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Iain Ryan Books in Order

Iain Ryan has written 10 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is Four Days (2015) and the newest is The Casino (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2015–2026
Pages on record
1,175 in 4 of 10 books
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Iain Ryan is a crime writer who grew up in the outer suburbs of Brisbane, Australia, and works mainly in hard-boiled and noir fiction. Earlier work appeared through Akashic Books Online, Crime Factory, Kill Your Darlings and Seizure. The catalogue lists 10 books from Four Days (2015) to The Casino (2026), including the Tunnel Island and Gold Coast Trilogy series. Drainland, Harsh Recovery, Civil Twilight, The Student, The Spiral, The Strip and The Dream are among the titles.

How many Iain Ryan books are there?

Iain Ryan has 10 books, released between 2015 and 2026. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Iain Ryan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Iain Ryan 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 Drainland by Iain Ryan, book 1 of the Tunnel Island series (2016)
  2. Cover of Harsh Recovery by Iain Ryan, book 2 of the Tunnel Island series (2016)
  3. Cover of The Student by Iain Ryan (2017)
  4. Cover of Civil Twilight by Iain Ryan, book 3 of the Tunnel Island series (2017)
  1. 1
    Four Days2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  2. 2
    DrainlandTunnel Island #12016 · 337 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016337
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  3. 3
    Harsh RecoveryTunnel Island #22016 · 313 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016313
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  4. 4
    The Student2017 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017240
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  5. 5
    Civil TwilightTunnel Island #32017 · 285 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017285
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  6. 6
    The Spiral2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  7. 7
    What Living And Dying Is Like2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  8. 8
    The StripGold Coast Trilogy #12023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  9. 9
    The DreamGold Coast Trilogy #22024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  10. 10
    The CasinoGold Coast Trilogy #32026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Iain Ryan 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.

Tunnel Island in order

3 books
  1. 1. Drainland
  2. 2. Harsh Recovery
  3. 3. Civil Twilight

Gold Coast Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Strip
  2. 2. The Dream
  3. 3. The Casino

Standalone books

4 books

4 Iain Ryan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Iain Ryan books in order?

You only need to read Iain Ryan 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 Iain Ryan

Start with Four Days (2015), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Iain Ryan book?

The Casino (2026) is the newest Iain Ryan book released so far.

Is there a new Iain Ryan book coming?

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

Iain Ryan at a glance

Still publishing
Iain Ryan published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Iain Ryan books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,175 pages across the 4 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 299 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Iain Ryan books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2020s.

What the Iain Ryan books are about

1 of the 10 Iain Ryan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.