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Jo Bannister Books in Order

Jo Bannister has written 43 books, published between 1981 and 2021. The first book is The Matrix (1981) and the newest is China Roses (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
43
Published
1981–2021
Pages on record
8,102 in 33 of 43 books
Reading time
135–203 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,102 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 33 of 43 titles with a page count on record.

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Jo Bannister is a British crime novelist, born on 31 July 1951 in Rochdale, Lancashire. Series include Brodie Farrell, Castlemere, Hazel Best & Gabriel Ash, Clio Rees & Harry Marsh, Mickey Flynn and Rosie Holland. The catalogue records 43 books from The Matrix (1981) to China Roses (2021), with Winter Plain (1982), A Cactus Garden (1983), Striving with Gods (1984), Gilgamesh (1989) and Shards (1990) among the earlier titles. Subject headings name England, policewomen, women private investigators, police procedurals and missing persons.

How many Jo Bannister books are there?

Jo Bannister has 43 books, released between 1981 and 2021. They include 6 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Jo Bannister Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 43 Jo Bannister 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 The Matrix by Jo Bannister (1981)
  2. Cover of Winter Plain by Jo Bannister (1982)
  3. Cover of Striving with Gods by Jo Bannister, book 1 of the Clio Rees & Harry Marsh series (1984)
  4. Cover of Mosaic by Jo Bannister (1986)
  5. Cover of Mason Codex / Unlawful Entry by Jo Bannister (1988)
  6. Cover of Gilgamesh by Jo Bannister, book 2 of the Clio Rees & Harry Marsh series (1989)
  7. Cover of Death and Other Lovers by Jo Bannister, book 2 of the Mickey Flynn series (1991)
  8. Cover of Charisma / Sins of the Heart by Jo Bannister, book 2 of the Castlemere series (1994)
  9. Cover of Burning Desires / A Taste for Burning by Jo Bannister, book 3 of the Castlemere series (1995)
  10. Cover of No Birds Sing by Jo Bannister, book 8 of the Worldwide Library Mystery series (1996)
  11. Cover of The Lazarus Hotel by Jo Bannister, book 13 of the Worldwide Library Mystery series (1997)
  12. Cover of Broken Lines by Jo Bannister, book 5 of the Castlemere series (1999)
  13. Cover of The Hireling's Tale by Jo Bannister, book 6 of the Castlemere series (1999)
  14. Cover of Changelings by Jo Bannister, book 7 of the Castlemere series (2000)
  15. Cover of Echoes of Lies by Jo Bannister, book 1 of the Brodie Farrell series (2001)
  16. Cover of True Witness by Jo Bannister, book 2 of the Brodie Farrell series (2002)
  17. Cover of The Depths of Solitude by Jo Bannister, book 4 of the Brodie Farrell series (2004)
  18. Cover of The Fifth Cataract by Jo Bannister, book 4 of the Clio Rees & Harry Marsh series (2006)
  19. Cover of Requiem for a Dealer by Jo Bannister, book 6 of the Brodie Farrell series (2006)
  20. Cover of The Tinderbox by Jo Bannister (2006)
  21. Cover of Flawed by Jo Bannister, book 7 of the Brodie Farrell series (2007)
  22. Cover of Closer Still by Jo Bannister, book 8 of the Brodie Farrell series (2008)
  23. Cover of Fathers and Sins by Jo Bannister (2008)
  24. Cover of Death in High Places by Jo Bannister (2011)
  1. 1
    The Matrix1981 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981191
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  2. 2
    Winter Plain1982 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982191
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  3. 3
    A Cactus Garden1983 · 203 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983203
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  4. 4
    Striving with GodsClio Rees & Harry Marsh #11984 · 178 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984178
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  5. 5
    Mosaic1986 · 181 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986181
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  6. 6
    Mason Codex / Unlawful Entry1988 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988184
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  7. 7
    GilgameshClio Rees & Harry Marsh #21989 · 202 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989202
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  8. 8
    The Going Down of the SunClio Rees & Harry Marsh #31989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  9. 9
    ShardsMickey Flynn #11990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  10. 10
    Death and Other LoversMickey Flynn #21991 · 181 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991181
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  11. 11
    A Bleeding of InnocentsCastlemere #11993 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993218
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  12. 12
    Charisma / Sins of the HeartCastlemere #21994 · 251 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994251
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  13. 13
    Burning Desires / A Taste for BurningCastlemere #31995 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995224
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  14. 14
    No Birds SingWorldwide Library Mystery #81996 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996250
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  15. 15
    The Lazarus HotelWorldwide Library Mystery #131997 · 251 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997251
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  16. 16
    The Primrose ConventionRosie Holland #11998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  17. 17
    The Primrose SwitchbackRosie Holland #21999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  18. 18
    Broken LinesCastlemere #51999 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999256
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  19. 19
    The Hireling's TaleCastlemere #61999 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999256
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  20. 20
    ChangelingsCastlemere #72000 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000374
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  21. 21
    Echoes of LiesBrodie Farrell #12001 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001276
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  22. 22
    True WitnessBrodie Farrell #22002 · 263 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002263
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  23. 23
    ReflectionsBrodie Farrell #32003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  24. 24
    The Depths of SolitudeBrodie Farrell #42004 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004279
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  25. 25
    Breaking FaithBrodie Farrell #52005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  26. 26
    The Fifth CataractClio Rees & Harry Marsh #42006 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006224
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  27. 27
    Requiem for a DealerBrodie Farrell #62006 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006288
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  28. 28
    The Tinderbox2006 · 202 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006202
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  29. 29
    FlawedBrodie Farrell #72007 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007336
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  30. 30
    From Fire And Flood2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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Jo Bannister 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.

