James Henry Books in Order

James Henry has written 8 books, published between 2011 and 2024. The first book is First Frost (2011) and the newest is The Winter Visitor (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2011–2024
Pages on record
1,649 in 4 of 8 books
Reading time
27–41 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,649 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

James Henry writes police procedurals set in England. Subjects recorded against the 8 catalogued books name Jack Frost and Nick Lowry as fictitious characters, alongside murder, investigation, missing persons and crime. First Frost (2011) opens the listing, followed by Fatal Frost (2012), Morning Frost (2013), Blackwater (2016), Frost at Midnight (2017), Yellowhammer (2018), Whitethroat (2021) and The Winter Visitor (2024). Two series stand under the name: Detective Jack Frost Prequel and DI Nick Lowry.

How many James Henry books are there?

James Henry has 8 books, released between 2011 and 2024. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

James Henry Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 James Henry 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. 1
    First FrostDetective Jack Frost Prequel #12011 · 460 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011460
  2. 2
    Fatal FrostDetective Jack Frost Prequel #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  3. 3
    Morning FrostDetective Jack Frost Prequel #32013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  4. 4
    BlackwaterDI Nick Lowry #12016 · 485 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016485
  5. 5
    Frost at MidnightDetective Jack Frost Prequel #42017 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017352
  6. 6
    YellowhammerDI Nick Lowry #22018 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018352
  7. 7
    WhitethroatDI Nick Lowry #32021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  8. 8
    The Winter Visitor2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024

James Henry 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.

Detective Jack Frost Prequel in order

4 books
  1. 1. First Frost
  2. 2. Fatal Frost
  3. 3. Morning Frost
  4. 4. Frost at Midnight

DI Nick Lowry in order

3 books
  1. 1. Blackwater
  2. 2. Yellowhammer
  3. 3. Whitethroat

Standalone books

1 book

1 James Henry title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James Henry books in order?

You only need to read James Henry 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 James Henry

Start with First Frost (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest James Henry book?

The Winter Visitor (2024) is the newest James Henry book released so far.

Is there a new James Henry book coming?

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

James Henry at a glance

Still publishing
James Henry published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
James Henry books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,649 pages across the 4 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 406 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Henry books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the James Henry books are about

6 of the 8 James Henry books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.