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Jay Brandon Books in Order

Jay Brandon has written 21 books, published between 1985 and 2020. The first book is Deadbolt (1985) and the newest is From the Grave (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
1985–2020
Pages on record
5,636 in 18 of 21 books
Reading time
94–141 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,636 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 21 titles with a page count on record.

See all 21 books in order Printable Jay Brandon checklist

Jay Brandon writes legal thrillers and mysteries, with San Antonio and Texas as recurring settings. The catalogue lists 21 books from Deadbolt (1985) to From the Grave (2020). Jay Brandon series are Chris Sinclair, Mark Blackwell and Edward Hall. Fade the Heat (1990), Rules Of Evidence (1992) and Defiance County (1996) are among the titles. Gangs, terrorism and international agencies appear in the subjects.

How many Jay Brandon books are there?

Jay Brandon has 21 books, released between 1985 and 2020. They include 3 series and 12 titles listed outside any series.

Jay Brandon Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Jay Brandon 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 Predator's Waltz by Jay Brandon (1989)
  2. Cover of Fade the Heat by Jay Brandon, book 1 of the Mark Blackwell series (1990)
  3. Cover of Rules Of Evidence by Jay Brandon (1992)
  4. Cover of Local Rules by Jay Brandon (1995)
  5. Cover of Defiance County by Jay Brandon (1996)
  6. Cover of Angel of Death by Jay Brandon, book 1 of the Chris Sinclair series (1998)
  7. Cover of Afterimage by Jay Brandon, book 2 of the Chris Sinclair series (2000)
  8. Cover of Executive Privilege by Jay Brandon (2001)
  9. Cover of Sliver Moon by Jay Brandon, book 3 of the Chris Sinclair series (2003)
  10. Cover of Grudge Match by Jay Brandon, book 4 of the Chris Sinclair series (2004)
  11. Cover of Running with the Dead by Jay Brandon, book 5 of the Chris Sinclair series (2005)
  12. Cover of Milagro Lane by Jay Brandon (2009)
  13. Cover of The Jetty by Jay Brandon (2012)
  14. Cover of Shadow Knight's Mate by Jay Brandon (2014)
  15. Cover of From the Grave by Jay Brandon, book 2 of the Edward Hall series (2020)
  1. 1
    Deadbolt1985 · 215 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985215
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  2. 2
    Tripwire1987 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987320
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  3. 3
    Predator's Waltz1989 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989281
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  4. 4
    Fade the HeatMark Blackwell #11990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  5. 5
    Rules Of Evidence1992 · 340 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992340
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  6. 6
    Loose Among the LambsMark Blackwell #21993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  7. 7
    Local Rules1995 · 345 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995345
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  8. 8
    Law And Liberty1996 · 154 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996154
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  9. 9
    Defiance County1996 · 370 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996370
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  10. 10
    Angel of DeathChris Sinclair #11998 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998384
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  11. 11
    AfterimageChris Sinclair #22000 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000384
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  12. 12
    Executive Privilege2001 · 404 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001404
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  13. 13
    Sliver MoonChris Sinclair #32003 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003416
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  14. 14
    Grudge MatchChris Sinclair #42004 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004384
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  15. 15
    Running with the DeadChris Sinclair #52005 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005400
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  16. 16
    Milagro Lane2009 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009243
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  17. 17
    The Jetty2012 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012176
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  18. 18
    Shadow Knight's Mate2014 · 305 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014305
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  19. 19
    Thanksgiving Eve2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  20. 20
    Against the LawEdward Hall #12018 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018275
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  21. 21
    From the GraveEdward Hall #22020 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020240
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Jay Brandon 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.

Chris Sinclair in order

5 books
  1. 1. Angel of Death
  2. 2. Afterimage
  3. 3. Sliver Moon
  4. 4. Grudge Match
  5. 5. Running with the Dead

Mark Blackwell in order

2 books
  1. 1. Fade the Heat
  2. 2. Loose Among the Lambs

Edward Hall in order

2 books
  1. 1. Against the Law
  2. 2. From the Grave

Standalone books

12 books

12 Jay Brandon titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jay Brandon books in order?

You only need to read Jay Brandon books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jay Brandon

Start with Deadbolt (1985), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jay Brandon book?

From the Grave (2020) is the newest Jay Brandon book released so far.

Is there a new Jay Brandon book coming?

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

Jay Brandon at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Jay Brandon title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Jay Brandon books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
5,636 pages across the 18 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 330 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jay Brandon books, 7 of 21, were published in the 1990s.

What the Jay Brandon books are about

14 of the 21 Jay Brandon books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 4 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.