Julia Heaberlin Books in Order

Julia Heaberlin has written 6 books, published between 2012 and 2023. The first book is Playing Dead (2012) and the newest is Night Will Find You (2023). One more title is announced: Jane Bone (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
6 + 1 announced
Published
2012–2023
Confirmed
6 of 7 titles
Pages on record
1,814 in 5 of 7 books
Reading time
30–45 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,814 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 7 titles with a page count on record.

Julia Heaberlin writes thrillers, many of them set in Texas, about family secrets, missing persons, murder victims and the witnesses left behind. Seven books make up the catalogue: Playing Dead (2012), Lie Still (2013), Black-Eyed Susans (2015), Paper Ghosts (2018), We Are All the Same in the Dark (2020), Night Will Find You (2023) and Jane Bone, scheduled for 2027. Volumes median 352 pages, with roughly two years between them.

How many Julia Heaberlin books are there?

Julia Heaberlin has 6 published books, released between 2012 and 2023. One more, Jane Bone (2027), is announced.

Julia Heaberlin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 7 Julia Heaberlin 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
    Playing Dead2012 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012344
  2. 2
    Lie Still2013 · 367 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013367
  3. 3
    Black-Eyed Susans2015 · 402 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015402
  4. 4
    Paper Ghosts2018 · 349 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018349
  5. 5
    We Are All the Same in the Dark2020 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020352
  6. 6
    Night Will Find You2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023
  7. 7
    Jane Bone2027 · confirmed 2/4
    2027

Julia Heaberlin 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.

Standalone books

7 books

7 Julia Heaberlin titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Julia Heaberlin books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 7 Julia Heaberlin books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Julia Heaberlin

Start with Playing Dead (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Julia Heaberlin book?

Night Will Find You (2023) is the newest Julia Heaberlin book released so far.

Is there a new Julia Heaberlin book coming?

Yes. Jane Bone (2027) is the next Julia Heaberlin book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Julia Heaberlin at a glance

Still publishing
Julia Heaberlin is still publishing. Jane Bone is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Julia Heaberlin books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,814 pages across the 5 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Julia Heaberlin books, 4 of 7, were published in the 2010s.

What the Julia Heaberlin books are about

4 of the 7 Julia Heaberlin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.