Order of Cal Murphy Books
Cal Murphy serves as the central character in R.J. Patterson's gripping thriller series. As a journalist working for a small-town newspaper in rural Idaho, Murphy discovers that his beat extends far beyond typical local news stories. Instead, he finds himself drawn into dangerous murder investigations that transform his reporting work into life-threatening adventures.
American author R.J. Patterson launched the Cal Murphy series in 2012 with Dead Shot, and continues to expand the collection with new installments. The following list presents R.J. Patterson's Cal Murphy novels in their publication sequence, which follows the same order as the story chronology:











