D.S. Butler Books in Order
D.S. Butler has written 30 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is Deadly Obsession (2012) and the newest is Lie To Me (2026). One more title is announced: Show No Mercy (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 30 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2012–2026
- Confirmed
- 8 of 31 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,437 in 17 of 31 books
- Reading time
- 91–136 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,437 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 31 titles with a page count on record.
Police procedurals and crime thrillers make up D.S. Butler's catalogue of 31 books. Two detectives lead series of their own, DS Karen Hart and DS Jack MacKinnon, alongside the Harper Grant Mystery books, the East End Series and a set of standalone novels. Butler started with Deadly Obsession in 2012, published Lie To Me in 2026, and has Show No Mercy scheduled for 2027.
How many D.S. Butler books are there?
D.S. Butler has 30 published books, released between 2012 and 2026. They include 4 separate series. One more, Show No Mercy (2027), is announced.
D.S. Butler Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 31 D.S. Butler 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.
- 120122463/4
- 220123803/4
- 320123043/4
- 420133183/4
- 520143003/4
- 620152363/4
- 720162542/4
- 82016–2/4
- 920163022/4
- 1020163602/4
- 1120163182/4
- 122016–3/4
- 1320174382/4
- 1420173802/4
- 1520173002/4
- 1620183032/4
- 172018–2/4
- 182018–2/4
- 1920193312/4
- 202019–3/4
- 2120203322/4
- 222020–2/4
- 2320213352/4
- 242022–2/4
- 252023–2/4
- 262024–2/4
- 272024–2/4
- 282025–2/4
- 292025–2/4
- 302026–2/4
- 312027–2/4
D.S. Butler 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.
DS Karen Hart in order
13 books- 1. Bring Them Home
- 2. Where Secrets Lie
- 3. Don't Turn Back
- 4. House of Lies
- 5. On Cold Ground
- 6. What She Said
- 7. Find Her Alive
- 8. Before the Dawn
- 9. Leave No Trace
- 10. In Plain Sight
- 11. See No Evil
- 12. Lie To Me
- and 1 more in the table above
DS Jack Mackinnon in order
8 booksHarper Grant Mystery in order
5 booksEast End Series in order
3 booksD.S. Butler Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read D.S. Butler books in order?
You only need to read D.S. Butler 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 D.S. Butler
Start with Deadly Obsession (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest D.S. Butler book?
Lie To Me (2026) is the newest D.S. Butler book released so far.
Is there a new D.S. Butler book coming?
Yes. Show No Mercy (2027) is the next D.S. Butler book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
D.S. Butler at a glance
- Still publishing
- D.S. Butler is still publishing. Show No Mercy is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- D.S. Butler books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,437 pages across the 17 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 318 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most D.S. Butler books, 20 of 31, were published in the 2010s.
What the D.S. Butler books are about
3 of the 31 D.S. Butler 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.
- Crime 1 of 3 books
- English literature 1 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 3 books
- Suspense 1 of 3 books
- Thrillers 1 of 3 books