Johnny Shaw Books in Order

Returning home to his dying father, Jimmy Veeder receives an unusual request to find a prostitute in Mexico. With childhood friend Bobby Maves, he enters Mexicali's underworld, where the search exposes dangers and unsettling questions about his family.

Three men facing bleak futures gamble on finding lost gold in Arizona's Chocolate Mountains. Their destination, the Big Maria Mine, lies inside a military artillery range, turning a hoped-for fresh start into a chaotic and perilous treasure hunt.

Eleven-year-old detective Simon Sez takes a case involving two hundred stolen cookies to distract himself from heartbreak. His investigation leads beyond the playground into unfamiliar territory, where a seemingly simple theft brings unexpected lessons about love and life.

Jimmy Veeder's attempts at responsible family life falter when his volatile friend Bobby asks for help finding his missing teenage daughter. Their improvised rescue mission leads through criminals and escalating violence, testing both their judgment and their friendship.

Disgraced after uncovering police corruption, Andy Destra tries to expose conspiracies in crime-ridden Auction City. His investigation collides with criminal factions and the mystery of his own parents, whose hidden history may connect to the city's precarious future.

Jimmy Veeder takes his new wife and adopted son to Mexico for a honeymoon and a search for the boy's grandfather. The family trip becomes entangled in cartel violence, threatening the settled life Jimmy has begun to build.

Three struggling Ucker siblings discover their mother has left her estate to a televangelist instead of them. A long-lost aunt offers startling family information and a plan to infiltrate his ministry, drawing them into an ambitious inheritance-driven heist.

Three undocumented Mexican women navigate Los Angeles: Luz supports her son, journalist Nadia hides from dangerous enemies, and Ostelinda is trapped in a garment factory. Their intersecting lives reveal exploitation, precarious survival, and threats carried across the border.