All 16 Kurt Hunter Mysteries Books In Order at Book DNA

1
Backwater Bay

How much would it take for you to kill someone close?From Bestselling Author Steven Becker comes a new mystery series:When a body is found floating in the mangroves of Biscayne National Park, Special Agent Kurt Hunter has his first real case. He’s not looking for the spotlight or notoriety—he’s had…

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2
Backwater Channel

You’d think a nuclear power plant was dangerous enough …

That’s what special agent Kurt Hunter thought until, while out fishing, he witnesses a murder at the Turkey Point nuclear power plant. After being assigned the case, Kurt is pulled into the convoluted politics of Miami only to find out…

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3
Backwater Cove

Would you commit murder to sign a top high school recruit?When National Parks Service special agent Kurt Hunter finds a woman washed up on his remote island in Biscayne National Park the case leads him to the world of high rolling boosters and the young players who will do anything…

4
Backwater Key

Would you commit a murder if no one was watching?Congress can’t pass a budget and Biscayne National Park is paying the price. With Special Agent Kurt Hunter out of work, two rivals gangs start a turf war in the park. But when a body is found hanging from the railing…

5
Backwater Pass

How many lives is a cover-up worthWhen a bridge collapses and kills six people, National Park Service Special Agent Kurt Hunter is drawn into a tangled web of political machinations. With the bridge debris scheduled to be turned into an artificial reef in the park, Kurt and Justine are in…

6
Backwater Tide

There is one word that brings out the worst in people: TREASURE.When special agent Kurt Hunter finds a boat adrift in the Biscayne National Park with the dead body of a famous treasure hunter aboard, the race is on to find his killer. Alliances shift and the bodies start to…

7
Backwater Flats

If you can't trust the law, who can you trust?When an officer's murder in Biscayne National Park threatens to expose a corrupt agency, one man is tasked with finding the killer, but he’s running into a wall of organizational conspiracy built to conceal a devious plot.Special Agent Kurt Hunter is…

8
Backwater Grave

A killer is on the loose in South Florida's national parks . . . And the trail of bodies leads to Special Agent Kurt Hunter.When a string of not-so-accidental drownings in the parks attracts the attention of the FBI, Kurt is drawn into a quagmire of bureaucrats and politicians, each…

9
Backwater Diva

A pop icon is found dead aboard a lavish yacht that happens to be anchored in Biscayne National Park.Murder knows no boundaries, and with the yacht in his jurisdiction, Special Agent Kurt Hunter becomes entangled in a world he knows nothing about. While Kurt is no stranger to high-profile cases,…

10
Backwater Haven

Will the boom in Miami turn into a bust for Biscayne Bay?

Skyrocketing boat sales have made the waters of South Florida increasingly dangerous by turning quiet backwater coves into venues for huge sandbar parties—and not everyone is there for a good time. Along with the fun-seeking crowds comes the…

11
Backwater Predator

When man fails, can nature save itself?

The fragile ecosystem of Biscayne National Park is at risk. The only person standing between its pristine waters and the irreversible harm caused by being located in Miami's shadow is Special Agent Kurt Hunter. Stuck in the middle of a war being fought…

12
Backwater Squall

When is it better to be dead than missing?

A woman's plea to find her missing husband sends Special Agent Kurt Hunter down a road he doesn't want to go.

For all its pristine beauty, Biscayne National Park can be deadly for those lost and unprepared. Open water and inhospitable…

13
Backwater Connection

What's worse than finding a dead body? Finding a dead body with a backpack full of drugs.

The tides carry all kinds of things into Biscayne National Park, and most of them are bad. Kurt Hunter, the special agent in charge, has found more than his share of bodies, but…

14
Backwater Glades

The Everglades can be double-deadly

When Special Agent Kurt Hunter is forced to follow the trail of a killer to the small ex-smuggling town of Everglades City, he faces some unique challenges, one of which is staying alive.

Alligators are the least of his worry as he tries to navigate…

15
Backwater Virgin

Murder in Paradise
Beneath the Tropical Veil Lies a Deadly Mystery.
When a chilling murder rocks the tranquil shores of the Virgin Islands, Kurt Hunter, a seasoned Special Agent, finds himself thrust into the heart of paradise with a mission that goes deeper than the azure waters surrounding him. Assigned…

16
Backwater Cartel

Kurt Hunter, Special Agent in Charge at Biscayne National Park, has always believed in protecting both the land and the people. But when a cutting-edge surface drone is discovered smuggling drugs through the park's pristine waters, Hunter is thrust into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. As the drone's mysterious operators…

16 Kurt Hunter Mysteries books in order

1 Backwater Bay

2 Backwater Channel

Don's list on the best coastal mystery & adventure novels

3 Backwater Cove

4 Backwater Key

5 Backwater Pass

6 Backwater Tide

7 Backwater Flats

8 Backwater Grave

9 Backwater Diva

10 Backwater Haven

11 Backwater Predator

12 Backwater Squall

13 Backwater Connection

14 Backwater Glades

15 Backwater Virgin

16 Backwater Cartel