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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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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.

Standalone Sam Hawken books

  1. Book cover for "The Dead Women of Juárez"

    The Dead Women of Juárez

    by Sam Hawken

    2011
  2. Book cover for "Tequila Sunset"

    Tequila Sunset

    by Sam Hawken

    2012
  3. Book cover for "Juárez Dance"

    Juárez Dance

    by Sam Hawken

    2013
  4. Book cover for "La Frontera"

    La Frontera

    by Sam Hawken

    2013
  5. Book cover for "Missing"

    Missing

    by Sam Hawken

    2014
  6. Book cover for "Rosie the Ripper"

    Rosie the Ripper

    by Sam Hawken

    2014Fight Card MMA Series, Book 1
  7. Book cover for "The Night Charter"

    The Night Charter

    by Sam Hawken

    2015Camaro Espinoza, Book 1
  8. Book cover for "The Moores Are Missing"

    The Moores Are Missing

    by Sam Hawken

    2017
  9. Book cover for "Walk Away"

    Walk Away

    by Sam Hawken

    2017Camaro Espinoza, Book 2
  10. Book cover for "Make Them Sorry"

    Make Them Sorry

    by Sam Hawken

    2018Camaro Espinoza, Book 3

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