Michael Jecks Books in Order
Michael Jecks has written 58 books, published between 1995 and 2026. The first book is The Last Templar (1995) and the newest is Treaty of Blood (2026). One more title is announced: BRAND NEW from Michael Jecks (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 58 + 1 announced
- Published
- 1995–2026
- Pages on record
- 15,459 in 41 of 59 books
- Reading time
- 258–386 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 15,459 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 41 of 59 titles with a page count on record.
Medieval England supplies the ground for Michael Jecks's crime writing. The Knights Templar Mysteries, featuring Sir Baldwin Furnshill and Simon Puttock, form the bulk of a catalogue that also holds the Bloody Mary Mysteries, Vintaine, Holy Wars and Shanghailanders. Murder investigation and English history run through the books. Jecks's 59 catalogued titles open with The Last Templar (1995) and reach Treaty of Blood (2026), with a further book announced for 2027.
How many Michael Jecks books are there?
Michael Jecks has 58 published books, released between 1995 and 2026. They include 6 series and 7 titles listed outside any series. One more, BRAND NEW from Michael Jecks (2027), is announced.
Michael Jecks Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 59 Michael Jecks 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.
- 119953742/4
- 219953742/4
- 319963682/4
- 419983202/4
- 519984162/4
- 619993522/4
- 719993522/4
- 819993322/4
- 920003522/4
- 1020003512/4
- 1120013202/4
- 1220013202/4
- 1320023952/4
- 1420024602/4
- 1520033202/4
- 1620033202/4
- 1720044802/4
- 1820044212/4
- 1920053962/4
- 2020054162/4
- 2120063522/4
- 2220075122/4
- 2320075122/4
- 2420085122/4
- 2520084212/4
- 2620084602/4
- 272009–2/4
- 282010–2/4
- 292010–2/4
- 3020115602/4
- 31For The Love of Old Bones2012 · 100 pages · confirmed 2/420121002/4
- 3220124802/4
- 33The Special Theory2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 3420135532/4
- 3520144802/4
- 3620154482/4
- 3720162242/4
- 38No One Can Hear You Scream and Other Stories2016 · 102 pages · confirmed 2/420161022/4
- 3920165762/4
- 40Act of Vengeance2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 4120184002/4
- 4220183362/4
- 4320182242/4
- 44Weirder War Two2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 4520202562/4
- 4620202562/4
- 472022–2/4
- 482022–2/4
- 492023–2/4
- 5020232562/4
- 512023–2/4
- 522024–2/4
- 532025–2/4
- 542025–2/4
- 552025–2/4
- 562026–2/4
- 57The Last Templar2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
- 582026–2/4
- 59BRAND NEW from Michael Jecks2027 · confirmed 2/42027–2/4
Michael Jecks 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.
Knights Templar Mysteries in order
32 books- 1. The Last Templar
- 2. The Merchant's Partner
- 3. A Moorland Hanging
- 4. The Crediton Killings
- 5. The Abbot's Gibbet
- 6. The Leper's Return
- 7. Squire Throwleigh's Heir
- 8. Belladonna at Belstone
- 9. The Traitor of St. Giles
- 10. The Boy-Bishop's Glovemaker
- 11. The Tournament of Blood
- 12. The Sticklepath Strangler
- and 20 more in the table above
Bloody Mary Mysteries in order
9 booksVintaine in order
5 booksArt of Murder in order
3 booksHoly Wars in order
2 booksShanghailanders in order
1 bookStandalone books
7 books7 Michael Jecks titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Michael Jecks books in order?
You only need to read Michael Jecks books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Michael Jecks
Start with The Last Templar (1995), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Michael Jecks book?
Treaty of Blood (2026) is the newest Michael Jecks book released so far.
Is there a new Michael Jecks book coming?
Yes. BRAND NEW from Michael Jecks (2027) is the next Michael Jecks 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.
Michael Jecks at a glance
- Still publishing
- Michael Jecks is still publishing. BRAND NEW from Michael Jecks is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Michael Jecks books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 15,459 pages across the 41 of 59 books with a recorded length, a median of 374 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Michael Jecks books, 19 of 59, were published in the 2000s.
What the Michael Jecks books are about
38 of the 59 Michael Jecks books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 17 of 38. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 17 of 38 books
- Mystery & detective 17 of 38 books
- Simon Puttock (Fictitious character) 16 of 38 books
- Great Britain 15 of 38 books
- Historical fiction 14 of 38 books
- Puttock, simon (fictitious character) 12 of 38 books
- Investigation 5 of 38 books
- Murder 5 of 38 books
- England 4 of 38 books
- English literature 4 of 38 books
- France 3 of 38 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 3 of 38 books