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Clint Wolf Mystery Books in Order

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See the Clint Wolf Mystery series by BJ Bourg in order, with quick summaries for each book, background on Mechant Loup, and tips on where readers should start.

Last updated: January 14, 2026

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26 books

1

But Not Foretold

by BJ Bourg

2022

A prowler call turns into a chaotic foot chase and gunfire in Mechant Loup East. When a local woman is found brutally murdered and a voodoo doll appears with matching wounds, Clint Wolf fears the case will strike painfully close to home.

2

But Not Foregathered

by BJ Bourg

2022

Three boys vanish after baseball practice just as a huge hurricane barrels toward Mechant Loup. Clint Wolf and Amy Cooke race to find them in the swamps, then face a kidnapper and the storm itself inside a remote camp house.

3

But Not Foredoomed

by BJ Bourg

2022

World War II veteran Andy Verdin goes missing on the bayou, a strange object falls from the sky, and a bizarre murder lands on Clint Wolf's desk. With his partner away, he leans on new allies before two fellow officers land in grave danger.

4

But Not For Vengeance

by BJ Bourg

2022

Someone turns Mechant Loup's streets into a war zone, leaving slashed tires, a stolen truck, and bodies scattered along the route. Clint Wolf and his team must decide whether the carnage is random terror or a carefully targeted attack.

5

But Not Forsworn

by BJ Bourg

2021

A prominent attorney is found dead at his desk, and everything about the scene screams suicide except for what is missing. When a battered robbery victim and a damaging sworn statement upend the investigation, Clint Wolf's future may rest in Susan Wolf's hands.

6

But Not Forspent

by BJ Bourg

2021

An easy day on the water turns deadly when an unseen shooter targets Clint Wolf in the swamps he knows best. As he becomes the hunted, a separate death in Chateau Parish may hold the key to why someone wants him gone.

7

But Not Foreseen

by BJ Bourg

2021

A father-daughter camping trip ends in a hail of rifle fire, sending Clint Wolf from a quiet Sunday with his family into one of his most baffling cases. With no witnesses and mounting bodies, every new clue seems to shorten his life expectancy.

8

But Not Foregone

by BJ Bourg

2021

A man thought to be dead seems to return, sending Clint Wolf into the strangest case of his career. At the same time, Amy Cooke digs into a nineteen-year-old disappearance, and the two mysteries may expose secrets someone would kill to keep buried.

9

But Not For Lust

by BJ Bourg

2021

In Mechant Loup, a woman dies under suspicious circumstances and her teenage son disappears. Clint Wolf has almost no evidence beyond a stray fingerprint, and when the boy finally surfaces, the truth about what happened proves far stranger than anyone expected.

10

But Not Fortuitous

by BJ Bourg

2020

A panicked father speeding through Mechant Loup claims his two sons never came back from a fishing trip. With tracker Melvin Saltzman, Clint Wolf follows a trail from a terrified boy to a bloody shovel and a fresh grave that pushes the case far beyond Louisiana.

11

But Not Forespoken

by BJ Bourg

2020

A stranger is gunned down on Martha Kleen's doorstep, and no one seems to know his name. Clint Wolf struggles to identify the victim, juggle a handful of elusive suspects, and decide whether a small-town hardware store burglary is really the key to the case.

12

But Not Foreknown

by BJ Bourg

2020

A routine complaint about a locked bank turns into a nightmare when Clint Wolf forces his way inside and finds a brutal crime scene. With almost no evidence and uncooperative suspects, he leans on his small department to see the case through.

13

But Not For Fear

by BJ Bourg

2020

On a sunny August day, a college student vanishes beneath the calm surface of Le Diable Lake and never comes up. As the town rallies to search and Clint uncovers another disturbing scene nearby, something malignant in the water begins to close in on Mechant Loup.

14

But Not For Blood

by BJ Bourg

2020

A midnight phone call, a threatening note, and a sudden attack pull Clint Wolf and his team into a kidnapping that explodes into gunfire on the bayou. As officers chase heavily armed suspects through the swamps, Clint uncovers a grisly clue he was agonizingly close to preventing.

15

But Not Forewarned

by BJ Bourg

2019

During Mechant Loup's Mardi Gras parade, a simple dog complaint pulls Clint Wolf away from the crowds. He stops an angry man from shooting a friendly shepherd, then follows a smear of blood to a bound officer and a murder scene so shocking it rattles the whole town. The only possible witness lies in a coma, leaving Clint to dig into the victims' lives while wondering what he will do when he finally meets the killer.

16

But Not Foreboding

by BJ Bourg

2019

Four college students head into the swamp chasing rumors of a Louisiana black bear and instead stumble into something far worse. With one missing and three stranded, Clint Wolf and Melvin Saltzman race through the night, haunted by an old case that feels dangerously familiar.

