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Kevin Brooks Books in Order

Kevin Brooks has written 29 books, published between 2001 and 2020. The first book is Lucas (2001) and the newest is Johnny Delgado (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
29
Published
2001–2020
Pages on record
6,711 in 23 of 29 books
Reading time
112–168 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,711 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 29 titles with a page count on record.

See all 29 books in order Printable Kevin Brooks checklist

Kevin Brooks, born 1959, is an English writer of young adult novels. Lucas (2001) opens a catalogue of 29 titles, followed by Martyn Pig (2002), Kissing The Rain (2004) and The Road of the Dead (2006). The Bunker Diary, published in 2013, won the Carnegie Medal as the best new book for children or young adults in the UK, a choice British librarians argued over. Three detective series run through the list: Johnny Delgado: Private Detective, PI John Craine and Travis Delaney Investigates.

How many Kevin Brooks books are there?

Kevin Brooks has 29 books, released between 2001 and 2020. They include 3 series and 17 titles listed outside any series.

Kevin Brooks Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Kevin Brooks 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 Lucas by Kevin Brooks (2001)
  2. Cover of Martyn Pig by Kevin Brooks (2002)
  3. Cover of Kissing The Rain by Kevin Brooks (2004)
  4. Cover of Bloodline by Kevin Brooks (2004)
  5. Cover of Candy by Kevin Brooks (2005)
  6. Cover of I See You Baby by Kevin Brooks (2005)
  7. Cover of Private Detective by Kevin Brooks, book 1 of the Johnny Delgado: Private Detective series (2006)
  8. Cover of Like Father, Like Son by Kevin Brooks, book 2 of the Johnny Delgado: Private Detective series (2006)
  9. Cover of The Road of the Dead by Kevin Brooks (2006)
  10. Cover of Being by Kevin Brooks (2007)
  11. Cover of Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks (2008)
  12. Cover of A Dance of Ghosts by Kevin Brooks, book 1 of the PI John Craine series (2010)
  13. Cover of iBoy by Kevin Brooks (2010)
  14. Cover of Naked by Kevin Brooks (2011)
  15. Cover of Until the Darkness Comes by Kevin Brooks, book 2 of the PI John Craine series (2012)
  16. Cover of Wrapped in White by Kevin Brooks, book 3 of the PI John Craine series (2013)
  17. Cover of The Ultimate Truth by Kevin Brooks, book 1 of the Travis Delaney Investigates series (2014)
  18. Cover of The Danger Game by Kevin Brooks, book 2 of the Travis Delaney Investigates series (2014)
  19. Cover of The Devil's Angel by Kevin Brooks, book 1 of the Chapter series (2015)
  20. Cover of Dumb Chocolate Eyes by Kevin Brooks, book 2 of the Chapter series (2015)
  21. Cover of The Snake Trap by Kevin Brooks, book 3 of the Travis Delaney Investigates series (2015)
  22. Cover of Five Hundred Miles by Kevin Brooks, book 3 of the Chapter series (2016)
  23. Cover of Naked '76 by Kevin Brooks (2016)
  24. Cover of Johnny Delgado by Kevin Brooks, book 3 of the Johnny Delgado: Private Detective series (2020)
  1. 1
    Lucas2001 · 359 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001359
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Martyn Pig2002 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002220
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  3. 3
    Kissing The Rain2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  4. 4
    Bloodline2004 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004120
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  5. 5
    Candy2005 · 364 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005364
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  6. 6
    I See You Baby2005 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005128
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  7. 7
    Private DetectiveJohnny Delgado: Private Detective #12006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  8. 8
    Like Father, Like SonJohnny Delgado: Private Detective #22006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Road of the Dead2006 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006368
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Being2007 · 323 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007323
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  11. 11
    Black Rabbit Summer2008 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008448
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  12. 12
    Killing God / Dawn2009 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009272
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    A Dance of GhostsPI John Craine #12010 · 405 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010405
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    iBoy2010 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Naked2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  16. 16
    Until the Darkness ComesPI John Craine #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  17. 17
    Wrapped in WhitePI John Craine #32013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  18. 18
    The Bunker Diary2013 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013264
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    The Ultimate TruthTravis Delaney Investigates #12014 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014416
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  20. 20
    The Danger GameTravis Delaney Investigates #22014 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014368
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    The Devil's AngelChapter #12015 · 97 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201597
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  22. 22
    Dumb Chocolate EyesChapter #22015 · 63 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201563
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    The Snake TrapTravis Delaney Investigates #32015 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015416
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    Five Hundred MilesChapter #32016 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201680
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    Born Scared2016 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016368
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Naked '762016 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016416
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Dogchild2018 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018368
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    See Through Me2019 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Johnny DelgadoJohnny Delgado: Private Detective #32020 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Kevin Brooks 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.

Johnny Delgado: Private Detective in order

3 books
  1. 1. Private Detective
  2. 2. Like Father, Like Son
  3. 3. Johnny Delgado

PI John Craine in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Dance of Ghosts
  2. 2. Until the Darkness Comes
  3. 3. Wrapped in White

Travis Delaney Investigates in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Ultimate Truth
  2. 2. The Danger Game
  3. 3. The Snake Trap

Chapter in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Devil's Angel
  2. 2. Dumb Chocolate Eyes
  3. 3. Five Hundred Miles

Standalone books

17 books

17 Kevin Brooks titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kevin Brooks books in order?

You only need to read Kevin Brooks books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Kevin Brooks

Start with Lucas (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kevin Brooks book?

Johnny Delgado (2020) is the newest Kevin Brooks book released so far.

Is there a new Kevin Brooks book coming?

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

Awards Kevin Brooks has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for Kevin Brooks. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Carnegie Medal2014Won
  • Branford Boase Award2003Won

Kevin Brooks at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Kevin Brooks title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Kevin Brooks books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
6,711 pages across the 23 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kevin Brooks books, 16 of 29, were published in the 2010s.

What the Kevin Brooks books are about

27 of the 29 Kevin Brooks books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 15 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.