill Gastner working on a case.

Posadas County Mystery Books in Publication Order

1. Scavengers, 2002
2. A Discount for Death, 2003
3. Convenient Disposal, 2004
4. Statute of Limitations, 2006
5. Final Payment, 2007
6. The Fourth Time is Murder, 2008
7. Red, Green, or Murder, 2009
8. Double Prey, 2010
9. NightZone, 2013
10. Blood Sweep, 2015
11. Come Dark, 2016
12. Easy Errors, 2017
13. Lies Come Easy, 2018
14. Less Than a Moment, 2020
15. No Accident, 2022
16. Perfect Opportunity, 2024
17. If It Isn’t One Thing . . ., 2025

Posadas County Mystery Books in Chronological Order

includes both the Bill Gastner Mysteries and the Estelle Reyes-Guzman Mysteries

1. Easy Errors, 2017 – set in 1986, introduces Undersheriff Bill Gastner and a young Deputy Robert Torrez
2. One Perfect Shot, 2012 – introduces Estelle Reyes-Guzman
3. Heartshot, 1991 – the first book published in the series
4. Bitter Recoil, 1992
5. Twice Buried, 1994
6. Before She Dies, 1996
7. Privileged to Kill, 1997
8. Prolonged Exposure, 1998
9. Out of Season, 1999
10. Dead Weight, 2000
11. Bag Limit, 2001
12. Red, Green, or Murder, 2009
13. Scavengers, 2002
14. A Discount for Death, 2003
15. Convenient Disposal, 2004
16. Statute of Limitations, 2006
17. Final Payment, 2007
18. The Fourth Time is Murder, 2008
19. Double Prey, 2010
20. NightZone, 2013
21. Blood Sweep, 2015
22. Come Dark, 2016
23. Lies Come Easy, 2018
24. Less Than a Moment, 2020
25. No Accident, 2022
26. Perfect Opportunity, 2024
27. If It Isn’t One Thing . . ., 2025

Dr. Thomas Parks Books in Publication Order

This historical mystery series set in a logging town in coastal Washington State in 1891 is about a young man, Dr.Parks, who, after finishing medical school in Pennsylvania, goes to Port McKinney to join his dad’s friend’s medical practice, to practice trauma medicine. Among the Thomas Parks books Race for the Dying is the introduction to the series.

1. Race for the Dying, 2009
2. Comes a Time for Burning, 2010

Standalone Steven H. Havill Books (Westerns)

• The Killer, 1981
• The Worst Enemy, 1982
• Leadfire, 1984
• Timber Blood, 1986

Steven F. Havill Biography – About the Author

Steven F. Havil was born in 1945 in New York.

The author Steven F. Havill was also a teacher, and through his work, he studied medicine for over 30 years, knowledge which he transferred in many of his books.

The first Steven F. Havill book, Heartshot, which is also the first in the Bill Gastner series, was published in 1991. The story is set in Ruidoso, New Mexico, in southwestern New Mexico. Posados country is an imaginary border country.

When the series started with the first book, Bill Gastner was already fast approaching retirement, as he was 60 at the time. That’s why the original series is relatively short, with only nine main books, which is then followed by the Posadas Country series that goes on even until today.

Easy Errors, published in 2017, is a prequel of the series that takes us back to 1986 when Bill Gastner was an undersheriff. The story focuses mostly on Deputy Robert Torrez’s first big case from back then. It should be read after One Perfect Shot.

The Steven F. Havill books in order are listed based on their publication date, and the list is updated with new books as soon as the author releases them.

One might argue that the two series, the Posadas County Mysteries series and Bill Gastner series are two separate mystery series. After Bill Gastner retired from his job as a sheriff, Estella Reyes-Guzman, the new Undersheriff took over the job. I have listed them separately as well, because the later books are not quite about the retired Bill anymore, even though they are both set in the same Posada Country universe.

Still, I recommend reading the Bill Gastner series before starting Posadas County Mystery series, as the two interrelated series by Steven F. Havill follow a chronological timeline.

Steven F. Havill Havill lives in Datil, New Mexico, with his wife Kathleen, who is both a writer and an artist.