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Michael J. Malone Books in Order

Michael J. Malone has written 14 books, published between 2012 and 2024. The first book is Blood Tears (2012) and the newest is The Torments (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2012–2024
Pages on record
2,508 in 8 of 14 books
Reading time
42–63 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,508 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

See all 14 books in order Printable Michael J. Malone checklist

Scotland is a recurring subject for Michael J. Malone, a mystery writer whose series include DI Ray McBain, Kenny O'Neill and the Annie Jackson Mysteries. The 14 catalogued books span 2012 to 2024, opening with Blood Tears (2012) and continuing with A Taste for Malice (2013), A Suitable Lie (2016) and House of Spines (2017). The Torments (2024) is the newest title. Recorded subjects also cover police, murder investigation and secrecy.

How many Michael J. Malone books are there?

Michael J. Malone has 14 books, released between 2012 and 2024. They include 3 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

Michael J. Malone Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Michael J. Malone 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 Blood Tears by Michael J. Malone, book 1 of the DI Ray McBain series (2012)
  2. Cover of A Taste for Malice by Michael J. Malone, book 2 of the DI Ray McBain series (2013)
  3. Cover of Beyond The Rage by Michael J. Malone, book 1 of the Kenny O'Neill series (2014)
  4. Cover of The Guillotine Choice by Michael J. Malone (2014)
  5. Cover of A Suitable Lie by Michael J. Malone (2016)
  6. Cover of House of Spines by Michael J. Malone (2017)
  7. Cover of In the Absence of Miracles by Michael J. Malone (2019)
  1. 1
    Blood TearsDI Ray McBain #12012 · 285 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012285
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  2. 2
    A Taste for MaliceDI Ray McBain #22013 · 370 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013370
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  3. 3
    Beyond The RageKenny O'Neill #12014 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014312
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  4. 4
    The Guillotine Choice2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  5. 5
    A Suitable Lie2016 · 371 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016371
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  6. 6
    Bad SamaritanDI Ray McBain #32016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  7. 7
    Dog FightKenny O'Neill #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  8. 8
    House of Spines2017 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017294
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  9. 9
    After He Died2018 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018300
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  10. 10
    In the Absence of Miracles2019 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019300
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  11. 11
    A Song of Isolation2021 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021276
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  12. 12
    Quicksand of Memory2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  13. 13
    The MurmursAnnie Jackson Mysteries #12023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  14. 14
    The TormentsAnnie Jackson Mysteries #22024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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Michael J. Malone 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.

DI Ray McBain in order

3 books
  1. 1. Blood Tears
  2. 2. A Taste for Malice
  3. 3. Bad Samaritan

Kenny O'Neill in order

2 books
  1. 1. Beyond The Rage
  2. 2. Dog Fight

Annie Jackson Mysteries in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Murmurs
  2. 2. The Torments

Standalone books

7 books

7 Michael J. Malone titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Michael J. Malone books in order?

You only need to read Michael J. Malone 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 Michael J. Malone

Start with Blood Tears (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Michael J. Malone book?

The Torments (2024) is the newest Michael J. Malone book released so far.

Is there a new Michael J. Malone book coming?

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

Michael J. Malone at a glance

Still publishing
Michael J. Malone published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Michael J. Malone books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,508 pages across the 8 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 300 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Michael J. Malone books, 10 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Michael J. Malone books are about

11 of the 14 Michael J. Malone books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 3 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.