Helen Black Books in Order
Helen Black has written 11 books, published between 2008 and 2021. The first book is Damaged Goods (2008) and the newest is Hard as Nails (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2008–2021
- Pages on record
- 1,984 in 6 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 33–50 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,984 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Helen Black is the author of the Lilly Valentine and Liberty Chapman series, catalogued with 11 books from 2008 to 2021. Subjects mark the books as thrillers and mysteries with women sleuths and women lawyers, and cover juvenile delinquency, female gang members and refugee children. Damaged Goods (2008) is the first title, and Hard as Nails (2021) is the newest. Median length is 312 pages.
How many Helen Black books are there?
Helen Black has 11 books, released between 2008 and 2021. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Helen Black Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Helen Black 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.
- 120084641/4
- 22008–1/4
- 32009–1/4
- 42011–1/4
- 5Twenty Twelve2012 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420123201/4
- 62013–1/4
- 72015–1/4
- 820173041/4
- 920193041/4
- 1020192721/4
- 1120213201/4
Helen Black 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.
Lilly Valentine in order
6 booksLiberty Chapman in order
4 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Helen Black title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Helen Black books in order?
You only need to read Helen Black 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 Helen Black
Start with Damaged Goods (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Helen Black book?
Hard as Nails (2021) is the newest Helen Black book released so far.
Is there a new Helen Black book coming?
No next Helen Black book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Helen Black at a glance
- Paused
- No new Helen Black title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Helen Black books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,984 pages across the 6 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 312 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Helen Black books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the Helen Black books are about
10 of the 11 Helen Black books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women lawyers is tagged on 4 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Women lawyers 4 of 10 books
- Suspense 3 of 10 books
- Thrillers 3 of 10 books
- American literature 2 of 10 books
- Crime 2 of 10 books
- Crimes against 2 of 10 books
- Female gang members 2 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 2 of 10 books