Robert Dunn Books in Order

Robert Dunn has written 11 books, published between 2012 and 2020. The first book is Behind the Darkness (2012) and the newest is The Sound of Distant Engines (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2012–2020
Pages on record
504 in 2 of 11 books

Robert Dunn is catalogued with 11 books from 2012 to 2020, and Katrina Williams is a listed series. Subjects include police procedural mystery, organized crime, impersonation and Missouri. Behind the Darkness (2012) is the first title, followed by The Dead Ground (2013) and The Red Highway (2015). Later books include Motorman (2016), A Dark Path (2018) and A Killing Secret (2019). The Sound of Distant Engines (2020) is the newest.

How many Robert Dunn books are there?

Robert Dunn has 11 books, released between 2012 and 2020. 4 of them belong to the Katrina Williams series.

Robert Dunn Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Robert Dunn 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. 1
    Behind the Darkness2012 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012210
  2. 2
    The Dead Ground2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  3. 3
    The Red Highway2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  4. 4
    A Living GraveKatrina Williams #12016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  5. 5
    Motorman2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  6. 6
    The Harrowing2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  7. 7
    A Particular DarknessKatrina Williams #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  8. 8
    A Dark PathKatrina Williams #32018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  9. 9
    Dead Man's Badge2018 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018294
  10. 10
    A Killing SecretKatrina Williams #42019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  11. 11
    The Sound of Distant Engines2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020

Robert Dunn 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.

Katrina Williams in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Living Grave
  2. 2. A Particular Darkness
  3. 3. A Dark Path
  4. 4. A Killing Secret

Standalone books

7 books

7 Robert Dunn titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Robert Dunn books in order?

You only need to read Robert Dunn books in order within the Katrina Williams series, which holds 4 of the 11 Robert Dunn books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Robert Dunn

Start with Behind the Darkness (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Robert Dunn book?

The Sound of Distant Engines (2020) is the newest Robert Dunn book released so far.

Is there a new Robert Dunn book coming?

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

Robert Dunn at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Robert Dunn title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Robert Dunn books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
504 pages across the 2 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 252 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Robert Dunn books, 10 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Robert Dunn books are about

3 of the 11 Robert Dunn books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.