Darynda Jones Books in Order
Darynda Jones has written 34 books, published between 2011 and 2024. The first book is First Grave on the Right (2011) and the newest is Graveyard Dog (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 34
- Published
- 2011–2024
- Confirmed
- 34 of 34 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,776 in 17 of 34 books
- Reading time
- 96–144 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,776 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 34 titles with a page count on record.
Darynda Jones writes paranormal mystery and romance, 34 catalogued books published between 2011 and 2024. Charley Davidson, a private investigator who also works as a medium, carries the longest series, opening with First Grave on the Right (2011) and continuing through Second Grave on the Left (2011), Third Grave Dead Ahead (2012) and Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet (2012). Betwixt & Between, Sunshine Vicram and NeverNeath form further groupings. Graveyard Dog is the newest title.
Source: Wikidata
How many Darynda Jones books are there?
Darynda Jones has 34 books, released between 2011 and 2024. They include 5 separate series.
Darynda Jones Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 34 Darynda Jones 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 November 2026.
- 120113523/4
- 22011–3/4
- 320113073/4
- 42012–3/4
- 520123613/4
- 620123683/4
- 72013–3/4
- 820132553/4
- 920133523/4
- 1020144003/4
- 1120143363/4
- 1220153043/4
- 132015–3/4
- 142015–3/4
- 1520163363/4
- 1620163843/4
- 172016–3/4
- 1820173103/4
- 1920172893/4
- 202018–3/4
- 2120193523/4
- 222020–3/4
- 2320202543/4
- 242020–3/4
- 252020–3/4
- 262020–3/4
- 2720214003/4
- 282021–3/4
- 292021–3/4
- 302021–3/4
- 3120224163/4
- 322022–3/4
- 332023–3/4
- 342024–3/4
Darynda Jones 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.
Charley Davidson in order
22 books- 1. First Grave on the Right
- 2. For I Have Sinned
- 3. Second Grave on the Left
- 4. Third Grave Dead Ahead
- 5. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet
- 6. Fifth Grave Past the Light
- 7. Sixth Grave on the Edge
- 8. Seventh Grave and No Body
- 9. Eighth Grave After Dark
- 10. Brighter Than the Sun
- 11. Shimmer / Glow
- 12. The Dirt on Ninth Grave
- and 10 more in the table above
Betwixt & Between in order
4 books- 1. Betwixt
- 2. Bewitched
- 3. Beguiled
- 4. Moonlight and Magic
Darklight in order
3 booksSunshine Vicram in order
3 booksNeverNeath in order
2 books- 1. The Monster
- 2. A Lovely Drop
Do you have to read Darynda Jones books in order?
You only need to read Darynda Jones books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Darynda Jones
Start with First Grave on the Right (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Darynda Jones book?
Graveyard Dog (2024) is the newest Darynda Jones book released so far.
Is there a new Darynda Jones book coming?
No next Darynda Jones book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Darynda Jones at a glance
- Still publishing
- Darynda Jones published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Darynda Jones books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,776 pages across the 17 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Darynda Jones books, 21 of 34, were published in the 2010s.
When Darynda Jones books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Darynda Jones titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 21 titles.
34 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Darynda Jones books are about
19 of the 34 Darynda Jones books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women private investigators is tagged on 10 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Women private investigators 10 of 19 books
- Supernatural 8 of 19 books
- Charley Davidson (Fictitious character) 7 of 19 books
- Private investigators 7 of 19 books
- Women mediums 7 of 19 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 19 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 4 of 19 books
- Romantic suspense 4 of 19 books
- Demonology 3 of 19 books
- American literature 2 of 19 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 19 books
- Fantasy 2 of 19 books