Stephen Bentley Books in Order
Stephen Bentley has written 22 books, published between 2017 and 2025. The first book is Duplicity / Who the F*** Am I? (2017) and the newest is Merciless (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 22
- Published
- 2017–2025
- Pages on record
- 1,013 in 4 of 22 books
Stephen Bentley writes crime thrillers, with biography and British history also among the subjects of 22 books from 2017 to 2025. Undercover: Operation Julie (2019) is one title. Bentley's series are Steve Regan Undercover Cop, Detective Matt Deal, Last Message and L.A. Cyber Noir Mystery. Dilemma, Mercy, Rivers of Blood and Mayhem appeared between 2018 and 2020. Merciless (2025) is the most recent.
How many Stephen Bentley books are there?
Stephen Bentley has 22 books, released between 2017 and 2025. They include 4 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
Stephen Bentley Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 22 Stephen Bentley 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.
- 12017–1/4
- 220181381/4
- 320193181/4
- 4Undercover: Operation Julie2019 · 301 pages · confirmed 1/420193011/4
- 5How to Drive Like an Idiot in Bacolod2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 62019–1/4
- 7Comfort Zone2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 82020–1/4
- 92020–1/4
- 102021–1/4
- 11Operation George2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 122023–1/4
- 132024–1/4
- 142025–1/4
- 152025–1/4
- 162025–1/4
- 172025–1/4
- 182025–1/4
- 19Behind Cartel Lines2025 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420252561/4
- 202025–1/4
- 212025–1/4
- 222025–1/4
Stephen Bentley 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.
Detective Matt Deal in order
6 booksSteve Regan Undercover Cop in order
6 booksLast Message in order
3 booksL.A. Cyber Noir Mystery in order
2 books- 1. The Rose Slayer
- 2. Dark Web
Standalone books
5 books5 Stephen Bentley titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Stephen Bentley books in order?
You only need to read Stephen Bentley 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 Stephen Bentley
Start with Duplicity / Who the F*** Am I? (2017), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Stephen Bentley book?
Merciless (2025) is the newest Stephen Bentley book released so far.
Is there a new Stephen Bentley book coming?
No next Stephen Bentley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Stephen Bentley at a glance
- Still publishing
- Stephen Bentley published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Stephen Bentley books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,013 pages across the 4 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 278 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Stephen Bentley books, 16 of 22, were published in the 2020s.
What the Stephen Bentley books are about
2 of the 22 Stephen Bentley 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.
- Biography 1 of 2 books
- Great Britain, history 1 of 2 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 2 books
- Thrillers 1 of 2 books