John Dean Books in Order
John Dean has written 29 books, published between 2006 and 2026. The first book is The Long Dead (2006) and the newest is The Informer (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 2006–2026
- Pages on record
- 895 in 4 of 29 books
John Dean writes mystery and detective fiction, with catalogue subjects including murder, police, investigation and England. The catalogue lists 29 books, from The Long Dead (2006) to The Informer (2026). Dean's series are DCI John Blizzard, Detective Chief Inspector Jack Harris and Danny Radford, and John Blizzard also appears as a listed subject. Other titles include Strange Little Girl (2007), To Honour the Dead (2012) and The Railway Man (2017).
How many John Dean books are there?
John Dean has 29 books, released between 2006 and 2026. They include 3 separate series.
John Dean Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 John Dean 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.
- 120062241/4
- 220072241/4
- 32008–1/4
- 42008–2/4
- 52010–1/4
- 62011–1/4
- 72012–1/4
- 82013–1/4
- 92015–1/4
- 1020172231/4
- 112018–1/4
- 122018–1/4
- 132018–1/4
- 142019–1/4
- 152019–1/4
- 162019–1/4
- 172020–1/4
- 182020–1/4
- 192020–1/4
- 202021–1/4
- 212021–1/4
- 2220212241/4
- 232022–1/4
- 242023–1/4
- 252024–1/4
- 262025–1/4
- 272025–1/4
- 282025–1/4
- 292026–1/4
John Dean 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.
DCI John Blizzard in order
14 books- 1. The Long Dead
- 2. Strange Little Girl
- 3. The Railway Man
- 4. The Secrets Man
- 5. A Breach of Trust
- 6. Death List
- 7. A Flicker in the Night
- 8. The Latch Man
- 9. No Age to Die
- 10. The Vengeance Man
- 11. The Name on the Bullet
- 12. The Meek Shall Inherit
- and 2 more in the table above
Detective Chief Inspector Jack Harris in order
12 booksDanny Radford in order
2 books- 1. The Numbers Game
- 2. Sentinel
St. Martin's True Crime Library in order
1 book- 47. House of Evil
Do you have to read John Dean books in order?
You only need to read John Dean books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with John Dean
Start with The Long Dead (2006), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Dean book?
The Informer (2026) is the newest John Dean book released so far.
Is there a new John Dean book coming?
No next John Dean 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 Dean at a glance
- Still publishing
- John Dean published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- John Dean books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 895 pages across the 4 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Dean books, 13 of 29, were published in the 2020s.
What the John Dean books are about
6 of the 29 John Dean books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Murder 3 of 6 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 6 books
- Investigation 2 of 6 books
- Police 2 of 6 books