John Barlow Books in Order
John Barlow has written 10 books, published between 2004 and 2022. The first book is Eating Mammals (2004) and the newest is To the Grave (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 2004–2022
- Pages on record
- 674 in 2 of 10 books
John Barlow writes the LS9 and Joe Romano series, and the catalogue lists 10 books from 2004 to 2022. Eating Mammals (2004) is the earliest, followed by Intoxicated (2007) and Everything But the Squeal (2008). Hope Road (2011), Father and Son (2013) and The Communion of Saints (2016) come later, and Right To Kill and To the Grave (2022) are the newest. Subjects include food, gastronomy, English short stories, inventors and the soft drink industry.
How many John Barlow books are there?
John Barlow has 10 books, released between 2004 and 2022. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
John Barlow Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 John Barlow 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.
- 1Eating Mammals2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 2Intoxicated2007 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420073681/4
- 3Everything But the Squeal2008 · 306 pages · confirmed 1/420083061/4
- 42011–1/4
- 5What Ever Happended To Jerry Picco?2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 6Islanders2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 72013–1/4
- 82016–1/4
- 92021–1/4
- 10To the Grave2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
John Barlow 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.
LS9 in order
3 booksJoe Romano in order
1 bookStandalone books
6 books6 John Barlow titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Barlow books in order?
You only need to read John Barlow 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 John Barlow
Start with Eating Mammals (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Barlow book?
To the Grave (2022) is the newest John Barlow book released so far.
Is there a new John Barlow book coming?
No next John Barlow book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Barlow at a glance
- Paused
- No new John Barlow title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- John Barlow books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 674 pages across the 2 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 337 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Barlow books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
What the John Barlow books are about
4 of the 10 John Barlow books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 2 of 4 books
- Bakeries 1 of 4 books
- Carne de cerdo 1 of 4 books
- Cats 1 of 4 books
- Cookery (Pork) 1 of 4 books
- Cooking (Pork) 1 of 4 books
- Donkeys 1 of 4 books
- England 1 of 4 books
- English literature 1 of 4 books
- Short stories 1 of 4 books
- Food 1 of 4 books
- Galicia 1 of 4 books