[jbcohen]

I have been attempting to get copies of some of the earlier Oregon Files books from my local library without any success, their card catalog lists them as having the books, however when you go to the shelves they are not there. So my question is this is the Oregon Files series written in such a way as that one needs to have read the older novels in order to understand what is happening in the later novels? Do the characters make references to the earlier books and assume that the reader has read the older novels and understands what is going on? I would like to read what is available from the local library before I go get a copy of the older books.