C.J. Carver Books in Order
C.J. Carver has written 16 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is Blood Junction (2001) and the newest is Never Say a Word (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 2001–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,771 in 8 of 16 books
- Reading time
- 46–69 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,771 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 16 titles with a page count on record.
C.J. Carver writes thrillers and suspense, and the listed series are India Kane, Jay McCaulay, Dan Forrester and Harry Hope. The catalogue holds 16 books from Blood Junction (2001) to Never Say a Word (2026). Beneath the Snow (2007), Gone Without Trace (2008) and Back with Vengeance (2010) come early, followed by Black Tide (2015), Spare Me the Truth (2016) and Know Me Now (2017). Recorded subjects include missing persons, women journalists, Aboriginal Australians, massacres and Alaska.
How many C.J. Carver books are there?
C.J. Carver has 16 books, released between 2001 and 2026. They include 4 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
C.J. Carver Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 C.J. Carver 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.
- 120013232/4
- 2Beneath the Snow2007 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420073042/4
- 320083142/4
- 420102562/4
- 52010–2/4
- 62015–2/4
- 72015–2/4
- 820163202/4
- 920174962/4
- 1020174402/4
- 112019–2/4
- 12Over Your Shoulder2019 · 318 pages · confirmed 2/420193182/4
- 132020–2/4
- 14The Snow Thief2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 15Scare Me To Death2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 16Never Say a Word2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
C.J. Carver 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.
India Kane in order
3 books- 1. Blood Junction
- 2. Black Tide
- 3. Dead Heat
Jay McCaulay in order
3 booksDan Forrester in order
3 booksHarry Hope in order
2 books- 1. Cold Echo
- 2. Deep Black Lies
Standalone books
5 books5 C.J. Carver titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read C.J. Carver books in order?
You only need to read C.J. Carver books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with C.J. Carver
Start with Blood Junction (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest C.J. Carver book?
Never Say a Word (2026) is the newest C.J. Carver book released so far.
Is there a new C.J. Carver book coming?
No next C.J. Carver book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
C.J. Carver at a glance
- Still publishing
- C.J. Carver published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- C.J. Carver books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,771 pages across the 8 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 319 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most C.J. Carver books, 9 of 16, were published in the 2010s.
What the C.J. Carver books are about
8 of the 16 C.J. Carver 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 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 5 of 8 books
- Missing persons 3 of 8 books
- Suspense 3 of 8 books
- Investigation 2 of 8 books