Bill Rogers Books in Order

Bill Rogers has written 20 books, published between 2009 and 2023. The first book is The Cleansing (2009) and the newest is The End Game (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
2009–2023
Pages on record
1,464 in 4 of 20 books

Bill Rogers writes police procedural crime fiction, with 20 books published from 2009 to 2023. The DCI Tom Caton series is his main thread, and his other series is National Crime Agency. The Cleansing and The Head Case both appeared in 2009, followed by A Fatal Intervention, Bluebell Hollow and A Trace of Blood. Serial murder, missing persons and women forensic scientists appear among the subjects, and The End Game (2023) is the latest title.

Source: composed

How many Bill Rogers books are there?

Bill Rogers has 20 books, released between 2009 and 2023. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Bill Rogers Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Bill Rogers 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 October 2026.

  1. 1
    The CleansingDCI Tom Caton #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
  2. 2
    The Head CaseDCI Tom Caton #22009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
  3. 3
    The Tigers's CaveDCI Tom Caton #32010 · 349 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010349
  4. 4
    A Fatal InterventionDCI Tom Caton #42010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  5. 5
    Bluebell HollowDCI Tom Caton #52010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  6. 6
    Breakfast at KatsourisDCI Tom Caton #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  7. 7
    The Cave2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  8. 8
    A Trace of BloodDCI Tom Caton #62011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  9. 9
    The Frozen ContractDCI Tom Caton #72012 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012368
  10. 10
    BackwashDCI Tom Caton #82013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
  11. 11
    A Venetian MoonDCI Tom Caton #92013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
  12. 12
    Caton's Manchester2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
  13. 13
    Angel MeadowDCI Tom Caton #102014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
  14. 14
    The Pick, The Spade and The CrowNational Crime Agency #12016 · 364 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016364
  15. 15
    The Falcon TattooNational Crime Agency #22016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
  16. 16
    The Tangled LockNational Crime Agency #32017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
  17. 17
    The Blow OutNational Crime Agency #42018 · 383 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018383
  18. 18
    The Girl and the ShadowmanDCI Tom Caton #112019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
  19. 19
    The OpportunistDCI Tom Caton #122021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
  20. 20
    The End GameDCI Tom Caton #132023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–

Bill Rogers 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.

DCI Tom Caton in order

14 books
  1. 1. The Cleansing
  2. 1. Breakfast at Katsouris
  3. 2. The Head Case
  4. 3. The Tigers's Cave
  5. 4. A Fatal Intervention
  6. 5. Bluebell Hollow
  7. 6. A Trace of Blood
  8. 7. The Frozen Contract
  9. 8. Backwash
  10. 9. A Venetian Moon
  11. 10. Angel Meadow
  12. 11. The Girl and the Shadowman
  13. and 2 more in the table above

National Crime Agency in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Pick, The Spade and The Crow
  2. 2. The Falcon Tattoo
  3. 3. The Tangled Lock
  4. 4. The Blow Out

Standalone books

2 books

2 Bill Rogers titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Bill Rogers books in order?

You only need to read Bill Rogers books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Bill Rogers

Start with The Cleansing (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Bill Rogers book?

The End Game (2023) is the newest Bill Rogers book released so far.

Is there a new Bill Rogers book coming?

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

Bill Rogers at a glance

Paused
No new Bill Rogers title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Bill Rogers books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,464 pages across the 4 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 366 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bill Rogers books, 16 of 20, were published in the 2010s.

When Bill Rogers books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Bill Rogers titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 16 titles.

2000s
2
2010s
16
2020s
2

20 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Bill Rogers books are about

3 of the 20 Bill Rogers books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: investigation is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Investigation 3 of 3 books
  • Murder 3 of 3 books
  • Police 2 of 3 books
  • Tom Caton (Fictitious character) 2 of 3 books
  • Women forensic scientists 2 of 3 books
  • Chinese fiction 1 of 3 books
  • Football players 1 of 3 books
  • Meurtre 1 of 3 books
  • Missing persons 1 of 3 books
  • Nigerians 1 of 3 books
  • Personnes disparues 1 of 3 books
  • Roman chinois 1 of 3 books