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Jess Kidd Books in Order

Jess Kidd has written 7 books, published between 2017 and 2026. The first book is Himself (2017) and the newest is Murder at the Spirit Lounge (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
7
Published
2017–2026
Pages on record
724 in 2 of 7 books
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Jess Kidd's seven catalogued books cross literary fiction, historical mystery and writing for children. Himself (2017) opens the list, followed by Mr. Flood's Last Resort (2018), Things in Jars (2019) and The Night Ship (2022), and the Nora Breen Investigates mysteries begin with Murder at Gulls Nest (2025). Secrecy, missing persons and village life run through the subjects.

How many Jess Kidd books are there?

Jess Kidd has 7 books, released between 2017 and 2026. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Jess Kidd Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 7 Jess Kidd 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 Himself by Jess Kidd (2017)
  2. Cover of Things in Jars by Jess Kidd (2019)
  3. Cover of The Night Ship by Jess Kidd (2022)
  1. 1
    Himself2017 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017384
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  2. 2
    Mr. Flood's Last Resort / The Hoarder2018 · 340 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018340
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  3. 3
    Things in Jars2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  4. 4
    Everyday MagicAlfie Blackstack #12020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  5. 5
    The Night Ship2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  6. 6
    Murder at Gulls NestNora Breen Investigates #12025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  7. 7
    Murder at the Spirit LoungeNora Breen Investigates #22026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Jess Kidd 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.

Nora Breen Investigates in order

2 books
  1. 1. Murder at Gulls Nest
  2. 2. Murder at the Spirit Lounge

Alfie Blackstack in order

1 book
  1. 1. Everyday Magic

Standalone books

4 books

4 Jess Kidd titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jess Kidd books in order?

You only need to read Jess Kidd 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 Jess Kidd

Start with Himself (2017), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jess Kidd book?

Murder at the Spirit Lounge (2026) is the newest Jess Kidd book released so far.

Is there a new Jess Kidd book coming?

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

Jess Kidd at a glance

Still publishing
Jess Kidd published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Jess Kidd books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
724 pages across the 2 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 362 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jess Kidd books, 4 of 7, were published in the 2020s.

What the Jess Kidd books are about

2 of the 7 Jess Kidd books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: secrecy is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.