J.D. Trafford Books in Order
J.D. Trafford has written 8 books, published between 2011 and 2023. The first book is No Time To Run (2011) and the newest is Dealing Justice (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2011–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,664 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 28–42 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,664 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
J.D. Trafford writes legal thrillers and suspense. Eight catalogued books open with No Time To Run (2011) and reach Dealing Justice (2023), with No Time To Die (2013), No Time To Hide (2014), Little Boy Lost (2017), Good Intentions (2018), Without Precedent (2019) and Merchants Bridge (2022) between them. Michael Collins and Dark River are the two series filed under the Trafford name. Subjects record legal fiction, suspense, African American and Black mystery and detective fiction, and Saint Louis as a setting.
How many J.D. Trafford books are there?
J.D. Trafford has 8 books, released between 2011 and 2023. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
J.D. Trafford Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 J.D. Trafford 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.
- 120113861/4
- 220133361/4
- 320144001/4
- 4Little Boy Lost2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 5Good Intentions2018 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420182881/4
- 6Without Precedent2019 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/420192541/4
- 72022–1/4
- 82023–1/4
J.D. Trafford series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Michael Collins books in order 3 books
J.D. Trafford 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.
Dark River in order
2 booksStandalone books
3 books3 J.D. Trafford titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read J.D. Trafford books in order?
You only need to read J.D. Trafford 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. Trafford
Start with No Time To Run (2011), the first Michael Collins book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest J.D. Trafford book?
Dealing Justice (2023) is the newest J.D. Trafford book released so far.
Is there a new J.D. Trafford book coming?
No next J.D. Trafford 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. Trafford at a glance
- Paused
- No new J.D. Trafford title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- J.D. Trafford books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,664 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most J.D. Trafford books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the J.D. Trafford books are about
5 of the 8 J.D. Trafford 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 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 4 of 5 books
- Legal stories 1 of 5 books
- Saint louis (mo.) 1 of 5 books
- Suspense 1 of 5 books

