David Corbett Books in Order
David Corbett has written 12 books, published between 2002 and 2023. The first book is The Devil's Redhead (2002) and the newest is The Truth Against the World (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2002–2023
- Pages on record
- 3,388 in 10 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 56–85 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,388 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
David Corbett writes thrillers and mystery fiction, with California, missing persons, drug traffic and ex-convicts among the subjects. The 12 catalogued books run from The Devil's Redhead (2002) to The Truth Against the World (2023). Done for a Dime (2003), Blood of Paradise (2007) and The Mercy of the Night (2015) are among the titles. The list also includes The Art of Character (2013) and Thirteen Confessions (2016).
How many David Corbett books are there?
David Corbett has 12 books, released between 2002 and 2023.
David Corbett Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 David Corbett 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.
- 1The Devil's Redhead2002 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420023841/4
- 2Done for a Dime2003 · 356 pages · confirmed 1/420033561/4
- 3It Can Happen2005 · 291 pages · confirmed 1/420052911/4
- 4Blood of Paradise2007 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420073521/4
- 5Do They Know I'm Running?2010 · 452 pages · confirmed 1/420104521/4
- 6Killing Yourself to Survive2012 · 167 pages · confirmed 1/420121671/4
- 7The Art of Character2013 · 383 pages · confirmed 1/420133831/4
- 8The Devil Prayed and Darkness Fell2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 9The Mercy of the Night2015 · 421 pages · confirmed 1/420154211/4
- 10Thirteen Confessions2016 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420162241/4
- 11The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday2018 · 358 pages · confirmed 1/420183581/4
- 12The Truth Against the World2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
David Corbett 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.
Standalone books
12 books12 David Corbett titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David Corbett books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 12 David Corbett books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with David Corbett
Start with The Devil's Redhead (2002), the earliest published title.
What is the newest David Corbett book?
The Truth Against the World (2023) is the newest David Corbett book released so far.
Is there a new David Corbett book coming?
No next David Corbett book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
David Corbett at a glance
- Paused
- No new David Corbett title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- David Corbett books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,388 pages across the 10 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 357 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Corbett books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2010s.
What the David Corbett books are about
10 of the 12 David Corbett books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 3 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 3 of 10 books
- California 2 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 10 books
- Suspense 2 of 10 books








