Dave Warner Books in Order

Dave Warner has written 19 books, published between 1995 and 2024. The first book is City of Light (1995) and the newest is When It Rains (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1995–2024
Pages on record
3,497 in 11 of 19 books
Reading time
58–87 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,497 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Dave Warner, author

Dave Warner, born David Robert Warner in 1953, is an Australian rock musician, author and screenwriter who lives in Sydney. The catalogue lists 19 books under the name from City of Light (1995) to When It Rains (2024). The list includes Footy's Hall of Shame (1996), Cricket's Hall of Shame (1998), Murder In The Groove (1998) and Murder in the Frame (1999). Series under the name include Dan Clement and Snowy Lane, Andrew “Lizard” Zirk and Charlotte and the Starlet.

How many Dave Warner books are there?

Dave Warner has 19 books, released between 1995 and 2024. They include 3 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

Dave Warner Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Dave Warner 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
    City of LightDan Clement and Snowy Lane #11995 · 405 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995405
  2. 2
    Footy's Hall of Shame1996 · 268 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996268
  3. 3
    Great Australian Bites1997 · 302 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997302
  4. 4
    Murder In The GrooveAndrew “Lizard” Zirk #11998 · 407 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998407
  5. 5
    Cricket's Hall of Shame1998 · 263 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998263
  6. 6
    Murder in the FrameAndrew “Lizard” Zirk #21999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999
  7. 7
    Exxxpresso2000 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000376
  8. 8
    Murder in the Off-SeasonAndrew “Lizard” Zirk #32000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000
  9. 9
    Charlotte and the StarletCharlotte and the Starlet #12009 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009240
  10. 10
    A Friend in NeedCharlotte and the Starlet #22009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  11. 11
    Hooray for HollywoodCharlotte and the Starlet #32010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  12. 12
    Before It BreaksDan Clement and Snowy Lane #22015 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015344
  13. 13
    Big Bad Blood2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  14. 14
    Clear to the HorizonDan Clement and Snowy Lane #32018 · 380 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018380
  15. 15
    River of Salt2019 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019256
  16. 16
    Over My Dead Body2020 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020256
  17. 17
    After the FloodDan Clement and Snowy Lane #42022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  18. 18
    Summer of Blood2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  19. 19
    When It RainsDan Clement and Snowy Lane #52024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024

Dave Warner 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.

Dan Clement and Snowy Lane in order

5 books
  1. 1. City of Light
  2. 2. Before It Breaks
  3. 3. Clear to the Horizon
  4. 4. After the Flood
  5. 5. When It Rains

Andrew “Lizard” Zirk in order

3 books
  1. 1. Murder In The Groove
  2. 2. Murder in the Frame
  3. 3. Murder in the Off-Season

Charlotte and the Starlet in order

3 books
  1. 1. Charlotte and the Starlet
  2. 2. A Friend in Need
  3. 3. Hooray for Hollywood

Standalone books

8 books

8 Dave Warner titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Dave Warner books in order?

You only need to read Dave Warner books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Dave Warner

Start with City of Light (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dave Warner book?

When It Rains (2024) is the newest Dave Warner book released so far.

Is there a new Dave Warner book coming?

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

Dave Warner at a glance

Still publishing
Dave Warner published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Dave Warner books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,497 pages across the 11 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 302 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dave Warner books, 6 of 19, were published in the 1990s.

What the Dave Warner books are about

11 of the 19 Dave Warner books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 5 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.