There are 12 books in the Dave Brandstetter series. The newest book is A Country of Old Men which came out in 1991.

1
Fadeout

Book cover of Fadeout

'After forty years, Hammett has a worthy successor' The Times

Radio personality Fox Olsen seemed to have it all: devoted wife, adoring fans, perfect life. When his car is found crashed in a dry river bed, all of California mourns. But there is no body...

Insurance investigator Dave Brandstetter is…

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

2
Death Claims

Death Claims
Death Claims is the second of Joseph Hansen's acclaimed mysteries featuring ruggedly masculine Dave Brandstetter, a gay insurance investigator. When John Oats's body is found washed up on a beach, his young lover April Stannard is sure it was no accident. Brandstetter agrees: Oats's college-age son, the beneficiary of the…

3
Troublemaker

Book cover of Troublemaker
Love and money are the easy motives in the death of a California beachfront nightclub owner, but death claims investigator Dave Brandstetter is certain of one thing: the case is going to be far from easy and the police have it all wrong.
 
Rick Wendell wouldn’t hurt a flea. The…

6
Gravedigger

Book cover of Gravedigger
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF DAVE BRANDSTETTER

A cult leader named Azrael perpetrates a brutal mass murder and afterwards a slimy lawyer is trying to claim the life insurance policy for his missing daughter; it's the early '80s in Los Angeles and private investigator Dave Brandstetter has a new love in…

7
Nightwork

Nightwork
A widely published travel writer provides a comprehensive listing of available package tour options, describing tour operators and their offerings and presents guidance in judging and selecting package tours

8
The Little Dog Laughed

The Little Dog Laughed
When Adam Streeter, a celebrated foreign correspondent, is found dead while working on the news break of the decade, insurance investigator Dave Brandstetter unearths three more deaths seemingly linked to Streeter's and a powerful enemy that threatens his life

9
Early Graves

Early Graves

Dave Brandstetter returns home to find an unknown dead man on his doorstep, apparently the latest victim of a serial killer operating in and around Los Angeles who has been killing young gay men who have AIDS. But this victim is different, he was brought to Brandstetter's door and he…

10
Obedience

Obedience
Dave Brandstetter investigates the murder of a wealthy Vietnamese marina owner and discovers a rash of suspicious deaths in L.A.'s Vietnamese community as he ventures into an alien and dangerous world

11
The Boy Who Was Buried This Morning

The Boy Who Was Buried This Morning
Insurance claims investigator Dave Brandstetter hunts the killer of a wealthy city boy who tangled with a white supremacist organization

12
A Country of Old Men

A Country of Old Men
A weary Brandstetter becomes embroiled in a case of abuse, drugs, AIDS, and murder while confronting an intuition that his own time is running out