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William Boyle Books in Order

William Boyle has written 7 books, published between 2013 and 2025. The first book is Gravesend (2013) and the newest is Saint of the Narrows Street (2025). One more title is announced: Heavy Sugar (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
7 + 1 announced
Published
2013–2025
Pages on record
1,017 in 4 of 8 books
Reading time
17–25 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,017 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

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Brooklyn crime is William Boyle's subject. Gravesend (2013) opened a run of novels about ex-convicts, witnesses, vigilantes and the people around them in New York, continued in The Lonely Witness (2018), A Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself (2019), City of Margins (2020) and Shoot the Moonlight Out (2021). Eight books are catalogued, with Saint of the Narrows Street published in 2025 and Heavy Sugar scheduled for 2027.

How many William Boyle books are there?

William Boyle has 7 published books, released between 2013 and 2025. One more, Heavy Sugar (2027), is announced.

William Boyle Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 William Boyle 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 Death Don't Have No Mercy by William Boyle (2015)
  2. Cover of City of Margins by William Boyle (2020)
  1. 1
    Gravesend2013 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013272
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  2. 2
    Death Don't Have No Mercy2015 · 194 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015194
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Lonely Witness2018 · 231 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018231
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    A Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself2019 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    City of Margins2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Shoot the Moonlight Out2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Saint of the Narrows Street2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Heavy Sugar2027 · confirmed 2/4
    2027–
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William Boyle 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.

Standalone books

8 books

8 William Boyle titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read William Boyle books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 8 William Boyle books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with William Boyle

Start with Gravesend (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest William Boyle book?

Saint of the Narrows Street (2025) is the newest William Boyle book released so far.

Is there a new William Boyle book coming?

Yes. Heavy Sugar (2027) is the next William Boyle 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.

William Boyle at a glance

Still publishing
William Boyle is still publishing. Heavy Sugar is announced for 2027.
Release pace
William Boyle books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,017 pages across the 4 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 252 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most William Boyle books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the William Boyle books are about

4 of the 8 William Boyle 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 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.