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Howard Linskey Books in Order

Howard Linskey has written 15 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is The Drop (2011) and the newest is Muse of Fire (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
2011–2026
Pages on record
4,120 in 11 of 15 books
Reading time
69–103 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,120 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 15 titles with a page count on record.

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Howard Linskey writes crime fiction set in the northeast of England. The David Blake series is the best known work, and The Drop (2011), The Damage (2012) and The Dead (2013) open the catalogue. DC Ian Bradshaw leads a second sequence, and a William Shakespeare Mysteries line follows. Two of the 15 catalogued books are historical thrillers set during the Second World War. Linskey, born in 1967, worked as a journalist before this. The list reaches Muse of Fire (2026), and the median book runs 368 pages.

How many Howard Linskey books are there?

Howard Linskey has 15 books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 3 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Howard Linskey Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Howard Linskey 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.

  1. Cover of The Drop by Howard Linskey, book 1 of the David Blake series (2011)
  2. Cover of The Damage by Howard Linskey, book 2 of the David Blake series (2012)
  3. Cover of The Dead by Howard Linskey, book 3 of the David Blake series (2013)
  4. Cover of No Name Lane by Howard Linskey, book 1 of the DC Ian Bradshaw series (2015)
  5. Cover of Behind Dead Eyes by Howard Linskey, book 2 of the DC Ian Bradshaw series (2016)
  6. Cover of Ungentlemanly Warfare by Howard Linskey (2020)
  7. Cover of Don't Let Him In by Howard Linskey (2021)
  1. 1
    The DropDavid Blake #12011 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011320
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  2. 2
    The DamageDavid Blake #22012 · 351 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012351
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  3. 3
    The DeadDavid Blake #32013 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013320
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  4. 4
    No Name LaneDC Ian Bradshaw #12015 · 489 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015489
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  5. 5
    Behind Dead EyesDC Ian Bradshaw #22016 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016464
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  6. 6
    The SearchDC Ian Bradshaw #32017 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017432
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  7. 7
    Hunting the Hangman2018 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018352
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  8. 8
    The Chosen OnesDC Ian Bradshaw #42018 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018416
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  9. 9
    The Little Book of Pintfulness2020 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020192
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  10. 10
    Alice Teale is Missing2020 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020416
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  11. 11
    Ungentlemanly Warfare2020 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020368
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  12. 12
    Don't Let Him In2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  13. 13
    The Inheritance2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  14. 14
    A Serpent in the GardenWilliam Shakespeare Mysteries #12025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  15. 15
    Muse of FireWilliam Shakespeare Mysteries #22026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Howard Linskey 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.

DC Ian Bradshaw in order

4 books
  1. 1. No Name Lane
  2. 2. Behind Dead Eyes
  3. 3. The Search
  4. 4. The Chosen Ones

David Blake in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Drop
  2. 2. The Damage
  3. 3. The Dead

William Shakespeare Mysteries in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Serpent in the Garden
  2. 2. Muse of Fire

Standalone books

6 books

6 Howard Linskey titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Howard Linskey books in order?

You only need to read Howard Linskey books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Howard Linskey

Start with The Drop (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Howard Linskey book?

Muse of Fire (2026) is the newest Howard Linskey book released so far.

Is there a new Howard Linskey book coming?

No next Howard Linskey book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Howard Linskey at a glance

Still publishing
Howard Linskey published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Howard Linskey books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,120 pages across the 11 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Howard Linskey books, 8 of 15, were published in the 2010s.

What the Howard Linskey books are about

11 of the 15 Howard Linskey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 4 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.