Ray Clark Books in Order
Ray Clark has written 22 books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is Calix (2008) and the newest is Bones on the Yorkshire Moors (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 13 of the 22 books listed here are in the Gardener and Reilly series, which has its own page: Gardener and Reilly books in order.
- Books
- 22
- Published
- 2008–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,660 in 6 of 22 books
Ray Clark writes the Gardener and Reilly series, and the Clark catalogue also carries British social history. Calix (2008) is the first of 22 Clark books. Pirate radio, music festivals and English social life appear among the subjects, alongside titles such as Radio Caroline (2014) and The Great British Woodstock (2017). Impurity, Imperfection and Implant came out between 2016 and 2018. Bones on the Yorkshire Moors is dated 2026.
How many Ray Clark books are there?
Ray Clark has 22 books, released between 2008 and 2026. 13 of them belong to the Gardener and Reilly series.
Ray Clark Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 22 Ray Clark 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.
- 1Calix2008 · confirmed 2/42008–2/4
- 2Misrule 2: The Next Generation2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 3The Priest's Hole2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 4Radio Caroline2014 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/420142562/4
- 5A Devil's Dozen2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 6A Detective's Dozen2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 720163002/4
- 82017–2/4
- 9The Great British Woodstock2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 102018–2/4
- 11Ryder on the Storm2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 12Resurrection2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 1320203292/4
- 1420202842/4
- 1520212702/4
- 1620212212/4
- 172022–2/4
- 182022–2/4
- 192023–2/4
- 202024–2/4
- 212024–2/4
- 222026–2/4
Ray Clark series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Gardener and Reilly books in order 13 books
Ray Clark 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.
Standalone books
9 books9 Ray Clark titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Ray Clark books in order?
You only need to read Ray Clark books in order within the Gardener and Reilly series, which holds 13 of the 22 Ray Clark books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Ray Clark
Start with Impurity (2016), the first Gardener and Reilly book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Calix (2008).
What is the newest Ray Clark book?
Bones on the Yorkshire Moors (2026) is the newest Ray Clark book released so far.
Is there a new Ray Clark book coming?
No next Ray Clark book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ray Clark at a glance
- Still publishing
- Ray Clark published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Ray Clark books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,660 pages across the 6 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 277 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ray Clark books, 10 of 22, were published in the 2020s.
What the Ray Clark books are about
2 of the 22 Ray Clark 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 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 2 of 2 books
- England, social life and customs 1 of 2 books
- Great Britain, biography 1 of 2 books
- Music festivals 1 of 2 books
- Pirate radio broadcasting 1 of 2 books
- Radio Caroline 1 of 2 books