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Peter Helton Books in Order

Peter Helton has written 12 books, published between 2005 and 2018. The first book is Headcase (2005) and the newest is Lock 13 (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2005–2018
Pages on record
1,960 in 8 of 12 books
Reading time
33–49 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,960 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

See all 12 books in order Printable Peter Helton checklist

Peter Helton is the author of the Chris Honeysett and Inspector Liam McLusky series. The catalogue lists 12 books from Headcase (2005) to Lock 13 (2018). Slim Chance (2006), Rainstone Fall (2008), Falling More Slowly (2010), Worthless Remains (2013) and Soft Summer Blood (2016) are among them. Subjects include police procedurals, private investigators, artists, England and terrorists.

How many Peter Helton books are there?

Peter Helton has 12 books, released between 2005 and 2018. They include 2 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Peter Helton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Peter Helton 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 Slim Chance by Peter Helton, book 2 of the Chris Honeysett series (2006)
  2. Cover of Rainstone Fall by Peter Helton, book 3 of the Chris Honeysett series (2008)
  3. Cover of Falling More Slowly by Peter Helton, book 1 of the Inspector Liam McLusky series (2010)
  4. Cover of Four Below by Peter Helton, book 2 of the Inspector Liam McLusky series (2011)
  5. Cover of An inch of time by Peter Helton, book 4 of the Chris Honeysett series (2012)
  6. Cover of Worthless Remains by Peter Helton, book 5 of the Chris Honeysett series (2013)
  7. Cover of A Good Way to Go by Peter Helton, book 3 of the Inspector Liam McLusky series (2015)
  8. Cover of Lock 13 by Peter Helton, book 7 of the Chris Honeysett series (2018)
  1. 1
    HeadcaseChris Honeysett #12005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  2. 2
    Slim ChanceChris Honeysett #22006 · 270 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006270
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  3. 3
    Rainstone FallChris Honeysett #32008 · 269 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008269
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  4. 4
    Falling More SlowlyInspector Liam McLusky #12010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  5. 5
    Four BelowInspector Liam McLusky #22011 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011310
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  6. 6
    An inch of timeChris Honeysett #42012 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012234
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  7. 7
    Worthless RemainsChris Honeysett #52013 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013212
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  8. 8
    IndelibleChris Honeysett #62014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  9. 9
    A Good Way to GoInspector Liam McLusky #32015 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015250
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  10. 10
    Soft Summer BloodInspector Liam McLusky #42016 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016218
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  11. 11
    Orinstar2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  12. 12
    Lock 13Chris Honeysett #72018 · 197 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018197
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Peter Helton 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.

Chris Honeysett in order

7 books
  1. 1. Headcase
  2. 2. Slim Chance
  3. 3. Rainstone Fall
  4. 4. An inch of time
  5. 5. Worthless Remains
  6. 6. Indelible
  7. 7. Lock 13

Inspector Liam McLusky in order

4 books
  1. 1. Falling More Slowly
  2. 2. Four Below
  3. 3. A Good Way to Go
  4. 4. Soft Summer Blood

Standalone books

1 book

1 Peter Helton title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Peter Helton books in order?

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

Where to start with Peter Helton

Start with Headcase (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Peter Helton book?

Lock 13 (2018) is the newest Peter Helton book released so far.

Is there a new Peter Helton book coming?

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

Peter Helton at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Peter Helton title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Peter Helton books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,960 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 242 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Peter Helton books, 9 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Peter Helton books are about

11 of the 12 Peter Helton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: artists is tagged on 7 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.