Sam Hawken Books in Order
Explore Sam Hawken's crime novels in reading order, with book summaries and guides to Camaro Espinoza's thrillers, borderland mysteries, and standalone stories.
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Sam Hawken books in publication order
10 books
The Dead Women of Juárez
by Sam Hawken
2011
A washed-up Texan boxer and a Mexican detective investigate a woman's disappearance in Ciudad Juárez. Their search for answers about missing and murdered women draws them into organized crime and the corruption surrounding the border city's violence.
Tequila Sunset
by Sam Hawken
2012
A reluctant gang member, an El Paso police officer, and a Mexican federal agent confront the power of Los Aztecas. Their intersecting lives reveal the dangers of drugs, weapons, and shifting loyalties across the American-Mexican border.
Juárez Dance
by Sam Hawken
2013
American contract killer Cooper Townsend accepts an assignment involving protection and a possible assassination in Juárez. Meeting Lorena Ruiz unsettles his detached routine, and her own proposal pulls him toward a dangerous departure from his employer's plans.
La Frontera
by Sam Hawken
2013
A Texas Ranger investigating a dead migrant, a man helping people cross from Mexico, and a woman fleeing El Salvador approach the same border. Their stories converge amid exploitation, hope, and violence along the Rio Grande.
Missing
by Sam Hawken
2014
Widower Jack Searle lets his stepdaughter attend a concert across the Mexican border, but she and her cousin never return. With corruption undermining the police response, he joins a determined investigator in a dangerous search.
Rosie the Ripper
by Sam Hawken
2014
Recovering alcoholic Rosie Bratton faces a dead-end job and a custody struggle over her daughter. When despair threatens her sobriety, her sponsor introduces her to mixed martial arts as a way to build discipline and confidence.
The Night Charter
by Sam Hawken
2015
Former combat medic Camaro Espinoza keeps a quiet life running fishing charters in Miami. A request for a covert trip near Cuba, backed by threats against a teenage girl, draws her into double crosses and international danger.
The Moores Are Missing
by Sam Hawken
2017
Three thrillers follow a family that vanishes without warning, a former detective investigating her neighbor’s murder, and a fugitive veteran seeking revenge. Disappearance, suspicion within a marriage, and a deadly frame-up drive their separate stories.
Walk Away
by Sam Hawken
2017
Camaro Espinoza travels from Miami to California after her sister sends a coded plea for help. An abusive boyfriend and his violent, fugitive brother make the rescue more dangerous than a straightforward escape from a troubled relationship.
Make Them Sorry
by Sam Hawken
2018
Camaro offers self-defense lessons to a woman from her gym who is being stalked. When the harassment rapidly becomes violent, she discovers the stalker may be hired, bringing the woman's powerful enemies into Camaro's own life.
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