Reading order · 6 books · 2011 to 2022 · Set in the fictional Grimstad, Montana
Cassie Dewell Books in Order
Cassie Dewell starts as a Montana sheriff’s deputy and becomes an investigator in her own right, pursuing serial killers and criminals across Montana and North Dakota.
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Series facts
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2011 to 2022
- First book
- Back of Beyond
- Latest
- Treasure State (2022)
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Grimstad, Montana
The reading order
Every Cassie Dewell book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
6 books · Set in the fictional Grimstad, Montana
- 1Back of Beyond2011With Cody HoytDetective Cody Hoyt, a troubled Montana cop, finds his AA sponsor dead in a burned cabin, and the trail leads him into the backcountry of Yellowstone, where his teenage son is on a horseback trip.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Highway2013With Cassie DewellTwo sisters disappear on a road trip across Montana in the depths of winter, and Cassie Dewell, now a deputy, suspects a killer who drives the highways.Buy on Amazon
- 3Badlands2015With Cassie DewellCassie Dewell becomes chief investigator in a North Dakota oil boomtown, where a boy on a bicycle finds a package of cocaine and money after a car crash.Buy on Amazon
- 4Paradise Valley2017With Cassie DewellDisgraced investigator Cassie Dewell works alone after a failed trap for a trucker serial killer, and when a troubled teenage boy vanishes, she takes up the search.Buy on Amazon
- 5The Bitterroots2019With Cassie DewellCassie, now a private investigator, agrees to help clear a man accused of assaulting a girl from a powerful Montana family, whose loyalties run deep.Buy on Amazon
- 6Treasure State2022With Cassie DewellCassie goes to Anaconda, Montana, to track down a con man, and is drawn into a cutthroat hunt for a rumoured buried treasure.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the Cassie Dewell books in order, starting with Back of Beyond.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Cassie Dewell | Cody Hoyt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Back of Beyond | MMajor | LLead |
| 2 The Highway | LLead | MMajor |
| 3 Badlands | LLead | |
| 4 Paradise Valley | LLead | |
| 5 The Bitterroots | LLead | |
| 6 Treasure State | LLead |
Characters in the Cassie Dewell books
2 characters from C.J. Box’s chart, with the number of Cassie Dewell books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Cassie DewellDeputy, later investigator, in Montana | 6 | Back of Beyond 2011 |
| Cody HoytTroubled Montana detective | 2 | Back of Beyond 2011 |