John Carson Books in Order
John Carson has written 58 books, published between 2014 and 2026. The first book is Crash Point (2014) and the newest is Killing Time (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 58
- Published
- 2014–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,754 in 6 of 58 books
Police thrillers make up John Carson's 58 catalogued books, organised around a run of named detectives: DCI Harry McNeil, DI Frank Miller, DCI James Craig, DCI Sean Bracken, DCI Liam Brodie, DCI Ewan McCall and Calvin Stewart. Crash Point (2014) opens the catalogue, with Silent Marker (2015), Rain Town (2016) and Watch Me Bleed (2016) after it. Killing Time is the 2026 entry.
The DCI Harry McNeil novels are set in Edinburgh, Scotland, and center on cold cases that are reopened years after the original investigations.
How many John Carson books are there?
John Carson has 58 books, released between 2014 and 2026. They include 9 separate series.
John Carson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 58 John Carson 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.
- 12014–2/4
- 220153442/4
- 320163342/4
- 420162902/4
- 52016–2/4
- 620173002/4
- 72017–2/4
- 82017–2/4
- 92018–2/4
- 102018–2/4
- 112018–2/4
- 122018–2/4
- 132018–2/4
- 142018–2/4
- 152019–2/4
- 1620192462/4
- 1720192402/4
- 182019–2/4
- 192019–2/4
- 202019–2/4
- 212020–2/4
- 222020–2/4
- 232020–2/4
- 242020–2/4
- 252020–2/4
- 262020–2/4
- 272020–2/4
- 282021–2/4
- 292021–2/4
- 302021–2/4
- 312021–2/4
- 322021–2/4
- 332021–2/4
- 342021–2/4
- 352022–2/4
- 362022–2/4
- 372022–2/4
- 382022–2/4
- 392022–2/4
- 402023–2/4
- 412023–2/4
- 422023–2/4
- 432023–2/4
- 442023–2/4
- 452024–2/4
- 462024–2/4
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- 492025–2/4
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- 512025–2/4
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- 532025–2/4
- 542026–2/4
- 552026–1/4
- 562026–2/4
- 572026–1/4
- 582026–1/4
John Carson series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- DCI Harry McNeil books in order 20 books
- DCI James Craig books in order 8 books
John Carson 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.
DI Frank Miller in order
13 books- 1. Crash Point
- 2. Silent Marker
- 3. Rain Town
- 4. Watch Me Bleed
- 5. Broken Wheels
- 6. Sudden Death
- 7. Under the Knife
- 8. Trial and Error
- 9. Warning Sign
- 10. Cut Throat
- 11. Blood from a Stone
- 12. Time of Death
- and 1 more in the table above
DCI Sean Bracken in order
5 books- 1. Starvation Lake
- 2. Think Twice
- 3. Crossing Over
- 4. Life Extinct
- 5. Over Kill
Max Doyle in order
3 booksDCI Liam Brodie in order
3 booksDCI Ewan McCall in order
3 booksCalvin Stewart Thrillers in order
2 books- 1. Final Warning
- 2. Hard Case
Scott Marshall in order
1 book- 1. Old Habits
Do you have to read John Carson books in order?
You only need to read John Carson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with John Carson
Start with the first book of the John Carson series you want to read: DCI Harry McNeil starts with Sticks and Stones (2019) and DCI James Craig starts with Ice Into Ashes (2024). The earliest catalogued title overall is Crash Point (2014).
What is the newest John Carson book?
Killing Time (2026) is the newest John Carson book released so far.
Is there a new John Carson book coming?
No next John Carson 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 Carson at a glance
- Still publishing
- John Carson published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- John Carson books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,754 pages across the 6 of 58 books with a recorded length, a median of 295 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Carson books, 38 of 58, were published in the 2020s.