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Will Carver Books in Order

Will Carver has written 14 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is The Two (2011) and the newest is Bad Influence (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2011–2026
Pages on record
2,505 in 7 of 14 books
Reading time
42–63 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,505 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Will Carver is an English writer of crime, mystery and thriller fiction who lives in Reading, Berkshire. The Detective Inspector January David series, made up of Girl 4, The Two and Dead Set, is the work Carver is chiefly known for. The catalogue lists 14 books from 2011 to Bad Influence (2026) and names two further series, Detective Sergeant Pace and the Beresford Trilogy. Good Samaritans (2018), Hinton Hollow Death Trip (2021) and Suicide Thursday (2022) are among the later titles.

How many Will Carver books are there?

Will Carver has 14 books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 3 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Will Carver Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Will Carver 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 Two by Will Carver, book 1 of the January David series (2011)
  2. Cover of Girl 4 by Will Carver, book 2 of the January David series (2011)
  3. Cover of Good Samaritans by Will Carver, book 1 of the Detective Sergeant Pace series (2018)
  4. Cover of Nothing Important Happened Today by Will Carver, book 2 of the Detective Sergeant Pace series (2020)
  5. Cover of Psychopaths Anonymous by Will Carver, book 4 of the Detective Sergeant Pace series (2021)
  1. 1
    The TwoJanuary David #12011 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011480
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  2. 2
    Girl 4January David #22011 · 347 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011347
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  3. 3
    The Killer Inside2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  4. 4
    Dead SetJanuary David #32013 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013464
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  5. 5
    Good SamaritansDetective Sergeant Pace #12018 · 318 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018318
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  6. 6
    Nothing Important Happened TodayDetective Sergeant Pace #22020 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020300
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  7. 7
    The Beresford2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  8. 8
    Hinton Hollow Death TripDetective Sergeant Pace #32021 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021320
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  9. 9
    Psychopaths AnonymousDetective Sergeant Pace #42021 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021276
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  10. 10
    The Daves Next Door2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  11. 11
    Suicide Thursday2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  12. 12
    Upstairs at the BeresfordBeresford Trilogy #12023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  13. 13
    Kill Them with Kindness2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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  14. 14
    Bad Influence2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Will Carver 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 Sergeant Pace in order

4 books
  1. 1. Good Samaritans
  2. 2. Nothing Important Happened Today
  3. 3. Hinton Hollow Death Trip
  4. 4. Psychopaths Anonymous

January David in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Two
  2. 2. Girl 4
  3. 3. Dead Set

Beresford Trilogy in order

1 book
  1. 1. Upstairs at the Beresford

Standalone books

6 books

6 Will Carver titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Will Carver books in order?

You only need to read Will Carver books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Will Carver

Start with The Two (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Will Carver book?

Bad Influence (2026) is the newest Will Carver book released so far.

Is there a new Will Carver book coming?

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

Will Carver at a glance

Still publishing
Will Carver published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Will Carver books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,505 pages across the 7 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Will Carver books, 9 of 14, were published in the 2020s.

What the Will Carver books are about

5 of the 14 Will Carver books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.