17

But Not Forborne

by BJ Bourg

2019

Sixteen-year-old Rose Murdock never makes it to school, and by the time anyone calls police she has been missing for hours. Clint Wolf leads a massive search through Mechant Loup, chasing thin leads and dreading that this might become another girl he cannot save.

18

But Not For Love

by BJ Bourg

2019

After responding to a brutal domestic assault, Clint Wolf and a Chateau Parish detective discover the body of young Allie in a remote farmhouse. When a second woman is killed, a child's tip and a trail into the Georgia mountains expose a motive darker than simple jealousy.

19

But Not Formidable

by BJ Bourg

2018

A schoolteacher vanishes just as a tornado tears through Mechant Loup and a major hurricane bears down on the coast. With weather threatening to erase every trace of evidence, Clint Wolf uncovers a cold-blooded killer who may be the first suspect he cannot bring down.

20

But Not Forlorn

by BJ Bourg

2018

Right after their honeymoon, Clint Wolf and Susan Wilson are thrown into a mayoral race turned deadly when a candidate dies in a suspicious fire. A later attack on a Mechant Loup officer and a risky appeal to the media leave the police department forever changed.

21

But Not Forbidden

by BJ Bourg

2018

A man is found shot to death while sitting on a portable toilet, and Clint Wolf and Susan Wilson are supposed to be getting married in eight days. Their search through a long list of enemies leads to a showdown that could cost them more than their wedding.

22

But Not For Naught

by BJ Bourg

2018

Bar owner Mitch Taylor is shot in the back, and the suspects in his life keep multiplying. As Clint Wolf closes in on a killer, an old photograph surfaces that shatters what he thought he knew about his own past.

23

But Not Forever

by BJ Bourg

2017

After a year giving swamp tours, former police chief Clint Wolf returns to the Mechant Loup Police Department as chief investigator. His first case, a body pulled from a canal with six bullets in its back, hinges on a missing truck and a scrap of paper no one can find.

24

But Not Forsaken

by BJ Bourg

2016

With the district attorney determined to ruin Susan Wilson's career, Clint Wolf is already on edge when a bar manager is murdered in a robbery that echoes the gang killing from Clint's past. Solving the case may mean deciding how far he is willing to bend his own rules.

25

But Not Forgiven

by BJ Bourg

2016

A woman is found on her own front steps with an arrow through her heart, and another victim falls the same way the next day. While Clint Wolf and Susan Wilson hunt a calculating archer, a politically driven grand jury targets Susan for a shooting that saved Clint's life.

26

But Not Forgotten

by BJ Bourg

2015

On his first day as police chief of swampy Mechant Loup, embattled former detective Clint Wolf chases an alligator that has a human arm in its jaws. Tracing the limb to a respected businessman drags him into a conspiracy that could become Louisiana's worst tragedy.

Series background & context

The Clint Wolf Mystery series follows a former big-city detective who becomes the law in Mechant Loup, a small town nestled against the swamps of southeast Louisiana. When readers meet Clint in But Not Forgotten, he has landed there with plenty of baggage and not much patience for politics. The town looks quiet from a distance, but the bayous, back roads, and fading industries hide more than their share of secrets.

Clint carries a heavy personal history and a deep sense of responsibility, which makes him relentless once a case lands on his desk. Over the series he shifts from police chief to investigator, building a new life around fellow officer Susan Wilson, his dog Achilles, and the tight-knit team at the Mechant Loup Police Department. The relationships in the squad room grow and change across the books, and so do the scars they all collect.

Each novel drops Clint into a fresh investigation that would test any department, much less a small one. The cases range from an alligator turning up with a human arm to a mayoral candidate burned to death, from missing teenagers in the middle of a hurricane to voodoo-laced murders and possible acts of terrorism. Hurricanes, Mardi Gras crowds, midnight bayou chases, and long-buried cold cases all play a part, along with the everyday calls that can turn deadly without warning.

This is small town policing with big consequences.

The tone leans heavily on procedural detail without getting bogged down in jargon. Bourg draws on his own law-enforcement career to show how interviews unfold, how evidence really gets processed, and what it feels like to chase leads on very little sleep. At the same time, the books leave room for humor, romance, and the simple routines of small-town life, which make the violent moments hit that much harder.

Mechant Loup itself becomes a central character. Swamps, canals, and old camp houses trap heat and secrets, while parades, church events, and local elections remind you that everyone knows everyone else and no rumor stays buried for long. Clint spends as much time navigating parish politics and community fears as he does chasing suspects through the woods.

While each mystery stands on its own, the emotional beats land best if you read in order, because friendships, romances, and old wounds build from book to book. If you want to watch the whole arc unfold, start with But Not Forgotten and work your way through the series as Mechant Loup changes around Clint and his crew.

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