D.B. Borton Books in Order
D.B. Borton has written 16 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is One for the Money / One Deadly Take (1993) and the newest is Death by the Dozen (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 13 of the 16 books listed here are in the Cat Caliban series, which has its own page: Cat Caliban books in order.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 1993–2026
- Pages on record
- 938 in 4 of 16 books
D.B. Borton writes mysteries with women sleuths and private investigators, and Cincinnati, Ohio is a recorded subject. The catalogue lists 16 books from One for the Money / One Deadly Take (1993) to Death by the Dozen (2026). Two series carry the Borton name: Cat Caliban and Harry and Dizzy Lark. Two Points for Murder (1993), Three Is a Crowd (1994), Four Elements of Murder (1995), Five-Alarm Fire (1996) and Six Feet Under (1997) followed between 1993 and 1997. Seventh Deadly Sin (2004), Eight Miles High (2007), Second Coming (2017) and Bayou City Burning (2019) are also listed.
How many D.B. Borton books are there?
D.B. Borton has 16 books, released between 1993 and 2026. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
D.B. Borton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 D.B. Borton 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.
- 11993–1/4
- 21993–1/4
- 31994–1/4
- 41995–1/4
- 51996–1/4
- 619972401/4
- 720042281/4
- 820072401/4
- 9Second Coming2017 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/420172301/4
- 102019–1/4
- 11Smoke2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 122022–1/4
- 132025–1/4
- 142025–1/4
- 152025–1/4
- 162026–1/4
D.B. Borton series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Cat Caliban books in order 13 books
D.B. Borton 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.
Harry and Dizzy Lark in order
1 bookStandalone books
2 books2 D.B. Borton titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read D.B. Borton books in order?
You only need to read D.B. Borton 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 D.B. Borton
Start with One for the Money / One Deadly Take (1993), the first Cat Caliban book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest D.B. Borton book?
Death by the Dozen (2026) is the newest D.B. Borton book released so far.
Is there a new D.B. Borton book coming?
No next D.B. Borton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
D.B. Borton at a glance
- Still publishing
- D.B. Borton published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- D.B. Borton books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 938 pages across the 4 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 235 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most D.B. Borton books, 6 of 16, were published in the 1990s.
What the D.B. Borton books are about
1 of the 16 D.B. Borton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Caliban, cat (fictitious character) 1 of 1 books
- Cat Caliban (Fictitious character) 1 of 1 books
- Cincinnati (ohio) 1 of 1 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 1 of 1 books
- Ohio 1 of 1 books
- Private investigators 1 of 1 books