Hannah Smith Series Books in Order

The Hannah Smith Series by Randy Wayne White is a standalone companion series to the celebrated Doc Ford novels, following Hannah Smith — a fishing guide and boat captain working out of Sanibel and Pine Island Sound in southwest Florida. Hannah is tough, resourceful, and deeply knowledgeable about the waters and communities she navigates, professionally and otherwise.

White brings the same loving attention to Florida's ecology, culture, and waterways that defines the Doc Ford series, but Hannah gives him a different protagonist lens — a woman who earns her living from the sea and who moves through the fishing guide world with insider authority. The mysteries she encounters grow organically from her professional environment.

The series demonstrates White's range as a writer and his commitment to the Florida setting that has defined his career. Hannah is a fully realized character distinct from Doc Ford — her voice, her concerns, and her way of seeing the world are genuinely her own, not simply a female version of his protagonist.

The Hannah Smith books are best read after familiarity with the Doc Ford series, but they function independently for new readers. Begin with Lady, Have You Left. Fans of John D. MacDonald, Carl Hiaasen, and Randy Wayne White's existing work will find Hannah a worthy addition to southwest Florida fiction.