Reed & Billie Books in Order
Part ofDustin Stevens Books in OrderFind the Reed & Billie books in order by Dustin Stevens, with case-by-case summaries, series background, and an easy place to start.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
16 books
The Boat Man
by Dustin Stevens
2015
Grieving detective Reed Mattox retreats into K-9 work and the night shift, until grisly murders in Columbus force him back into a case tied to buried city secrets.
The Good Son
by Dustin Stevens
2016
A steamy Columbus summer turns deadly when Reed and Billie find themselves chasing a possible serial killer with no obvious pattern. They have to find the link before the body count grows.
The Kid
by Dustin Stevens
2016
When two fellow officers are brutally attacked, Reed and Billie are pulled into a case that feels immediate, violent, and painfully close to home.
Justice
by Dustin Stevens
2017
A nun and a disgraced former politician are found murdered in the same apartment building. Reed and Billie are forced into an uneasy partnership to bring the killer down.
The Partnership
by Dustin Stevens
2017
An unidentified young woman turns up mutilated in the river, and Reed and Billie start pulling at threads that lead into a growing North End empire and darker crimes beneath it.
The Scorekeeper
by Dustin Stevens
2018
A terrified young woman calls from inside a coffin with her oxygen running out. Reed and Billie have only hours to find her before the case turns into a burial.
The Bear
by Dustin Stevens
2019
A visit to Oklahoma turns deadly when Reed and Billie hear a scream and intervene. Their instincts pull them into a long-running nightmare of missing young women.
The Driver
by Dustin Stevens
2020
A late-night call offers Reed Mattox his first real lead in the old murder of his former partner. What follows is deeply personal, dangerous, and impossible to ignore.
The Promisor
by Dustin Stevens
2021
A supposed hunting accident turns out to be a deliberate sniper execution. Reed and Billie race across Ohio to stop a killer whose motives reach back years.
The Ghost
by Dustin Stevens
2022
A baffling death and a suspect who seems to vanish without a trace send Reed Mattox and Billie into a hunt for a killer who leaves almost nothing behind.
The Cat
by Dustin Stevens
2023
A murdered young woman in The Bottoms becomes the start of a serial spree targeting vulnerable victims. Reed and Billie soon realize the killer is making them part of the design.
The Family
by Dustin Stevens
2023
A summons to the governor's home leads Reed and Billie into a bizarre case of victims marked with the seven deadly sins. Someone wants the past remembered in blood.
The Shadow
by Dustin Stevens
2024
A holiday break ends when Reed and Billie are called back to Ohio for a grotesque murder. A judge left posed like a snowman is only the beginning.
The Influencer
by Dustin Stevens
2025
A gunman opens fire in a popular Columbus restaurant, leaving four dead and the city in shock. Reed and Billie must sort through politics, panic, and motive fast.
The Leader
by Dustin Stevens
2025
A grotesquely staged murder of a business figure becomes the first act in a widening rampage. Reed and Billie race across central Ohio before the killer reaches the intended finale.
The Transfer
by Dustin Stevens
2026
A young Amish woman is found dead without an easy identification, and Reed and Billie are brought in. The case promises a very different kind of mystery for the duo.
Series background & context
Reed and Billie is Dustin Stevens at his most reliably addictive. The series follows Detective Reed Mattox and his K-9 partner Billie, a Belgian Malinois whose role in the stories is far more than decorative. Billie tracks, searches, protects, and, just as important, steadies Reed when the job starts pushing too hard.
The books begin with The Boat Man, when Reed is still reeling from the death of his former partner and trying to disappear into a quieter version of police work. Instead, he lands in a brutal case in Columbus, Ohio, and from there the series grows into a mix of city homicide investigation, state-level work, and personal fallout. Reed is good at the job, but he is not untouched by it. That matters.
A lot of the appeal comes from the balance Stevens strikes. These are police procedurals, but they are not stiff or overly technical. The mysteries are varied, from serial killings and staged murders to kidnappings, sniper attacks, public shootings, and crimes that reach into politics or older secrets. Each book has its own case, yet the emotional thread carries forward, especially in how Reed changes, how Billie fits into his life, and how their reputation keeps pulling them into bigger situations.
The setting does a lot of work as well. Columbus and the wider Ohio backdrop give the series a lived-in feel. These books move through neighborhoods, highways, courthouses, small towns, and state agencies in a way that makes the world feel connected rather than generic.
Then there is the bond at the center. Reed and Billie are why readers stay.
That partnership gives even the darkest books a human core. Whether you start with The Boat Man, jump into The Scorekeeper, or move further along to books like The Family, The Cat, or The Influencer, you can expect a tense case, a clear investigative drive, and a lead duo that feels earned. If you like crime fiction with strong momentum and a real working relationship at its center, Reed and Billie is one of Stevens's best series.
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