Gerald W. Darnell

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  • Bibliography:
    28 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 2011
  • Latest Book:
    October 2023
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Full Series List in Order

A Carson Reno Mystery

Sunset 4 (Oct-2011)
Murder in Humboldt (Jul-2012)
The Crossing (Aug-2012)

Book List in Order: 28 titles

  • The Price of Beauty In Strawberry Land

    The year is 1962 and Carson Reno, once again, gets himself into situations that would be better left alone. A Memphis client hires Carson to prove infidelity, but instead he finds corruption and murder going all the way to the top of Memphis politics...

  • Sunset 4

    A Carson Reno Mystery

    In 1962 the quiet, and seemingly innocent, activities at the Humboldt Motel in this small West Tennessee town went unnoticed and unchallenged. Besides, a little booze, a little gambling and maybe an occasional ‘lady of the evening’ never hurt an...

  • Carson Reno Mystery Series Book 2

  • Carson Reno Series Book 1

  • Horse Tales

    One of Humboldts well-known horse breeders is brutally murdered, then left to burn in his barn along with his prized stallions. A Jack Logan client has been accused of the murder and Carson has been called in to investigate. However, getting to the ...

  • Murder in Humboldt

    A Carson Reno Mystery

    The year is 1962 and this small west Tennessee town has been turned upside down by a labor strike at its main manufacturing plant Wayne Knitting. It seems that, as a result of the strike, some very serious underworld crime problems have surfaced in...

  • The Crossing

    A Carson Reno Mystery

    The racial problems of 1962 have found their way to the small West Tennessee town of Humboldt. A white woman has been brutally murdered, and one of Carsons childhood friends has been accused of the crime. Carsons friend is a colored man who once wo...

  • Dead Men Don't Remember

    It's a New Year and it has gotten off to a very bad start for Carson. Several prominent citizens and business leaders from Humboldt are dying in some strange and bizarre accidents. Carson becomes involved when an insurance company hires him...

  • the Illegals

    Crime DOES pay â€" especially crime that has the support of our legal system. Carson’s investigative work for Attorney Jack Logan runs smack into the path of the largest law firm in West Tennessee. Trying to stay out of their path only succeeds in ...



  • the Everglades

    It's 1962 and the Mafia has discovered some new tricks in getting their drugs from Colombia to the streets of America. Their plans are working perfectly until an unfortunate boating accident puts the FBI back on their trail. Carson's...

  • Killer Among Us

    Carson’s closest friends are enjoying a Caribbean cruise vacation, when one of the cruise guests turns up missing. Missing is one of Humboldt’s well-known and prominent attorneys, and foul play is suspected. Mary Ellen Maxwell might have unknow...

  • The Fingerprint Murders

    Someone is brutally murdering people in Memphis, and for unknown reasons, the killer wants Carson involved. They’re not just killing people, they’re removing the victim’s fingers and leaving strange clues everywhere. Carson becomes involved whe...

  • Concrete Jungle

    Jack Sloan, an ex-Miami cop turned private detective, is in serious trouble. Down on his luck with a gambling addiction that threatens to shred the new leaf he’s turned over, his debts to drug dealers are about to get him the beating of his life, o...

  • Reelfoot

    An ex-Memphis cop and a friend of Carson is in trouble - but what kind of trouble? While trying to answer that question, Carson finds more questions - and all with no answers. What Carson also finds is trouble coming from all directions. The Mafia, t...

  • Justifiable Homicide

    Carson's client is suspected of two murders, and desperately needs his help. After a night of drinking she wakes up in a hotel room with a dead man, but claims no memory of the previous night's events. However, a gun found in the hotel room was used ...

  • Dead End

    Is this the end of Carson Reno? Has he finally reached the end of the road - his 'Dead End'? Is this Carson's last adventure? While trying to protect a client for Jack Logan, Carson finds himself in the middle of a family feud - a deadly feud with sk...

  • Murder and More

    Carson's feud with a local crime reporter continues, and then suddenly the husband of his client is brutally murdered - a husband he's been hired to investigate. Mysterious characters weave a web of blackmail and suspense, while leaving Carson with m...

  • Deadly Decision

    When a Tennessee Highway Patrolman is mysteriously murdered, the clues are nonexistent. Police have the name of a possible suspect, but he's nowhere to be found. Carson gets involved at the request of the local sheriff, but when the best lead disappe...

  • Murder my Darling

    A famous author is murdered, Carson is at the scene of the crime and considered a prime suspect - but he doesn't remember anything! Missing manuscripts, a missing diary and strange stories from the past bring an unusual group of characters together i...



  • Lack of Candor

    It's spring 1962 and a Sergeant with the Memphis Police Department is found dead only hours before his scheduled testimony before a grand jury. Was it suicide or was it murder? What was he going to testify about? A handwritten note left by the Sergea...

  • The Disappearance of Robin Murat

    Carson has been hired to locate a client's missing brother, and it quickly gets complicated. Somehow the missing brother is linked to a gangster who has stolen thousands from the mafia, but that link isn't clear. Carson's search doesn't turn up the b...

  • The Innocent Stranger

    All Carson Reno Mystery Series Books are standalone novels. It is not necessary to read them in any particular order. A man has disappeared while duck hunting and things surrounding his disappearance are troubling.Carson has been hired by an insuranc...

  • Best of Carson Reno: Volume One

    Over 700 pages of modern Carson Reno! All Carson Reno books are standalone novels - it is not necessary to read them in any order. This box set contains books 17, 18 and 19 of the series - 3 complete novels in one ebook....

  • Carson Reno Mystery Series - the early years

    Revised with a new format and new illustrations, these are 3 early novels from Gerald Darnell's Carson Reno Mystery Series. 'Horse Tales' 'SUnset 4' and 'the Everglades' are offered as one complete book. Enjoy 570 pages of vintage Carson Reno as he a...

  • Leave the Dead Alone

    A Memphis mobster is dead. He was apparently a member of the Philadelphia mafia. Him being dead isn't the news - the District Attorney digging up his body is!The mobster's widow has hired Carson to locate her missing son, who has vanished with docume...

  • The Beginning

    • / General Fiction
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    Revised with a new format and new illustrations, these are the first 3 novels from Gerald Darnell's Carson Reno Mystery Series. 'Murder in Humboldt', 'The Price of Beauty in Strawberry Land' and 'Killer Among Us' are offer...

  • The Early Years

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    Revised with a new format and new illustrations, these are 3 early novels from Gerald Darnell's Carson Reno Mystery Series. 'Horse Tales' 'SUnset 4' and 'the Everglades' are offered as one complete book. Enjoy 511 pages of vintage Carson Reno as he a...

  • Murder, Mystery and Mayhem

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    Murder, Mystery and Mayhem in the 1960's from the Carson Reno Mystery Series. 3 complete novels, revised with a new format and new illustrations. 'the Crossing' 'the Illegals' and 'Dead Men Don't Remember' are offered as one complete book. Enjoy o...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Gerald W. Darnell has published 28 books.

Gerald W. Darnell does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Leave the Dead Alone, was published in October 2023.

The first book by Gerald W. Darnell, The Price of Beauty In Strawberry Land, was published in July 2011.

Yes. Gerald W. Darnell has 1 series.
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