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Rob Hart Books in Order

Rob Hart has written 16 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is The Last Safe Place (2012) and the newest is Three Hitmen and a Baby (2026). One more title is announced: Roundabout (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16 + 1 announced
Published
2012–2026
Pages on record
2,521 in 9 of 17 books
Reading time
42–63 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,521 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

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Rob Hart, born 1982 in New York, is an American novelist and former journalist. The Ash McKenna series and the novel The Warehouse (2019) are the work Hart is known for. Seventeen catalogued titles run from The Last Safe Place (2012) through New Yorked (2015), City of Rose (2015), South Village (2016), The Woman from Prague (2017) and Potter's Field (2018), with Three Hitmen and a Baby in 2026 and Roundabout scheduled for 2027. Private investigators, murder and missing children recur as subjects, and one series crosses Ash McKenna over with Pete Fernandez.

How many Rob Hart books are there?

Rob Hart has 16 published books, released between 2012 and 2026. They include 4 series and 6 titles listed outside any series. One more, Roundabout (2027), is announced.

Rob Hart Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Rob Hart 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 The Woman from Prague by Rob Hart, book 4 of the Ash McKenna series (2017)
  2. Cover of The Warehouse by Rob Hart (2019)
  3. Cover of The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart (2022)
  4. Cover of Assassins Anonymous by Rob Hart, book 1 of the Assassins Anonymous series (2024)
  1. 1
    The Last Safe Place2012 · 110 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012110
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  2. 2
    New YorkedAsh McKenna #12015 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015291
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  3. 3
    City of RoseAsh McKenna #22015 · 270 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015270
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  4. 4
    How to Make the Perfect New York Bagel2015 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015304
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  5. 5
    Bad BeatAsh McKenna/Pete Fernandez Crossover #12016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    South VillageAsh McKenna #32016 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016304
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  7. 7
    Peaked2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  8. 8
    The Woman from PragueAsh McKenna #42017 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017276
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  9. 9
    Potter's FieldAsh McKenna #52018 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018272
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  10. 10
    The Warehouse2019 · 358 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019358
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Paradox Hotel2022 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Assassins AnonymousAssassins Anonymous #12024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  13. 13
    Dark Space2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  14. 14
    The Medusa ProtocolAssassins Anonymous #22025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  15. 15
    DetourDetour #12026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  16. 16
    Three Hitmen and a BabyAssassins Anonymous #32026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  17. 17
    RoundaboutDetour #22027 · confirmed 2/4
    2027–
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Rob Hart 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.

Ash McKenna in order

5 books
  1. 1. New Yorked
  2. 2. City of Rose
  3. 3. South Village
  4. 4. The Woman from Prague
  5. 5. Potter's Field

Assassins Anonymous in order

3 books
  1. 1. Assassins Anonymous
  2. 2. The Medusa Protocol
  3. 3. Three Hitmen and a Baby

Detour in order

2 books
  1. 1. Detour
  2. 2. Roundabout

Ash McKenna/Pete Fernandez Crossover in order

1 book
  1. 1. Bad Beat

Standalone books

6 books

6 Rob Hart titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Rob Hart books in order?

You only need to read Rob Hart books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Rob Hart

Start with The Last Safe Place (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rob Hart book?

Three Hitmen and a Baby (2026) is the newest Rob Hart book released so far.

Is there a new Rob Hart book coming?

Yes. Roundabout (2027) is the next Rob Hart 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.

Rob Hart at a glance

Still publishing
Rob Hart is still publishing. Roundabout is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Rob Hart books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,521 pages across the 9 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 291 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rob Hart books, 10 of 17, were published in the 2010s.

What the Rob Hart books are about

7 of the 17 Rob Hart books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.