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Gabriel Hawke Books in Order

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See the Gabriel Hawke books in order by Paty Jager, with quick summaries, series background, and help choosing where to start this Oregon mystery series.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Gabriel Hawke books in publication order

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15 books

1

Chattering Blue Jay

by Paty Jager

2019

Assigned to track an escaped prisoner in Hells Canyon, Hawke is paired with a reckless rival tracker. When the chase turns lethal, he may be blamed if the killer slips away.

2

Mouse Trail Ends

by Paty Jager

2019

Hawke heads into the Eagle Cap Wilderness to find a missing family and discovers two bodies instead. Now he has to track a frightened little girl before the killers reach her first.

3

Murder of Ravens

by Paty Jager

2019

Tracking suspected poachers in Oregon, Fish and Wildlife trooper Gabriel Hawke finds a body wearing a wolf collar. Following the trail could solve a murder, but it may cost him a friendship and reopen old wounds.

4

Rattlesnake Brother

by Paty Jager

2019

An illegal hunting tag links a dead man to powerful local officials. As Hawke digs into corruption and poaching, the case grows deadlier by the mile.

5

Fox Goes Hunting

by Paty Jager

2020

At a search and rescue conference, Hawke finds the volunteer target dead in a boiling mud pool. Everyone has an alibi, which makes the killer even more dangerous.

6

Turkey's Fiery Demise

by Paty Jager

2020

A burning vehicle leaves Hawke staring at a charred body and a case that refuses to stay simple. The deeper he digs, the more dangerous the answers become.

7

Churlish Badger

by Paty Jager

2021

An abandoned vehicle at a trailhead turns into a missing person case with old grudges and fresh lies. Hawke's search uncovers buried bodies and a killer running out of room.

8

Stolen Butterfly

by Paty Jager

2021

When a young Umatilla mother vanishes, Hawke refuses to wait while officials drag their feet. His search leads to the reservation, the Spotted Pony Casino, and a human trafficking ring.

9

Owl's Silent Strike

by Paty Jager

2022

A quick trip into the mountains becomes a survival test when snow closes in, Dani Singer is injured, and Hawke finds a body at a remote lodge. Getting out alive may be as hard as solving the murder.

10

Bear Stalker

by Paty Jager

2023

When Hawke's estranged sister becomes a murder suspect on a Montana retreat, he heads into the wilderness to clear her name. Embezzlement, grief, and a kidnapper make the reunion anything but easy.

11

Damning Firefly

by Paty Jager

2023

A church fire and an injured woman found off the road drop Hawke into a knot of arson, assault, and buried county secrets. The case keeps getting darker the longer he stays on it.

12

Cougar's Cache

by Paty Jager

2024

A dog digging up bones in Hells Canyon sends Hawke into a double cold case tied to murder in the present. The investigation also forces him to face family history he has avoided for years.

13

Wolf Moon

by Paty Jager

2025

What starts as a missing musher case during a sled dog race turns into murder in the snowbound Eagle Cap Mountains. Hawke has to sort through rivalries fast before the killer strikes again.

14

Wolverine Instincts

by Paty Jager

2025

A dead hiker, a torn cage, and a loose wolverine pull Hawke into a brutal wilderness manhunt. The killer knows the backcountry well and is hunting people now.

15
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Captured Hummingbird

by Paty Jager

2026

When Dani's newly married cousin and young daughter vanish, Hawke follows the trail into Idaho and finds another corpse waiting. The search exposes corruption, trafficking, and a race against time.

Gabriel Hawke books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Murder of Ravens"

    Murder of Ravens

    by Paty Jager

    2019Gabriel Hawke, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Mouse Trail Ends"

    Mouse Trail Ends

    by Paty Jager

    2019Gabriel Hawke, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Rattlesnake Brother"

    Rattlesnake Brother

    by Paty Jager

    2019Gabriel Hawke, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Chattering Blue Jay"

    Chattering Blue Jay

    by Paty Jager

    2019Gabriel Hawke, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Fox Goes Hunting"

    Fox Goes Hunting

    by Paty Jager

    2020Gabriel Hawke, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Turkey's Fiery Demise"

    Turkey's Fiery Demise

    by Paty Jager

    2020Gabriel Hawke, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Stolen Butterfly"

    Stolen Butterfly

    by Paty Jager

    2021Gabriel Hawke, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Churlish Badger"

    Churlish Badger

    by Paty Jager

    2021Gabriel Hawke, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Owl's Silent Strike"

    Owl's Silent Strike

    by Paty Jager

    2022Gabriel Hawke, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Bear Stalker"

    Bear Stalker

    by Paty Jager

    2023Gabriel Hawke, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "Damning Firefly"

    Damning Firefly

    by Paty Jager

    2023Gabriel Hawke, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "Cougar's Cache"

    Cougar's Cache

    by Paty Jager

    2024Gabriel Hawke, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "Wolverine Instincts"

    Wolverine Instincts

    by Paty Jager

    2025Gabriel Hawke, Book 13
  14. Book cover for "Wolf Moon"

    Wolf Moon

    by Paty Jager

    2025Gabriel Hawke, Book 14
  15. Book cover for "Captured Hummingbird"

    Captured Hummingbird

    by Paty Jager

    2026Gabriel Hawke, Book 15

Series background & context

The Gabriel Hawke books are modern mysteries set in the rough country of eastern Oregon, where a trailhead or snowed-in cabin can become a crime scene without warning. Gabriel Hawke works as an Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife trooper, so his cases often begin far from city streets, out in forests, canyons, mountain passes, and reservation country.

That job gives the series its shape.

Hawke is not a private eye who wanders into trouble by accident. He is trained to track, read sign, and move through wilderness where weather and distance can kill as quickly as a murderer. The books make good use of that. Poaching, missing people, cold cases, trafficking, local corruption, and family secrets all end up crossing his path, usually in places where there are not many witnesses and even fewer second chances.

His Nez Perce heritage matters too. It informs how he sees the land, the people around him, and the history sitting under each investigation. Over time, the series also widens his personal world through family ties, old wounds, and the relationships he builds with trusted allies, especially pilot Dani Singer and the people who keep ending up in his orbit.

These are high-stakes regional mysteries, but the setting never feels like decoration. The mountains, river canyons, storms, and reservation communities all change how the cases unfold. If you like procedural crime fiction with a strong sense of place and an investigator who earns his answers the hard way, this series delivers that from the start.

Begin with Murder of Ravens if you want the clearest introduction to Hawke's voice, his tracking skills, and the way Paty Jager builds suspense out of both human danger and the unforgiving land itself.

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