Neil Cross Books in Order
Neil Cross has written 9 books, published between 1998 and 2011. The first book is Mr In Between (1998) and the newest is The Calling (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1998–2011
- Pages on record
- 1,763 in 6 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 29–44 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,763 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Neil Claude Cross, born 9 February 1969, is a British novelist and scriptwriter, and the creator of the drama series Luther and Hard Sun. Cross is also the showrunner for the television adaptation of The Mosquito Coast, which began airing in 2021. Nine books are catalogued between Mr In Between (1998) and The Calling (2011), among them Christendom (1999), Holloway Falls (2003), Always the Sun (2004), Heartland (2005), Natural History (2007), Burial (2009) and Captured (2010). Luther is the series recorded under this name.
How many Neil Cross books are there?
Neil Cross has 9 books, released between 1998 and 2011. 1 of them belong to the Luther series.
Neil Cross Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Neil Cross 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.
- 1Mr In Between1998 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/419982321/4
- 2Christendom1999 · 311 pages · confirmed 1/419993111/4
- 3Holloway Falls2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 4Always the Sun2004 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/420043241/4
- 5Heartland2005 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/420053261/4
- 6Natural History2007 · 279 pages · confirmed 1/420072791/4
- 7Burial2009 · 291 pages · confirmed 1/420092911/4
- 8Captured2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 92011–1/4
Neil Cross 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.
Luther in order
1 book- 1. The Calling
Standalone books
8 books8 Neil Cross titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Neil Cross books in order?
You only need to read Neil Cross books in order within the Luther series, which holds 1 of the 9 Neil Cross books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Neil Cross
Start with Mr In Between (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Neil Cross book?
The Calling (2011) is the newest Neil Cross book released so far.
Is there a new Neil Cross book coming?
No next Neil Cross book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Neil Cross at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Neil Cross title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Neil Cross books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,763 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 301 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Neil Cross books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2000s.
What the Neil Cross books are about
8 of the 9 Neil Cross books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 3 of 8 books
- Crime 2 of 8 books
- Fathers and sons 2 of 8 books
- Police 2 of 8 books