J.D. Kirk Books in Order
J.D. Kirk has written 34 books, published between 2019 and 2026. The first book is A Litter of Bones (2019) and the newest is Better the Devil (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 34
- Published
- 2019–2026
- Confirmed
- 34 of 34 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,042 in 3 of 34 books
Scottish police procedurals are J.D. Kirk's output, led by the DCI Logan crime thrillers. A Litter of Bones (2019) opens a catalogue that reaches 34 titles by 2026, closing on Better the Devil. Robert Hoon and DI Heather Filson head series of their own, with a Constable Tyler Neish novella and standalone novels alongside. Kirk publishes roughly every three months at a median of 352 pages.
How many J.D. Kirk books are there?
J.D. Kirk has 34 books, released between 2019 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.
J.D. Kirk Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 34 J.D. Kirk 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.
- 12019–4/4
- 22019–4/4
- 320193524/4
- 420193324/4
- 52020–3/4
- 62020–3/4
- 72020–4/4
- 820203584/4
- 92020–3/4
- 102021–3/4
- 112021–3/4
- 122021–3/4
- 132021–3/4
- 142021–3/4
- 152022–3/4
- 162022–3/4
- 172022–3/4
- 182022–4/4
- 192022–3/4
- 202023–3/4
- 212023–3/4
- 222023–3/4
- 232023–3/4
- 242024–3/4
- 252024–3/4
- 262024–3/4
- 272024–4/4
- 282025–3/4
- 292025–3/4
- 302025–3/4
- 312025–3/4
- 322025–4/4
- 332026–3/4
- 342026–4/4
J.D. Kirk 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.
DCI Logan Crime Thrillers in order
22 books- 1. A Litter of Bones
- 2. Thicker than Water
- 3. The Killing Code
- 4. Blood and Treachery
- 5. The Last Bloody Straw
- 6. A Whisper of Sorrows
- 7. The Big Man Upstairs
- 8. A Death Most Monumental
- 9. A Snowball's Chance in Hell
- 10. Ahead of the Game
- 11. An Isolated Incident
- 12. Colder than the Grave
- and 10 more in the table above
Robert Hoon Thrillers in order
5 booksJD Kirk Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
DI Heather Filson in order
2 booksConstable Tyler Neish Novella
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
JD Kirk Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
J.D. Kirk Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the J.D. Kirk books run from A Litter of Bones (2019) to Better the Devil (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for J.D. Kirk in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read J.D. Kirk books in order?
You only need to read J.D. Kirk books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read J.D. Kirk books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with A Litter of Bones (2019), the earliest published title. After it come Thicker than Water (2019), The Killing Code (2019), Blood and Treachery (2019) and The Last Bloody Straw (2020); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest J.D. Kirk book?
Better the Devil (2026) is the newest J.D. Kirk book released so far.
Is there a new J.D. Kirk book coming?
No next J.D. Kirk 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. Kirk at a glance
- Still publishing
- J.D. Kirk published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- J.D. Kirk books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,042 pages across the 3 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most J.D. Kirk books, 30 of 34, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 10 of the 34 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.