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Mo Hayder Books in Order

12 books are credited to Mo Hayder, published between 1999 and 2024; 2 of them appeared after Mo Hayder's death in 2021. The first book is Birdman (1999) and the newest is Bonehead (2024). Publication order is the reading order below. 7 of the 12 books listed here are in the Jack Caffery series, which has its own page: Jack Caffery books in order.

Books
12
Published
1999–2024
Pages on record
4,066 in 10 of 12 books
Reading time
68–102 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,066 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

See all 12 books in order Printable Mo Hayder checklist

Jack Caffery, a police detective in England, leads Mo Hayder's crime novels. Twelve catalogued books run from Birdman (1999) to Bonehead (2024), taking in The Treatment (2001), Tokyo, also published as The Devil of Nanking (2004), Pig Island (2006), Ritual (2008) and Skin (2009). Police divers, murder and suspense recur as subjects, and the median book runs 408 pages.

How many Mo Hayder books are there?

Mo Hayder has 12 books, released between 1999 and 2024. 2 of them were published after Mo Hayder's death in 2021. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Mo Hayder Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Mo Hayder books in the order they were released, 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 Birdman by Mo Hayder, book 1 of the Jack Caffery series (1999)
  2. Cover of The Treatment by Mo Hayder, book 2 of the Jack Caffery series (2001)
  3. Cover of Ritual by Mo Hayder, book 3 of the Jack Caffery series (2008)
  4. Cover of Hanging Hill by Mo Hayder (2010)
  5. Cover of Gone by Mo Hayder, book 5 of the Jack Caffery series (2010)
  6. Cover of Poppet by Mo Hayder, book 6 of the Jack Caffery series (2013)
  7. Cover of Wolf by Mo Hayder, book 7 of the Jack Caffery series (2014)
  1. 1
    BirdmanJack Caffery #11999 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999352
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  2. 2
    The TreatmentJack Caffery #22001 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001352
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  3. 3
    Tokyo / The Devil of Nanking2004 · 471 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004471
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  4. 4
    Pig Island2006 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006480
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  5. 5
    RitualJack Caffery #32008 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008432
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  6. 6
    SkinJack Caffery #42009 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009384
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  7. 7
    Hanging Hill2010 · 428 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010428
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  8. 8
    GoneJack Caffery #52010 · 415 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010415
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  9. 9
    PoppetJack Caffery #62013 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013400
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  10. 10
    WolfJack Caffery #72014 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014352
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  11. 11
    The Book of Sand (As:Theo Clare)Book of Sand #12022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  12. 12
    Bonehead2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Mo Hayder series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Mo Hayder 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.

Book of Sand in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Book of Sand (As:Theo Clare)

Standalone books

4 books

4 Mo Hayder titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Mo Hayder Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Mo Hayder books run from Birdman (1999) to Bonehead (2024), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Mo Hayder in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Mo Hayder books in order?

You only need to read Mo Hayder books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Mo Hayder books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Birdman (1999), the first Jack Caffery book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Mo Hayder book?

Bonehead (2024) is the newest Mo Hayder book released so far.

Is there a new Mo Hayder book coming?

No next Mo Hayder 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 Mo Hayder has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 7 nominations for Mo Hayder. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel2012Won
  • Grand prix des lectrices de Elle, catégorie policier2006Won
  • CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger2010Shortlisted
  • Dagger in the Library2010Shortlisted
  • Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award2009Shortlistedfor Ritual
  • CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger2008Shortlistedfor Ritual
  • CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger2006Shortlistedfor Pig Island
  • Dagger in the Library2005Shortlisted
  • CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger2004Shortlistedfor Tokyo

Mo Hayder at a glance

Died
Mo Hayder died in 2021, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Mo Hayder are still being published after Mo Hayder's death in 2021; the newest appeared in 2024.
Release pace
Mo Hayder books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,066 pages across the 10 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 408 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mo Hayder books, 5 of 12, were published in the 2000s.

What the Mo Hayder books are about

10 of the 12 Mo Hayder books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 5 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.