Jo Spain Books in Order
Jo Spain has written 14 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is With Our Blessing (2015) and the newest is Never To Be Found (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2015–2026
- Confirmed
- 14 of 14 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,312 in 8 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 55–83 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,312 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Murder and investigation in Ireland anchor Jo Spain's crime fiction. Fourteen catalogued books run from With Our Blessing in 2015 to Never To Be Found in 2026, split between the Inspector Tom Reynolds mysteries and a line of standalone thrillers that takes in The Confession (2018) and Dirty Little Secrets (2019). Secrecy, public office and death recur as subjects, and Spain continues to publish.
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How many Jo Spain books are there?
Jo Spain has 14 books, released between 2015 and 2026. 6 of them belong to the Inspector Tom Reynolds series.
Jo Spain Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Jo Spain 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 November 2026.
- 120155443/4
- 220164003/4
- 320174003/4
- 420183683/4
- 52018–3/4
- 620194003/4
- 720193683/4
- 820204323/4
- 92020–3/4
- 1020214003/4
- 112022–3/4
- 122023–3/4
- 132024–3/4
- 142026–3/4
Jo Spain 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.
Jo Spain Standalone Novels
8 books8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Inspector Tom Reynolds in order
6 booksDo you have to read Jo Spain books in order?
You only need to read Jo Spain books in order within the Inspector Tom Reynolds series, which holds 6 of the 14 Jo Spain books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Jo Spain
Start with With Our Blessing (2015), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jo Spain book?
Never To Be Found (2026) is the newest Jo Spain book released so far.
Is there a new Jo Spain book coming?
No next Jo Spain 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 Spain at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jo Spain published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Jo Spain books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,312 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jo Spain books, 7 of 14, were published in the 2020s.
When Jo Spain books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Jo Spain titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 7 titles.
14 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Jo Spain books are about
8 of the 14 Jo Spain books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: english literature is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- English literature 4 of 8 books
- Ireland 3 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 8 books
- Investigation 2 of 8 books
- Murder 2 of 8 books
- Suspense 2 of 8 books