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John Harvey Books in Order

John Harvey has written 153 books, published between 1974 and 2022. The first book is The First Death (1974) and the newest is Charlie Resnick (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
153
Published
1974–2022
Confirmed
2 of 153 titles
Pages on record
20,458 in 110 of 153 books
Reading time
341–511 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 20,458 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 110 of 153 titles with a page count on record.

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John Harvey is a British crime novelist, screenwriter and poet, best known for the Charlie Resnick novels, which are set in Nottingham and shaped by jazz. Harvey has also published under several pen names. The catalogue lists 153 titles from 1974 onward, beginning with Knife in the Night and The First Death (both 1974), then Angel Alone, Avenging Angel and Death Train (1975). Series on the author page include Charlie Resnick and Frank Elder, along with Apache, Hawk, Peacemaker, Gringos, Lawmen and Hart: The Regulator. Police procedurals, England and westerns appear in the subject tags.

How many John Harvey books are there?

John Harvey has 153 books, released between 1974 and 2022. They include 15 series and 13 titles listed outside any series.

John Harvey Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 153 John Harvey 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.

  1. Cover of The First Death by John Harvey, book 1 of the Apache series (1974)
  2. Cover of Knife in the Night by John Harvey, book 2 of the Apache series (1974)
  3. Cover of Endgame by John Harvey (1975)
  4. Cover of Fort Treachery by John Harvey, book 5 of the Apache series (1975)
  5. Cover of Sonora Slaughter by John Harvey, book 6 of the Apache series (1976)
  6. Cover of Evil Breed by John Harvey, book 1 of the Lawmen series (1977)
  7. Cover of Kansas Bloody Kansas by John Harvey, book 2 of the Lawmen series (1977)
  8. Cover of The Naked and the Savage by John Harvey, book 9 of the Apache series (1977)
  9. Cover of Death Rites by John Harvey, book 7 of the Herne The Hunter series (1978)
  10. Cover of The Cruel Trail by John Harvey, book 11 of the Apache series (1978)
  11. Cover of Guns Across the River by John Harvey, book 1 of the Gringos series (1979)
  12. Cover of Blood Money by John Harvey, book 2 of the Hawk series (1979)
  13. Cover of Cannons in the Rain by John Harvey, book 2 of the Gringos series (1979)
  14. Cover of Death's Bounty by John Harvey, book 3 of the Hawk series (1979)
  15. Cover of Fire in the Wind by John Harvey, book 3 of the Gringos series (1979)
  16. Cover of Border Affair by John Harvey, book 4 of the Gringos series (1979)
  17. Cover of Frame by John Harvey (1979)
  18. Cover of Hanged Man by John Harvey, book 5 of the Lawmen series (1979)
  19. Cover of Silver Threads by John Harvey, book 11 of the Herne The Hunter series (1979)
  20. Cover of Cherokee Outlet by John Harvey, book 1 of the Hart: The Regulator series (1980)
  21. Cover of Blood Trail by John Harvey, book 2 of the Hart: The Regulator series (1980)
  22. Cover of Tago by John Harvey, book 3 of the Hart: The Regulator series (1980)
  23. Cover of Killing Time by John Harvey, book 4 of the Hawk series (1980)
  24. Cover of Easy Money by John Harvey, book 5 of the Gringos series (1980)
  1. 1
    The First DeathApache #11974 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1974144
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  2. 2
    Knife in the NightApache #21974 · 164 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1974164
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  3. 3
    Avenging Angel1975 · 125 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975125
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  4. 4
    Endgame1975 · 413 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975413
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  5. 5
    Angel Alone1975 · 126 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975126
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  6. 6
    Duel to the DeathApache #31975 · confirmed 2/4
    1975–
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  7. 7
    Death TrainApache #41975 · 125 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975125
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  8. 8
    Fort TreacheryApache #51975 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975128
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  9. 9
    Amphetamines and PearlsScott Mitchell #11976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
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  10. 10
    Kill Hitler!Deathshop #11976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
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  11. 11
    White DeathHerne The Hunter #11976 · 141 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976141
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  12. 12
    River of BloodHerne The Hunter #21976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
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  13. 13
    The Geranium KissScott Mitchell #21976 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976144
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  14. 14
    Sonora SlaughterApache #61976 · 148 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976148
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  15. 15
    Blood LineApache #71976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
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  16. 16
    Evil BreedLawmen #11977 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977240
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  17. 17
    Kansas Bloody KansasLawmen #21977 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977256
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  18. 18
    Lightning StrikesDeathshop #21977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  19. 19
    Forest of DeathDeathshop #31977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  20. 20
    Junkyard AngelScott Mitchell #31977 · 143 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977143
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  21. 21
    The Black WidowHerne The Hunter #31977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  22. 22
    Neon MadmanScott Mitchell #41977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  23. 23
    Shadow of the VultureHerne The Hunter #41977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  24. 24
    Apache SquawHerne The Hunter #51977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  25. 25
    Death in GoldHerne The Hunter #61977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  26. 26
    Blood on the TracksApache #81977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  27. 27
    The Naked and the SavageApache #91977 · 127 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977127
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  28. 28
    All Blood is RedApache #101977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  29. 29
    First ShotCaleb Thorn #11978 · 142 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978142
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  30. 30
    The RaidersCaleb Thorn #21978 · 141 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978141
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John Harvey series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

