Jude Hardin Books in Order

Jude Hardin has written 36 books, published between 2011 and 2023. The first book is Pocket-47 (2011) and the newest is A Single Red Alibi (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
36
Published
2011–2023
Pages on record
2,089 in 12 of 36 books

Jude Hardin writes crime fiction, with private investigators, homicide and missing persons among the recorded subjects and Nicholas Colt as the recurring character. The catalogue holds 36 books published between 2011 and 2023, opening with Pocket-47 (2011) and taking in Crosscut (2012), Snuff Tag 9 (2012), Blood Tattoo (2013) and Key Death (2013). Series recorded for Hardin include Rock Wahlman / Reacher Experiment, Jack Reacher Files, Reacher Code, iSEAL, Midnight Creek Investigations and Nicholas Colt & Diana Dawkins. A Single Red Alibi (2023) is the newest entry.

How many Jude Hardin books are there?

Jude Hardin has 36 books, released between 2011 and 2023. They include 8 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Jude Hardin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 36 Jude Hardin 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. 1
    Pocket-47Nicholas Colt #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  2. 2
    CrosscutNicholas Colt #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  3. 3
    Snuff Tag 9Nicholas Colt #32012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  4. 4
    RattledNicholas Colt #42012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  5. 5
    Fire and IceDead Man #82012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  6. 6
    Sycamore BluffNicholas Colt & Diana Dawkins #12013 · 268 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013268
  7. 7
    ColtNicholas Colt #52013 · 196 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013196
  8. 8
    Key DeathNicholas Colt #62013 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013216
  9. 9
    Blood TattooNicholas Colt #72013 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013224
  10. 10
    Annex 1 / FugitiveJack Reacher Files #12014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  11. 11
    iSEALiSEAL #12014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  12. 12
    iSEAL 2iSEAL #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014
  13. 13
    FusediSEAL #32014 · 382 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014382
  14. 14
    HostageJack Reacher Files #22015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  15. 15
    The Blood NotebooksNicholas Colt #82015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015
  16. 16
    A Thin Ribbon of Smoke2016 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016184
  17. 17
    Dead RingerRock Wahlman / Reacher Experiment #12016 · 156 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016156
  18. 18
    The Girl From the Wrong Side of CordialJack Reacher Files #32016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016
  19. 19
    Moving TargetRock Wahlman / Reacher Experiment #22017 · 86 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201786
  20. 20
    No EscapeRock Wahlman / Reacher Experiment #32017 · 86 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201786
  21. 21
    Kill ShotRock Wahlman / Reacher Experiment #42017 · 94 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201794
  22. 22
    Rocked2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018
  23. 232018
  24. 24
    RedlineRock Wahlman / Reacher Experiment #62018 · 102 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018102
  25. 252018
  26. 26
    The Reacher Code: Timestream 1Reacher Code #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  27. 27
    RicochetRock Wahlman / Reacher Experiment #82019 · 95 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201995
  28. 282019
  29. 29
    DrifterStranded in the Old West #12020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  30. 30
    The Reacher Code: Timestream 2Reacher Code #22020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  31. 31
    The Reacher Code: Timestream 3Reacher Code #32020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  32. 32
    VelocityJack Reacher Files #42020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  33. 332022
  34. 34
    The Cold Gray AdiósMidnight Creek Investigations #12023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  35. 35
    A Single Red AlibiMidnight Creek Investigations #22023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023
  36. 36
    LawlessStranded in the Old West #22023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023

Jude Hardin series and characters in order

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

Jude Hardin 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.

Nicholas Colt books in order

8 books by Jude Hardin
  1. 1. Pocket-47
  2. 2. Crosscut
  3. 3. Snuff Tag 9
  4. 4. Rattled
  5. 5. Colt
  6. 6. Key Death
  7. 7. Blood Tattoo
  8. 8. The Blood Notebooks

Jack Reacher Files in order

4 books
  1. 1. Annex 1 / Fugitive
  2. 2. Hostage
  3. 3. The Girl From the Wrong Side of Cordial
  4. 4. Velocity

iSEAL in order

3 books
  1. 1. iSEAL
  2. 2. iSEAL 2
  3. 3. Fused

Reacher Code in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Reacher Code: Timestream 1
  2. 2. The Reacher Code: Timestream 2
  3. 3. The Reacher Code: Timestream 3

Stranded in the Old West in order

2 books
  1. 1. Drifter
  2. 2. Lawless

Midnight Creek Investigations in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Cold Gray Adiós
  2. 2. A Single Red Alibi

Nicholas Colt & Diana Dawkins in order

1 book
  1. 1. Sycamore Bluff

Dead Man in order

1 book
  1. 8. Fire and Ice

Standalone books

3 books

3 Jude Hardin titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jude Hardin books in order?

You only need to read Jude Hardin books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jude Hardin

Start with the first book of the Jude Hardin series you want to read: Rock Wahlman / Reacher Experiment starts with Dead Ringer (2016) and Nicholas Colt starts with Pocket-47 (2011). The earliest catalogued title overall is Pocket-47 (2011).

What is the newest Jude Hardin book?

A Single Red Alibi (2023) is the newest Jude Hardin book released so far.

Is there a new Jude Hardin book coming?

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

Jude Hardin at a glance

Paused
No new Jude Hardin title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Jude Hardin books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,089 pages across the 12 of 36 books with a recorded length, a median of 170 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jude Hardin books, 28 of 36, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jude Hardin books are about

5 of the 36 Jude Hardin 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 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.