John Clarkson Books in Order
John Clarkson has written 9 books, published between 1992 and 2023. The first book is And Justice For One (1992) and the newest is Tribes (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1992–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,570 in 3 of 9 books
John Clarkson is credited on 9 catalogued books spanning 1992 to 2023. Catalogue subjects record mystery and detective fiction, suspense thrillers, crime, police, public housing and New York City. And Justice For One (1992) opens the run, followed by One Man's Law (1994), One Way Out (1996), New Lots (1998) and Reed's Promise (2001). A long gap then reaches Among Thieves (2015), Bronx Requiem (2016), Death Comes Due (2020) and Tribes (2023). James Beck and Jack Devlin are the series recorded under this name.
How many John Clarkson books are there?
John Clarkson has 9 books, released between 1992 and 2023. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
John Clarkson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 John Clarkson 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.
- 11992–1/4
- 21994–1/4
- 31996–1/4
- 4New Lots1998 · 466 pages · confirmed 1/419984661/4
- 5Reed's Promise2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 620155761/4
- 720165281/4
- 82020–1/4
- 92023–1/4
John Clarkson 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.
James Beck in order
4 books- 1. Among Thieves
- 2. Bronx Requiem
- 3. Death Comes Due
- 4. Tribes
Jack Devlin in order
3 booksStandalone books
2 books2 John Clarkson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Clarkson books in order?
You only need to read John Clarkson 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 Clarkson
Start with And Justice For One (1992), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Clarkson book?
Tribes (2023) is the newest John Clarkson book released so far.
Is there a new John Clarkson book coming?
No next John Clarkson 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 Clarkson at a glance
- Paused
- No new John Clarkson title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- John Clarkson books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,570 pages across the 3 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 528 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Clarkson books, 4 of 9, were published in the 1990s.
What the John Clarkson books are about
4 of the 9 John Clarkson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 2 of 4 books
- Suspense 2 of 4 books
- Crime 1 of 4 books
- New York (N.Y.) 1 of 4 books
- Police 1 of 4 books
- Public housing 1 of 4 books
- Thrillers 1 of 4 books