J.D. Barker Books in Order
J.D. Barker has written 17 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is Hybrid (Short Story) (2011) and the newest is The Probability of Murder (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2011–2026
- Confirmed
- 16 of 17 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,255 in 6 of 17 books
J.D. Barker writes suspense, horror and gothic fiction. The catalogue lists 17 titles from Hybrid (2011), a short story, to The Probability of Murder (2026). The Fourth Monkey (2017), Dracul (2018), The Fifth to Die (2018) and The Sixth Wicked Child (2019) sit in the middle of the list. 4MK and Shadow Cove Saga are the named series. Serial murderers, vampires, police procedure and Chicago appear among the subject headings.
How many J.D. Barker books are there?
J.D. Barker has 17 books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.
J.D. Barker Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 J.D. Barker 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.
- 12011–1/4
- 220143903/4
- 320174484/4
- 420184933/4
- 520185263/4
- 620196243/4
- 7She Has a Broken Thing Where Her Heart Should BeJ.D. Barker Standalone Novels #22020 · 774 pages · confirmed 3/420207743/4
- 82021–3/4
- 92024–3/4
- 102024–3/4
- 112025–3/4
- 122025–3/4
- 132025–3/4
- 142025–3/4
- 152026–3/4
- 162026–3/4
- 172026–3/4
J.D. Barker 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.
J.D. Barker Standalone Novels
11 books11 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
4MK in order
4 booksJ.D. Barker Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Shadow Cove Saga in order
1 book- 1. Forsaken
Do you have to read J.D. Barker books in order?
You only need to read J.D. Barker 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 J.D. Barker
Start with Hybrid (Short Story) (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest J.D. Barker book?
The Probability of Murder (2026) is the newest J.D. Barker book released so far.
Is there a new J.D. Barker book coming?
No next J.D. Barker book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
J.D. Barker at a glance
- Still publishing
- J.D. Barker published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- J.D. Barker books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,255 pages across the 6 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 510 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most J.D. Barker books, 11 of 17, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 1 of the 17 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 16 in at least three.
What the J.D. Barker books are about
5 of the 17 J.D. Barker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 3 of 5 books
- Suspense 2 of 5 books
- Authors 1 of 5 books
- Chicago (Ill.) 1 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 5 books
- Gothic 1 of 5 books
- Horror 1 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 1 of 5 books
- Serial murders 1 of 5 books