Tony Black Books in Order
Tony Black has written 23 books, published between 2008 and 2023. The first book is Paying for It (2008) and the newest is The Lock-In (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 2008–2023
- Pages on record
- 2,259 in 10 of 23 books
Tony Black is a Scottish crime writer working largely in tartan noir. Gus Dury, DI Bob Valentine, DI Rob Brennan and Doug Michie head the series, and Edinburgh, journalists and political corruption appear in the subjects. Paying for It (2008) and Gutted (2009) are the earliest books. Irvine Welsh has named Black as a favourite British crime writer. Black was born in Australia to Scottish parents and grew up in Scotland and Ireland. The Lock-In (2023) is the latest of 23 books.
How many Tony Black books are there?
Tony Black has 23 books, released between 2008 and 2023. They include 4 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.
Tony Black Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Tony Black 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.
- 120082651/4
- 22009–1/4
- 320102621/4
- 420102721/4
- 52011–1/4
- 6RIP Robbie Silva2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 720121701/4
- 82012–1/4
- 9Hard Truths2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 10His Father's Son2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 11Last Orders2013 · 170 pages · confirmed 1/420131701/4
- 122013–1/4
- 13The Ringer2013 · 146 pages · confirmed 1/420131461/4
- 142014–1/4
- 15The Last Tiger2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 16The Sin Bin2014 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/420142661/4
- 1720152221/4
- 18Bay of Martyrs2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 192019–1/4
- 2020192261/4
- 21Slings & Arrows2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 2220212601/4
- 23The Lock-In2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Tony Black 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.
Gus Dury in order
5 books- 1. Paying for It
- 2. Gutted
- 3. Loss
- 4. Long Time Dead
- 5. Wrecked
DI Bob Valentine in order
4 booksDI Rob Brennan in order
2 booksDoug Michie in order
2 booksStandalone books
10 books10 Tony Black titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Tony Black books in order?
You only need to read Tony Black 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 Tony Black
Start with Paying for It (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Tony Black book?
The Lock-In (2023) is the newest Tony Black book released so far.
Is there a new Tony Black book coming?
No next Tony Black book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Tony Black at a glance
- Paused
- No new Tony Black title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Tony Black books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,259 pages across the 10 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 243 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Tony Black books, 18 of 23, were published in the 2010s.
What the Tony Black books are about
10 of the 23 Tony Black books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 7 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 7 of 10 books
- Scotland 5 of 10 books
- Crime 4 of 10 books
- Private investigators 4 of 10 books
- Edinburgh (Scotland) 3 of 10 books
- Investigation 3 of 10 books
- Murder 3 of 10 books
- Police 2 of 10 books