Chris Dolley Books in Order

Chris Dolley has written 15 books, published between 2005 and 2025. The first book is Resonance (2005) and the newest is Truth Lies Bleeding (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
2005–2025
Pages on record
1,166 in 4 of 15 books

Chris Dolley's 15 catalogued books run from Resonance (2005) to Truth Lies Bleeding (2025). The catalogue records one series under the Dolley name, Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries. Shift appeared in 2007 and Magical Crimes: Twenty-Four Inches From Tulsa in 2009. French Fried and International Kittens of Mystery date from 2010. An Unsafe Pair of Hands, Medium Dead and What Ho, Automata came out in 2011, and Glampire and Reggiecide in 2012. Dolley is still publishing.

How many Chris Dolley books are there?

Chris Dolley has 15 books, released between 2005 and 2025. 5 of them belong to the Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries series.

Chris Dolley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Chris Dolley 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
    Resonance2005 · 398 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005398
  2. 2
    Shift2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007
  3. 32009
  4. 42010
  5. 5
    French Fried2010 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010226
  6. 6
    What Ho, AutomataReeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries #12011 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011292
  7. 7
    Medium Dead2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  8. 8
    An Unsafe Pair of Hands2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  9. 9
    ReggiecideReeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  10. 10
    Glampire2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  11. 11
    The Aunt ParadoxReeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  12. 12
    The Unpleasantness at Baskerville HallReeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries #42016 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016250
  13. 13
    Free Cornish Army2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  14. 14
    Deja Vu HallooReeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries #52020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  15. 15
    Truth Lies Bleeding2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025

Chris Dolley 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.

Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries in order

5 books
  1. 1. What Ho, Automata
  2. 2. Reggiecide
  3. 3. The Aunt Paradox
  4. 4. The Unpleasantness at Baskerville Hall
  5. 5. Deja Vu Halloo

Standalone books

10 books

10 Chris Dolley titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Chris Dolley books in order?

You only need to read Chris Dolley books in order within the Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries series, which holds 5 of the 15 Chris Dolley books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Chris Dolley

Start with Resonance (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Chris Dolley book?

Truth Lies Bleeding (2025) is the newest Chris Dolley book released so far.

Is there a new Chris Dolley book coming?

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

Chris Dolley at a glance

Still publishing
Chris Dolley published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Chris Dolley books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,166 pages across the 4 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 271 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Chris Dolley books, 10 of 15, were published in the 2010s.