Denise Hamilton Books in Order
Denise Hamilton has written 9 books, published between 2001 and 2017. The first book is The Jasmine Trade (2001) and the newest is At the Drop of a Hat (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2001–2017
- Confirmed
- 1 of 9 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,076 in 8 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 51–77 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,076 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Denise Hamilton is an American crime novelist and journalist. The catalogue holds nine titles published between 2001 and 2017, opening with The Jasmine Trade (2001) and closing with At the Drop of a Hat (2017). Five Eve Diamond crime novels have been shortlisted for awards, among them the Edgar in mystery, the Willa Cather award in literary fiction and the Creasey Dagger in the United Kingdom. Hamilton edited the Los Angeles Noir anthologies, and Los Angeles Noir (2007) is listed here. Subjects record women journalists, missing children, smuggling and Los Angeles.
How many Denise Hamilton books are there?
Denise Hamilton has 9 books, released between 2001 and 2017. 5 of them belong to the Eve Diamond Mystery series.
Denise Hamilton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Denise Hamilton 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.
- 120013521/4
- 220034001/4
- 320043841/4
- 420053841/4
- 520064361/4
- 620073483/4
- 7The Last Embrace2008 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420084001/4
- 8Damage Control2011 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/420113721/4
- 9At the Drop of a Hat2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
Denise Hamilton 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.
Eve Diamond Mystery in order
5 booksAkashic Noir in order
1 book- 16. Los Angeles Noir
Standalone books
3 books3 Denise Hamilton titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Denise Hamilton books in order?
You only need to read Denise Hamilton books in order within the Eve Diamond Mystery series, which holds 5 of the 9 Denise Hamilton books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Denise Hamilton
Start with The Jasmine Trade (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Denise Hamilton book?
At the Drop of a Hat (2017) is the newest Denise Hamilton book released so far.
Is there a new Denise Hamilton book coming?
No next Denise Hamilton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Denise Hamilton at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Denise Hamilton title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Denise Hamilton books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,076 pages across the 8 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Denise Hamilton books, 7 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
What the Denise Hamilton books are about
7 of the 9 Denise Hamilton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: eve diamond (fictitious character) is tagged on 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Eve Diamond (Fictitious character) 4 of 7 books
- Women journalists 4 of 7 books
- Crimes against 3 of 7 books
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 3 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 7 books
- Actors and actresses 2 of 7 books