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Ed Eagle

by Stuart Woods

The Ed Eagle series by Stuart Woods has 4 known books (4 published) and 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
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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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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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