John Locke Books in Order

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 September 2026.

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.

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.

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.

• Thrillers 8 of 11 books
• Action & adventure 5 of 11 books
• Crime 2 of 11 books
• Mystery & detective 2 of 11 books
• Suspense 2 of 11 books