A.J. Cross Books in Order

A.J. Cross has written 10 books, published between 2012 and 2024. The first book is Gone In Seconds / The Coldest Case (2012) and the newest is The Loose End (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2012–2024
Pages on record
256 in 1 of 10 books

A.J. Cross writes police procedural mysteries, and subject headings for the books also name England. The catalogue credits Cross with the Kate Hanson, Will Traynor and Teigan Craft Forensic Mystery series, 10 books published between 2012 and 2024. Gone In Seconds / The Coldest Case (2012) is the first title, followed by The Coldest Clues / Art of Deception (2013) and Cold, Cold Heart / The Coldest Death (2018). Devil in the Detail (2021) and A Dark, Divided Self / The Darkest Detail (2022) come later, and The Loose End (2024) is the newest. Cross is still publishing.

How many A.J. Cross books are there?

A.J. Cross has 10 books, released between 2012 and 2024. They include 3 separate series.

A.J. Cross Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 A.J. Cross books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Gone In Seconds / The Coldest CaseKate Hanson #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  2. 2
    The Coldest Clues / Art of DeceptionKate Hanson #22013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  3. 3
    The Coldest Killer / A Little DeathKate Hanson #32017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  4. 4
    The Coldest Motive / Something Evil ComesKate Hanson #42017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  5. 5
    Cold, Cold Heart / The Coldest DeathKate Hanson #52018 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018256
  6. 6
    Dark Truths / The Killer DetailWill Traynor #12019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  7. 7
    Devil in the DetailWill Traynor #22021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  8. 8
    A Dark, Divided Self / The Darkest DetailWill Traynor #32022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  9. 9
    Reflections of Deviance / The Deadly DetailWill Traynor #42023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  10. 10
    The Loose EndTeigan Craft Forensic Mystery #12024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024

A.J. Cross books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Do you have to read A.J. Cross books in order?

You only need to read A.J. Cross books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with A.J. Cross

Start with Gone In Seconds / The Coldest Case (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest A.J. Cross book?

The Loose End (2024) is the newest A.J. Cross book released so far.

Is there a new A.J. Cross book coming?

No next A.J. Cross book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

A.J. Cross at a glance

Still publishing
A.J. Cross published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
A.J. Cross books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
256 pages across the 1 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most A.J. Cross books, 6 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the A.J. Cross books are about

3 of the 10 A.J. Cross books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: english literature is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.