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Ed Eagle

by Stuart Woods

The Ed Eagle series by Stuart Woods has 4 known books (4 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Santa Fe Rules (1992).

Books
4 known books (4 novels)
Published
4
First published
1992
Status
deceased
Shelved under
Thriller
Start here: Santa Fe Rules (1992) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Santa Fe Rules
Santa Fe Rules (1992)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Santa Fe Rules

    Novel
    Santa Fe Rules (1992) introduces Ed Eagle, a high-profile Santa Fe criminal defense attorney, defending a client accused of a gruesome murder in the series' 320-page opener.
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  2. Short Straw

    Novel
    Short Straw didn't follow until 2006 -- a fourteen-year gap -- opening with the shock of Eagle's own wife trying to have him killed, across 392 pages.
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  3. Santa Fe Dead

    Novel
    At just 164 pages, Santa Fe Dead (2008) is by far the shortest of the four Ed Eagle novels, continuing the Santa Fe defense attorney's tangled Southwestern intrigue two years after his own wife's attempt on his life in Short Straw.
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  4. Santa Fe Edge

    Novel
    Santa Fe Edge (2010) closes out the series at 455 pages, its longest entry; no continuation author picked up Ed Eagle after Stuart Woods's death in 2022.
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Key facts about the Ed Eagle series

Our list has 4 books in the Ed Eagle series. Since all 4 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with Santa Fe Rules, since it opens the publication order in 1992. Short Straw is book 2, from 2006. Santa Fe Dead is book 3, from 2008. Santa Fe Edge is book 4, from 2010.

The list keeps the books in date order, while each title links to its own page. Each book page shows its dates and editions. No next book has a date yet.

The books came out between 1992 and 2010, while their length runs from 164 to 455 pages. That is a run of 18 years.

Stuart Woods has 97 books on our list. Additionally, they write Will Lee, Stone Barrington and Holly Barker, plus 2 more series. We shelve the books under thriller.

About the Ed Eagle series

Ed Eagle is a high-profile Santa Fe criminal defense attorney, introduced in Santa Fe Rules (1992) defending a client accused of a gruesome murder, then developed across three further novels beginning fourteen years later that lean harder into thriller territory: Short Straw (2006) opens with the shock of Eagle's own wife trying to have him killed, and the two Santa Fe books that follow keep him tangled in Southwestern intrigue, courtroom maneuvering and the kind of moneyed danger that runs through all of Stuart Woods's series leads. Eagle crosses paths with Stone Barrington in later Stone Barrington novels, part of the wider shared universe Woods built across his series.

Frequently asked questions

How many Ed Eagle books are there?

Four novels: Santa Fe Rules (1992), Short Straw (2006), Santa Fe Dead (2008), and Santa Fe Edge (2010).

What order should I read the Ed Eagle books in?

Publication order. Santa Fe Rules stands apart as an early, self-contained novel; Short Straw, Santa Fe Dead and Santa Fe Edge form a more tightly connected run fourteen years later.

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