John Locke Books in Order

John Locke has written 46 books, published between 2009 and 2022. The first book is Lethal People (2009) and the newest is The Enemy Next Door (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
46
Published
2009–2022
Pages on record
2,642 in 10 of 46 books

John Locke writes thrillers and crime suspense. Forty-six catalogued books run from Lethal People in 2009 to The Enemy Next Door in 2022, built around four recurring figures: Donovan Creed, Dani Ripper, Emmett Love and Gideon Box. Kidnapping, missing persons and murderers supply the plots, and the 2010s are the densest decade. Nothing new has appeared since 2022.

Source: Open Library

How many John Locke books are there?

John Locke has 46 books, released between 2009 and 2022. They include 4 series and 15 titles listed outside any series.

John Locke Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 46 John Locke 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 October 2026.

  1. 1
    Lethal PeopleDonovan Creed #12009 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009256
  2. 2
    Lethal ExperimentDonovan Creed #22009 · 264 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009264
  3. 3
    Saving RachelDonovan Creed #32009 · 209 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009209
  4. 4
    Now & ThenDonovan Creed #42010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
  5. 5
    Wish ListDonovan Creed #52010 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010300
  6. 6
    Call MeDani Ripper #12011 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011312
  7. 7
    Follow the StoneEmmett Love #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  8. 8
    How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months2011 · 157 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011157
  9. 9
    Don't Poke the Bear!Emmett Love #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  10. 10
    Emmett & GentryEmmett Love #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  11. 11
    A Girl Like YouDonovan Creed #62011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  12. 12
    Vegas MoonDonovan Creed #72011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  13. 13
    The Love You CraveDonovan Creed #82011 · 266 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011266
  14. 14
    MaybeDonovan Creed #92011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
  15. 15
    Bad DoctorGideon Box #12012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  16. 16
    Kill Jill2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  17. 17
    BoxGideon Box #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  18. 18
    Promise You Won't Tell?Dani Ripper #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  19. 19
    Callie's Last DanceDonovan Creed #102012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  20. 20
    Outside the BoxGideon Box #32013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
  21. 21
    Goodbye, EnormaEmmett Love #42013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
  22. 22
    Because We Can!Donovan Creed #112013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
  23. 23
    Casting Call2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
  24. 24
    Teacher, TeacherDani Ripper #32014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
  25. 25
    This Means War!Donovan Creed #122014 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014346
  26. 26
    Don't Tell Presley!Dani Ripper #42015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
  27. 27
    Abbey RayneDani Ripper #52015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
  28. 28
    Rag SoupEmmett Love #52015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
  29. 29
    When David Died2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
  30. 30
    Sorority Girl2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–

John Locke 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.

Donovan Creed in order

16 books
  1. 1. Lethal People
  2. 2. Lethal Experiment
  3. 3. Saving Rachel
  4. 4. Now & Then
  5. 5. Wish List
  6. 6. A Girl Like You
  7. 7. Vegas Moon
  8. 8. The Love You Crave
  9. 9. Maybe
  10. 10. Callie's Last Dance
  11. 11. Because We Can!
  12. 12. This Means War!
  13. and 4 more in the table above

Dani Ripper in order

6 books
  1. 1. Call Me
  2. 2. Promise You Won't Tell?
  3. 3. Teacher, Teacher
  4. 4. Don't Tell Presley!
  5. 5. Abbey Rayne
  6. 6. Hot Mess Express

Emmett Love in order

6 books
  1. 1. Follow the Stone
  2. 2. Don't Poke the Bear!
  3. 3. Emmett & Gentry
  4. 4. Goodbye, Enorma
  5. 5. Rag Soup
  6. 6. Spider Rain

Gideon Box in order

3 books
  1. 1. Bad Doctor
  2. 2. Box
  3. 3. Outside the Box

Standalone books

15 books

15 John Locke titles here are not listed as part of any series.

John Locke Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the John Locke books run from Lethal People (2009) to The Enemy Next Door (2022), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for John Locke in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read John Locke books in order?

You only need to read John Locke books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with John Locke

Start with Lethal People (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest John Locke book?

The Enemy Next Door (2022) is the newest John Locke book released so far.

Is there a new John Locke book coming?

No next John Locke 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 Locke at a glance

Paused
No new John Locke title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
John Locke books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,642 pages across the 10 of 46 books with a recorded length, a median of 265 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most John Locke books, 37 of 46, were published in the 2010s.

When John Locke books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when John Locke titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 37 titles.

2000s
3
2010s
37
2020s
6

46 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the John Locke books are about

11 of the 46 John Locke books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 8 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.