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Alex Rutledge Books in Order

See the Alex Rutledge books by Tom Corcoran in order, with short summaries, series background, and a quick guide to where to start in Key West.

Last updated: July 5, 2026

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8 books

The Mango Opera

by Tom Corcoran

1998

Freelance photographer Alex Rutledge sometimes shoots crime scenes for Key West police, but this case turns personal fast. When women from his past start turning up dead, Alex becomes the prime suspect and has to hunt the killer himself.

Gumbo Limbo

by Tom Corcoran

1999

Alex Rutledge's day off ends when an old Navy friend vanishes after an early morning call from Sloppy Joe's. A murder, a wrecked apartment, and a trip to New Orleans pull him into a long-buried smuggling deal.

Bone Island Mambo

by Tom Corcoran

2001

A quiet Sunday photo ride turns ugly when Alex Rutledge is drawn into two murders at sites that seem to point back at him. With police suspicion mounting and no clear motive in sight, he has to protect his friends and clear his name.

Octopus Alibi

by Tom Corcoran

2003

A missing woman, a mentor's death, and the mayor's apparent suicide all break loose on the same April day. Alex Rutledge is sure the cases connect, but as friends lie and local power players circle, proving it could get him killed.

Air Dance Iguana

by Tom Corcoran

2005

Two ex-Navy men are found hanging twenty miles apart, and Alex Rutledge is the only person at every scene. When his troubled brother becomes the main suspect, Alex digs into an old wrong that is still killing people.

Hawk Channel Chase

by Tom Corcoran

2009

Back from a Bahamas assignment, Alex Rutledge is asked to look into a missing young woman and quickly finds a dead student, secretive medical smuggling, and dangerous island politics. The search carries him across Key West and the Lower Keys, on land and water.

The Quick Adios

by Tom Corcoran

2012

Called to a double murder scene in Key West, Alex Rutledge is abruptly pushed away, then sent north on a seemingly routine photography job. Murders in both places, plus the death of a friend, force him into a tangled case that stretches from the Keys to Sarasota.

Guava Moon Revenge

by Tom Corcoran

2018

Alex Rutledge and Detective Beth Watkins cut short a Grand Cayman vacation when Beth's houseguest is murdered in Key West. Back home, old relationships, new threats, and a second killing pull Alex into another dangerous island investigation.

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