D.D. Black Books in Order
D.D. Black has written 23 books, published between 2022 and 2026. The first book is The Bones at Point No Point (2022) and the newest is The Confession at Friday Harbor (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 2022–2026
- Confirmed
- 11 of 23 titles
D.D. Black writes crime and thriller fiction across four series: Thomas Austin Crime Thriller, FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D., Brandon Penny and Silas West Psychological Mystery. The catalogue opened with The Bones at Point No Point (2022) and reaches 23 books by 2026. Black builds titles on place names - Pike Place, Dyes Inlet, Murden Cove, Deception Pass, Friday Harbor - and new entries keep coming.
Thomas Austin, the lead character of D.D. Black's Thomas Austin Crime Thriller series, works as a city detective who relies on instinct and experience to unravel cases and confront the people behind them.
How many D.D. Black books are there?
D.D. Black has 23 books, released between 2022 and 2026. They include 4 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
D.D. Black Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 D.D. Black books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12022–2/4
- 22022–2/4
- 32022–2/4
- 42022–2/4
- 52023–2/4
- 62023–2/4
- 72023–2/4
- 82023–2/4
- 92024–3/4
- 102024–3/4
- 112024–3/4
- 122024–2/4
- 132024–2/4
- 142024–3/4
- 15The Crime Beat2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 162025–2/4
- 172025–3/4
- 182025–3/4
- 192025–3/4
- 202025–3/4
- 212026–3/4
- 222026–3/4
- 232026–3/4
D.D. Black 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.
Thomas Austin Crime Thriller in order
14 books- 1. The Bones at Point No Point
- 2. The Shadows of Pike Place
- 3. The Fallen of Foulweather Bluff
- 4. The Horror at Murden Cove
- 5. The Terror in the Emerald City
- 6. The Drowning at Dyes Inlet
- 7. The Nightmare at Manhattan Beach
- 8. The Silence at Mystery Bay
- 9. The Darkness at Deception Pass
- 10. The Vanishing at Opal Creek
- 11. The Secrets of Second Beach
- 12. The Bodies on Horse Heaven Hill
- and 2 more in the table above
FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D. in order
6 booksBrandon Penny in order
1 bookSilas West Psychological Mystery in order
1 bookStandalone books
1 book1 D.D. Black title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read D.D. Black books in order?
You only need to read D.D. Black books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read D.D. Black books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Bones at Point No Point (2022), the earliest published title. After it come The Things She Stole (2022), The Shadows of Pike Place (2022), The Fallen of Foulweather Bluff (2022) and The Horror at Murden Cove (2023); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest D.D. Black book?
The Confession at Friday Harbor (2026) is the newest D.D. Black book released so far.
Is there a new D.D. Black book coming?
No next D.D. Black 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.D. Black at a glance
- Still publishing
- D.D. Black published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- D.D. Black books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most D.D. Black books, 23 of 23, were published in the 2020s.