2026 Reading Challenge

Sam Blackman Series

8 primary works • 8 total works
Sam Blackman, a former Chief Warrant Officer in the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the U.S. military who lost part of his leg in Iraq, in Asheville, North Carolina:

Book 1

Blackman's Coffin
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3.99 · 1612 Ratings · 185 Reviews · published 2003 · 20 editions
Sam Blackman is an angry man. A Chief Warrant Offi…

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    Book 2

    The Fitzgerald Ruse
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    3.76     · 516 Ratings · 72 Reviews · published 2009 · 17 editions
    Former Chief Warrant Office and amputee Sam Blackm…

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    Book 3

    The Sandburg Connection
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    3.80     · 400 Ratings · 53 Reviews · 17 editions
    It was only a simple, routine assignment for priva…

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    Book 4

    A Murder in Passing
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    4.00     · 298 Ratings · 50 Reviews · published 2013 · 21 editions
    In Asheville, North Carolina, the Blackman & Rober…

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    Book 5

    A Specter of Justice
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    3.99     · 231 Ratings · 34 Reviews · 15 editions
    When private detective Sam Blackman agrees to help…

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    Book 6

    Hidden Scars
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    3.96     · 190 Ratings · 34 Reviews · 9 editions
    When Asheville, NC, private eyes Sam Blackman and …

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    Book 7

    Murder in Rat Alley
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    4.05     · 161 Ratings · 33 Reviews · 7 editions
    In this unusual spin on the classic spy novel, mur…

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    Book 8

    Fatal Scores
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    4.08     · 136 Ratings · 21 Reviews · 5 editions
    A river gives up its dead, but not its secrets...

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