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Nordic noir
Series · crime thriller
Arliss Cutter
The Arliss Cutter series by Marc Cameron has 8 known books (8 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Open Carry (2019). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is Back Track.
- Books
- 8 known books (8 novels)
- Published
- 8
- First published
- 2019
- Status
- ongoing
- Shelved under
- Mystery & Crime, Thriller
- Last checked
Start here: Open Carry (2019) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Open Carry
The first entry in the Arliss Cutter series, Open Carry was released on February 26, 2019. It was written by Marc Cameron. It is the shortest book in the series at 314 pages, introducing Cutter -- a former Army Ranger and competitive boxer transferred from Florida -- as Cameron's primary ongoing series once his Jericho Quinn thrillers wound down.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Open Carry - Book 2:
Stone Cross
The second book in the Arliss Cutter series, Stone Cross was released in 2020. It was written by Marc Cameron. It runs 336 pages and leans hard into the series' Alaska backcountry setting, with Cutter working cases far from backup across bush-plane country and remote Native villages.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Stone Cross - Book 3:
Bone Rattle
Bone Rattle is number 3 in the Arliss Cutter series, published on April 27, 2021. It spans 336 pages and builds on Cutter's partnership with fellow deputy Lola Teariki and his role raising his late brother's children, threads that run alongside each book's self-contained case.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Bone Rattle - Book 4:
Cold Snap
Cold Snap , written by Marc Cameron, is the fourth entry in the Arliss Cutter series, released in 2022. It comes in at 352 pages, pairing a self-contained Alaska case with the ongoing relationships -- Cutter and Lola Teariki's partnership chief among them -- that Cameron develops book to book.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Cold Snap - Book 5:
Breakneck
Breakneck , written by Marc Cameron, is number 5 in the Arliss Cutter series, published on April 25, 2023. It runs 368 pages. Cameron, himself a retired deputy U.S. marshal, writes the marshal service's operating procedures and Alaska's terrain with the same lived-in authority that marked his earlier military thrillers.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Breakneck - Book 6:
Bad River
Bad River is the sixth book in the Arliss Cutter series, released on July 23, 2024. It was written by Marc Cameron. It spans 368 pages. The series has run at roughly one book a year since Open Carry (2019), and Bad River keeps to that pace while working another of the buried-secret cases -- this one tied to Alaska's mining industry -- that recur throughout the run.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Bad River - Book 7:
Dead Line
Dead Line , written by Marc Cameron, is the seventh book in the Arliss Cutter series, published on July 29, 2025. It spans 336 pages and continues Cameron's practice of pairing a fresh Alaska case with Cutter's ongoing family life and his partnership with Lola Teariki.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Dead Line - Book 8:
Back Track
Back Track , written by Marc Cameron, is the eighth entry in the Arliss Cutter series, published on July 28, 2026. It runs 464 pages, the longest entry in the series. It is currently the newest book in the series.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Back Track
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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