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Jonathon King Books in Order

Jonathon King has written 11 books, published between 2002 and 2018. The first book is The Blue Edge of Midnight (2002) and the newest is The Sindia Promise (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2002–2018
Confirmed
11 of 11 titles
Pages on record
1,844 in 7 of 11 books
Reading time
31–46 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,844 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Jonathon King checklist

Jonathon King is the author of the Max Freeman series. Subject headings list Max Freeman as a fictitious character, along with ex-police officers, private investigators, journalists and Florida. The Blue Edge of Midnight (2002) is the first catalogued book, followed by A Visible Darkness (2003), Shadow Men (2004), A Killing Night (2005) and Acts of Nature (2007). King also has a set of standalone novels. The catalogue holds 11 books, ending with The Sindia Promise (2018).

How many Jonathon King books are there?

Jonathon King has 11 books, released between 2002 and 2018. 7 of them belong to the Max Freeman series.

Jonathon King Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Jonathon King 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 Blue Edge of Midnight by Jonathon King, book 1 of the Max Freeman series (2002)
  2. Cover of A Visible Darkness by Jonathon King, book 2 of the Max Freeman series (2003)
  3. Cover of Shadow Men by Jonathon King, book 3 of the Max Freeman series (2004)
  4. Cover of A Killing Night by Jonathon King, book 4 of the Max Freeman series (2005)
  5. Cover of Acts of Nature by Jonathon King, book 5 of the Max Freeman series (2007)
  6. Cover of Midnight Guardians by Jonathon King, book 6 of the Max Freeman series (2012)
  7. Cover of Don't Lose Her by Jonathon King, book 7 of the Max Freeman series (2015)
  1. 1
    The Blue Edge of MidnightMax Freeman #12002 · 259 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002259
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  2. 2
    A Visible DarknessMax Freeman #22003 · 243 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003243
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  3. 3
    Shadow MenMax Freeman #32004 · 261 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004261
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  4. 4
    A Killing NightMax Freeman #42005 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005304
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  5. 5
    Eye of VengeanceJonathon King Standalone Novels #12006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  6. 6
    Acts of NatureMax Freeman #52007 · 260 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007260
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The StyxJonathon King Standalone Novels #22009 · 264 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009264
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Oooo That SmellJonathon King Standalone Novels #32011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  9. 9
    Midnight GuardiansMax Freeman #62012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  10. 10
    Don't Lose HerMax Freeman #72015 · 253 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015253
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Sindia PromiseJonathon King Standalone Novels #42018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
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Jonathon King 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.

Max Freeman in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Blue Edge of Midnight
  2. 2. A Visible Darkness
  3. 3. Shadow Men
  4. 4. A Killing Night
  5. 5. Acts of Nature
  6. 6. Midnight Guardians
  7. 7. Don't Lose Her

Jonathon King Standalone Novels

4 books

4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Jonathon King books in order?

You only need to read Jonathon King books in order within the Max Freeman series, which holds 7 of the 11 Jonathon King books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Jonathon King

Start with The Blue Edge of Midnight (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jonathon King book?

The Sindia Promise (2018) is the newest Jonathon King book released so far.

Is there a new Jonathon King book coming?

No next Jonathon King book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Jonathon King at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Jonathon King title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Jonathon King books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,844 pages across the 7 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 260 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jonathon King books, 7 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the Jonathon King books are about

9 of the 11 Jonathon King books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: max freeman (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.