Gerry Boyle Books in Order
Gerry Boyle has written 18 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is Deadline (1993) and the newest is The Ossuary (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 1993–2026
- Pages on record
- 3,660 in 11 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 61–92 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,660 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
Jack McMorrow, a journalist working in Maine, is the recurring investigator in Gerry Boyle's mysteries; a second series follows Brandon Blake. Investigative reporting and Maine settings shape the books. Deadline opened the catalogue in 1993, and The Ossuary extended it to 18 books in 2026.
How many Gerry Boyle books are there?
Gerry Boyle has 18 books, released between 1993 and 2026. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Gerry Boyle Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 Gerry Boyle 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.
- 119932782/4
- 219953362/4
- 319963512/4
- 419973222/4
- 519983602/4
- 620003712/4
- 720033252/4
- 820044002/4
- 92009–2/4
- 1020102642/4
- 112011–2/4
- 122015–2/4
- 1320163252/4
- 142019–2/4
- 152021–2/4
- 162022–2/4
- 1720243282/4
- 18The Ossuary2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
Gerry Boyle characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Jack McMorrow books in order 14 books
Gerry Boyle 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.
Jack McMorrow Mystery in order
14 books- 1. Deadline
- 2. Bloodline
- 3. Lifeline
- 4. Potshot
- 5. Borderline
- 6. Cover Story
- 7. Pretty Dead
- 8. Home Body
- 9. Damaged Goods
- 10. Once Burned
- 11. Straw Man
- 12. Random Act
- and 2 more in the table above
Brandon Blake Mystery in order
3 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Gerry Boyle title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Gerry Boyle books in order?
You only need to read Gerry Boyle books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Gerry Boyle
Start with Deadline (1993), the first Jack McMorrow book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Gerry Boyle book?
The Ossuary (2026) is the newest Gerry Boyle book released so far.
Is there a new Gerry Boyle book coming?
No next Gerry Boyle book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Gerry Boyle at a glance
- Still publishing
- Gerry Boyle published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Gerry Boyle books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,660 pages across the 11 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gerry Boyle books, 5 of 18, were published in the 2010s.
What the Gerry Boyle books are about
13 of the 18 Gerry Boyle books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: journalists is tagged on 9 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Journalists 9 of 13 books
- Mystery & detective 9 of 13 books
- Maine 8 of 13 books
- Mcmorrow, jack (fictitious character) 8 of 13 books
- Jack McMorrow (Fictitious character) 5 of 13 books
- Investigative reporting 3 of 13 books