Department Q
Nordic noir
Series · crime thriller
Arliss Cutter
The Arliss Cutter series by Marc Cameron has 8 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Open Carry (2019).
- Books
- 8 books
- First published
- 2019
- Status
- ongoing
- Last checked
Start here: Open Carry (2019) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Open Carry
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Stone Cross
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Bone Rattle
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Cold Snap
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Breakneck
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Bad River
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Dead Line
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Back Track
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About the Arliss Cutter series
Arliss Cutter is a Deputy U.S. Marshal working Alaska's vast, sparsely policed backcountry, introduced by Marc Cameron in Open Carry (2019) as his primary ongoing series once his Jericho Quinn thrillers slowed down. Cutter is a former Army Ranger and competitive boxer transferred from Florida to Alaska, and the series leans hard into its setting — bush planes, subzero survival, remote Native villages, and the specific jurisdictional tangles of federal law enforcement across a state where the nearest backup can be hours away by air. Cameron, a longtime Alaska resident and retired deputy U.S. marshal himself, writes the terrain and the marshal service's actual operating procedures with the same lived-in authority that distinguished his earlier military thrillers.
Each entry pairs a self-contained case — a shooting at a remote hunting lodge, a mining company's buried secrets, violence working through Alaska's fishing fleet — with Cutter's ongoing relationships, including his partnership with fellow deputy Lola Teariki and his role raising his late brother's children. The series has run at roughly one book a year since 2019, reaching eight entries with Back Track (2026), and remains Cameron's primary active series following the completion of his Tom Clancy Jack Ryan continuation work.
Frequently asked questions
How many Arliss Cutter books are there?
Eight, published roughly annually from Open Carry (2019) through Back Track (2026).
What order should I read the Arliss Cutter books in?
Publication order, starting with Open Carry. Each case is self-contained, but Cutter's partnership with Lola Teariki and his family life develop across the series.
Is the Arliss Cutter series connected to Marc Cameron's Jericho Quinn books?
No shared characters or plot -- it's a separate series, though both draw on Cameron's real background in federal law enforcement.
Where is the Arliss Cutter series set?
Alaska -- the series makes heavy use of the state's remote geography, bush-plane travel, and the specific challenges of federal law enforcement across vast, sparsely populated territory.
Is the Arliss Cutter series still ongoing?
Yes, as of this catalogue's most recent update -- Back Track (2026) is the latest entry, and Cameron has published roughly one book a year since the series began.
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