John Harvey books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Apache in order

27 books
  1. 1. The First Death
  2. 2. Knife in the Night
  3. 3. Duel to the Death
  4. 4. Death Train
  5. 5. Fort Treachery
  6. 6. Sonora Slaughter
  7. 7. Blood Line
  8. 8. Blood on the Tracks
  9. 9. The Naked and the Savage
  10. 10. All Blood is Red
  11. 11. The Cruel Trail
  12. 12. Fool's Gold
  13. and 15 more in the table above

Herne The Hunter books in order

24 books by John Harvey
  1. 1. White Death
  2. 2. River of Blood
  3. 3. The Black Widow
  4. 4. Shadow of the Vulture
  5. 5. Apache Squaw
  6. 6. Death in Gold
  7. 7. Death Rites
  8. 8. Cross Draw
  9. 9. Massacre!
  10. 10. Vigilante!
  11. 11. Silver Threads
  12. 12. Sun Dance
  13. and 12 more in the table above

Hawk in order

14 books
  1. 1. The Sudden Guns
  2. 2. Blood Money
  3. 3. Death's Bounty
  4. 4. Killing Time
  5. 5. Fool's Gold
  6. 6. Blood Kin
  7. 7. The Gates of Death
  8. 8. Desperadoes
  9. 9. The Widowmaker
  10. 10. Dead Man's Hand
  11. 11. Sierra Gold
  12. 12. Death and Jack Shade
  13. and 2 more in the table above

Gringos in order

10 books
  1. 1. Guns Across the River
  2. 2. Cannons in the Rain
  3. 3. Fire in the Wind
  4. 4. Border Affair
  5. 5. Easy Money
  6. 6. Mazatlan
  7. 7. One Too Many Mornings
  8. 8. Wheels of Thunder
  9. 9. Durango
  10. 10. Survivors

Hart: The Regulator in order

10 books
  1. 1. Cherokee Outlet
  2. 2. Blood Trail
  3. 3. Tago
  4. 4. The Silver Lie
  5. 5. Blood on the Border
  6. 6. Ride the Wide Country
  7. 7. Arkansas Breakout
  8. 8. John Wesley Hardin
  9. 9. California Bloodlines
  10. 10. Skinning Place

Peacemaker in order

9 books
  1. 1. Comanche!
  2. 2. Outlaws
  3. 3. Whiplash
  4. 4. Lynch Law
  5. 5. Blood Run
  6. 6. War Party
  7. 7. One Thousand Dollar Death
  8. 8. The Lost
  9. 9. Shoot-out!

Lawmen in order

6 books
  1. 1. Evil Breed
  2. 2. Kansas Bloody Kansas
  3. 3. Judgment Day
  4. 4. Vengeance Trail
  5. 5. Hanged Man
  6. 6. One Way to Die

Caleb Thorn in order

5 books
  1. 1. First Shot
  2. 2. The Raiders
  3. 3. Brotherly Death
  4. 4. Bloody Shiloh
  5. 5. Death River

Tempest Twins in order

5 books
  1. 1. Daylight Robbery!
  2. 2. Hot Property!
  3. 3. Runner!
  4. 4. Terror Trap!
  5. 5. Downeast to Danger!

Scott Mitchell in order

4 books
  1. 1. Amphetamines and Pearls
  2. 2. The Geranium Kiss
  3. 3. Junkyard Angel
  4. 4. Neon Madman

Frank Elder in order

4 books
  1. 1. Flesh & Blood
  2. 2. Ash & Bone
  3. 3. Darkness & Light
  4. 4. Body & Soul

Deathshop in order

3 books
  1. 1. Kill Hitler!
  2. 2. Lightning Strikes
  3. 3. Forest of Death

Will Grayson and Helen Walker in order

3 books
  1. 1. Gone to Ground
  2. 2. Far Cry
  3. 3. A Darker Shade of Blue

DCI Karen Shields in order

1 book
  1. 1. Good Bait

Mysterious Profiles in order

1 book
  1. 10. Charlie Resnick

Bibliomysteries in order

1 book
  1. 29. Dead Dames Don't Sing

Standalone books

13 books

13 John Harvey titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read John Harvey books in order?

You only need to read John Harvey books in order within each series: the books listed here span 15 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with John Harvey

Start with the first book of the John Harvey series you want to read: Charlie Resnick starts with Lonely Hearts (1989) and Herne the Hunter starts with White Death (1976). The earliest catalogued title overall is The First Death (1974).

What is the newest John Harvey book?

Charlie Resnick (2022) is the newest John Harvey book released so far.

Is there a new John Harvey book coming?

No next John Harvey 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 Harvey at a glance

Paused
No new John Harvey title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
John Harvey books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
20,458 pages across the 110 of 153 books with a recorded length, a median of 143 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most John Harvey books, 69 of 153, were published in the 1980s.

What the John Harvey books are about

58 of the 153 John Harvey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 12 of 58. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.