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Deborah Crombie Books in Order

Deborah Crombie has written 20 books, published between 1993 and 2023. The first book is A Share in Death (1993) and the newest is A Killing of Innocents (2023). One more title is announced: A Long Cold Sleep (2027). Publication order is the reading order below. All 21 books listed here are in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series, which has its own page: Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James books in order.

Books
20 + 1 announced
Published
1993–2023
Confirmed
20 of 21 titles
Pages on record
6,101 in 17 of 21 books
Reading time
102–153 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,101 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 21 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Deborah Crombie, author of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series

Deborah Crombie writes English police procedurals around two detectives, Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James. A Share in Death (1993) opens the sequence, which runs to 21 books and one series, with A Killing of Innocents the most recent published title. Murder investigations in England carry every entry, and A Long Cold Sleep is scheduled for 2027.

How many Deborah Crombie books are there?

Deborah Crombie has 20 published books, released between 1993 and 2023. One more, A Long Cold Sleep (2027), is announced.

Deborah Crombie Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Deborah Crombie books in the order they were released, 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. Cover of A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie, book 1 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (1993)
  2. Cover of All Shall Be Well by Deborah Crombie, book 2 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (1994)
  3. Cover of Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie, book 3 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (1996)
  4. Cover of Mourn Not Your Dead by Deborah Crombie, book 4 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (1996)
  5. Cover of Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie, book 5 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (1997)
  6. Cover of Kissed a Sad Goodbye by Deborah Crombie, book 6 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (1999)
  7. Cover of A Finer End by Deborah Crombie, book 7 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2001)
  8. Cover of And Justice There Is None by Deborah Crombie, book 8 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2002)
  9. Cover of Now May You Weep by Deborah Crombie, book 9 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2003)
  10. Cover of Water Like a Stone by Deborah Crombie, book 11 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2007)
  11. Cover of Necessary as Blood by Deborah Crombie, book 13 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2009)
  12. Cover of No Mark Upon Her by Deborah Crombie, book 15 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2011)
  13. Cover of The Sound of Broken Glass by Deborah Crombie, book 16 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2013)
  14. Cover of To Dwell in Darkness by Deborah Crombie, book 17 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2014)
  15. Cover of A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie, book 19 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2019)
  16. Cover of A Killing of Innocents by Deborah Crombie, book 20 of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series (2023)
  1. 1
    A Share in DeathDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #11993 · 274 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993274
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  2. 2
    All Shall Be WellDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #21994 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994288
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  3. 3
    Leave the Grave GreenDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #31996 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996336
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  4. 4
    Mourn Not Your DeadDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #41996 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996336
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  5. 5
    Dreaming of the BonesDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #51997 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997384
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  6. 6
    Kissed a Sad GoodbyeDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #61999 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999400
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  7. 7
    A Finer EndDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #72001 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001354
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  8. 8
    And Justice There Is NoneDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #82002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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  9. 9
    Now May You WeepDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #92003 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003400
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  10. 10
    In a Dark HouseDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #102004 · 365 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004365
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  11. 11
    Water Like a StoneDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #112007 · 404 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007404
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  12. 12
    Where Memories LieDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #122008 · 295 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008295
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  13. 13
    Necessary as BloodDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #132009 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009384
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  14. 14
    NocturneDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #142010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  15. 15
    No Mark Upon HerDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #152011 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011400
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  16. 16
    The Sound of Broken GlassDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #162013 · 359 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013359
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  17. 17
    To Dwell in DarknessDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #172014 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014336
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  18. 18
    Garden of LamentationsDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #182017 · 414 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017414
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  19. 19
    A Bitter FeastDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #192019 · 372 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019372
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  20. 20
    A Killing of InnocentsDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #202023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  21. 21
    A Long Cold SleepDuncan Kincaid/Gemma James #212027 · confirmed 3/4
    2027–
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Deborah Crombie series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Deborah Crombie Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Deborah Crombie books run from A Share in Death (1993) to A Killing of Innocents (2023), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Deborah Crombie in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Deborah Crombie books in order?

You only need to read Deborah Crombie books in order within the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series, which holds 21 of the 21 Deborah Crombie books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Deborah Crombie

Start with A Share in Death (1993), the first Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Deborah Crombie book?

A Killing of Innocents (2023) is the newest Deborah Crombie book released so far.

Is there a new Deborah Crombie book coming?

Yes. A Long Cold Sleep (2027) is the next Deborah Crombie 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.

Awards Deborah Crombie has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for Deborah Crombie. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Macavity Awards2009Won
  • Macavity Awards1998Won

Deborah Crombie at a glance

Still publishing
Deborah Crombie is still publishing. A Long Cold Sleep is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Deborah Crombie books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
6,101 pages across the 17 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 365 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Deborah Crombie books, 7 of 21, were published in the 2000s.

What the Deborah Crombie books are about

18 of the 21 Deborah Crombie books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 16 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.