Body Farm Books in Order
Jefferson Bass has written 12 Body Farm books, published between 2006 and 2016: 10 in the Body Farm series and 2 related titles. The first book is Carved in Bone (2006) and the newest main-line book is Without Mercy (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2006–2016
- Confirmed
- 12 of 12 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,249 in 10 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 54–81 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,249 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Body Farm names the forensic thriller series by Jefferson Bass. Bill Brockton, a forensic anthropologist in Tennessee, is the central figure, working with bodies, bones and crime laboratories across 12 books. Carved in Bone (2006) opens the run; Flesh and Bone, The Devil's Bones, Bones of Betrayal, The Bone Thief, The Bone Yard and Cut to the Bone follow, through to Without Mercy (2016). Short stories and novellas extend the series.
How many Body Farm books are there?
Body Farm has 12 books, released between 2006 and 2016. 10 of them belong to the Body Farm series, and 2 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Body Farm Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Body Farm 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.
- 120063433/4
- 220073613/4
- 320083203/4
- 420093523/4
- 520103593/4
- 620113083/4
- 72012–3/4
- 82012–3/4
- 920131123/4
- 1020133683/4
- 1120153843/4
- 1220163423/4
Do you have to read Body Farm books in order?
You should read the Body Farm series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 2 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Body Farm book also stands alone.
Where to start with Body Farm
Start with Carved in Bone (2006), the earliest published book in the Body Farm series.
What is the newest Body Farm book?
Without Mercy (2016) is the newest book in the Body Farm series.
Is there a new Body Farm book coming?
No next Body Farm book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Body Farm at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Body Farm title on record is Without Mercy (2016), 10 years ago.
- Release pace
- Body Farm books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,249 pages across the 10 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 348 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Body Farm books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2010s.
What the Body Farm books are about
11 of the 12 Body Farm books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: forensic anthropologists is tagged on 9 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Forensic anthropologists 9 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective 7 of 11 books
- Bill Brockton (Fictitious character) 6 of 11 books
- Crime laboratories 5 of 11 books
- Suspense 4 of 11 books
- Thrillers 4 of 11 books
- Crime 3 of 11 books
- Tennessee 3 of 11 books
- Anthropologists 2 of 11 books
- Radiation victims 2 of 11 books
- Serial murders 2 of 11 books
More books by Jefferson Bass
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Jefferson Bass books in order 15 books