Order of Alex Rutledge Books

Alex Rutledge serves as the protagonist in American author Tom Corcoran's mystery series. Operating from Key West, Florida, Rutledge makes his living as a freelance photographer while simultaneously assisting the local police on a part-time basis. His dual role frequently places him at various crime scenes and positions him squarely in the middle of criminal investigations.

Corcoran launched the Alex Rutledge series in 1998 with The Mango Opera, and the series continues to this day. The following list presents Tom Corcoran's Alex Rutledge novels in publication order, which corresponds to their chronological sequence:

Alex Rutledge Book Summary: Bone Island Mambo marks the third installment in Tom Corcoran's Alex Rutledge Mystery series. During an early January morning in Key West, Rutledge is casually photographing when a construction site developer mistakes his activity for investigative journalism aimed at creating an exposé. Subsequently, a body is discovered at that identical location, though Rutledge gets sent away before completing his photographic documentation. When a second murder takes place on Stock Island, Rutledge suspects the two deaths are linked. However, the investigating detectives soon start viewing him as connected to both killings... Will he succeed in proving his innocence?