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Start with Sunrise City and continue through all 5 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Rodney Riesel • Published 2017
Cole Ballinger is a retired Fort Pierce police detective who now runs the Breakwater Bar and Grill. When his ex-wife asks him to look into a violent murder, Cole steps back into investigation mode, and finds the case...
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Ends with Dig Two Graves
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Book 1:Sunrise City
Rodney Riesel • 2017
Cole Ballinger is a retired Fort Pierce police detective who now runs the Breakwater Bar and Grill. When his ex-wife asks him to look into a violent murder, Cole steps back into investigation mode, and finds the case...
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Book 2:From Bad to Worse
Rodney Riesel • 2017
Beach bar owner and retired detective Cole Ballinger is asked by a single mother to find her missing child. The deeper he digs, the clearer it becomes why she came to him instead of the police. In Sunrise City, doing...
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Book 3:Never Strikes Twice: Sunrise City
Rodney Riesel • 2019
Cole Ballinger takes on another Sunrise City case where the first incident is only the beginning. As he follows a trail through Fort Pierce, he finds patterns people want to ignore, and learns that trouble rarely stri...
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Book 4:Scapegoats
Rodney Riesel • 2020
In Sunrise City, someone is determined to pin blame on the easiest target. Cole Ballinger pushes past the convenient story, looking for the real motive. The more he clears away the excuses, the more dangerous the trut...
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Book 5:Dig Two Graves
Rodney Riesel • 2020
Cole Ballinger investigates a case fueled by old grudges and fresh revenge. Each clue forces him to dig deeper into Fort Pierce’s quieter corners, and the deeper he goes, the more he realizes two graves might not be e...
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What is the best order to read the Sunrise City series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Sunrise City.
How many books are in the Sunrise City series?
There are 5 books currently listed in the Sunrise City series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Sunrise City series?
New readers should start with Sunrise City, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Sunrise City series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2017 to 2020.