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Adam Croft Books in Order

Adam Croft has written 35 books, published between 2010 and 2024. The first book is Too Close For Comfort (2010) and the newest is No Way Out (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
35
Published
2010–2024
Pages on record
3,852 in 16 of 35 books
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Adam Croft is an English crime writer who publishes his own books and argues the case for independent publishing. Five series divide the catalogue of 35 titles: Knight and Culverhouse, Rutland Crime, Kempston Hardwick Mysteries, Sam Barker and Young Culverhouse, spanning police procedure and traditional detection. Too Close For Comfort (2010) opens the run, and No Way Out (2024) is the most recent.

How many Adam Croft books are there?

Adam Croft has 35 books, released between 2010 and 2024. They include 5 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.

Adam Croft Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 35 Adam Croft 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. Cover of Too Close For Comfort by Adam Croft, book 1 of the Knight and Culverhouse series (2010)
  2. Cover of Her Last Tomorrow by Adam Croft (2015)
  3. Cover of Rough Justice by Adam Croft, book 4 of the Knight and Culverhouse series (2015)
  4. Cover of In the Name of the Father by Adam Croft, book 6 of the Knight and Culverhouse series (2016)
  5. Cover of Only the Truth by Adam Croft (2017)
  6. Cover of With A Vengeance by Adam Croft, book 7 of the Knight and Culverhouse series (2017)
  7. Cover of Tell Me I'm Wrong by Adam Croft (2018)
  8. Cover of Dead & Buried by Adam Croft, book 8 of the Knight and Culverhouse series (2018)
  9. Cover of In Plain Sight by Adam Croft, book 9 of the Knight and Culverhouse series (2019)
  1. 1
    Too Close For ComfortKnight and Culverhouse #12010 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010182
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  2. 2
    Exit Stage LeftKempston Hardwick Mysteries #12011 · 132 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011132
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  3. 3
    Guilty as SinKnight and Culverhouse #22011 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011204
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  4. 4
    We Need to Talk About Adam2012 · 104 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012104
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  5. 5
    The Westerlea House MysteryKempston Hardwick Mysteries #22013 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013208
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  6. 6
    Tips for Writers2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  7. 7
    Death Under the SunKempston Hardwick Mysteries #32014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  8. 8
    Her Last Tomorrow2015 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015208
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  9. 9
    Jack Be NimbleKnight and Culverhouse #32015 · 264 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015264
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  10. 10
    Rough JusticeKnight and Culverhouse #42015 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015240
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  11. 11
    The Thirteenth RoomKempston Hardwick Mysteries #42015 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015308
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  12. 12
    Gone2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  13. 13
    In Too DeepKnight and Culverhouse #52016 · 270 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016270
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  14. 14
    In the Name of the FatherKnight and Culverhouse #62016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  15. 15
    The RookieYoung Culverhouse #12017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  16. 16
    Love You To Death2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  17. 17
    Only the Truth2017 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017268
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  18. 18
    In Her Image2017 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017356
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  19. 19
    The Harder They Fall2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  20. 20
    With A VengeanceKnight and Culverhouse #72017 · 282 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017282
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  21. 21
    Tell Me I'm Wrong2018 · 274 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018274
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  22. 22
    The Perfect Lie2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  23. 23
    Dead & BuriedKnight and Culverhouse #82018 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018272
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  24. 24
    AbsolutionSam Barker #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  25. 25
    The Wrong ManKempston Hardwick Mysteries #52019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  26. 26
    In Plain SightKnight and Culverhouse #92019 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019280
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  27. 27
    What Lies BeneathRutland Crime #12020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  28. 28
    BetrayalSam Barker #22020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  29. 29
    On Borrowed TimeRutland Crime #22020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  30. 30
    Closer To You2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  31. 31
    In Cold BloodRutland Crime #32021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  32. 32
    Snakes and LaddersKnight and Culverhouse #102021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  33. 33
    Kiss of DeathRutland Crime #42022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  34. 34
    Moment of TruthRutland Crime #52022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  35. 35
    No Way OutRutland Crime #62024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Adam Croft 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.

Knight and Culverhouse in order

10 books
  1. 1. Too Close For Comfort
  2. 2. Guilty as Sin
  3. 3. Jack Be Nimble
  4. 4. Rough Justice
  5. 5. In Too Deep
  6. 6. In the Name of the Father
  7. 7. With A Vengeance
  8. 8. Dead & Buried
  9. 9. In Plain Sight
  10. 10. Snakes and Ladders

Rutland Crime in order

6 books
  1. 1. What Lies Beneath
  2. 2. On Borrowed Time
  3. 3. In Cold Blood
  4. 4. Kiss of Death
  5. 5. Moment of Truth
  6. 6. No Way Out

Kempston Hardwick Mysteries in order

5 books
  1. 1. Exit Stage Left
  2. 2. The Westerlea House Mystery
  3. 3. Death Under the Sun
  4. 4. The Thirteenth Room
  5. 5. The Wrong Man

Sam Barker in order

2 books
  1. 1. Absolution
  2. 2. Betrayal

Young Culverhouse in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Rookie

Standalone books

11 books

11 Adam Croft titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Adam Croft books in order?

You only need to read Adam Croft books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Adam Croft

Start with Too Close For Comfort (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Adam Croft book?

No Way Out (2024) is the newest Adam Croft book released so far.

Is there a new Adam Croft book coming?

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

Adam Croft at a glance

Still publishing
Adam Croft published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Adam Croft books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,852 pages across the 16 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 266 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Adam Croft books, 26 of 35, were published in the 2010s.

What the Adam Croft books are about

13 of the 35 Adam Croft books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 6 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.