Brodie Farrell in order

9 books
  1. 1. Echoes of Lies
  2. 2. True Witness
  3. 3. Reflections
  4. 4. The Depths of Solitude
  5. 5. Breaking Faith
  6. 6. Requiem for a Dealer
  7. 7. Flawed
  8. 8. Closer Still
  9. 9. Liars All

Hazel Best & Gabriel Ash in order

8 books
  1. 1. Deadly Virtues
  2. 2. Perfect Sins
  3. 3. Desperate Measures
  4. 4. Other Countries
  5. 5. Kindred Spirits
  6. 6. Silent Footsteps
  7. 7. Dangerous Pursuits
  8. 8. China Roses

Castlemere in order

6 books
  1. 1. A Bleeding of Innocents
  2. 2. Charisma / Sins of the Heart
  3. 3. Burning Desires / A Taste for Burning
  4. 5. Broken Lines
  5. 6. The Hireling's Tale
  6. 7. Changelings

Clio Rees & Harry Marsh in order

4 books
  1. 1. Striving with Gods
  2. 2. Gilgamesh
  3. 3. The Going Down of the Sun
  4. 4. The Fifth Cataract

Mickey Flynn in order

2 books
  1. 1. Shards
  2. 2. Death and Other Lovers

Rosie Holland in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Primrose Convention
  2. 2. The Primrose Switchback

Worldwide Library Mystery in order

2 books
  1. 8. No Birds Sing
  2. 13. The Lazarus Hotel

Standalone books

10 books

10 Jo Bannister titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jo Bannister books in order?

You only need to read Jo Bannister books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jo Bannister

Start with The Matrix (1981), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jo Bannister book?

China Roses (2021) is the newest Jo Bannister book released so far.

Is there a new Jo Bannister book coming?

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

Jo Bannister at a glance

Paused
No new Jo Bannister title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Jo Bannister books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,102 pages across the 33 of 43 books with a recorded length, a median of 235 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jo Bannister books, 13 of 43, were published in the 2000s.

What the Jo Bannister books are about

27 of the 43 Jo Bannister 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 8 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.